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There is a fire at the Mackintosh Building. The fire brigade are currently on scene. We will report back with news updates as soon as possible.
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Due to the remarkable efforts of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service the Mackintosh Museum has survived intact. http://t.co/AxqBYZa9uH
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Pictured this afternoon: @GSofA alumnus Kenny Hunter's Citizen Firefighter statue. Addition by anonymous. http://t.co/oJJ0nbosBL
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A massive thank you to @scotfire_west for your courage, strength and audacity today @GSofA
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Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. http://t.co/wbzPASXcgR
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Latest Statement from @GSofA on the recent Mackintosh Building Fire
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Huge congratulations to this year’s Turner Prize winner Charlotte Prodger, a graduate of our Master of Fine Art programme 🎉
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Congratulations Charlotte Prodger - #TurnerPrize winner for 2 videos, including 1 shot entirely on her iPhone 👏
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Thanks to all for your continued support during today's events - it means a great deal to staff and students.
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"Mackintosh didn't work with precious materials, he worked with precious ideas... and we can rebuild that." #c4news http://t.co/z3HuZP6u62
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@scotfire_west on site earlier.Our deep gratitude for going significantly beyond the call of duty to tackle the fire. http://t.co/exFfj7JmoD
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Degree Show 2014 will go ahead - open to the public 14-21 June. We would love you to join us. #degreeshows #GSA2014
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We have been touched by the volume of offers of support and help. If you would like to help in any way please visit http://t.co/f5jgI4v3wW
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The Glasgow School of Art Media Centre: Statement from Muriel Gray on the state of the Mackintosh Building http://t.co/ZdwhPwtP2H
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Photo: The Mackintosh Museum, Winged Victory surveys the intact gallery. http://t.co/KsKTVdATeW
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A huge thankyou to Carmyle Primary School P7s who sent cards to our students wishing them well. You are wonderful. http://t.co/4iyep71HoQ
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Season's Greetings from The Glasgow School of Art. Take yourself on a magical journey through the Scottish landscape with this year's Christmas Card – created by Sean De Francesco, one of the first ever graduates from the @GSofASimVis BDes Sound for the Moving Image programme.
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Gathering to send our love and thanks to @scotfire_west http://t.co/ATtfk1hPN4
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The GSA is ranked 8th in the world, 5th in Europe and 3rd in the UK for art and design in the 2019 QS World Rankings, out today
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Photo: original Mackintosh tile, from stairwell, taken this afternoon. http://t.co/0erkSEfUsc
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178 years ago today, The Glasgow School of Art was founded on 6 January 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. This photo shows Ingram Street in c.1858, where the school's premises were at the time. For more info:
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GSA Media Centre. Updated statement from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on the Mackintosh Building http://t.co/IQFV5Yddgm.
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GSA graduate-founded collective Cobolt have launched a poster campaign around Glasgow focusing on the crucial role that key workers are playing in fighting the Covid19 pandemic #GSACreativeNetwork
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Influential painter and GSA alumna Joan Eardley is celebrated in a new display at @NatGalleriesSco Modern One from 16 May – follow @eardley100 for more information on her centenary year celebrations
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The Glasgow School of Art Media Centre: Statement from Muriel Gray, Chair of Board of Governors on fire at the Mack http://t.co/X2GU6RfizJ
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All of the @GSofA – staff, students, alumni and the Board – are saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and alumnus, Robbie Coltrane. Full statement from Director @penny_macbeth on  @GSofAmedia
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Today is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, architect of our Mackintosh Building and many other beloved buildings in Glasgow and beyond. Read about his impact in @guardian today:
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Coming up: Pioneers of Post-War Pattern showcase of @cat_gsa products inspired by 20C female designers from 16 Sept
