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AUTUMN/SPRING
Artist Interview: Diane Dawson04 /
Highlights: Be Creative: Life Drawing 10 / Silversmithing 13 /
Screenprinting13 / Sculpture17 / Creative Writing11 /
Stained Glass08 / 2D/3D Drawing & Painting Courses for Children18
15/16
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Con Ed Courses 2015/16
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Image: Stained Glass
Hello and welcome to The Glasgow School of Art and the
Continuing Education Department’s Autumn to Spring
programme 2015/16.
During Autumn to Spring we run weekly day and evening courses
for adults and Saturday courses for children. The programme runs
for 18 weeks over two terms from October to March. Our course
range is diverse and we welcome everyone regardless of previous
experience or ability. Whether you are a beginner wishing to
explore a new found interest, or if you intend to apply for Further
or Higher Education and need assistance building a portfolio, or are
an established artist who would like to develop an existing talent,
we are more than happy to discuss your requirements and find the
right course for you.
Our courses are taught by experienced artists and designers, who
are specialists in their field, and classes are held in studios and
workshops normally used by full time GSA students. Due to recent
events, Drawing and Painting classes this coming academic year
will take place in the McLellan Galleries, a new addition to The
GSA campus. The department’s other courses will be housed in
subject designated buildings on the Garnethill campus.
Image: Nell Keay, Summer School 2015
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18
Day Courses
Evening Courses
Monday
Evening Courses
Wednesday
Children’s Saturday Courses
Exploring Colour
Experimental Waterbased Media
Twilight Life Drawing
Mixed Media Sculpture
Drawing and Painting Workshop
Life Drawing: An Introduction to
the Human Figure
Life Drawing & Painting
Workshop
Drawing and Painting: Skills
for Beginners
Contemporary Abstract
Portraiture
An Introduction to Drawing
and Painting
Contemporary Still Life
Stained Glass Workshop
Architecture Portfolio Preparation
Portfolio Preparation
for 5th & 6th Years
Jewellery Workshop One
Oil Painting
Fused & Stained Glass Jewellery
Inside the brochure you will find our courses listed by the day
of the week with dates, course times and fees included on each
page. Important information including Enrolment Procedure
(page 20) is to the back of the brochure.
Experiments in Paint and Print
Creative Writing Fiction Analysis
Figurative Sculpture The Head
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 Glasgow
School of Art.
Experimental Acrylic Abstraction
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Evening Courses
Tuesday
Evening Courses
Thursday
Information
Twilight Life Drawing for
5th & 6th Year Pupils
Foundation for Life Painting:
Advanced
Department Contacts
Life Drawing
Oil Painting: the Next Level
Acrylic Painting
Oil Painting
Introduction to Portrait Drawing
and Painting
Black & White Photography
Jewellery Workshop Two
Architecture Portfolio
Preparation
Figurative Sculpture - Life
The Life Room
Advanced Painting
Workshop - Life
Contemporary Still Life
Image below:
The Reid Building
Interview: Diane Dawson
Glasgow Visual Artist
Diane Dawson talks about
the use of animals and
storytelling in the creative
process and her appreciation
of Continuing Education.
Black & White Photography
Black & White Photography
- Intermediate
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Landscape Drawing & Painting
Portrait Drawing and Painting
Structuring the Head
2D/3D Drawing & Painting
Silversmithing
Stained Glass Workshop
Screenprinting
Sculpture Workshop
Course Dates
Tutor Listing
General Information
Campus Maps
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Glasgow Visual Artist Diane Dawson
talks about the use of animals and
storytelling in the creative process
and her appreciation of Continuing
Education.
Storytelling is at the heart of the art I make, not full
stories with beginning, middles and ends, but tiny little
snapshots, which draw the viewer closer, then leave the
narrative open to interpretation. I have a fascination
with habitats and behaviour, real or imagined stages
and how society performs. More often than not, the
work created includes animals, who take on the role of
character actors, in the same way that we gave voices
to our childhood toys to animate the stories from our
imagination.
I work primarily in painting and printmaking creating
small bodies of work, distinct to express various
social themes. In my paintings, the subject/character
is key, small intimate and often formally rendered. In
printmaking, I use the medium to create single scenes,
reminiscent of film stills, family photographs or press
cuttings – scenes where the characters are often out
of place, further questioning what is real and what is
fabricated.
