Glasgow International 2016 Taster Print

A CELeBRATiON OF ViSUAL aRT, ÀCROSS THE CiTY IN OVER 60 LOCATIONS.

GLASgoW INTERNATiONaL Glasgow International is a world-renowned biennial festival of contemporary art.

Every two years, for 18 days, all the city’s major cultural institutions present an ambitious programme of free art exhibitions, events, talks, performances and projects.

2016 marks the seventh edition, bringing together work by local and international artists from 8–25 April for the second time under the guidance of Director, Sarah McCrory.

THE CITY Scotland’s biggest city is a revelation to its growing number of visitors. Glasgow’s historically energetic arts and culture scene led to the city being crowned Cultural Capital of Europe in 1990, UK’s City of Architecture and Design in 1999 and in 2014 the city was proud host of the Commonwealth Games. Come and explore all the city has to offer; plan your trip to Glasgow at: www.peoplemakeglasgow.com 2016 also celebrates Scotland's Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.

The VisitScotland website provides inspirational information on travel, accommodation and what to see and do.

Explore arts and culture itineraries among other things at: www.visitscotland.com POST! TWEeT! BE IN TOUCH! glasgowinternational.org/festival-2016 Twitter: @GIFestival Facebook: GIFestival Instagram: Glasgow_International #GI2016

Design: Kellenberger–White

gEtTiNg HERe bY AiR ö Glasgow Airport is 20 minutes by taxi or bus to the city centre, while Glasgow Prestwick is 45 minutes by rail or road.

BY CAR ý Greater Glasgow is at the centre of a first class motorway system linking with every part of the UK and across the English Channel with Continental Europe.

The main M74 north / south motorway allows quick easy access to the entire region.

For route information visit: www.theaa.com/ route-planner.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT þ ü ú Glasgow has a good public transport network and all of our venues are near tube, train or subway stops. For more information please visit: www.spt.co.uk for Glasgow Underground, www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/glasgow for city bus services and www.networkrail.co.uk for trains maps and schedules.

WHERE TO STÀY û USeFUL INFORMATION Glasgow offers a wide range of accommodation for all budgets and tastes. With an abundance of hotels, restaurants, bars, shops and attractions and one of the most vibrant club and live music scenes in the UK, Glasgow is a perfect city break destination. To plan your festival stay, please visit the following websites: www.peoplemakeglasgow.com www.glasgow.gov.uk www.visitscotland.com www.glasgowlife.org.uk www.list.co.uk www.theskinny.co.uk

SaVE THe DATE GLASgOW INTERnATiONaL 2016 8–25 aPRil GLASgOW’S CeLEBRAtED ARTIST COMMUnItY HAS A KeEN RELAtiONSHIP WITH THE ACT OF MAKINg, SUPPORtED

BY THE CITY ’S VIBRANT PRODUCTION-STUDIO CULTURE AND AVAiLABiLiTY OF SPACE, BOTH STUDiO AnD EXHiBiTiNg. WiTH A PASt HiSTORY AS A PROSPEROUS CEntRe oF INDUSTRY, THE CItY’S TEXTILe, ENgINeERiNG AND SHiPBUILDIng SHAPED NOT ONLY iTS ARCHiTECTURE BUT ALSo INSPiRED iTS REVITALISATIOn AS A MAJOR CULTURAL CENTRE. THE DiRECToR ’S PROGRAMME FOR GLASgoW INTERnATiONAL 2016 RESPONDS DIRECTLY To THIS LEGACY BY TAKING A LoOK AT BOTH ITS HERITAge AND THE PRESENt RELATIOnSHiP MANY ARTiSTS HAVE WiTH ACTS OF PRoDUCTiON,LABoUR,ARTiSAnSHiP, CRAFT AND InDUSTRY. FOR GLASgoW InTERNATiONaL 2016, THeSE iDEAS WILL BE eXPLoRED THROUGH A nUMBER OF EXHIBITiOnS. FOR THE FIRST TIME GLASgOW INTERnAtIONAL WILL inCLUDE A LARGE SCALE GRoUP EXHIBITION AT TRAMWAY inCLUDINg ARTiSTS’ PRACTiCES WHiCH HAVE PRODUCTiON, MAKinG, LABOUR, CRAFT,INDUSTRY AND TRADItIONAL AND NEW TECHNOLOgiES AT tHEIR HEART. AS WeLl aS EXHIBiTiONS iN INSTitUTiONS SUCH AS GOMA aND KELViNgRoVE,THE PRogRAMME WilL TAKE OVER VACaNt SPACES, SUCH AS THe LISTED KELVIN HAll, WITH TWO NeW SolO EXHiBitiONS. AS ALWAYS, tHE REST OF tHe CiTY WiLl BE HOME TO A WEALTH oF EXHIBITIoNS, EVENTS,TALKS AND PERFORMANCES. We’RE VERY EXCIteD ABOUT gLASGOW InTERNAtIOnAL 2o16 AnD HoPE YoU WILL JOIN US THIS APRIl. KeEP AN eYE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR ANnOUnCEMENTS AnD PLEASe SigN UP To FACEBoOK,INSTAGRAM AND TWitTER FEeDS SO WE CAn KEEP YoU UPDATED. LooKinG FORWARD To SeeINg YOU S0oN. SaRAH MCCRoRY FESTiVAL DIReCTOR, GLASgoW INTeRnATionaL

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