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Dr Muriel Gray and Prof Tom Inns thank our heroes from @scotfire_west http://t.co/cPWoI2Oqc0
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Happy new year from The Glasgow School of Art to all of our students, staff, friends and families 🎆🎇
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New exhibition Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Style comes to Kelvingrove Art Gallery via @thelistmagazine #gsaalumni
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Just announced: GSA is ranked 3rd in the UK, 5th in Europe and 8th in the world for art & design in the QS World University Rankings 2020
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"Glasgow is a city bursting with energy, passion and creativity and filled with artists, designers, creators and innovators" – Glasgow named cultural and creative 'centre' of UK
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As part of Degree Show 2023, we collaborated with @OceanOutdoorUK to display the works of seven exhibiting students on digital displays across Glasgow. A full library showcasing these works can be accessed here:
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Joan Eardley: 'Early Eardley: selected works 1940-1950’ opened last night at the Reid Gallery. On until 16 December the exhibition presents a rare glimpse into the formative years of one of Scotland’s most celebrated artists. @THEJoanEardle @GSAExhibitions
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Huge congratulations to all of our graduates today! Group photographs for all schools are available on our Flickr site now:
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The Glasgow School of Art's Degree Show 2023 will open to the public on Friday 2 June. Our campus will remain open until Sunday 11 June. For more information:
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Glasgow has been ranked no8 in Time Out's list of the 48 best cities in the world
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Congratulations to all our graduates taking part in the gradation ceremonies in Bute Hall @UofGlasgow today
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A reminder that our Degree Show is open to the public across Glasgow until Sunday 9 June. Our buildings are open 10am - 8pm during the week and 10am - 6pm on Saturday & Sunday. For more information:
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The Glasgow School of Art's Degree Show 2024 opens to the public on Friday 31 May where a new generation of students will showcase their innovation, creativity and energy in what is Glasgow’s largest public exhibition of work. More:
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Degree Show 2017 opens this weekend - Architecture, Design and Fine Art across Glasgow, 10 - 17 June, free
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The Glasgow School of Art today announces 'Early Eardley: Selected Works 1940 - 1950' in our Reid Gallery from 10 November - 16 December 2023. A limited number of tickets are available to the Preview which will take place at 17:00 on Thursday 9 Nov. Book:
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GSA students invite @i_D into their studios, flats and parties in this new film about Glasgow's after-hours scene
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Congratulations to Eve Campbell, BA (Hons) Textile Design winner of #newdesigners @johnlewisretail Award for Design and Innovation for her printed textiles. #degreeshow2018 #London
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Enormous thanks to @GlasgowUni and @UniStrathclyde for so kindly providing us with additional security staff for the Mackintosh Building.
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Coming up: Degree Show 2018 Glasgow: 2 - 8 June London: June - July
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Huge congratulations to all GSA students graduating today – our Director @penny_macbeth shares her good wishes in this short clip from our online Graduation today
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Huge congratulations to our friends at @womenslibrary celebrating their 30th birthday today – GWL was founded by GSA alumni @AdelePatrickGWL and @SueJohnGWL and has hosted events, exhibitions and projects with a huge number of graduates over the last three decades #GWLat30
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Glasgow Women's Library
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It's our Birthday! 🎂🥳🎉 #OTD in 1991 on Hill Street, Garnethill @womenslibrary opened her doors for the first time. Three decades & several premises later, we're now settled in our beautiful permanent home in Bridgeton. Share your memories with us using the hashing #GWLat30
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"It is a symbol of where art belongs... A mighty castle on a hill, it is a part of me, and of all Glaswegians." Peter Capaldi on the Mack.
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. @Glasgow2014 starts today, with thousands of athletes competing for medals designed and made at the @GSofA http://t.co/jdPMf0cWYR
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Congratulations to Pio Abad (Painting & Printmaking 2007) and Jasleen Kaur (Silversmithing & Jewellery 2008) for being shortlisted for the Turner Prize. Of the four nominees for the Turner Prize 2024, two are graduates of The Glasgow School of Art.