My art voyage has been deeply rooted in the Glasgow
School of Art Continuing Education experience. While I
had studied ‘colouring in’ at Glasgow’s Central College of
Commerce in the early 80’s, my artistic productivity was
limited to doodling until 25 years later when I signed
up for Summer School at the GSA. What felt like a
spontaneous decision had probably been bubbling inside
for a couple of years. A career in Arts Administration and
Event Management, had kept me close to the city’s lively
arts scene, but it no longer met the creative output I
needed. So I selected the course which I thought would
be most difficult for me – Life Drawing – where on Day
One, my survival plan was to huddle tightly into a corner,
allowing no-one to get behind me and look at my easel.
Then I relaxed a bit, and made drawings, which were not
hideous.
“I didn’t have
a game plan,
only now to
ensure that I
was drawing
and making
work in an art
environment
at least once
a week”
I didn’t have a game plan, only now to ensure that I
was drawing and making work in an art environment at
least once a week, for myself, most importantly, being
led by people who knew what to do, like draw hands
and feet! Continuing Education was like a great big
art sweetie shop, where I could just try things. And so
began 5 years of Summer Schools, Easter Schools and
Evening Classes, in drawing, painting & printmaking – I
couldn’t get enough. After four years I was ready for the
next level and finally freed up some time in my work
life to participate on the part-time Portfolio Course. My
thought behind this was not with a view to applying to
art school – don’t be ridiculous – but just to push myself
to try a new way of thinking about making art across a
variety of disciplines. And just to be disciplined. During
this time, I kept up my life drawing classes as the idea
of not doing that would now have felt like a betrayal.
I would not have been able to look at the life models
with their clothes on.
Image Right:
The Gatecrasher,
Diane Dawson
Image Opposite:
The Illusion of Liberty 3, Diane Dawson
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Diane
Dawson
ARTIST ARTICLE
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Christmas 2005 was the turning point when I literally
couldn’t stop making art all the time, like a caricature of
an artist. I ruined my front room carpet with red paint
and barely noticed, I forgot my husband’s name and my
child went to school in odd socks, with no lunchbox.
I was hooked. I was looking at the world with new eyes
and finally realised that I wanted to be a professional
artist, to keep pushing myself, and to be ambitious for
my work. To do this I needed to apply to art school.
Fast forward – after a successful portfolio application
- I arrived at the GSA campus in the autumn of 2006,
muttering “what have I done, what have I done” and
after a roller coaster four years, exited in the summer
of 2010 thinking, “look what I’ve done”.
“I was looking
at the world
with new eyes
and finally
realised that
I wanted to be
a professional
artist”
Con Ed Courses 2015/16
Diane Dawson graduated from Glasgow School of Art,
Fine Art Painting and Printmaking, in 2010. She was
awarded both a Glasgow Print Studio Prize and the
Euan Stewart Memorial Prize and selected for the Royal
Scottish Academy ‘New Contemporaries’ exhibition.
She exhibits regularly in group shows, and her solo
shows include Bar Gandolfi, the Merchant City Festival,
the Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie and most recently,
Wallace’s Arthouse Scotland, Edinburgh.
7
Day Courses
Term One: Monday 5 October to Friday 4 December 2015
Term Two: Monday 11 January to Friday 11 March 2016
Diane continues to teach Screenprinting for Continuing
Education at the GSA and will be tutoring classes on a
Tuesday and Wednesday evening in 2015/16.
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Exploring Colour
Drawing and Painting Workshop
Tutor Rosemary Beaton
Tutor Donald Sutherland
The first term will be an imaginative approach to drawing
and painting working directly from the nude model
(both male and female) with various mediums whilst
experimenting with line, texture, tone, colour and collage
and incorporating working with movement. The second
term focuses on developing and exploring colour and
composition, producing finished paintings based on ideas
from the first term. Individual tuition will be given.
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 and imagination will be the
main component of the course but you will also have the
opportunity to work directly from the nude life 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, demonstration
and individual direction will aim to help you examine the
interaction of ideas, subject matter and expression.
