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AUTUMN
SPRING
PROGRAMME
OPEN
STUDIO
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The Glasgow
School of Art
Open Studio,
Open to All…
The Continuing Education Department at The Glasgow
School of Art has a long tradition in opening its doors to the
community of Glasgow and the surrounding area through
our classes for adults and children. It is this tradition we
wish to extend and build on by renaming as Open Studio.
Many of our students have their first experience of art
school through attending our day and evening classes, or
taking the opportunity to immerse themselves in weeklong programmes throughout the summer. Many of our
graduates started their GSA experience on one of our
courses and often return to continue their learning with us;
some even come back as tutors.
We work extensively with those who may be keen to
continue their learning more formally and apply to art
school, either here or elsewhere in the UK. Our Portfolio
Preparation classes have helped students to successfully
become undergraduates across all areas of Fine Art,
Architecture and Design. We are very proud of the
achievements of all our students and are keen to build
on the experience we have developed over the years and
continue to create and offer new opportunities for the
wide range of people who choose to study with us.
Building on our portfolio work and preparing students
for entry to art school is a key area of development
for our Widening Participation team. We work closely
with schools throughout the west of Scotland,
particularly focusing on schools with low progression
rates to Higher Education. Working to raise aspirations,
developing the creative skills necessary for art school
and supporting the application process, significantly
increases the applications to ourselves and other
institutions from students who previously had not
considered art school as a viable option.
Autumn Spring Programme 2016/17
Linked to our school enhancement activity, is the
work that we do with Further Education colleges.
Working with colleagues across the GSA and local
colleges, we are supporting students to make the
successful transition to studying here following
successful completion of their college courses. Many
of these students will be entering as second or third
year students, so supporting the transition to a new
environment helps to prepare them for this new
experience.
Although a significant amount of our work in this
emerging department focuses on Glasgow and the west
of Scotland, we are keen to support international students
who also wish to study here. The International Foundation
Programme offers a one year programme to students from
overseas, supporting the development of their language
skills at the same time as developing their studio practice
and application to full degree programmes.
This is an exciting time for the department. We aim
to maintain the ethos and commitment to our core
activities of adult and children’s classes whilst continuing
to open up new accessible opportunities to study at the
GSA, enabling us to realise the development of the new
department as the Open Studio.
Inside this brochure you will find our courses listed by
the day of the week with dates, course times and fees
included in each course descriptor. We hope that you
will find a course on which you would like to enrol and
we hope to see you this October at the GSA.
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Experimental Waterbased Media
Evening Courses
Monday
Day Courses
Life Studies –
Advanced Workshop
Drawing and Painting:
An Introduction
Drawing and Painting Workshop
Creative Techniques in
Stained Glass
Oil Painting – Working from
the Still Life
Image: Oil Painting Palette
Twilight Life Drawing
Life Drawing – An Introduction
to the Human Figure
Landscape Drawing and Painting
Drawing and Painting –
An Introduction
Painting the Portrait in Oils –
A Classical Approach
Jewellery Workshop – Beginners
Experiments in Paint and Print
Architecture Portfolio Preparation
The Life Room
Fused Glass and Slumping
Advanced Life Painting –
Constructing the Figure
Ceramics Handbuilding –
Techniques
Explorative Acrylic Abstraction
Introduction to Portraiture
with Charcoal and Oils
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Evening Courses
Tuesday
Evening Courses
Wednesday
Evening Courses
Thursday
Twilight Life Drawing
for 5th & 6th Year Pupils
Life Drawing and Painting
Workshop
Foundation for Life Painting –
Advanced
Rendering the Human Form –
Life Drawing and Painting
Portrait Drawing and Painting –
Structuring the Head
Oil Painting – The Next Level
Acrylic Painting
Contemporary Jewellery –
Jewellery as an Art Form
Oil Painting
Black & White Photography
Architecture Portfolio Preparation
Silversmithing
Creative Techniques
in Stained Glass
Bringing the Outdoors In –
Recreating the Painted
Landscape in the Studio
Black & White Photography –
Intermediate
Jewellery Workshop – Advanced
Sculpting the Head in Clay
Sculpture Studio Practice –
Advanced
Sculpture Studio Practice
Sculpturing the Figure in Clay
Creative Techniques
in Stained Glass – Advanced
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Children’s Saturday
Courses
Information
Drawing and Painting –
Creative Practices
Department Contacts
Creative Sculpture
Black & White Photography
Portfolio Preparation
for 5th & 6th Year Pupils
Course Dates
Tutor Listing
General Information
Campus Maps
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Open Studio, Open to All…
Autumn Spring Programme 2016/17
Day Courses
Term One: Monday 3 October to Friday 2 December 2016
Term Two: Monday 9 January to Friday 10 March 2017
Experimental Waterbased Media
Tutor Cathy Campbell
This course will cover the techniques and approaches
to Watercolour from a diverse and abstract approach
while still covering the essentials needed to become
proficient in the basics of the medium. Students will
explore translucency and vibrancy whilst developing
an understanding of colour theory and practice. A
series of progressive exercises will teach students
how to handle watercolour while working from 3D
subject matter, sketches and photographs. Studying
the work of other artists will help inform and enhance
learning throughout the course programme. This course
is suitable for beginners and students who wish to
develop their existing skills.
