On 18 June, the Glasgow School of Art launched The Mackintosh Appeal to raise the £20 million needed to support the repair of the Mackintosh building. With Peter Capaldi and Brad Pitt lending their support in taking on roles as Trustees of the Appeal, the Glasgow School of Art is beginning to move towards the process of rebuilding. As Professor Tom Inns Director of The Glasgow School of Art says,“We are now beginning to look forward to the work we will need to do to return the Mackintosh building to its former glory, and to make sure it continues to be a fit and inspiring place for our students to make work.”

The Mac Photographic Archive is a project initiated by Lizzie Malcolm, an alumus of GSA, and Daniel Powers which seeks to crowdsource photos of the Mackintosh building from 1909 to present for gathering a comprehensive record of the interior of the building. The site allows individuals to upload photos of the Mac and tag them with the date and location. Users of the site can then navigate the photostreams by room.

More: GSA Website | The Mac Photographic Archive | Twitter

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Between the 10th and 14th of July, 47 graduates from the Glasgow School of Art will show their work in the NEW FIRM exhibition at Candid Arts Trust in London. To raise funds for this exhibition they are holding an auction of unique artist-designed canvas bags, donated by alumni and tutors from Glasgow School of Art.

The auction includes original, non-reproduced, works by prestigious names such as Alasdair Gray, John Byrne, Peter Capaldi and Toby Paterson, among many others.

For details and images of the artist canvas bags, please go here.
To go straight to the auction and place a bid click here.

This first leg of the auction will close on June 23rd, but there will be another group of bags (including, among others, Turner Prize 2011 winner Martin Boyce) up for bidding the next day.

NEW FIRM
Candid Arts Trust
3-5 Torrens Street, Islington
OPENING: 10/07/12 6pm-10pm
RUNNING: 11/07/12 – 14/07/12 10am-8pm

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