Glasgow School of Art

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art school higher education institution public institution

The Glasgow School of Art is a renowned Scottish art and design institution, famous for its influential role in art education and its iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh–designed building.

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Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art school → higher education institution → public institution →
affiliatedWith	University of Glasgow →
country	Scotland → United Kingdom →
experiencedEvent	2014 Mackintosh Building fire → 2018 Mackintosh Building fire →
formerName	Glasgow Government School of Design →
foundedIn	1845 →
governedBy	Board of Governors →
hasCampus	Garnethill campus → Skypark campus → Tontine campus →
hasFocus	interdisciplinary collaboration → practice-based learning →
hasGallery	Mackintosh Gallery →
hasLibrary	Glasgow School of Art Library →
hasMainBuilding	Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building →
hasMotto	“The Creative Campus” →
hasNotableAlumni	Alasdair Gray → Annie Lennox → Charles Rennie Mackintosh → David Shrigley → Douglas Gordon → James McNeill Whistler → Jenny Saville → Liz Lochhead → Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh → Martin Boyce → Peter Howson → Simon Starling → Steven Campbell →
hasNotableDepartment	Mackintosh School of Architecture → School of Design → School of Fine Art → School of Simulation and Visualisation →
hasPrincipal	director and chief executive →
hasReputationFor	contribution to Glasgow Style → influential role in art education → internationally recognized research in art and design → strong studio-based teaching →
hasType	art and design school →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Garnethill → Glasgow →
mainBuildingConstructionEnd	1909 →
mainBuildingConstructionStart	1897 →
mainBuildingDesignedBy	Charles Rennie Mackintosh →
mainBuildingStyle	Art Nouveau → Glasgow Style →
memberOf	University of Glasgow Associated Institutions →
offersDegree	postgraduate degree → research degree → undergraduate degree →
region	West of Scotland →
sector	tertiary education →
specializesIn	architecture → creative disciplines → design → digital media → fine art →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Glasgow Style ("Glasgow School") →	associatedWith
Charles Rennie Mackintosh →	education
Glasgow School of Art ("Glasgow Government School of Design") →	formerName
Glasgow →	hasArtSchool
Glasgow School of Art ("Glasgow School of Art Library") →	hasLibrary
Steven Holl Architects ("Reid Building Glasgow School of Art") →	hasNotableProject
Glasgow →	knownFor
Charles Rennie Mackintosh →	notableWork
Art Nouveau ("Glasgow School") →	relatedMovement