Glasgow University Art Society

17/12/2025

Join us tonight!! In St Andrews building room 559b, there will be festive tunes in the art studio for a lovely space to come work on your projects or alternatively join our president in some starry origami! The event will run from 18:30 to 20:30! We look forward to see you there ✨

01/12/2025

Come join us for another paint and chat!
This WEDNESDAY at ST ANDREWS:559B ART STUDIO!!

One more paint and chat remaining on
• Wednesday 17th December (exam destress event)

19/11/2025

Come join us at our biweekly paint and chat this Friday! Bring your sketchbook and supplies and work on whatever you like. Some inspiration and themed tasks will be provided if needed!
Find us in ST ANDREWS:559B ART STUDIO from 18:30!!

Upcoming paint and chats are on
• Wednesday 3rd December
• Wednesday 17th December (exam destress event)

05/11/2025

Join us tonight for our first regular paint and chat! This is an open space to come create! Bring your sketchbook and supplies and work on whatever you fancy, we will have some inspiration and themed tasks if you’ve not got a project on the go! We will be in ST ANDREWS:559B ART STUDIO from 18:30!

These will be hosted on:
•⁠ ⁠Wednesday 5th November (TONIGHT!)
•⁠ ⁠⁠Friday 21st November
•⁠ ⁠⁠Wednesday 3rd December
•⁠ ⁠⁠Wednesday 17th December (exam destress event)
We look forward to seeing you and what you create!

23/09/2025

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12/05/2025

🎨 Now taking applications for next year’s committee! 🎨

This is an amazing opportunity to shape the Art Society over the next year, with exciting events and the annual exhibition. With a variety of positions available you can choose the best fit for you, and it will also look great on your CV.

Swipe through to see all of the available positions and DM us a brief application for why you would make a good fit for the role that you would like.

Please submit your application by the 25th May. If you have any questions feel free to send us a message!

03/04/2025

🌟 Our annual exhibition opening night is on the 7th of April at 6pm! 🌟

🥂 Come along to our much-anticipated opening night and enjoy a complimentary glass of Prosecco in a relaxed atmosphere! You’ll be able to enjoy the work of some amazing artists and chat with fellow art-lovers 🥂

🎟️ Tickets will be announced soon and will be priced at £2 for members and £4 for non-members as spaces are very limited: keep a look out for our next story when we post the link! 🎟️

🎨 If you can’t make it to the opening evening, don’t worry! The exhibition will be running until the 9th of August at 1pm 🎨

🦋 The venue is the New Glasgow Society. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to shoot us a DM! 🦋

04/03/2025

Join us and History of Art Soc this Friday from 7pm in Boyd Orr 709AB and explore depictions of Women in Art across history. There will be insightful discussions, recomposing art to break some stereotypical narratives and learning some good techniques to improve your skills for drawing the female form!

15/01/2025

Pottery Painting and Profiteroles: January Welcome with Art Society & SRC
Kick off the semester with a splash of colour and a bite of something sweet at our Pottery Painting & Profiteroles event, hosted by the Art Society and the SRC! 🎨✨

This is the perfect chance to get creative, unwind, and meet some new faces in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or just looking for a fun break between classes, this event has something for everyone.

Date: Thursday 30th January
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Williams Room, McIntyre Building

What to Expect
Paint your own mini mural on a coaster to take home as a personalized piece of art (perfect for your desk or as a gift!).
Enjoy delicious profiteroles—light, fluffy pastry balls filled with rich cream and topped with chocolate! We will have a gluten free/vegan snack option, too.
There will be tea and coffee to keep you fuelled while you create and chat.
You do not have to be a member of the Art Society to attend.

Accessibility
The Williams Room is accessible via a lift which can be found on the ground floor or first floor of the McIntyre Building. The lift is located inside the entrance on the North front of the building, entering from University Avenue. It can also be accessed from the Welcome Point. Please note that this lift can be quite slow and is not suitable for more than one person at a time. There is an AccessAble accessibility guide for the McIntyre Building. You can also view photos of the room ahead of the event.
Please let us know if you have any specific access requirements so we can make necessary arrangements – contact [email protected] ahead of the event with access requirements.

Other Information
This event is open to all students at the University of Glasgow. All attendees must follow the GUSRC Events Code of Conduct: https://www.glasgowunisrc.org/policies/events-conduct/.

10/12/2024

CHRISTMAS MOVIE X PAINT & CHAT

🎨 Join us on Friday the 13th in room 559B of the St Andrews building at 6pm for our final paint & chat of the year. We will also be showing Tim Burton’s 1993 film ‘The Nightmare before Christmas’.

🎨 Come along to draw and chat, or feel free to come along and simply enjoy the movie! This event is open to members and non-members and tickets can be found on our SRC page available through our linktree or the link below:

https://www.glasgowunisrc.org/ents/event/7560/

🎨 We can’t wait to see you there! Feel free to bring along any work you are working on for our exhibition and get some inspiration and ideas from other art society members. We’d love to help encourage anyone working on something for the exhibition.

🎨 DM us with any questions you may have!

09/12/2024

2025 Exhibition Theme Reveal!

🦢 We are very excited to announce the theme for our annual exhibition! This year we are looking for artists to explore the idea of METAMORPHOSIS. Described as a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, metamorphosis encapsulates the processes of change we experience everyday.

🦢 Artworks can be of any mediums, any size, and of different and interesting forms. Artists do not have to be from the University of Glasgow and we are open to submissions of works from all artist in the local area.

🦢 The exhibition will be held in March 2025 in the West End of Glasgow. If you are interested in exhibiting in the exhibition please DM your interest here on Instagram by January 31st at the very latest. Final works should be ready and submitted for submission by February 28th.

We can’t wait to see your work!

image is M. C. Escher’s 1938 woodcut ‘Day and Night’

27/11/2024