Pölli Finnish Pavilion
A self-reflective piece by Finnish artist Lotta Pulkkinen
As a child we express emotions by being a creators of imaginary worlds and friends. As an adult we so often find ourselves longing to escape to the childhood to have a time and place for just dreaming and discussion with ourselves. It is a place where you are inside yet underneath the sky, where you have to watch your feet and where your movement is free from restrictions.
Alan Braidwood: Land Meets Sea
Land Meets Sea is a collection of paintings by Alan Braidwood.
These images are all influenced by the draw of the sea. The coastline and the water has offered a way of life, employment, escape and leisure for centuries.
Allan Whyte: Inside/Out (the material of Mackintosh)
Inside Out, the first solo exhibition from artist Allan Whyte, examines our relationship to the built environment through the prism of Mackintosh’s use of materials and light. This sculptural installation, at New Glasgow Society from 18-27 October, gives the public a unique opportunity to see art work created from materials salvaged from the Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building.
ART JAPAN in Glasgow: Japanese Pop & Modern Art
With a total of over 50 new artworks (oil, acrylic, CG and other) on display, for the first time in Glasgow this exhibition introduces the talents of 30 Japanese artists. A vibrant mixture of pop and modern works from Japanese artists who currently live in Japan.
Doors Open Days festival: Mapping Glasgow
Maps carry with them their own agenda by virtue simply of the choice of the map maker as to what to include and exclude. Each map tells a story of its origin, and there are at least as many stories of our city as there are citizens. For this year's Doors Open Days festival, New Glasgow Society is exhibiting an eclectic selection of maps of Glasgow.
Armoured Car Production at Linwood: the secret Soviet map of Glasgow revealed
As part of our broader Doors Open festival celebration of the mapping of Glasgow in all its varieties and approaches, Lex Lamb of New Glasgow Society relates the fascinating details of how a USSR project, whose products are only recently coming to light, meticulously recorded Glasgow’s civic and industrial landscape of the 1950s to 80s.
Bilder
”Bilder” brings together the work of eight Glasgow based artists who predominantly make paintings. The process of building paintings in the studio is central to their practices.