Glasgow Art Club: Established 1867
Located in the heart of city, The Glasgow Art Club is the private members club with a difference. Steeped in culture and heritage, The Glasgow Art Club has been a meeting place for generations of the city’s most innovative and creative inhabitants.
With a regular programme of events and exhibitions, a wealth of elegant locations for weddings, parties, meetings and conferences all set within a relaxed environment plus reciprocal relationships with clubs around the world - why not call us today to see what The Glasgow Art Club has to offer you?
I am currently the youngest member of the club. My Mother, Uncle and Grandfather are all members. In fact my Grandfather is a Trustee of the latest renovations that are taking place this year. It is a great place in the city centre to entertain guests, throw parties and relax. I myself hosted my 21st party there in the gallery space, which is known as Glasgow's best kept secrets.
The exterior of the Glasgow Art Club (12/11/2014) the first day the flag was raised outside the newly renovated building at 182 Bath Street.
I do recommend popping in for a look if you are ever in the Glasgow area, better yet if you know a member why not ask them to take you to lunch!? The space is incredible and it suits everyone's needs and wants. With the fantastic entry levels of membership you soon will want to be join up and hold your own key card to the best and most prestigious private members club in the West of Scotland.
The dining room in the club where you can eat lunch surrounded by museum quality pieces and be served by the fabulously attentive staff.
Examples of the works on display in the dining room (from left to right) A self portrait by David Donaldson, Winder Landscape by James D Robertson and another untitled work by Joe Hargan.
Here really is the masterpiece below. This photograph shows the club getting ready to host its reopening exhibition which is being put together by an independent committee. It is 300 works to be displayed throughout the club 1/3 from the clubs own collection, 1/3 loaned by current members and 1/3 from living member artists (for sale). It will be a fascinating exhibition with a real mix of works which runs for about four weeks up until Christmas 2014. As you can see the painted Mackintosh Frieze looks fantastic!
Here is a bit about the actual restoration project:
THE BUILDING PROJECT – Ready to go!
The estimated cost of the Club’s building repairs is £1.17 million, and the Trustees have now found the money to pay for it. Partly from Historic Scotland, partly from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and partly from a range of individual donors and funding bodies, this enormous sum has been raised either in cash or commitment.
This is an astonishing achievement for a private members’ club, especially in the current economic climate, and it shows the importance attached to the Glasgow Art Club and its promotion of the arts. Part of the project is the replication of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s frieze in the Gallery. Some of this artist’s unique works in Glasgow are falling into disrepair, so it’s good to know that at least one of them will now be preserved for the future.
The Heritage Lottery Fund has given permission to start. The Design Team has been instructed to make their detailed costing, and the building work will begin early next year. Exciting times lie ahead.