Day Monday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £540 Discounted Fee £520
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.
Image Top Right:
The Night Bus, Diane Dawson
Image Top:
No Such Thing as Bad Publicity, Silkscreen, Diane Dawson
Image Right:
The Loveliest Night of the Year, Diane Dawson
Day Monday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
Day Monday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
Drawing and Painting:
Skills for Beginners
Tutor Donald Sutherland
This course is designed, through practical demonstrations,
discussions and one to one tutoring, to introduce those
with little or no experience of Drawing and Painting to the
materials and techniques, theory and practice required to
develop their skills. Working in a supportive and relaxed
atmosphere, each individual will be introduced to a series
of exercises that reveal the craftsmanship needed to render
objects on paper and canvas. These will be tailored to each
Individual’s skill level, and to the group as a whole.
Day Tuesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
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Contemporary Abstract Portraiture
Oil Painting
The Life Room
Experimental Acrylic Abstraction
Tutor Suzanne Taylor
Tutor Cynthia Bowles
Tutor Paddy Dorrian
Tutor Conor Kelly
This course will focus on abstraction using oil and
acrylic. Specifically we will look at portrait abstraction
and study methods used by artists such as Freud, Bacon
and other contemporary non-representational painters.
Development of ideas will be explored through sketching
and painting, taking inspiration from self-portraits,
collaging, imagination, and photography as sources for the
paintings. The student will gain a deeper understanding
of form, colour, texture, layering and the techniques of
abstraction. The course is suitable for beginners and also
those with previous experience.
This course is designed for anyone using oil paint for the
first time, or those with limited experience that 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.
This course is designed for a wide range of students, from
beginners to artists who are more experienced.
This course will focus on the concept of abstraction and
the processing of everyday visual materials through the
medium of acrylic and other media. Through explorative
drawing you will develop ideas to work from, alongside
memory, imagination and representation as 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.
Day Tuesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
Day Wednesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
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.
Stained Glass Workshop
Experiments in Paint and Print
Tutor Eilidh Keith
Tutor Cathy Campbell
This course covers the various techniques for creating
leaded and stained glass windows. You will explore the
processes of cutting glass, painting, staining, etching,
leading, fusing and slumping. 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 you 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 (waterbased - acrylic, water colour, 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 £555 Discounted Fee £535
Day Wednesday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
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 £540 Discounted Fee £520
Advanced Painting Workshop – Life
Tutor Cynthia Bowles
Although this course is geared to students who have
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.
Day Thursday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £540 Discounted Fee £490
Image: studio photo, Portfolio Preparation
Day Thursday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
Contemporary Still Life
Tutor Suzanne Taylor
This course will provide a range of painting techniques,
which are suitable to both beginners and advanced
levels. Beginners will work towards a completed painting,
with fundamentals such as composition, colour, tone,
three-dimensional form and drawing will be addressed.
Advanced students will have the option to work on areas
such as reflective metals, glass, pattern and fabric. The
emphasis is on the development of each student’s art
making processes within a contemporary approach, while
participants are encouraged to bring and explore their
visual relationship with their own everyday objects.
Day Thursday
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 10am – 4pm
Fee £510 Discounted Fee £490
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Evening Courses
Monday
Term One: Monday 5 October to Friday 4 December 2015
Term Two: Monday 11 January to Friday 11 March 2016
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Architecture Portfolio Preparation
Term One only
Creative Writing – Fiction Analysis
Term Two only
Tutor Isabel Garriga
Tutor Lisa Ballantyne
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.
Edinburgh claims the title of City of Literature, and yet
Glasgow is home to many great writers and has been the
focus of countless novels and memoirs. Our city is also
home to many secret scribblers: those hoping to finally
start or finish that novel, or who enjoy writing short
stories. This course is for the secret scribblers: beginners
and experienced writers who are already developing a
body of work.
Please note that this course does not guarantee
acceptance into any Art or Architecture Programme.
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 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 £235
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £275 Discounted Fee £255
Life Drawing: An Introduction
to the Human Figure
An Introduction to Drawing
and Painting
Tutor Abdi Adam
Drawing is essential to all areas of Art and Design, and
GSA has a particularly strong tradition in Life Drawing.
