EVENTS ON CAMPUS FRI 27 & SAT 28 OCTOBER Welcome to the October Open House Programme for 2023. We look forward to welcoming you to the GSA Campus for Open House on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 October 2023. By attending Open House you will get the opportunity to meet staff and students at the school, hear from current students, ask questions, and get to know a bit more about life at The Glasgow School of Art. The Open House programme has been designed to allow for plenty of discussion and to give you the space to find out more about the programmes and disciplines you are interested in studying, what studying in a creative environment like the GSA might offer you and what it’s like to live in a creative and vibrant city like Glasgow. No matter what questions you have, our staff and student ambassador team will be on hand to help you find out more about life and study at the GSA. Unless otherwise stated, there is no need to have booked specific events in order to attend them, and the events run at the same time on both days. Whilst you’re in Glasgow, we also encourage you to explore the city which is packed full of great places to visit and get to know including some incredible galleries, museums and creative spaces. We’ve put together a handy City Guide which might help you when planning your visit if you are unfamiliar with Glasgow. The guide provides an overview of key districts in Glasgow, as well as a selection of cafes, bars, restaurants and shops popular with the GSA and its Creative Network. Accessibility The majority of activity takes place at our campus in Garnethill. Garnethill is in the centre of the city, and is very well integrated into bus, rail and subway networks. Garnethill itself is a hilly area of the city and access around the campus can be difficult, particularly if you have a mobility impairment. To help you plan your visit, you can find a more detailed outline of our two campuses in Glasgow, on our Campus Map. If you have a question or a specific query about access for any of the events or buildings listed below, please email recruitment@gsa.ac.uk.
CROSS-SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS AND EVENTS TIME
SCHOOL
EVENT
WHERE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
10.00–16.00
Cross School
The Marketplace: Reid Refectory Second Floor
Reid Building Refectory
The Marketplace is the central hub to meet other prospective students and staff from across the GSA. Here you’ll find a range of stalls from our support departments who support our applicants and students. You’ll also get the chance to meet students from our student ambassador team as well as some of our student led societies at the GSA who can chat to you about studying at the GSA and life in Glasgow. If you have questions about making an application to art school, staff from our admissions teams will be on hand to talk you through the process and answer any questions you have. The Open Studio team who run our Portfolio Preparation courses will also be on hand to chat to you about submitting a strong portfolio for your application to art school. You’ll also find our Student Support Services who support student learning in a range of ways including learning support, supporting students with disability, counselling services and student welfare. They are a great team to chat to if you have questions about reasonable adjustments to study or want to know about the practical support and advice available to students on things like accommodation, visa or the day to day practicalities of being a student. Other departments in the Marketplace will include GSA Sustainability, Archives and Collections, International Exchange and our Careers and Enterprise Studio.
10.00–16.00
Centre for Advanced Textiles
Centre for Advanced Reid Building Textiles Demonstration Ground Floor & Sample Sale
Join the team at the Centre for Advanced Textiles (CAT) for a technical demonstration and sample sale. Digital textile printing technology allows designs and images to be printed straight from the computer screen onto fabric. CAT are able to print onto silks, cottons, linens and blends of those fabrics and can print anything from a 10cm sample to hundreds of metres. Their clients include students, commercial businesses, and the general public. They produce fabrics for fashion as well as art works and interior design pieces, and are a team who support students interested in working with textiles across a range of disciplines.
11.00 + 12.00 + 14.00 + 15.00
Accommodation
Walking Tour: The GSA Halls of Residence
Margaret Macdonald House Meeting Point 89 Buccleuch Street
Throughout the day our accommodation team will be running tours of the GSA halls of residence. The walking tour will begin at Margaret Macdonald House and will finish with a hot drink at Blythswood House, introducing you along the way to some of the local creative community spaces including the Centre of Contemporary Arts (CCA); the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT); Garnethill Park and Friends of Garnethill Green Spaces. The tours are a great way to find out more about life in halls and the local community that you’ll be joining. The terrain for the tour will be mainly on pavements, however there are some steep inclines and hills in the area. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to make an alternative arrangement to visit our halls during Open House, please email recruitment@gsa.ac.uk.
10.00–16.00
Library Services
GSA Library Drop-in
GSA Library Scott Street
Visit the GSA’s central library where you can explore our specialist book, journal, magazine and zine collections. Our library services team of staff will be on hand to give you informal tours of the library facilities and our study spaces, and can talk to you about the different kinds of digital and physical resources available to students to support their study in the library’s collections from books and film to e-learning
10.00–16.00
Postgraduate
Postgraduate Student Lounge
GSA Library Scott Street
Join postgraduate students from a range of programmes right across our schools and community for a cup of tea and conversation in our informal postgraduate lounge to find out more about applying for and studying within GSA’s postgraduate taught and research programmes.