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Join us for the annual exhibition of postgraduate work from across our disciplines in Fine Art, Architecture, Design, Simulation + Visualisation and Innovation - 1-9 September 2018 across two sites in Glasgow's Merchant City
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EU citizens who study in Scotland in the 2020/21 academic year will be charged the same tuition fees and will get the same fee support as Scottish students for the entirety of their courses, @ScotGovEdu has confirmed
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More free tickets just released for @SaraNAhmed 's Race, Rights and Sovereignty lecture Knocking on the Door: Complaints and Other Stories about Institutions on 16 February
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Art School United fundraiser at @artschool_ Friday 11pm - 3am featuring lots of friends of GSA http://t.co/Wyqe54Ea3I http://t.co/wteVH3VfxO
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Tomorrow, Saturday 12 November, sees the launch of 'Glean: Early 20th century women filmmakers and photographers in Scotland', curated by @BrownriggJenny with @EdinCulture . Entry is free at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh. For more info:
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Call for papers: School of Fine Art Reading Landscape Research Group Symposium – Practising Landscape: Land, Histories and Transformation, 19 & 20 March 2020
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The Mack Digital Recovery Begins Physical Re-Imaging from @GSofAsimvis previewing now @GSAExhibitions @GSofA
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Degree Show 2017: Architecture, Design and Fine Art across Glasgow, 10 - 17 June, free
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Prof Irene McAra-Mcwilliam, Director @GSofA ’s Creative Campus awarded OBE today for work in HE, Innovation + Design.
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Join us for the annual exhibition of postgraduate work from across our disciplines in Fine Art, Architecture, Design, Simulation + Visualisation and Innovation - 1-9 September 2018 across two sites in Glasgow's Merchant City
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Glasgow friends, alumni, staff + students. Join us 3.10pm today, Renfrew St as we say a huge thankyou + send off the brave @scotfire_west
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The Glasgow School of Art's Degree Show 2023 is now open to the public across Glasgow until Sunday 11 June. For more information on how to visit the Degree Show + a preview from @theskinnymag on each of our exhibiting programmes, see our website:
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Campbell becomes 5th @GSofA alumnus to win #TurnerPrize since Douglas Gordon in 1996 and 4th MFA grad in last decade http://t.co/paCutLhrQG
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Year 3 Interior Design student Klaudia Radlinska was challenged by Spanish ceramic tile manufacturer Porcelanosa to "show us what you would do with our products if there were no format limits", sharing the results on Instagram
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Join us for the annual exhibition of postgraduate work from across our disciplines in Fine Art, Architecture, Design, Simulation + Visualisation and Innovation - 1-9 September 2018 across two sites in Glasgow's Merchant City
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Degree Show 2024: The Glasgow School of Art's Degree Show will open to the public on Friday 31 May at 10am across our four schools of Innovation & Technology, Fine Art, Architecture, and Design. Entry to Degree Show is free to all. For more information:
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Just announced: Mackintosh Appeal launched, with Peter Capaldi and Brad Pitt as trustees - more on our media centre: http://t.co/BwV5AoJeS5
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Information for staff + students regarding today's fire at Mackintosh Building will be kept updated on the website: http://t.co/rsTfqDH1xv
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Happy Hallowe'en from the GSA – here's a couple of witches courtesy of @GSAArchives , by Cordelia Oliver and Dorothy Carleton Smyth
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Coming up: Degree Show 2022 The annual exhibition of work by graduating students across The Glasgow School of Art 1 – 19 June, on campus and online
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The GSA has annually commissioned a festive short from a member of our Creative Network since 2011. In 2013 we commissioned @1030 (Visual Communication 2008), whose ensemble choir of vintage computers & consoles gave a rendition of 'Carol of the Bells':
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Graduate Showcase 2020: discover work by graduating students, read reviews and find online events launches Friday 29 May #GSAgraduateshowcase2020
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Opens 12 Sept: Graduate Degree Show 2015 at venues @GSofA @CCA_Glasgow + MDes Fashion Show 11 Sept @artschool_ http://t.co/TvZP59OlJ4
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‘I’m using my vintage sewing machine in the garden’ – GSA students Melody Uyanga Ramsay, Alice Fry, Robert McCormack and Zoë Ward show @guardian their lockdown studios
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Visual Communication graduate and Co-founder of @ostreetstudio David Freer advocates for sharing resources across the design sector during a crisis period #CreativityMatters #DesignMatters #GSACreativeNetwork #UnisTogether Captions by @MatchboxCine
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The Glasgow School of Art Media Centre: Mackintosh Building update, 25 May 2014 http://t.co/UHM1Y09GXu
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"The student work on show instils confidence that the future of the architectural profession is in excellent hands" - @ArchitectsJrnal on this year's Mackintosh School of Architecture Degree Show
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Huge congratulations to Sculpture and Environmental Art graduates Thomas Wells and Sighle Bhreathnach-Cashell, part of Array Collective who are nominated for this year's Turner Prize! 🎉
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The Glasgow School of Art's Degree Show is now open to the public. Visit our Digital Showcase to view the work online, and for more information on visiting us in person:
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The Glasgow School of Art Media Centre: Student Guard of Honour as Fire annd Rescue Service leave Renfrew Street http://t.co/LDt3ZVR5yi
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Join us at @UofGlasgow Memorial Chapel on Monday 11/11 for the launch of a memorial to staff + students who undertook work on the WWI home front, created by @louisewelsh00 and Edwin Pickstone with @GSAExhibitions + Archives
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The new GSA Archives and Collections website launched last week. The new design offers more interpretation around materials, themes and people, with introductions to each area authored by guest writers. Take a look for yourself at .
