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Moving Minds: Exhibition
In an open, honest and often humorous way, contributors to this exhibition have shared memories and photographs of objects with special significance to them, telling diverse stories from Scotland’s Gypsy and Traveller population.
Christina Sharpe: we are held, and held: writing and reading workshop
A writing and reading workshop with Christina Sharpe, the celebrated author of In the Wake: On Blackness and Being. The workshop will focus on a collective reading of The Hold, the third chapter of this important text, and will provide a close reading and discussion with reference to the poetry of Dionne Brand, other writers and artworks on 'being in the hold'
Creative Writing Support Group
As requested by Creative Writing for Fearties participants, we have created space for writers to meet each other, share work in an encouraging atmosphere, support each other to hone writing skills, try out ideas and develop new projects.
Making Sparks: GSA Illustration exhibition
Glasgow School of Art Illustration students have been mining the GWL collection to create new letterpress and collograph prints inspired by Muriel Spark's dark, humorous and lushly evocative works.
Summer Programme Launch
We launch our Summer Programme with tasters, tours and talks at GWL. We also host one of our legendary journal and book sales!
Collect:if
Collect: if is a network run by and for creative women of colour (WoC), join us for these informal gatherings to connect and learn more about how to use Collect:if and GWL resources to put your practice in the spotlight.
Utter: Raise Your Voice
This singing group with a difference brings together women of all ages and abilities to celebrate womanhood through the power of our collective voice.
Making Sparks: Exhibition Launch
Celebrate the launch of Making Sparks, an exhibition of new works by GSA Illustration students made in response to Muriel Spark books from the GWL collection.
Seeing Things Trongate Extravaganza
Join Seeing Things group on the 26th of May for a three-part trip to Trongate 103! We will be seeing Nnena Kalu's exhibition at Project Ability, Ciara Phillips's work displayed at Glasgow Print Studio and James Pfaff's exhibition at Street Level Photoworks.
Story Café
Rediscover the joy of being read to at our legendary lunchtime Story Café, as we immerse ourselves in tales of life, love and longing by the best women writers from across the globe.