Day Monday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £515 Discounted Fee £490
Life Studies – Advanced Workshop
Tutor Donald Sutherland
During this workshop students will be involved in a
thorough exploration of the human figure to develop
and expand existing skills. Intensive drawing and
painting exercises will help improve your understanding
of anatomy and enhance your co-ordination,
observational skills, composition, technique and colour
relationships. This course is aimed at advanced level
students and artists who have attended or who are
attending life classes on a regular basis.
Day Monday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £545 Discounted Fee £520
Drawing and Painting –
An Introduction
Tutor Tim Sandys
This course is designed for beginners, or those with limited
experience who want to enhance their knowledge and skills
of Drawing and Painting further. Working from still life and
sourced images you will be introduced to fundamental
drawing and painting techniques, receiving step by step
instruction throughout. You will learn about the nature
and use of materials, tone, composition and colour through
a series of progressive exercises designed to suit each
individual’s interest and stage of development.
Day Monday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £515 Discounted Fee £490
Drawing and Painting Workshop
Tutor Donald Sutherland
The focus of this course is to build technique and develop
a wide range of skills while exploring the drawing and
painting process. Still life will be the main component
of the course but you will have the opportunity to
work directly from the nude model, one class each
term. Students will be encouraged to experiment with
materials and work towards developing an individual
approach. More experienced students will be encouraged
to challenge old habits, try new approaches and re-assess
their working process. Group discussion, demonstrations
and individual direction will aim to help you examine the
interaction of ideas, subject matter and expression.
Day Tuesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £515 Discounted Fee £490
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Creative Techniques in Stained Glass
Experiments in Paint and Print
Tutor Eilidh Keith
Tutor Cathy Campbell
This course covers the various techniques for creating
leaded and stained glass panels. You will explore the
processes of cutting glass, painting, staining, etching
and leading. Exploring ideas and technical details
through drawing is also an important component
of the course. Tuition will be delivered through
demonstrations and one-to-one assistance as students
work at their own pace on their chosen personal
projects. An initial stock of lead and glass is provided
for demonstrations and sampling. Students are asked
to supply their own glass and drawing materials as the
course continues and their individual designs progress.
Learning to familiarise yourself with ways of developing
your artistic and creative skills, this course will expand
your methods of resourcing and responding to subject
matter while exploring new approaches in your creative
practice. Through a series of exercises, you will work
with a variety of techniques and media, including
mono-printing, collage, painting (water-based - acrylic,
watercolour, gouache, inks) and relief printing. The
aims of this course are to expand your conceptual
approach whilst developing knowledge and skills in
media handling and process. The relaxed and supportive
atmosphere is conducive to individual and group
explorations. By the end of the course, you will have a
body of work and broadened outlook which reflects a
busy and creative programme of study.
Beginners and experienced students alike are welcome;
however the Wednesday option will be more suited to
those who have existing skills in this subject.
Day Tuesday or Wednesday
(Wednesday is most suitable for experienced students)
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £560 Discounted Fee £535
Day Wednesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £515 Discounted Fee £490
The Life Room
Oil Painting –
Working from the Still Life
Tutor Cynthia Bowles
This course is designed for anyone using oil paint
for the first time, or those with limited experience
who want to enhance their knowledge and skills of
drawing and painting further. Working from still life,
you will be introduced to fundamental drawing and
painting techniques, receiving step-by-step instruction
throughout. You will learn about the nature and use of
materials, tone, composition and colour through a series
of progressive exercises designed to suit each individual’s
interests and stage of development.
Day Wednesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £515 Discounted Fee £490
Tutor Paddy Dorrian
The course will explore the practice of both life drawing
and painting by working directly from the nude model.
The course will allow the student to learn about
measurement, analysis, appropriate materials and
techniques to render a pose. Students will also develop
an understanding of form, proportion, structure and
composition. By the end of the course the student will
be comfortable in a life room and be able to realise a
pose using appropriate techniques and media. Previous
experience of drawing from the nude is not required
as the course will be differentiated to the needs of the
individual student. The course will be structured with
the morning session having a theme and the afternoon
session using what has been learned that morning and
over previous weeks.
The course will also consider the practice of life work
from painters both past and present, using their work as
inspiration for students.
Day Wednesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £545 Discounted Fee £520
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Advanced Life Painting –
Constructing the Figure
Introduction to Portraiture
with Charcoal and Oils
Tutor Cynthia Bowles
Tutor Paul Deslandes
Although this course is geared to students with
experience in drawing and painting the nude figure,
committed beginners will be accommodated. Using
a limited palette employed by the Glasgow School
of Art in 1910, students will become adept at palette
layout and the stages of building a painting, freeing
them to work more intuitively. Close attention will be
given to manipulating paint, luminosity, spectral colour
and purposeful treatment of lost and found edges in
the figure ground relationship. Composition will be
examined throughout the course. Constructing the
figure as a convincing volumetric form, opens the way
for exaggeration and more creative manipulation. The
course objective is to offer ways for students to use
what they see, what they know and what they feel in
tandem, to advance their work.
The emphasis of this course is to develop your drawing
and painting skills through a practical approach to the
art of portraiture. Working directly from the model,
we will begin working in charcoal to form the basis of
this study. You will then move on to oils to examine
the relationship between colour and form, painting and
compositional techniques. The course will also consider
the practice of portraiture work from painters both
past and present, using their work as inspiration for
students. This course is ideally suited to beginners and
also welcomes those with previous experience.
