Oak and Iron (Theo Shields)
'The Creative City' at NGS AGM
Our Annual General Meeting takes place at 6:30pm at our premises on Wednesday 1st July. All are welcome, but RSVP is appreciated - please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you'd like a copy of the agenda in advance. As a bonus, we're delighted to welcome representatives of the Creative City Research Team to the event.
Civic Fabrications
A provocative envisioning of civic futures for Glasgow, conceived and fabricated by Architecture students from ESALA, Edinburgh College of Art
Our archives are available for research
Our paper archive reaches back to the Society's founding in 1965 and contains a huge amount of Society publications covering planning, proposals, since-built and never-built schemes, and a great deal more.
Captivating Concrete! A Doors Open Day event
Following the success of last years' 'Glasgow Loves Concrete?', we're delighted to be hosting this fascinating event for this year's Doors Open Day. Join experts in the field to learn about the recent transformation of Kelvingrove Park’s unique Amphitheatre and other innovative uses of concrete in public parks. Monday 15th September from 6pm. Speakers tbc...
Not Protest, but Active Resistance
We are hosting this solo exhibition by Lavinia Raccanello. Lavinia (1985) is an Italian artist and activist, now based in Glasgow, where she was selected to be part of the Many Graduate programme 2013 - 2014. Her work always focuses on the relationship between human beings and society, with a particular emphasis on the power of dialectic and participatory practice. At the beginning of March, she moved to Faslane Peace Camp, the longest-running permanent peace camp in the world, and for her first solo exhibition at New Glasgow Society she stands up with Faslane Peace Campers for a nuclear-free Scotland.
On the closing day of the exhibition, September 7th, an open talk will be hosted in the gallery space, inviting artists, politicians, activists, and concerned citizens to come together to share their views on nuclear weapons along with their hopes for the future.
The Lawn, The City and the World
(How Glasgow gave Bowls to the Empire.) New Glasgow Society are holding a significant exhibition to coincide with the 2014 Commonwealth Games. ‘The Lawn, the City and the World’ celebrates two stories: the way that the game of bowls in Glasgow developed as the city itself developed, and how Glasgow exported the finished article to the rest of the world.
The modern game of bowls was born in Glasgow. From the licensing of the Candleriggs bowling green in 1695, the spread of the game to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, to the continuing role of Taylor Bowls in the exacting standards of today, the city has maintained a central role in the game. We also trace how the game gave Glasgow green urban spaces and community hubs, how it became inextricably linked with industry and institutions, and the richly diverse architecture it has bequeathed to this vital and progressive city.
Of all the sports in the Commonwealth Games, bowls is the one which is truly coming home. With archive footage, fascinating exhibits, and information that will intrigue the newcomer (and might surprise even the most educated of bowls enthusiasts), ‘The Lawn, the City and the World’ should be on every fan's itinerary when visiting the Games.
We are only 100m from the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre, and open until 10pm every night from Wednesday 23 July to Sunday 3 August.
Statement in support of Glasgow School of Art
NGS were devastated at the news of an extensive fire at the Glasgow School of Art. Our thoughts go out to all those directly involved, particularly the students and staff, and we offer our support to GSA at this time. Thankfully no one was injured and the building was evacuated safely.
As is well documented, the Mackintosh Building is one of the finest examples of architecture in the city; one where form and function merge seamlessly, and the true value of outstanding architecture can be keenly felt. The creativity that permeates the building and the architecture, is reflected in the graduates, students and work that emerge from the school.
Our profound thanks also go to the West of Scotland Fire Service who controlled the blaze and stopped an already terrible situation turning in to an even more tragic one.
People wishing to support the school through donations or assistance can do so at the following page: http://www.gsa.ac.uk/support-gsa/how-to-support/mackintosh-building-fire-fund/
Charles Anderson mural saved (and not just scanned)
We were pleased to attend the unveiling of Charles Anderson's relocated Provost's Pool mural in its new home at the offices of Ogilvie Group outside Stirling, and publicly visible once more. We're delighted to witness a happy ending to an episode that seems to prove that the impossible can happen - especially in saving a fine piece of public art. The supportive messages we'd received (not just from modernism fans, but also from ordinary Stirling residents with fond feelings for the work) give us hope that perceptions of late 20th century public art - and architecture - may be changing. The image above shows the artist with the work in its new location.