MACKINTOSH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE EVENTS TIME
SCHOOL
EVENT
WHERE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
10.00–16.00
Mackintosh School of Architecture
Showcase
Bourdon Building Grace & Clark Fyfe Gallery
Visit the Grace & Clarke Fyfe Gallery where you’ll find an exhibition of students’ studio work from both the undergraduate and diploma courses. Seeing student work is a great way to find out more about the programme, and to get an understanding of the projects and types of work you will undertake whilst studying in the Mackintosh School of Architecture.
10.00–16.00
Mackintosh School of Architecture
MASS Exhibition
Bourdon Building MASS Coffee Bar
The Mackintosh School of Architecture Student Society (MASS) is run by Architecture students at the GSA. Their aim is to promote a positive studio culture in the School of Architecture, supporting a range of activities and events. Join them for an exhibition featuring a display of collaborative work undertaken by students from across the Mackintosh School of Architecture, including films, models and audio work made in partnership with other disciplines across The Glasgow School of Art and beyond.
10.00–16.00
Mackintosh School of Architecture
School Tours
Bourdon Building Studios
Join our students for a guided walk around the architecture department, with an opportunity to see the workshops, studios, and specialist facilities. The meeting point for the tours will be in the Grace & Clark Fyfe Gallery. There are no set times for the Architecture Studio Tours so just drop by the Bourdon Building and speak to a member of the Open House team.
10.00 + 14.00
Mackintosh School of Architecture
Talk: Introduction to Bourdon Building the Mackintosh School Ground Floor of Architecture Lecture Theatre
An introduction to the Mackintosh School of Architecture, with information on how to become an architect in the UK as well as MSA’s approach to teaching future architects and the variety of careers our graduates have gone on to achieve.
11.00 + 15.00
Mackintosh School of Architecture
Talk: Applying to the Mackintosh School of Architecture
How to apply to the Mackintosh School of Architecture, with information for applicants on how and when to apply to the Bachelor of Architecture programme along with advice on how to put together a portfolio.
Bourdon Building Ground Floor Lecture Theatre
SCHOOL OF FINE ART EVENTS TIME
SCHOOL
EVENT
WHERE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
10.00–10.15
School of Fine Art
Talk: Introduction to the School of Fine Art
Barnes Building Lecture Theatre
The talk will introduce undergraduate programmes in the School of Fine Art.
10.00–16.00
School of Fine Art
School of Fine Art Drop In
Stow Building
Informal drop in to chat to our programme teams with the option to join tours of the Stow Building.
10.15–10.45
School of Fine Art
Talk: Introduction to Fine Art Critical Studies
Barnes Building Lecture Theatre Ground Floor
Fine Art Critical Studies is an element of all undergraduate programmes in the School of Fine Art. It underpins studio practices within your discipline, and brings together diverse research expertise in broad based critical studies for contemporary creative practice. Join the Fine Art Critical Studies team for an introduction to the theoretical component of the BA (Hons) Fine Art course. The talk will be followed by a Q&A.
10.45–11.15
School of Fine Art
Talk: Introduction to Painting and Printmaking
Barnes Building Lecture Theatre Ground Floor
Join the Painting and Printmaking team for an introduction to the BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting and Printmaking programme, including a Q&A session
11.15–11.45
School of Fine Art
Talk: Introduction to Sculpture & Environmental Art
Barnes Building Lecture Theatre Ground Floor
Join the Sculpture and Environmental Art team for an introduction to the programme, including a Q&A session.
11.45–12.15
School of Fine Art
Talk: Introduction to Fine Art Photography
Barnes Building Lecture Theatre Ground Floor
Join the Fine Art Photography team for an introduction to the BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography programme, including a Q&A session.
13.00 + 14.30
School of Fine Art
Tour: Sculpture and Environmental Art
Stow Building First Floor Landing
Join the programme team from Sculpture and Environmental Art (SEA) for a tour of the SEA studios. The tour will also visit our specialist workshops for students studying in the School of Fine Art. Studio is at the heart of study for students at the GSA and the tours will give you an insight into the studio environment that students on the course learn in as well as an opportunity to find out more about the programme.
13.00 + 14.30
School of Fine Art
Tour: Fine Art Photography
Stow Building Second Floor Landing
Join Head of Department, Leslie Punton, and programme teams in the Fine Art Photography programme for a tour of the programme’s studios. The tour will also visit our specialist workshops for students studying in the School of Fine Art. Studio is at the heart of study for students at the GSA and the tours will give you an insight into the studio environment that students on the course learn in as well as an opportunity to find out more about the programme.