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 £295 Discounted Fee £275
Tutor TBC
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 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 Bourdon Building
Places 12 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £200
Fused & Stained Glass Jewellery
Term Two only
Tutor Eilidh Keith
This course will explore various glass techniques to
produce a range of wearable jewellery pieces. You
will learn essential skills for cutting, leading, painting,
enamelling, lustering, sandblasting and fusing. The course
will allow you to make a selection of finished pieces and
explore the qualities and potential of coloured glass. This
course is suitable for beginners and those with previous
experience.
The discussion of students’ own fiction will be at the
centre of this course, which is aimed at those who wish
to share and receive feedback on their work. Students
will bring samples of their writing along to each class.
Students will get a chance to submit work and have it
critiqued by the group and the tutor, and will leave with
a better understanding of how to develop their work and
make an important step towards publication by sharing
their fiction with their peers. Short writing exercises and
techniques will be discussed, but the course will centre
on work submitted by students; oral feedback will be
given by the class and written feedback by the tutor.
Location Reid Building
Places 10 Time 6pm – 8pm
Fee £110
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £180
(Initial materials included)
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £275 Discounted Fee £255
Image: Stained Glass
Image: Life Drawing, Isobel Leach
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Evening Courses
Tuesday
Term One: Monday 5 October to Friday 4 December 2015
Term Two: Monday 11 January to Friday 11 March 2016
Twilight Life Drawing
for 5th & 6th Year Pupils
Acrylic Painting
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.
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 an understanding
of form, proportion and structure. Previous experience is
not required.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 5.15pm – 6.45pm
Fee £235
Tutor Conor Kelly
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £275 Discounted Fee £255
Oil Painting
Life Drawing
Tutor TBC
Tutor Leslie McGuire
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 brushed 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.
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
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 £295 Discounted Fee £275
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £275 Discounted Fee £255
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Black & White Photography
Image: studio photo, Portfolio
Tutor Sam Dransfield
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.
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 to a
professional standard. Please note, you will need your
own camera for this course.
Location Richmond Building
Places 10 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
(Materials included)
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 12 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £200
Screenprinting
Tutor Diane Dawson
Aimed at the beginner and experienced printer alike, you
will learn all aspects of photo-stencil screen production.
Based in the Printmaking Department’s fully equipped
Screenprinting workshop, you will explore autographic/
hand-drawn and photographic imagery. Working in both
monochrome and colour, this course will provide you
with the skills to produce a unique portfolio of high
quality prints.
Location JD Kelly Building
Places 8 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
(Materials included: except printmaking paper)
Silversmithing
Tutor Hamish Dobbie
This course provides instruction on a range of
Silversmithing techniques including raising a bowl and
forging a spoon. Students are able to work in a choice
of copper or silver for both these pieces.
The class is suitable for beginners through to advanced
levels. Beginners will primarily be acquiring basic
skills while working towards making two pieces. More
experienced students will be able to expand their skills
and learn new or more complex techniques. Tuition is
provided through structured demonstrations and one-toone assistance. 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.
Location Reid Building
Places 12 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
Stained Glass Workshop
Tutor Eilidh Keith
This course will introduce you to the various techniques
for creating leaded and stained glass window panels. You
will cover the processes of cutting, painting, staining,
etching, leading and fusing. You will receive one-to-one
instruction and demonstrations while working towards
completing a small window, 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 as well as those with previous experience.
Location Haldane Building
Places 12 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
(Initial materials included)
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Evening Courses
Wednesday
Term One: Monday 5 October to Friday 4 December 2015
Term Two: Monday 11 January to Friday 11 March 2016
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 £295 Discounted Fee £275
Jewellery Workshop One
Tutor Jonathan Boyd
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 12 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
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.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £295 Discounted Fee £275
Contemporary Still Life
Tutor Suzanne Taylor
This course will provide a range of painting techniques,
which are suitable to both beginners and advanced
levels. Beginners will work towards a completed painting,
with fundamentals such as composition, colour, tone,
three-dimensional form and drawing will be addressed.
Advanced students will have the option to work on
areas such as reflective metals, glass, pattern and fabric.
