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The Glasgow Art Club
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http://glasgowartclub.co.uk/
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The Glasgow Art Club, which has occupied its existing Bath Street premises since 1893, was founded in 1867 by William Dennistoun, a young amateur artist who had been forced by ill health to leave the city. On Saturdays his friends went to see him at his cottage in rural Old Kilpatrick to draw and paint together. Dennistoun proposed that they should form an art club. He and 10 others, all amateur artists, held preliminary discussions in a tearoom above a Candleriggs baker's shop before launching the club in the Waverley Temperance Hotel in Buchanan Street. In 1893 the club rented a new home at 151 Bath Street but this was soon found to be cramped. It was time for Glasgow Art Club to buy its home. Two adjacent town houses were bought in Bath Street. John Keppie, already a member of the club, was put in charge of their conversion and he also created an adjoining gallery in the small back gardens. There is recent evidence that the young Charles Rennie Mackintosh had a hand in some of the gallery's ornamental details.The scene was thus set for countless dinners, dances, concerts, lectures and not least, exhibitions. The Glasgow Art Club’s main purpose today is to promote the arts through public exhibitions, life classes, collecting arts publications, hosting lectures and performances. As well as members, local charities, voluntary groups, arts societies groups, individuals and organisations regularly hold events at the club. With room to seat up to 100 people for lunch or dinner it is the perfect setting for a wedding reception, a birthday or anniversary celebration. There is a range of facilities available for Members to enjoy and these can also be booked to hold a special event.
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