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Day Thursday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £545 Discounted Fee £520
Day Thursday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £545 Discounted Fee £520
Explorative Acrylic Abstraction
Tutor John Nicol
This course will focus on the concept of abstraction and
the processing of everyday visual materials through the
medium of acrylic and other media. From explorative
drawing, memory and imagination, you will develop ideas
and sources for paintings. You will explore two dimensional
surfaces, investigating the relationship between colour
and form, as well as experimenting with layering, texture
and mark making, developing a deeper relationship in the
actual process of applying paint. This course is suitable for
beginners and also those with previous experience.
Image: Glass Fusing & Slumping, Lorna McLeish
Day Thursday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £515 Discounted Fee £490
Image: Experiments in Paint & Print, Sofie Holm Larsen
Image: Exploring Watercolour
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Evening Courses
Monday
Term One: Monday 3 October to Monday 5 December 2016
Term Two: Monday 9 January to Monday 6 March 2017
Twilight Life Drawing
Landscape Drawing & Painting
Tutor Abdi Adam
Tutor Michael Hill Johnson
To make the most of your evenings this Twilight course
allows you to attend class straight from work or college.
Working directly from the nude life model (male and
female), this course will introduce you to a variety of
materials, drawing techniques and drawing approaches, to
develop your skills. You will learn about measurement and
analysis and develop an understanding of form, proportion
and structure. Previous experience is not required.
Drawing from observation, memory, imagination,
sketchbook material or photographs, this course will
explore a broad range of techniques and materials such
as charcoals, pastels, waterbased media and oil paints.
You will be introduced to colour theory and practice
with projects and exercises running in conjunction with
individual study projects and advisory sessions. This
course is designed for a wide range of students, from
beginners to artists who are more experienced.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 5.15pm - 6.45pm
Fee £260 Discounted Fee £235
Life Drawing – An Introduction
to the Human Figure
Tutor Abdi Adam
Students on this course will make studies from the
nude figure promoting a basic understanding of human
anatomy and look at different aspects of drawing such
as line, tone and structure. Learning about methods of
measurement and analysis, materials and techniques, the
course will be devoted to examining the nature of drawing
as an activity dependent on seeing and thinking as much
as mark making. This course is suitable for beginners.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £300 Discounted Fee £275
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £280 Discounted Fee £255
Drawing and Painting
– An Introduction
Tutor Tim Sandys
This course is designed for beginners, or those
with limited experience that want to enhance their
knowledge and skills of drawing and painting further.
Working from still life and sourced images, you will
be introduced to fundamental drawing and painting
techniques, receiving step by step instruction
throughout. You will learn about the nature and use
of materials, tone, composition, and colour through
a series of progressive exercises designed to suit each
individual’s interests and stage of development.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £280 Discounted Fee £255
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Painting the Portrait in Oils
– A Classical Approach
Architecture Portfolio Preparation
Term One only
Tutor Sarah Margaret Gibson
Tutor TBC
This course is best suited to students with some
experience in oil painting, who are looking to deepen their
understanding of traditional, representational painting
techniques as they apply to portraiture. While exploring
composition, colour-mixing, and tonal organisation, the
main aim of this course is to give the student a stepby-step approach to painting the portrait from the live
model. Students will learn how to draw accurately in paint,
interpreting visual phenomena in a mass-oriented way.
Beginning with studies of Old Master portraits, students
will then progress to short studies and finally extended
paintings from the life model.
This course is designed to assist you in putting together
a portfolio of work for application to Architecture School
or a similar course of study. A range of studio based
exercises and projects will introduce you to skills such
as perspective drawing and model-making, while small
scale design projects will help develop your practical
understanding of spatial organisation and proportion.
Please note that this course does not guarantee
acceptance into any Art or Architecture Programme.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £300 Discounted Fee £275
Jewellery Workshop – Beginners
Tutor Shona Guthrie
This course will introduce you to a variety of practical
skills that form the basis of precious metal jewellery
design and fabrication. You will learn how to cut,
form, solder and construct silver and other metals to
create wearable jewellery pieces. A range of technical
and decorative techniques such as roll-printing, press
forming, doming and polishing will be covered. You will
work towards completing a number of simple pieces,
progressing to more sophisticated techniques as your
skills develop through the course. Tuition is provided on
a one-to-one basis along with practical demonstrations.
Each student will be required to buy their own basic kit
of hand tools for the course.
Tool lists and supplier details will be sent to students prior
to the course starting and metal can be purchased from
these suppliers or during the class.
Location Reid Building
Places 10 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
Location Bourdon Building
Places 6 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £200
Fused Glass and Slumping
Term Two only
Tutor Eilidh Keith
This course will explore various glass techniques to produce
a range of glass pieces. You will learn essential skills for
cutting, painting, fusing and slumping. The course will allow
you to make a selection of finished small pieces and explore
the qualities and potential of coloured glass. This course is
suitable for beginners and those with previous experience.
