History
Founded in 1845 as one of the UK’s first Government Schools of Design, the GSA can trace its lineage to the 1750s and the establishment, during the Scottish Enlightenment, OF THE FOULIS ACADEMY, EUROPEAN IN ETHOS AND THE UK’S FIRST SCHOOL OF ART.
Jamie Crewe, MFA 2015
Alberta Whittle, MFA 2010, Representing Scotland at Venice Biennale 2022
Nearly 270 years later, we
are one of the UK’s last remaining independent Schools of Art IN THE UK, ranked as one of the top 10 art and design schools in the world and at a pivotal and exciting point in our history.
THE INNOVATION OF THE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY , ENVIRONMENTAL ART AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED MASTER OF FINE ART PROGRAMMES, THE EMERGENCE OF THE NEW GLASGOW BOYS AND GIRLS TO THE IMPACT ON THE GROWTH OF GLASGOW’S CREATIVE ECONOMY, CULTURAL SUCCESS AND INTERNATIONAL IMPACT FROM THE 1980S AND THE CITY’S CULTURAL LED POST-INDUSTRIAL RENAISSANCE.
Flick through history
1950 - 1970
1971-1990
1990 – present
Explore: GSA Archives and Collections
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