The emphasis is on the development of each student’s
art making processes within a contemporary approach,
while participants are encouraged to bring and explore
their visual relationship with their own everyday objects.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £275 Discounted Fee £255
Image: studio photo, Portfolio
Black & White Photography –
Intermediate
Figurative Sculpture – The Head
Tutor Sam Dransfield
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 two pieces each term
to be fired.
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. Weekly optional
assignments will also be offered.
Location Richmond Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
(Initial Materials included)
Tutor Cath Whippey
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
(Materials included)
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Evening Courses
Thursday
Term One: Monday 5 October to Friday 4 December 2015
Term Two: Monday 11 January to Friday 11 March 2016
Foundation for Life Painting:
Advanced
Introduction to Portrait Drawing
and Painting
Tutor Cynthia Bowles
Tutor Paul Deslandes
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.
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, the
basis of this study will be drawing. You will then go on
to examine the relationship between colour and form,
painting and compositional techniques and work with a
range of media. This course is suitable for beginners and
those with previous experience.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £310 Discounted Fee £290
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 12 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £295 Discounted Fee £275
Oil Painting: the Next Level
Jewellery Workshop Two
Tutor John Quinn
Tutor Anne Graham
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 of subject matter.
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
purchased during the class.
Location McLellan Galleries
Places 15 Time 7pm – 9pm
Fee £275 Discounted Fee £255
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Figurative Sculpture
Sculpture Workshop
Tutor Cath Whippey
Tutor TBC
Sculpting in clay directly from the nude life model,
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 two pieces each term to be fired.
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 Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
(Materials included)
Location Reid Building
Places 12 Time 6pm – 9pm
Fee £335 Discounted Fee £315
Image: Life Drawing and Painting workshop, Life Studies
Location Haldane Building
Places 10 Time 6.30pm – 9pm
Fee £330 Discounted Fee £310
(Materials included)
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Children’s Saturday Courses:
Courses are based around hands-on learning with
activities designed to stimulate creativity, lateral thinking
and experimentation with materials, in a relaxed and
supportive environment.
Term 1 (8 weeks)
Saturday 24th October to
Saturday 12th December 2015
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 9th January to
Saturday 19th March 2016
2D/3D Drawing & Painting
Note: no classes on 13th February
Courses in drawing and painting involve 2-dimensional
and 3-dimensional work. Teaching is based around hands
on learning, encouraging experimentation with different
materials and ideas to stimulate lateral thinking and
creative development.
Morning Times 10am to 12noon
Afternoon Times 2pm to 4pm
Morning Courses
Age Fee
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 7 – 9
£235
15
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 10 – 11
£235
15
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 12 – 13
£235
15
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 14 – 15
£235
15
Mixed Media Sculpture 12 – 15
£235
12
Black & White Photography
12 – 15
£240
10
Portfolio Preparation
5th Year
£240
15
Places
Class sizes are up to 15 students, so one-to-one
guidance is prominent alongside group learning.
Mixed Media Sculpture
This class offers a wide variety of materials to work
with in an open and inventive 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.
Afternoon Courses
Age Fee Places
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 7 – 9
£235
15
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 10 – 11
£235
15
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 12 – 13
£235
15
2D/3D Drawing & Painting 14 – 15
£235
15
Mixed Media Sculpture 12 – 15
£235
12
Black & White Photography
12 – 15
£240
10
Portfolio Preparation
6th Year
£240
15
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 out with the studio and
class hours. Please note that this course does not
guarantee acceptance into any Art School programme
There are 15 places available on each course.
Images: Summer School
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Information:
Adult Day and Evening Courses:
Term 1 (9 weeks)
Monday 5 October to Friday 4 December 2015
Term 2 (9 weeks)
Monday 11 January to Friday 11 March 2016
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 classes end by 9pm.