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £180 (Initial materials included)
Ceramics Handbuilding – Techniques
Term One only
Tutor Kevin Andrew Morris
This term one only course introduces participants to a
range of handbuilding, moulding and finishing techniques
suitable to make both complex functional ceramic pieces as
well as sculptural objects. Participants will explore a range
of techniques including pinch pots/coiling, slab building,
working with plaster and press moulds as well as a variety
of glazing and finishes. By the end of the course students
will have produced a number of pieces in clay and developed
their creative and practical skills using this material. Students
will also be encouraged to develop their own self-directed
projects throughout the course. This course is suitable for
beginners and those with previous experience.
Location Haldane Building
Places 8 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £180 (Initial materials included)
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Autumn Spring Programme 2016/17
Evening Courses
Tuesday
Term One: Tuesday 4 October to 29 November 2016
Term Two: Tuesday 10 January to Tuesday 7 March 2017
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Black & White Photography
Silversmithing
Tutor Sam Dransfield
Tutor Hamish Dobbie
This workshop offers a hands-on approach to black
and white photography and film processing and will
instruct you in the use of the camera and its primary
functions along with film processing and working in
the dark room. Working with a 35mm film camera you
will learn about camera handling, exposure control,
contact printing, developing and enlarging. Using
these skills you will learn to shoot and develop your
own photographs. There will also be a chance to build
our own camera obscura providing an insight into the
beginning of the medium. Please note, you will need
This course provides instruction on a complete range
of Silversmithing techniques. Although silver is the
predominant material used, you are free to explore
alternative materials. The class is suitable for beginners
through to advanced levels. Beginners will primarily be
acquiring basic skills while working towards making a
simple piece. More experienced students will be able
to expand their skills and learn new or more complex
techniques. Tuition is provided on a one-to-one basis
along with practical demonstrations. Each student will
be required to buy their own basic kit of hand tools for
the course. Tool lists and supplier details will be sent to
students prior to the start of the course and metal can
be purchased from these suppliers or during the class.
Twilight Life Drawing
for 5th & 6th Year Pupils
Acrylic Painting
your own camera for this course.
Tutor TBC
Tutor Paddy Dorian
Acrylic paint offers tremendous versatility with an
out-standing colour range, environmental benefits and
great value for money. You will explore a variety of art
making strategies, including the use of repetition and
technical procedures ranging from controlled to chance
manipulation of materials. These exercises are a means of
spontaneous image development and visual self-discovery!
This course takes advantage of the quick drying quality
of acrylic paint, to work rapidly, emphasising immediacy,
directness and colour sensitivity. Suitable for beginners
and those with previous experience.
Location Richmond Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315 (Materials included)
These classes are exclusively for students who are in
5th and 6th Year of Secondary School and would be of
special interest to those intending to apply for Art school
in the near future. Building a body of life drawing will
help support your portfolio submission and improve
your drawing, painting and observational skills across all
subject matter. The course will explore the practice of
life drawing by working form the nude model (male and
female). You will learn about measurement and analysis,
materials and technique, and develop and understanding
of form, proportion and structure.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 5.15pm – 6.45pm
Fee £235
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £280 Discounted Fee £255
Oil Painting
Rendering the Human Form
– Life Drawing and Painting
Tutor Leslie McGuire
The practice of Life Drawing remains integral to art
education, and is an excellent starting point for anyone
learning how to draw and is equally important for
experienced artists continuing to improve their drawing
practice. This course covers a variety of techniques
and drawing approaches and will encourage you to
experiment with different materials. You will work
directly from the nude life model (male and female, with
your tutor on hand to provide one to one guidance. This
course will equip you with the skills to render the human
form and is suitable for students with a range of abilities.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £300 Discounted Fee £275
Tutor TBC
This course explores the versatility of oil paint, providing
a solid base of techniques on which to build the skills
and confidence to produce both accurate rendering and
more abstract works. You will learn about stretching
canvases, preparing a surface, how to mix and apply oil
paint and which sort of brushes to use. You will learn
about colour, composition, drawing with paint and how
to represent light and three dimensional forms to your
paintings. Your work will be based upon observation,
photographs, memory and imagination. Suitable for
beginners and those with previous experience.
Architecture Portfolio Preparation
Term One only
Tutor Isabel Garriga
This course is designed to assist you in putting together
a portfolio of work for application to Architecture School
or a similar course of study. A range of studio based
exercises and projects will introduce you to skills such
as perspective drawing and model-making, while small
scale design projects will help develop your practical
understanding of spatial organisation and proportion.
Please note that this course does not guarantee
acceptance into any Art or Architecture Programme.
Location Bourdon Building
Places 6 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £200
Location Reid Building
Places 10 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
Creative Techniques
in Stained Glass
Tutor Eilidh Keith
This course will introduce you to the various techniques
for creating leaded and stained glass panels. You will
cover the processes of cutting, painting, staining, etching
and leading. You will receive one-to-one instruction and
demonstrations while working towards completing a
small panel or object. Initial lead and glass materials are
provided for the creation of your first piece. Students are
asked to provide their own materials as the course and
individual projects progress. Your tutor will advise you on
suppliers and what you will need for your designs. This
course is suitable for beginners.
