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New Glasgow Society
1307 Argyle Street
Glasgow G3 8TL

info@newglasgowsociety.org

 

About NGS

The New Glasgow Society (NGS) is a civic society promoting, protecting and raising interest in the City of Glasgow, through campaigning, discussion, projects, talks and exhibitions.

New Glasgow Society is a charity registered in Scotland (no. SC009743)

Registered as a charity 13/09/1965

 

Aims

The aims of the Society are;

To promote, encourage and stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the city of Glasgow and its surroundings.

To encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in the Glasgow region in co-operation with other interested organisations where appropriate.

To encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest.

To pursue these ends by means of meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, conferences, publicity and the promotion of schemes of a charitable nature.

Support Us

NGS is a charity — if you're interested in finding out more, joining us, or supporting our work, please click here.

Exhibit at NGS

Do you need an exhibition space? If you're planning an event - particularly one which relates to Glasgow in general, the built environment, or issues facing the city, we can help - and sometimes make our premises available. Details are here.

 

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SEDA Green Drinks: Lessons In Live Building

"Lessons in Live Building"

Jamie McCallum / Joshua Brown

21st September, Thursday

Jamie will present his involvement of live-building, from a student’s perspective and how this impacted his experience in practice but his studies too. 

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Glasgow Independent Newsagents shops: A Celebration in Drawings - William Knight

11-23 Aug, 9am-7pm

Precisely observed and recorded, these cross-section and elevation scale drawings depict, in forensic detail, the working and living environments of Glasgow’s independent newsagents.

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Weave Parkhead!

4 artists, 4 textile panels for Parkhead

19-23 June, 10am-4pm

Weave Parkhead! is a collaboration between schools, community groups, weavers and archaeologists to create a series of four woven panels celebrating the history and heritage of Parkhead as part of the Parkhead Cross Townscape Heritage initiative.

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The Exquisite Corpse Project and James Jimbo present: The Corpse Strikes Back

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For this, the second edition of The Exquisite Corpse Painting Project, based on the surrealist parlour drawing game of consequences; eighteen artists, separated stylistically, geographically and philosophically have worked in secret to produce a set of six corpses for your enjoyment and contemplation.

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‘All of Me’ - Tamara MacArthur

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Room in 3 Dimensions

We're three Glasgow-based artists, in our final year as Fine Art undergraduates at GSA. Our work explores the interaction of people to spaces, and forms of non-verbal communication within a lens-based framework. Collectively we draw our inspiration from the city we live in, and the social nature of urban space in a broader context:

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Architecture and Planning — A Hustings for Glasgow’s Built Environment

Organised by New Glasgow Society
Supported by Built Environment Forum Scotland
Venue: The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow, G1 3NU
Orangebox Gallery
Wednesday 12th April 2017
Doors 6.30pm for a prompt 6.45pm start
Free but ticketed. To book a ticket, go to: ngshustings2017.eventbrite.co.uk

In advance of local elections in May 2017, New Glasgow Society is hosting a hustings event focused on the built environment in Glasgow. Representatives of main parties will be attending and fielding questions from you, the general public, about their plans for the city – its architecture, places and spaces.

What are the various parties’ plans for the city? What are the key infrastructure challenges facing Glasgow? Where do you think its priorities should lie?

Join the debate! Come along, have your say, and put your questions to Glasgow’s politicians. The event will run to a ‘question time’ format.

Chair: Karen Anderson,
Chair of Architecture and Design Scotland

Panel:

Scottish Green Party - Christy Mearns
Liberal Democrats - Carole Ford
Scottish National Party - David McDonald or Susan Aitken

plus other panellists t.b.c.

 

  1. Transience: Glasgow School of Art, MRes Creative Practices interim show
  2. Not heavy, just awkward
  3. Felix Bucklow: Playtime_
  4. Alfonso Ramundo: Derelict Decadence
  5. Hiding in the light
  6. SEDA Green Drinks - Spaces Matter with Veronica Low
  7. Glasgow 2065 - A Speculative Project by Lateral North
  8. Baham(ia)
  9. Topophilia
  10. I almost got set on fire
  11. SEDA Green Drinks - From Fact to Fiction: a Journey Through Post-World Truth with Dr Mandy Meikle
  12. Test Unit 2017: Occupying the post industrial city (Launch)

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NGS Thinks...

October 2018: Objection to Residential Development Proposal, 7-11a North Claremont Street

Whilst the New Glasgow Society has always been active in cultivating new ideas about Glasgow’s built environment, including welcoming new housing in both the city centre and its surrounding areas, it is our role to continue to advocate high quality design and conserve the built heritage of the city.

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More NGS Thinks...

  • October 2018: Objection to Residential Development Proposal, 7-11a North Claremont Street

    Read more: October 2018:...

  • Doors Open Days 2018: info sheet!

    Read more: Doors Open...

  • June 2018 - Guest editorial: Friends of Victoria Park

    Read more: June 2018 -...

  • April 2018 - Proposed demolition of 335-345 Argyle Street

    Read more: April 2018 -...

  • March 2018 - Custom House proposals

    Read more: March 2018 -...

  • March 2017 - The other sides of the student accommodation debate

    Read more: March 2017 -...

  • January 2017 - Style Mile vs. Geek Street

    Read more: January 2017...

  • Dec 2016 - Get Glasgow Moving

    Read more: Dec 2016 -...

Committee

Chair
Ross Aitchison

Vice-chair
Thierry Lye

Treasurer
Grace Mark (outgoing)

Secretary
Lex Lamb

Gallery manager
Johnnie Wales

Thom Rees

Grace Mark

Neil McGuire

Daisy Tickner

John Tinneny

Hannah Logan

Jean Reid

(Non-committee)
Archivist
Fergus Mason

New Glasgow Society
1307 Argyle Street
Glasgow G3 8TL

info@newglasgowsociety.org

 

Aims

The aims of the Society are;

To promote, encourage and stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the city of Glasgow and its surroundings.

To encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in the Glasgow region in co-operation with other interested organisations where appropriate.

To encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest.

To pursue these ends by means of meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, conferences, publicity and the promotion of schemes of a charitable nature.

Support Us

NGS is a charity — if you're interested in finding out more, joining us, or supporting our work, please click here.

Exhibit at NGS

Do you need an exhibition space? If you're planning an event - particularly one which relates to Glasgow in general, the built environment, or issues facing the city, we can help - and sometimes make our premises available. Details are here.

 

About NGS

The New Glasgow Society (NGS) is a civic society promoting, protecting and raising interest in the City of Glasgow, through campaigning, discussion, projects, talks and exhibitions.

New Glasgow Society is a charity registered in Scotland (no. SC009743)

Registered as a charity 13/09/1965

 

Subscribe to our mailing list

Please only subscribe to our newsletter if you consent for us to retain your name and email address in order to send it to you. If you wish to unsubscribe in future, simply enter your email address above, and press the 'unsubscribe' button. We will then delete your information from our system.

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