11.30 + 13.00 + 14.30
School of Fine Art
Tour: Painting and Printmaking
Stow Building Third Floor Landing
Join Head of Department, Zoe Mendelson, and programme teams in the Painting and Printmaking programme for a tour of the programme’s studios. The tour will also visit our specialist workshops for students studying in the School of Fine Art. Studio is at the heart of study for students at the GSA and the tours will give you an insight into the studio environment that students on the course learn in as well as an opportunity to find out more about the programme.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN EVENTS / 1 TIME
SCHOOL
EVENT
WHERE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
10.00 + 11.00 School of Design + 12.00 + 13.00 + 14.00 + 15.00 + 16.00
Tour of the Reid and Haldane Buildings
Reid Building Meeting Point Level 4
Join our student ambassadors for a tour of the Reid and Haldane Building where you can visit our studios and workshops. Please note that you need to pre-book for this tour via Eventbrite.
10.00–16.00
School of Design Textile Design
Introduction to Studio Practice: Textile Design
Reid Building Level 3
Join us in the studios to see some of our students work, meet staff and have the opportunity to explore some aspects of the textile design process.
10.00–16.00
School of Design Communication Design
Communication Design Exhibition: Pinhole Photography
Reid Building Ground Floor Corridor
The walls are the location of a first-year exhibition showing pin-hole photography, specifically curated from the outcomes of a first-year project exploring pinhole photography.
The Reid Building is home to the School of Design and features a range of specialist workshops and studio spaces. The Haldane Building is home to Product Design and Design for Health and Wellbeing as well as postgraduate Design Innovation disciplines within the School of Innovation and Technology.
Pinhole cameras built by students consist of a pinhole (the lens), a dark chamber (the camera) and a piece of light sensitive paper or film (the negative). 10.00–16.00
School of Design Fashion Design
Projection of Work: Fashion Design
Reid Building Level 3
Visit the Fashion Design studios and view a projection of student work. programme tutors will be available in the studio for you to ask questions and find out more about studying on the programme.
10.00–16.00
School of Design Silversmithing and Jewelllery
Introduction to Studio Practice: Silversmithing and Jewelllery
Reid Building Level 4 Mezzanine
Join us in the Silversmithing and Jewellery studios for a presentation of student work. You’ll also be able to tour the studios and workshops and meet and chat to staff and technicians.
10.00–16.00
School of Design Interaction Design
Studio Tours and Installations: Interaction Design
Barnes Building Interaction Design Studio Floor 3
Interaction Design combines technology with visual thinking and creative problem-solving, bridging the creative and technological worlds. Students of the programme learn to work with creative codes to generate engaging interactive digital media for a wide range of platforms. Drop into Interaction Design’s bright open studio in ‘The Barnes’ and see live interactive installation work, projections and media and talk to staff and students.
10.00–16.00
School of Design Interaction Design
Interactive Design Installation
Reid Building Void Ground Floor
Drop into Interaction Design’s interactive installation where you can playfully interact with information about the Interaction Design programme and talk to staff. Interaction Design combines technology with visual thinking and creative problem solving, bridging the creative and technological worlds. Students of the programme learn to work with creative code to generate engaging interactive digital media for a wide range of platforms.
10.15 + 11.30 + 14.45
School of Design Communication Design
Programme Talk: Communication Design
Reid Building Level 1
Join Programme Leader Steve Rigley and the ‘Com Des’ team for a presentation on the programme, followed by studio tours of years 2-4. The talk will introduce you to important elements of the Communication Design programme, and will give you the chance to ask questions and find out more.
10.30–11.10
School of Design
School of Design Talk: Applying to programmes in The School of Design
Reid Lecture Theatre Basement Level
Join Admissions Coordinator Susan Lee Kidd for a welcome and introduction to the School of Design. This session will detail how to apply for programmes in the School of Design and talk you though the key dates.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN EVENTS / 2 TIME
SCHOOL
EVENT
WHERE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
11.00–12.30
School of Design Interior Design
Virtual Reality Demonstration: Interior Design
Reid Building Interior Design Main Studio Floor 4
A staff and student-led demonstration using an Oculus Headset to experience the digital interior. Models of current student projects will be available for a virtual tour.
11.15–11.45
School of Design Interaction Design
Programme Talk: Interaction Design
Reid Building Principle Seminar Room 1 Ground Floor
Interaction Design combines technology with visual thinking and creative problem solving, bridging the creative and technological worlds. Students of the programme learn to work with creative code to generate engaging interactive digital media for a wide range of platforms. Come and find out more.