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
(Initial materials included)
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £280 Discounted Fee £255
Image: Stainded Glass Panels, Bill Doig
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Image: Acrylic Painting, David Code
Images from the department’s
recent Summer School courses
Image: Experiments in Paint & Print
Image: Intro to Portraiture with Charcoal & Oils
Image: Stained Glass Panels, John Galloway
Image: Sculpting the Head in Clay
Image: Silversmithing Workshop
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Evening Courses
Wednesday
Term One: Wednesday 5 October to Wednesday 30 November 2016
Term Two: Wednesday 11 January to Wednesday 8 March 2017
Life Drawing & Painting Workshop
Tutor Donald Sutherland
Initially focusing on investigative and analytical studies
which will develop in to more expressive approaches,
this course is an in depth exploration of figure drawing
and painting. You will be encouraged to experiment with
media and challenge your skills with different techniques
and approaches. No experience necessary.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £300 Discounted Fee £275
Portrait Drawing and Painting
– Structuring the Head
Tutor Cynthia Bowles
Setting up a portrait requires some knowledge of the
underlying form of the skull. Massing this framework and
locating underlying anatomical landmarks, supports the
confident placement of features. Initially students will
draw as if ‘sculpting’ the head, working with construction
lines to suggest proportion and seeking a basic overview.
Analytical and expressive drawing exercises will
culminate in more developed drawings using directional/
form lighting. There will be demonstrations and useful
handouts to encourage studio work. This course is
suitable for a broad range of abilities.
Contemporary Jewellery
– Jewellery as an Art Form
Tutor Jonathan Boyd
Develop and make an original design using your own
personal research. Explore and engage in feedback and
design interaction. Execute this design idea into a piece
of jewellery through experimentation with material,
narrative and imagery. Be experimental and try new
techniques and ways of working. Identify tools and gain
competence in using them.
This is an intermediate level course, for students wishing
to design and make contemporary jewellery in an
environment that encourages experimentation and the
use of a wide range of materials. Your learning will be
supported by a presentation on contemporary design
practice. Emphasis is put on creative and thoughtful
ways of finding inspiration, helping to open your mind to
the possibilities of contemporary.
Location Reid Building
Places 10 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £300 Discounted Fee £275
Image: Contemporary Jewellery
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Black & White Photography
– Intermediate
Sculpture Studio Practice
Term One Only
Tutor Sam Dransfield
Tutor Jack Cheetham
This workshop offers students with existing 35mm
camera handling and darkroom experience, the options
of learning more advanced techniques such as the use
of flash, print toning, fibre based printing, larger format
printing and an evening in the lighting studio. Emphasis
will be placed on content and ways of developing a
project and for students to pursue more experimental
approaches and techniques. Fortnightly optional
assignments will also be offered.
This course introduces you to the fundamental techniques,
materials and equipment used to create sculpture. With
a varied approach to ideas and methods of construction,
you will learn how to manipulate a range of materials.
With an emphasis on contemporary techniques in casting,
students will aim towards a developed piece of cast
sculptural work by the end of the course. This course is
suitable for beginners and those with some experience
who would like to try new techniques.
Location Richmond Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
(Materials included)
Location Haldane Building
Places 8 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £180 (Inital materials included)
Sculpting the Head in Clay
Creative Techniques
in Stained Glass – Advanced
Tutor Cath Whippey
Tutor Eilidh Keith
This course will show you how to model a clay
head while working directly from the life model.
Considering the qualities and form and exploring ways
to convey mass and proportions, you will develop an
understanding of how to accurately render the human
head three dimensionally. You will learn how to use
the tools required for figurative sculpture and receive
instruction both as a group and individually, covering
surface treatment techniques, painting and finishing,
as well as guidance on firing. This class is suitable for
a wide variety of students, from beginner to more
experienced sculptors. Each student may select one
piece each term to be fired.
This course is an opportunity to develop your existing
skills and techniques in creating leaded and stained
glass panels. Covering the processes of cutting, painting,
staining, etching and leading. You will receive one-to-one
instruction and demonstrations while working towards
completing a small panel or object. Initial lead and glass
materials are provided for the creation of your first piece.
Students are asked to provide their own materials as the
course and individual projects progress. Your tutor will
advise you on suppliers and what you will need for your
designs. This workshop will be more suited to those who
have existing skills in this subject.
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
(Materials included)
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
(Initial materials included)
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Autumn Spring Programme 2016/17
Evening Courses
Thursday
Term One: Thursday 6 October to Thursday 1 December 2016
Term Two: Thursday 12 January to Thursday 9 March 2017
Foundation for Life Painting
– Advanced
Tutor Cynthia Bowles
This course will provide you with a thorough
understanding in figure drawing with an introduction to
the underlying anatomy that will lead into painting the
human form. Initially working with a variety of drawing
media, you will learn to draw with oil paint. This course
offers simple procedures for organising a limited palette,
laying a ground, and working with directional lighting.
This course is more suitable for advanced students.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £310 Discounted Fee £285
Bringing the Outdoors In
– Recreating the Painted
Landscape in the Studio
Tutor Lee Craigmile
To faithfully represent nature in all its complexity as
a painting can be problematic. This course will teach
students to paint refined landscape paintings with a
step-by-step process that utilises the academic methods
of 19th century masters. Students will be encouraged
to paint studies en plein-air (out of doors) and to copy
landscape paintings of the Old Masters. These studies,
along with compositional sketches and photos, will then
be used to create a fully rendered, realistic landscape
painting. The course will emphasize classical techniques
such as paint-handling, colour mixing, composition/
design, and accuracy of drawing and tonal structure.
Oil Painting – The Next Level
Students of all levels of experience are welcome.