Children’s Saturday Courses
Term 1 (8 weeks): Saturday 24 October to
Saturday 12 December 2015
Term 2 (10 weeks): Saturday 9 January to
Saturday 19 March 2016
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
Gordon Webb
Head of Continuing Education
+44 (0)141 353 4565
g.webb@gsa.ac.uk
Lorraine Garner and Emma Reid
Continuing Education Co-ordinators
+44 (0)141 353 4596/
+44 (0)141 566 1311
em.reid@gsa.ac.uk (Monday – Thursday)
l.garner@gsa.ac.uk (Tuesday – Friday)
Mikey Cook
Continuing Education Assistant
(Evening & Saturdays during term time)
+44 (0)141 353 4596
m.cook@gsa.ac.uk
Office Opening Hours
9am – 5pm (Monday – Friday)
Closed on Public Holidays
Term Time Office Opening Hours
9am – 7pm (Monday – Thursday)
9am – 5pm (Friday)
9am – 4pm (Saturday)
www.gsa.ac.uk/study/short-courses
www.facebook.com/GSAContinuingEducation
Our Tutors
Abdi Adam
Lisa Ballantyne
Cynthia Bowles
Rosemary Beaton
Jonathan Boyd
Cathy Campbell
Diane Dawson
Paul Deslandes
Hamish Dobbie
Patrick Dorian
Sam Dransfield
Isabel Garriga
Anne Graham
Michael Hill Johnson
Eilidh Keith
Conor Kelly
Leslie McGuire
John Quinn
Donald Sutherland
Suzanne Taylor
Cath Whippey
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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 Continuing Education 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.
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 Continuing Education
Programme.
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:
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 Continuing Education 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.
Continuing Education
The Glasgow School of Art
164 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G3 6RN
Fees Fees vary according to class size, facilities/equipment or
essential materials required, tuition and /or life models.
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; For more
information see ‘Children’s Course Bursaries’ on this page.
Booking Confirmation Confirmation of your booking will be
email or by post (as requested when applying). You will receive
confirmation as soon as 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 GSA is sent 2nd Class. Material lists and any
additional information will be included in your 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 Continuing Education.
Occasionally Continuing Education 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.
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 fire in the
Mackintosh Building, while specialist technical workshops are used
as per the needs of your selected course. Continuing Education
does not take responsibility for personal belonging 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 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. You will be advised in your confirmation notification of
recommended materials to bring with you.
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area surrounding the School
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Stairs with handrail
Parking
Subway
Wheelchair access with assistance
Stairs without handrail
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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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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 Continuing Education
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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The information contained in this brochure is correct at the time
of going to print. The School however reserves the right to alter or
Parking & Transport Parking around the School campus is difficult.
cancel any of the courses without notice. This brochure is available
We therefore advise that you use public transport where possible.
in alternative formats on request.
Park and ride facilities are available at the following underground
stations: Bridge Street, Kelvinbridge, Sheilds Road and West Street. Note: Personal data provided on your application form will be
(Cowcaddens is the nearest underground station to the Art School). entered into the School’s computer records. Some information
For rail transport: Queen Street, Charing Cross and Central Station is also required by the Higher Education Statistics Agency for use
are all within easy walking distance. Alternatively, there is a NCP in statistical analysis. At all times use of this data will be strictly
car park at Cambridge Street very near to the School. The School in accordance with the principles laid down the Data Protection
has negotiated discounted parking for visitors to the GSA. Please Act 1998.
contact the office for more details on this scheme.
Visitors entrance for tours and shop
Questions/Advice If you require any assistance with your booking
please do not hesitate to contact us.
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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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Artstore A branch of the Artstore is located on the main
Garnethill campus within the Haldane Building on Rose Street
(+44 (0)141 225 3650). At the time of going to print, opening
hours are expected to be Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm and
Saturday 9am – 12noon. Students attending Continuing Education
courses will be eligible for a 10% discount on materials purchased
from Artstore. This discount is also applicable on items purchased
at the main branch located at 94 Queen Street, opposite The
Gallery of Modern Art.
Health & Safety The Health and Safety regulations of the Art
School can be obtained from the Continuing Education office on
request. Health and Safety guidelines will be issued at the start of
courses where required. Risk assessments have been carried out on
all studios and equipment prior to the start of the course.
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Library The GSA Library which is located in the Burdon building, is
scheduled to be open Monday to Thurs 9am to 7.45pm, Friday 9am
to 4.45pm and Saturday and Sunday 12noon to 4pm. Discounted
joining fees to the library are available for Continuing Education
students. Further information is available from the library front
desk.
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Continuing Education Department
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
Note: Personal data provided on your application form will be entered into the
School’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 the Data
Protection Act 1998.
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
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