The fifth annual Mackintosh Festival kicks off a month-long programme of arts and cultural events tomorrow.
The celebration of Glasgow’s most famous artist, architect and designer attracted more than 100,000 people last year and organisers are expecting another fantastic turn-out.
This year’s highlights include workshops by Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw, who stencilled the newly built House for an Art Lover 20 years ago, with large Glasgow Style Roses designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Elisabeth will be getting her stencils out of storage to create a carpet of roses outside some of the venues participating in this year’s programme.
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Elisabeth will be running workshops open to the public at House for an Art Lover; Mackintosh Queen’s Cross; The Hill House; The Lighthouse and in St Enoch Centre and participants are invited to learn to stencil a rose and make their mark as a true Glasgow artist for the day.
To mark the House for an Art Lover’s 20th birthday, the venue will also host musical, craft and kids’ activities.
Other highlights include tie-ins with Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design such as a 3D experience that will allow users to design a Mackintosh space and the chance to discover a new Mackintosh venue - The Mackintosh Club in Helensburgh.
Designed in 1894, the building, in the town’s Sinclair Street, was originally The Conservative Club and until recently belonged to a retailer. New owners Bruce and Nicola Jamieson will be restoring it to its former glory, and have opened a public gallery which will hold talks and tours during the festival.
The Hill House in Helensburgh will host an exhibition by Arts and Crafts artist, Henry Taylor Wyse, while Mackintosh Queen’s Cross, Mackintosh’s only built church, is hosting artist Avril Paton as its artist in residence.
Other highlights include ‘Disappearing Glasgow’ by photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie at Glasgow School of Art and Kathy Hinde’s musical flock of ‘Luminous Birds’ at the Lighthouse.
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Festival goers can enjoy tours of The Mackintosh House at The Hunterian and The Glasgow Art Club which is also hosting Aye Mac – a Mackintosh-inspired exhibition of work by contemporary artists in Glasgow.
For full information: www.glasgowmackintosh.com/festival
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