Tutor John Quinn
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £280 Discounted Fee £255
This course is designed for those who have used oil
paint before and who wish to advance the development
of their work in rendering a greater sense of three
dimensional space and realism. In addition to colour
mixing, tone, composition and the application of paint
being explored through a series of progressive exercises,
the course also aims to alter the students way of seeing
and interpreting subject matter.
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Jewellery Workshop – Advanced
Tutor Anne Graham
This course is suitable for more advanced students,
such as those who have attended Jewellery Evening
Courses previously or professional jewellers who would
like to develop their skills. The aim of the course is to
broaden your existing knowledge in the design and
fabrication of jewellery. A broad variety of techniques
are demonstrated, while one-to-one tuition will focus
on your creative development. Some examples of
techniques covered include inlay, patination, hinging,
stone setting, forging, etching and riveting. You will
require to bring your own toolkit and silver can be
Sculpture Studio Practice
– Advanced
Term Two Only
Tutor Jack Cheetham
purchased during the class.
This course is based on the description from
‘Sculpture Studio Practice’ taking place on Wednesday
evenings during Term One. This course is suitable
for the more advanced student who has attended
previous sculpture workshops at the GSA or who has
previous experience in casting techniques and would
like to develop a small self-directed project in
a supportive, open, and energetic environment.
Location Reid Building
Places 10 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
Location Haldane Building
Places 8 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £180 (Initial materials included)
Sculpturing the Figure in Clay
Tutor Cath Whippey
Sculpting in clay directly from the nude life model
(male and female), this hands-on course is designed to
broaden your observational and practical skills and teach
you various hand-building techniques. Considering the
qualities of form and exploring ways to convey body
mass and proportions, you will develop an understanding
of how to accurately render the human form three
dimensionally. You will receive instruction both as a
group and individually, covering surface treatment
techniques, painting and finishing, as well as guidance on
firing. This class is suitable for a wide variety of students,
from beginner to more experienced sculptors. Each
student may select one piece each term to be fired.
Location Haldane Building
Places 8 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £340 Discounted Fee £315
(Materials included)
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £280 Discounted Fee £255
Images: Landscape Drawing and Painting in the Urban
Environment, Summer School 2016
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Children’s Saturday Studio
Courses are based around hands-on learning with
activities designed to stimulate creativity and
experimentation with materials, in a relaxed and
supportive environment.
Term 1 (8 weeks)
Saturday 29th October to
Saturday 17th December 2016
Courses can be booked Morning
only, Afternoon only or for a
Full day. Please see page 20
for further details.
Term 2 (10 weeks)
Saturday 7th January to
Saturday 18th March 2017
Drawing & Painting
– Creative Practices
Note: No Classes on 18th February 2017
Morning Times 10am to 12noon
Afternoon Times 2pm to 4pm
Courses in drawing and painting involve two-dimensional
and three-dimensional work. Teaching is based around
hands on learning, inspiring experimentation with
different materials and ideas to encourage creative
development in a stimulating studio environment.
Morning Courses
Age Fee
Places
D & P - Creative Practices 7–9
£235 15
D & P - Creative Practices 10 – 11 £235 15
D & P - Creative Practices 12 – 13 £235 15
D & P - Creative Practices 14 – 15 £235 15
Creative Sculpture 12 – 15 £235
10
Black & White Photography
12 – 15 £240 10
Portfolio Preparation 5th Year £240 15
Courses for the young artist develop creative skills
through a fun variety of drawing, painting, and sculptural
projects. Courses for older students continue to develop
fundamental creative skills and introduce students
to the work of contemporary artists to encourage
experimentation with new ideas.
All of these courses have a maximum of 15 students to
allow a combination of group learning as well as one to
one guidance.
Creative Sculpture
Afternoon Courses
Age Fee Places
D & P - Creative Practices 7–9
£235 15
D & P - Creative Practices 10 – 11 £235 15
D & P - Creative Practices 12 – 13 £235 15
D & P - Creative Practices
14 – 15 £235
15
Creative Sculpture
12 – 15 £235
10
Black & White Photography 12 – 15
£240
10
Portfolio Preparation 6th Year £240 15
This course offers you the opportunity to work with a
variety of different sculptural materials in an open and
innovative way. Emphasis is given to recycling and the
unconventional use of everyday materials and images
from our natural surroundings. You will explore the use of
different forms, structures, surfaces, textures, and colours.
There are 12 places available on each course.
Black & White Photography
This workshop offers a hands-on approach to black
and white photography and darkroom techniques. You
will be guided through controlling the exposure and
composition of a 35mm film camera and learn how to
process and print your own films using our darkroom
facilities. Beginning with making a pinhole camera
(a camera made out of a cardboard box) and
experimenting with photograms, you will develop an
understanding of the basic principles of photography.
SLR 35mm film cameras can be borrowed from the
Department or you can bring your own.
There are 10 places available on each course.
Portfolio Preparation
for 5th & 6th Years
This course is aimed specifically at 5th & 6th Year
Secondary School students who are interested in
application to HE/FE Art and Design courses. Centred
on drawing you will learn how to examine and
develop visual ideas through a variety of 2D and 3D
media and methods. You will be encouraged to solve
problems creatively through research and practice
and develop a greater sense of critical awareness. An
integral component of the course is resourcing and
exploring ideas through independent sketchbook
work, which should extend your practice outwith the
studio and class hours. Please note that this course
does not guarantee acceptance into any HE/FE Art
and Design programme.