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Textiles alumna Hazel Dunn's beautiful patterns brought to life in light on animated path @elecglen #electricglen
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Congratulations to GSA alumni Aideen Doran, Rosie O’Grady and Sulaïman Majali, who have been selected for residencies at Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh
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Talbot Rice Gallery
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ANNOUNCEMENT | We are delighted to announce Aideen Doran, Rosie O’Grady, Sulaïman Majali, Stephanie Mann and Tako Taal as the inaugural cohort of the Talbot Rice Residents Programme. @talbotrice75 @eca_edinburgh @FreelandsF @EdinburghUni #talbotrice #freelandsartistprogramme
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John Rogan shares images of his and Peter Capaldi's band with @GuardianWitness #GSAalumni
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Congratulations to Mackintosh School of Architecture graduates Guro Vold and Kacper Ryske, nominated for this year's @ArchitectsJrnal Student Prizes across all three categories #GSACreativeNetwork
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Huge congratulations to GSA graduates Alberta Whittle @pbredmongrel and Jamie Crewe @jamiecrewe , who are among the 10 artists who have received £10,000 bursaries from Tate Britain in place of this year’s Turner Prize #GSACreativeNetwork
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The Glasgow School of Art
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Delighted to announce @pagepark will lead the restoration of the Mackintosh Building... http://t.co/4w7XcJ3AL7 #GSApressrelease #Mackintosh
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The Glasgow School of Art
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Our friends @womenslibrary launch their exhibition of work by GSA alumna Joan Eardley today – part of @eardley100 centenary celebrations
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Glasgow Women's Library
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Opening today: Joan Eardley | A Centenary of Lives and Landscapes Opening hours: 2pm - 7pm Thursday 11am - 4pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 12noon - 4pm Saturday #Eardley100 #GWLat30
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We are delighted to launch The Glasgow School of Art Christmas Card for 2021 – The Mouse, directed and produced by Painting and Printmaking graduate and MFA student Julia Johnstone 🐁❄️
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The GSA Media Centre: @nicolaSturgeon to host New York reception for @GSofA Development Trust tonight http://t.co/2xdhnFeTma
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The Glasgow School of Art
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Pop by Renfrew Street to see Louise Hopkins' commission "Dance Number" on the temporary @MackRestoration wall
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There has been a major incident at the GSA, the fire service are in attendance. Updates to follow.
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The Glasgow School of Art
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Launching 9 June: GSA Graduate Showcase 2021, featuring work by graduating students alongside a 12 day programme of talks, discussions and provocations #GSAShowcase21
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The Glasgow School of Art
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Hundreds of images from @GSAArchives are available to access online – the Archives and Collections team are inviting followers to download, print and make something new, sharing your creations with the tag #gsaarchives
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Online now: Graduate Showcase 2020 Discover work by graduating students, see reviews from our Creative Network, and join in with online events #GSAgraduateshowcase2020
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