The Glasgow School of Art

On 22-26th March 2021, we are hosting Open Day Live, a week-long online event giving you the broadest possible insight into life and undergraduate study at the GSA.

Join Open Day Live at https://gsashowcase.net

Live events on each day focus on one of the GSA’s five specialist schools:

Monday 22nd March: School of Design

Tuesday 23rd March: School of Simulation and Visualisation

Wednesday 24th March: School of Fine Art

Thursday 25th March: Innovation School

Friday 26th March: Mackintosh School of Architecture

Register now here.

Once registered you will receive email invitations and information relevant to you and your programme and areas of interest. 

Full programme:

Monday 22nd March
School of Design

Throughout the day:
My Glasgow
Life After Art School - Careers in the Creative Industries
Creative Network – An Introduction
My Glasgow
Advanced Entry Talk 

9:30 Communication Design Programme Talk and Q&A

10:00 Interaction Design Programme Talk

10:30 Fashion Design Live Programme Talk and Q&A
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 963 9521 9147
Passcode: 725673

10.35 Interaction Design Q+A
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 920 3033 0000
Passcode: 514689

10:45 Interior Design Live Programme Talk and Q&A
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 959 6835 7120
Passcode: 445857

11:00 Textile Design Live Programme Talk & Q&A
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 963 9521 9147
Passcode: 725673

11:15 Silversmithing & Jewellery Programme Talk

11:35 Silversmithing & Jewellery Q&A
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 983 8001 1177
Passcode: 188403

11:30 Product Design Engineering Presentation and Q&A
Zoom link 
Meeting ID: 981 0003 3197
Passcode: 219276

12:00 Putting Together a Portfolio for Design

13:00 Accommodation Talk: Living on Campus

13:30 Live Chat: GSA Halls

14:00 Live Chat:  Student Support Services and Finance

15:00 Live Chat: How to Apply, UCAS Q&A with GSA Registry

16:00 Live Chat: Exchange and Study Abroad Opportunities at GSA

Tuesday 23^rd March
School of Simulation and Visualisation

Throughout the day:
Welcome from Paul Chapman, Head of School of Innovation and Visualisation
My Glasgow
Life After Art School - Careers in the Creative Industries
Creative Network – An Introduction
My Glasgow
Advanced Entry Talk

10:00 Programme Talk: Immersive Systems Design, 3D Modelling and Virtual Reality

10:30 Live Q+A :Immersive Systems Design, 3D Modelling and Virtual Reality
Zoom link

11:00 Programme Talk: Sound for the Moving Image

12:25 Live Q &A :Sound for the Moving Image Q&A
Zoom link

12:00 Live 3D Modelling Demo with Dr Danny Buksh
Zoom link 
Meeting ID: 977 2936 8926
Passcode: 310771

13:00 Live Chat: Exchange and Study Abroad Opportunities at GSA

14:00 Live Chat: Student Support Services and Finance

15:00 Live Chat: How to Apply, UCAS Q&A with GSA Admissions

15:30 Accommodation Talk: Living on Campus

16:00 Live Chat: GSA Halls

Wednesday 24^th March
School of Fine Art

Throughout the day
Life After Art School - Careers in the Creative Industries
Creative Network – An Introduction
My Glasgow
Advanced Entry Talk

 
10:00 Talk : Making an Application to Fine Art

10:30 Preparing a portfolio for Fine Art programmes with Christina McBride

11:00 Talk : Exchange and Study Abroad Opportunities at GSA

11:15 Live Chat: Exchange and Study Abroad Q&A

12:00 Live Chat: Making Your Application Q&A Session with GSA Admissions

12:30 Live Chat: Student Support and Financing Your Studies

13:00 Programme Talk: Fine Art Photography

13:30 Live Q&A Fine Art Photography
Zoom link 
Meeting ID: 999 0363 5716
Passcode: 166288

14:00 Programme Talk: Painting + Printmaking

14:30 Live Q&A : Painting + Printmaking
Zoom link

15:00 SASAP Presentation - Joint programme with the University of Glasgow 

15:30 Live Chat: SASAP Q&A

15:10 Programme Talk: Sculpture and Environmental Art with Prof Ross Sinclair

15:40 Live Sculpture and Environmental Art Q&A
Zoom link 
Meeting ID: 946 4630 8499
Passcode: 818415

16:00 Talk : Living on Campus

16:30 Live Chat: Living on Campus - Accommodation

Thursday 25^th March
Innovation School

Throughout the day
Life After Art School  Careers in the Creative Industries

Student Portfolio Showcases
Creative Network – An Introduction
My Glasgow

WIP Exhibition

Social Design Futures, People, Products Place - A work in Progress exhibition

10:00 Programme Talk and Live Chat Q+A session. With Programme Leader Irene Bell
Zoom link 
Meeting ID: 928 0751 6289
Passcode: 516562

11:00 Live Chat: Student Exchange and Study Abroad Opportunities at GSA

12:00 How to Apply & UCAS Q&A with GSA Registry

12:30 Talk : Halls - Living on Campus

13:00 Live Chat: GSA Halls

14:00 Live Chat: Student Support and Financing Your Studies

14:30 Chain Reaction

15:00 In Conversation: Join the current students as they talk about the Product Design programme.

Friday 26^th March
Mackintosh School of Architecture

Throughout the day
My Glasgow
Online Studio Tour
Life After Art School  Careers in the Creative Industries
Creative Network – An Introduction
Exchange and Study Abroad Talk

10.00 Programme Talk Introduction to the BArch Programme.
Delivered by Kirsty Lees, Mackintosh School of Architecture Admissions Coordinator. 
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 953 6996 2155
Passcode: 323905

11.00 Putting together a portfolio for Architecture
Guidance on how to apply and advice on portfolio preparation. Delivered by Kirsty Lees Mackintosh School of Architecture Admissions Coordinator. 
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 953 6996 2155
Passcode: 323905

12.00 In conversation with the Stage 1 Teaching team
Informal opportunity to hear the Stage 1 leader speak about first year and answer any questions. Delivered by Kathy Li, Stage 1 Leader, Mackintosh School of Architecture. 
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 953 6996 2155
Passcode: 323905

13:00 Live Chat: Help with UCAS Q+A
With GSA Registry

14.00 In Conversation with MASS
Informal opportunity to hear from our students about their experiences, our student society and answer any questions. Delivered by the Mackintosh Architecture Students Society (MASS). 
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 953 6996 2155
Passcode: 323905

14:30 Live Chat: Student Support Services

15:00 Talk : Halls – Living on Campus

15:15 Live Chat: Accommodation Q&A

16:00 Live Chat: Advanced Entry and other Routes into Art School
With Elizabeth Beidler, Progression Manager.

Answering questions on:

• how to progress to the GSA from college
• what type of qualifications we accept for advanced entry
• our associate student scheme
• how to prepare a portfolio for advanced entry