There are 15 places available on each course.
Images: Children’s Summer School
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Autumn Spring Programme 2016/17
Open Studio, Open to All…
Information:
Adult Day and Evening Courses:
Term 1 (9 weeks)
Monday 3 October to Friday 2 December 2016
Term 2 (9 weeks)
Monday 9 January to Friday 10 March 2017
Adult courses are open to those over the age of 16 years.
Adult Day Courses are offered one day per week over 18 weeks,
10am – 4pm each day.
Adult Evening Courses are offered one evening per week over 18 weeks,
Monday to Thursday at various start times from 5.15pm, 6pm,
6.30pm and 7pm.
All courses end by 9pm.
Children’s Saturday Studio
Term 1 (8 weeks): Saturday 29 October
to Saturday 17 December 2016
Term 2 (10 weeks): Saturday 7 January
to Saturday 18 March 2017
Each course consists of 18 Saturday Morning (10am to 12noon)
or 18 Saturday Afternoon classes (2pm – 4pm), split over two terms.
Terms cannot be booked individually.
Children’s courses are open to young people from 7 to 15 years of age.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for the Autumn to Spring courses detailed
in this brochure. We accept bookings on a first come first served basis.
Contact Us/
Our Department
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Enrolment Procedure Enrolment is by telephone or in person
direct to the Continuing Education office. Places are allocated on
a first come first serve basis from the time that the brochure is
issued. Booking and payment can be made by debit/credit card by
phoning the department on +44 (0)141 353 4565/4596 or (0)141
566 1311. It is not possible to pre-reserve a place on any course.
Gordon Webb
Head of Department
+44 (0)141 353 4565
g.webb@gsa.ac.uk
Payment Full payment is required at the point of booking. The
School can accept payment by cheque or major debit/credit
cards, cash will only be accepted in person. If paying by cheque
please make sure to book your place by phone or in person before
posting your cheque to the below address:
Lorraine Garner
Co-ordinator
+44 (0)141 566 1311
l.garner@gsa.ac.uk (Tuesday – Friday)
The Glasgow School of Art
The Reid Building
164 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G3 6RF
Melanie Trenchard
Co-ordinator
+44 (0)141 353 4596
m.trenchard@gsa.ac.uk (Monday – Friday)
Fees vary according to class size, facilities, equipment or essential
materials required, and the requirement of a life model.
Mikey Cook
Assistant
(Evening & Saturdays during term time)
+44 (0)141 566 1119
m.cook@gsa.ac.uk
Office Opening Hours
9am – 5pm (Monday – Friday)
Closed on Public Holidays
Term Time Office Opening Hours
9am – 5pm (Monday – Thursday)
9am – 4pm (Saturday)
www.gsa.ac.uk/continuingeducation
www.facebook.com/GSAContinuingEducation
Our Tutors
Abdi Adam
Cynthia Bowles
Jonathan Boyd
Paul Brady
Cathy Campbell
Jack Cheetham
Lee Craigmile
Paul Deslandes
Hamish Dobbie
Patrick Dorian
Sam Dransfield
Isabel Garriga
Sarah Margaret Gibson
Shona Guthrie
Anne Graham
Michael Hill Johnson
Eilidh Keith
Leslie McGuire
Kevin Andrew Morris
John Nicol
John Quinn
Tim Sandys
Donald Sutherland
Cath Whippey
Discounted Fees If you are a senior citizen in receipt of a
state pension, unemployed or a full time FE or HE student, the
discounted fee as stated in the course description is applicable.
You will be required to provide photocopied evidence of your
status after enrolment on the course. Discounts are not available
for the Children’s Courses but we do offer full fee bursaries. For
information see ‘Children’s Course Bursaries’ on this page.
Booking Confirmation will be by email or by post (as requested
when applying). You will receive confirmation as soon as sufficient
/ full enrolment is reached; which in some circumstances can
be up to a few days prior to the start of the course. All mail
from the GSA is sent 2nd Class. Material lists and any additional
information will be included in your course confirmation.
Cancellation Refunds cannot be offered if you choose to cancel
your booking. We understand that personal circumstances can
change, however GSA cannot accept responsibility for this. If
there is a change to your personal circumstances beyond your
control prior to the start of your course, we will make every effort
to offer you an alternative course or discuss payment plans. The
only exception for a refund will be students withdrawing from
a course on medical or compassionate grounds (documentation
may be requested). Refunds will only be authorised by the
Head of Finance in consultation with the Head of Department.
Occasionally the department may be forced to cancel a course
due to insufficient enrolment in which case an alternative course
or a full refund will be offered. At the time of going to print, all
course information is correct, in the event of changes directly
affecting your course, you will be notified.
Children’s Course Bursaries As part of the School’s strategy to
encourage participation in Further and Higher education from
currently underrepresented groups, a system of bursary support is
available for Children’s Saturday Courses. This support is aimed at
low-income and unemployed parents/guardians of children who
would otherwise be unable to join the Programme.
Bursaries are available for Children’s Courses only. Our aim is
to offer direct assistance to such students in the form of a fee
waiver directly from the Department. There are a limited number
of bursaries available and only one bursary may be awarded per
household.
