14th September 2016 - The Glasgow Guardian



The way you look (at me) tonight

14th September 2016

Rachel Boyd Deputy Culture Editor (Art) The Way You Look (at me) Tonight confronts the stigma of performance as a contrived artform. This show is presented as part of the upcoming Unlimited Festival, celebrating a body of contemporary disabled artists. A project by Claire Cunningham and Jess Curtis, The Way You Look asks what it ...


Art and Anxiety: student artists discuss the fears and anxieties of creation

14th September 2016

Rachel Boyd Deputy Culture Editor (Art) The nuances between productivity and creativity were what first interested Emma Hislop and Claire McGinlay. After an anxious first year spent studying at the Glasgow School of Art, both artists were struggling to position themselves; between fulfilling objectives as students and keeping up with the domestics of everyday life, ...


The harsh repercussions of student grant reforms

14th September 2016

Jodie Pearce Views Editor Changes to student grants announced in the 2015 budget have now come into effect, scrapping the previous maintenance grants for those from the lowest income households and replacing them with loans. The move will leave those from the poorest backgrounds with the highest amounts of debt post-graduation, forced to begin their ...


Union Grants slashed for 2nd consecutive year

14th September 2016

Nathan Stilwell Deputy Editor-in-Chief The block grants given by the University to the Glasgow University Union and the Queen Margaret Union will each be reduced by £5,300 for the academic year 2016/17. Both Unions will receive £228,700 each from the University, down from £234,000 in the previous academic year 2015/16. Block grants have continually dropped ...