Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (GI) will take place across the city from Friday 20th April 2012 - Monday 7th May 2012.

Packed with events, talks and tours as well as major world-class exhibitions, some by artists living in the city and others by leading international figures, the GI Festival offers a unique moment in the British cultural calendar and presents Glasgow’s art scene at its liveliest and best, including significant commissions of new work such as the the major public art project Lowlands by Susan Philipsz (for which the artist was nominated and went on to win The Turner Prize 2010.
For a full, event-packed 18 days during 2012, the Festival will again present some of the best in contemporary art in an array of spaces and locations, including key venues such as the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) and Tramway, through to artist-run collectives and newly discovered spaces in the city.

Conceived and created in collaboration with the visual arts sector in Glasgow, GI 2012 builds on the successes of 2010 in supporting new projects from more than 30 Glasgow-based arts organisations and artist groups, alongside a programme of local and international artists commissions, curated by the Festival’s Director, Katrina Brown (The Common Guild).

Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is funded by Glasgow City Council, Glasgow: Scotland with style, Glasgow Life, Creative Scotland, EventScotland and Scottish Enterprise.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Richard Wright
The first ever exhibition of works on paper by Glasgow based 2009 Turner Prize winner Wright.
Venue: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle St, Glasgow, G3 8AG
Dates: Fri 20th April—Sun 24th June
Times: Mon—Thu & Sat: 10am—5pm, Fri & Sun: 11am—5pm
Karla Black
The largest show to date in Scotland by Glasgow-based, 2011 Turner Prize nominee Karla Black, who will exhibit a series of major
new sculptures in the grand ground floor of the Gallery of Modern Art
Venue: GoMA, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, G1 3AH
Dates: Fri 20th April—24th June
Times: Mon—Wed & Sat: 10am—5pm, Thu: 10am—8pm, Fri & Sun: 11am—5pm
Jeremy Deller, Sacrilege
Jeremy Deller will present Sacrilege, a major new, interactive public artwork to be situated on Glasgow Green. This project is a cocommission
by GI Festival and the Mayor of London.
Venue: Glasgow Green, Greendyke St, Glasgow, G1 5DB
Dates: Fri 20th April—Mon 7th May
Times: Daily: 12pm—6pm
Graham Eatough, Graham Fagen & Michael McDonough, The Making of Us
A project by award-winning Scottish artist Graham Fagen, esteemed theatre director Graham Eatough and Scottish director of
photography Michael McDonough, which will invite the audience into the place between art installation, promenade theatre and
film-making. This project is a co-commission by GI Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland and was made possible in part by
Create Scotland Vital Spark Award.
Venue: Tramway, Tramway 1, 25 Albert Dr, Glasgow, G41 2PE
Dates: Fri 20th April—Sun 6th May
Times: Mon—Sat: 11am—6pm, Sun: 12.30pm—6pm
Performances: Fri 20th April— Sunday 22nd April, 7.30pm (Sat matinee 2.30pm)
£5 refundable deposit, book via Tramway Box Office: 0845 330 3501
Kelly Nipper, Black Forest
An ambitious installation by this Los Angeles-based multimedia artist.
Venue: Tramway, Tramway 2, 25 Albert Dr, Glasgow, G41 2PE
Dates: Fri 20th April—Mon 7th May
Times: Mon—Sat: 11am—6pm, Sun: 12.30pm—6pm
Alexandra Bachzetsis, A Piece Danced Alone
The Scottish premiere of a new performance work for the stage (co-produced with Chisenhale Gallery, London) by artist, performer
and choreographer Alexandra Bachzetsis, who will confront the audience with a series of micro-performances.
Venue: CCA, CCA5, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JD
Dates: Wed 25th & Thu 26th April
Times: 7.30pm, tickets are £5/4 from the CCA, Box Office: 0141 352 4900
Rosalind Nashashibi
A film installation and a new film commission by Glasgow School of Art graduate Rosalind Nashashibi, co-commissioned with
Scottish Ballet.
Venue: GI Hub, 54 Miller St, Glasgow, G1 1DT
Dates: Fri 20th April—Mon 7th May
Times: Daily 10am—8pm
Wolfgang Tillmans
The Common Guild will present Scotland’s first solo exhibition by Wolfgang Tillmans since 1995. The show will include several new
works alongside an important group of works acquired by the Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre.
Venue: The Common Guild, 21 Woodlands Terrace, Glasgow, G3 6DF
Dates: Fri 20th April – Sat 23rd June
Times: Mon—Fri: 10am—5pm & Sat—Sun: 12pm—5pm

FURTHER DETAILS
GI Festival will include 60 exhibitions and 95 events.
For further details on these events and the whole programme please visit www.glasgowinternational.org
Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is funded by Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Creative Scotland, EventScotland, and Scottish Enterprise. Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is produced and managed by Glasgow Life.
Katrina Brown, Director, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art said:
“Jeremy Deller has a remarkable capacity for highlighting things that we as a society somehow hold dear in our cultural lives.
‘Sacrilege’ is a brilliant example of this – bringing together the historic and the contemporary in a very direct and typically engaging way. We are absolutely thrilled to have been able to work with Jeremy on such a project, grateful to Creative Scotland for its support and enthusiasm for the project and delighted to have worked in conjunction with our colleagues at the Mayor of London to ensure ‘Sacrilege’ will have a busy life beyond GI.”