12.00–12.30
School of Design Product Design Engineering
Programme Talk: Product Design Engineering
Reid Building Principle Seminar Room 1 Ground Floor
Join Programme Leader Craig Whittet for a presentation on the programme. As well as hearing about the programme, you’ll have the chance to ask questions. Following the talk, please join us for a tour of the Product Design Engineering studios.
12.30–13.10
School of Design Interior Design
Programme Talk: Interior Design
Reid Lecture Theatre Basement Level
Join Programme Leader Pam Flanagan for an introduction to BA (Hons) Interior Design. You’ll get to find out more about the programme, what its like to study here and will have the opportunity to ask questions about making your application or studying on the course.
12.45–13.15
School of Design Silversmithing and Jewelllery
Programme Talk: Silversmithing & Jewellery
Reid Building Principle Seminar Room 1 Ground Floor
Join Head of Department Anna Gordon and the Silversmithing and Jewellery team for a presentation on studying Silversmithing and Jewellery at the GSA. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions and find out more about studying the course and making your application.
13.30–14.15
School of Design Textile Design
Programme Talk: Textile Design
Reid Building Principle Seminar Room 1 Ground Floor
Join Programme Helena Britt, Programme Leader for Textile Design for a presentation on the Textile Design programme. The talk will also include insights into the differing levels of study and examples of student work. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions and find out more about the course.
14.00–15.30
School of Design Interior Design
Big Friday with Interior Design
Reid Building Interior Design Main Studio Floor 4
Join staff and students for Big Friday, a celebration of the end of Project 1 across undergraduate Years 1-4. Each year will share a key output from their first project of the academic year ranging from expressive drawing, scale models, illustrative orthographic drawings and site analysis. Please note this event will only take place on Friday 27 October, however a selection of student work will be available to view in the Interior Design Studios on Saturday 28 October.
14.30–15.10
School of Design
Programme Talk: Fashion Design
Reid Lecture Theatre Basement Level
Join Programme Leader Julia Maclean-Evans for a presentation on the BA (Hons) Fashion Design programme. You'll have the chance to ask questions and find out more about the course and making an application.
15.15–16.00
School of Design
School of Design: Meet Our Students
Reid Lecture Theatre Basement Level
Hear directly from School of Design students about their experiences at the GSA. The session will be followed with an open Q&A session.
SCHOOL OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY EVENTS TIME
SCHOOL
EVENT
WHERE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
10.30 + 14.30
School of Innovation and Technology
Sound, Simulation and Visualisation Undergraduate Programme Tours
The Hub
Tour The Hub, home to our sound, simulation and visualisation programmes, which form part of the School of Innovation and Technology. The Hub campus sits at the heart of Glasgow’s Digital Media Quarter at Pacific Quay. Taxis will depart from the Reid at 10.15 and 14.15, and will return attendees to the Reid after each session. Meet our staff team and join us for exciting demos on Games and Virtual Reality, 3D Modelling and Sound for the Moving Image. Join staff and students for VR demos from students on our BDes and BSc programmes
10.30 + 14.30
School of Innovation and Technology
Sound, Simulation and Visualisation Postgraduate Programme Tours
The Hub
If you are interested in postgraduate study in our sound, visualisation and simulation programmes and would like to attend the Garnethill campus and tour facilities at The Hub, we will be running two organised tours with taxis transporting attendees between the Garnethill Campus and The Hub. Taxis will depart from the Reid at 10.15 and 14.15, and will return attendees to the Reid after each session. As part of the tours, you can expect a welcome talk from staff in the School of Innovation and Technology, a tour of the facilities and demonstrations from the MDes Sound for Moving Image and MSc Visualisation, including XR and the Dubbing Studio and Sound Lab.
11.00 + 14.30
13.15 – 14.15
School of Innovation and Technology
School of Innovation and Technology
Tour: Product Design and Design Innovation for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes
The Haldane
Introduction to Programmes in the School of Innovation and Technology
Reid Lecture Theatre, Basement Level
Meeting point: Reid Building, The Marketplace, Second Floor
If you are interested in undergraduate study in our BDes Product Design or postgraduate study in our MDes Design Innovation programmes, join us for a tour of our facilities at the Haldane Building, leaving the Reid Marketplace at 11.00 and 14.30 As part of the tours, you can expect a welcome talk from staff in the School of Innovation and Technology detailing our seven postgraduate programmes and a tour of the facilities and studios.
Join us for an introduction and welcome to all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the School of Innovation and Technology. Tomorrow poses a vast variety of questions. On everything from entertainment and education to healthcare and climate. Complex and challenging questions, with enormous, life-changing implications. The School of Innovation and Technology at The Glasgow School of Art offers programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level for those undaunted by those unknowns and excited by the possibilities our future holds.