Please contact us on +44 (0)141 353 4596/4565 or (0)141 566
1311 for further details and to request a Bursary Application Form.
Please note that you must first book a place on your chosen
Children’s Course by phone or in person before you can apply
for a bursary. Bursary applications received without prior
booking can only be accepted if there is a place available on
the course at the time of award.
Tuition Students are provided with tuition of the highest quality.
Course tutors are members of the GSA staff or invited artists
and designers drawn from the wider artistic community who
specialise in their field. Our aim is to ensure that students have
access to current initiatives in education especially in the area
of skill acquisition. Tuition is through demonstration, group
discussion and one-to-one advice and guidance.
Life Models Some courses include a life model. Life Models,
both male and female are nude/unclothed and a level of studio
etiquette must be followed (life room rules and etiquette
information will be available for these classes). The model works
to the direction of the tutor, involving short, moving or sustained
poses. Models are clothed for portraiture classes. Photography
is not permitted within the studio during a life class. In the rare
circumstance that a life model cannot attend at short notice, a
clothed model will be provided if possible.
Studios/Workshops Courses are held in workshops and studios
across the GSA campus. The McLellan Galleries will now house all
our drawing and painting courses after the unfortunate incident
in the Mackintosh Building, while specialist technical workshops
are used as per the needs of your selected course. The department
does not take responsibility for personal belongings lost or
damaged while students are on campus. We would ask you to be
vigilant of any belongings and report any cause for concern.
Materials You are asked to supply your own materials for your
course, unless otherwise indicated. A recommended list of
materials will be sent to you with confirmation of your booking.
A materials fee has been included in some course fees (see course
descriptions). Any materials used in excess will be your own
responsibility. There is no discount on the materials fees included
in the cost of the course.
Library The GSA Library which is located in the Burdon building
is scheduled to be open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 10.00pm
and Saturday and Sunday 8.00am to 6.00pm, term time
only. Discounted joining fees to the library are available for
department’s students. Further information is available from the
library front desk.
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Kerbs have been lowered in the
area surrounding the School
The information contained in this brochure is correct at the
time of going to print. The school however reserves the right
to alter or cancel any of the courses within reasonable notice.
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Parking
Subway
Wheelchair access with assistance
Stairs without handrail
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Access Key:
Dental Hospital
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Campus Map Key
1 Mackintosh Building
2 Reid Building
3 Haldane Building & No. 30 Hill Street
4 Barnes Building
5 Margaret Macdonald House
6 JD Kelly Building
7 Richmond Building
8 Library and Learning Resources
9 Bourdon Building
10 Rose Street
11 Old School House
12 The Art School - Student Union
13 Continuing Education Office
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Courses Across Campus
Drawing & Painting
McLellan Galleries
Printmaking
JD Kelly Building
Photography
Richmond Building
Jewellery
Reid Building
Glass & Sculpture
Haldane Building
Architecture
Bourdon Building
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Equal Opportunities GSA is committed to supporting equal
opportunities. We aim to ensure that everyone regardless of race,
gender, disability, age or sexual orientation is able to make the
most of their time on the programme. It is the responsibility of
the department, tutors and students to help achieve this goal.
The GSA Promoting Diversity Policy is available on request.
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Health & Safety The Health and Safety regulations of the Art
School can be obtained from the office on request. Health and
Safety guidelines will be issued to each student at the start of
course for the specific building that they are in. Risk assessments
will have been carried out on all studios and equipment prior to
the start of the course.
Stairs with handrail
Note Personal data provided on your application will be
entered into the GSA’s computer records. Some information
is also required by the Higher Education Statistics Agency for
use in Statistical analysis. At all times use of this data will be
strictly in accordance with the principles laid down by Data
Protection Act 1998.
GFT
Questions/Advice If you require any assistance with your
application please do not hesitate to contact us.
Visitors entrance for tours and shop
Disabled Access As the school sits on a very steep hill, it is
recommended that students with mobility difficulties discuss their
access requirements with the Department prior to making a formal
booking. We will endeavour to accommodate all levels of need.
Curbs are lowered in areas surrounding the School for wheelchair
access and lifts are available in buildings used for our courses.
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Parking & Transport Parking around the School campus is
difficult. We therefore advise that you use public transport where
possible. Park and ride facilities are available at the following
underground stations: Bridge Street, Kelvinbridge, Sheilds Road
and West Street. (Cowcaddens is the nearest underground station
to the Art School).For rail transport: Queen Street, Charing
Cross and Central Station are all within easy walking distance.
Alternatively, there is a NCP car park at Cambridge Street very
near to the School. The School has negotiated discounted parking
for visitors to the GSA. Information on discounted parking will be
included in your booking confirmation.
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Open Studio
The Glasgow School of Art
164 Renfrew Street,
Glasgow, G3 6RQ
Contact Us
Telephone: +44 (0)141 353 4596/4565 or
+44 (0)141 566 1311
Email: con-ed@gsa.ac.uk
www.gsa.ac.uk
www.facebook.com/GSAContinuingEducation
The office is open 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday.
Closed on Public Holidays.
The Glasgow School of Art is a company limited by guarantee.
Registered in Scotland No. 2271.
Registered Office: 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6RQ.
Recognised Charity No. SC 012490
Photography: Emma Reid
Cover image: D
emonstration during Exploring Watercolour
Summer School 2016, Cathy Campbell