Joan Eardley (1921-1963) was one of Scotland’s most expressive twentieth century artists and is a firm favourite of Glasgow Women’s Library. To celebrate the centenary of Joan’s birth we’re thrilled to exhibit five striking artworks on loan from the University of Edinburgh Art Collection.
Consciously Rising is an exhibition of new print works created collaboratively and individually by a group of women who met regularly online during lockdown. The group used feminist consciousness-raising to facilitate discussions and each member drew on their own experience.
The GWL building will be closed on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th February for staff training. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We will be open as normal on Saturday 5th February.
If you are new to GWL this is a relaxed way to find out about borrowing, volunteering, our collections, programmes and projects, and get a full tour and your questions answered. These drop in sessions are a great way to learn more about what goes on in the library.
ONLINE: In these six workshops Muslim Women’s Stories will help you explore the tales and themes that matter to you. 2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories, and participants will connect with the stories and voices they feel should be highlighted as part of this national creative narrative.
Join members of Consciously Rising to find out more about the group, the exhibition, and their experience of working in a collaborative way to make artworks. The group will also introduce a new zine that they have made to accompany the exhibition with readings and poems.
ONLINE: In response to our exhibition marking the centenary of the birth of wonderful Scottish-based artist Joan Eardley, we’re delighted to offer three creative writing workshops.
ONLINE: To celebrate the centenary of Joan’s birth, we’ll be immersing ourselves in writing inspired by her life and work, and we’d love you to pull up a chair and join us.
ONLINE: In these six workshops Muslim Women’s Stories will help you explore the tales and themes that matter to you. 2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories, and participants will connect with the stories and voices they feel should be highlighted as part of this national creative narrative.
IN PERSON: Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy roleplaying game which combines collaborative storytelling and improvisation with the randomness of dice rolls. Dungeon Matron Becky has written this adventure with beginners in mind but more experienced players are also welcome.
ONLINE: In these six workshops Muslim Women’s Stories will help you explore the tales and themes that matter to you. 2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories, and participants will connect with the stories and voices they feel should be highlighted as part of this national creative narrative.
IN PERSON: In this workshop, we will first look at the Making Her Mark exhibition and then have fun with crafts to create our own mementos to a Renfrewshire woman from history or from our own lives.
IN PERSON: Marking half a Century of Dundee International Women’s Centre this exhibition showcases their transformative work changing women’s lives
IN PERSON: Glasgow Women’s Library, and Women in Profile (the organisation that GWL grew from), involved LGBTQ+ people right from the start. This dedicated exhibition brings GWL’s work around this to the fore.
ONLINE: In these six workshops Muslim Women’s Stories will help you explore the tales and themes that matter to you. 2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories, and participants will connect with the stories and voices they feel should be highlighted as part of this national creative narrative.
IN PERSON Join GWL’s Director, Sue John, at this informal talk and browse through our archives to sample some milestone moments in this facet of GWL’s 30 year history. We will also launch a dedicated exhibition that brings GWL’s LGBTQ+ work to the fore.
Responders of Colour: Guest Creative Writing Workshop with Nasim Rebecca Asl, Sunday 27th February, 10.30 – 12.00, Zoom. We’re delighted to announce as part of our Responders of Colour project, we will be holding two creative writing workshops with acclaimed poet Nasim Rebecca Asl, who will be delivering workshops in response to both her […]
IN PERSON: Transformations is an art and audio-visual exhibition that presents the findings of a University of Strathclyde 2-year research project exploring the role of GWL in people’s lives through interviews, archive work, media analysis, and participant observation.
IN PERSON: ‘Meet the Researchers’ is your opportunity to have a chat with University of Strathclyde researchers Holly, Kathy, Juliette, or Sarah about their two-year project exploring the role of GWL in people’s lives through interviews, archive work, media analysis, and participant observation.
ONLINE: In these six workshops Muslim Women’s Stories will help you explore the tales and themes that matter to you. 2022 is Scotland’s Year of Stories, and participants will connect with the stories and voices they feel should be highlighted as part of this national creative narrative.
