Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian @GraySorcha
The Whisky Bond, Glasgow, UK
Joined January 2020
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NEW RESOURCE AVAILABLE NOW! Explore Living Archives: Beyond the Institution which I’ve written for SAAN, examining how artist-led archives, domestic spaces and community engagement are reshaping cultural stewardship.scottishartistsarchivesnetwo…
BIG NEWS! 🎉 Musician & poet Roddy Woomble is our 2027 Creative Commission with Creative Writing @UniStrathclyde. Inspired by Alasdair Gray’s marginal book notes, he’ll create new songs for Gray Day at Òran Mór on 25 February 2027. More soon!
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📻 Agnes Owens on BBC Radio 4 Extra! 🎧 Hear For the Love of Willie (2–6 Nov) and Bus Queue (19 Nov). Both available on BBC Sounds for 30 days!
RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE from The Scottish Artists Archives Network! Explore ‘Curating the Digital Attic Archive’ with Curator Judit Bodor and Archivist Caroline Brown. Watch the free webinar on YouTube – link in bio! youtube.com/watch?v=0jbJhpSl…
Alasdair Gray’s 1982 Janine turns 42! Published on 30 October 1984, his ‘best novel’ shocked and divided critics. What did you think? Share below or shop via our bio link!
Spooky season, Gray style. In 1957, Alasdair Gray reimagined apocalypse over Glasgow in The Glasgow Triumph of Death. Decades later, his Oran Mor mural celebrates nature’s enduring cycle of life, death and rebirth.
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We need your help! Take the SAAN Network Survey and help shape the future of artists’ archives in Scotland. Your anonymous feedback will inform future support and protect our cultural heritage. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Woodside Library today with Chitra Ramaswamy in conversation with @GraySorcha to discuss Rich Things — exploring archives, Glasgow’s colonial histories, and whose stories are preserved, remembered or left untold.
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Read my new Practical Guide for Independent Artists Archives created for SAAN drawing on my work with @AGrayArchive & @AOwensArchive and recent @CreativeScots research into artists archives, 15 points to help support others working in the sector - tr.ee/1kPBSfWXb5
FREE WORKSHOPS! Explore Glasgow’s literary @AOwensArchive & AGA archives through writing, collage, poetry & storytelling at Woodside Library. Nov 2026–Feb 2027. No experience needed! Limited places. Email [email protected]
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🎥 Recording now available! Introducing my new Practical Guide for Independent Artist Archives as part of the Scottish Artists Archives Network Autumn Programme 2026. Find the recording and guide on the SAAN website.
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🌼 Celebrate Agnes Owens’ centenary with daffodil planting! Join WDC Arts & Heritage team on Saturday 24 October, 11am–12pm, at Alexandria Library Garden. Everyone welcome! Tea, coffee and bulbs provided. 🌼
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Recording available now! ✨ Celebrate Agnes Owens’ writing and legacy with highlights from our sellout @byresrdbookfest launch at Òran Mór. Watch the full event on YouTube- youtube.com/watch?v=erf36ms0…
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Custodian @GraySorcha of AOA & @AGrayArchive speaks at @ScotsArchives conference 03.11.26 in Edinburgh exploring how archives can bring overlooked voices back into cultural conversations, link below!
Join @bhmuk for a conversation with Chitra Ramaswamy & @GraySorcha exploring Rich Things, Alasdair Gray’s Archive, north Glasgow stories, anti-colonial thinking & legacy. 23 Oct, 2–3pm. eventbrite.com/e/rich-things…
After six and a half years at The Whisky Bond, the Alasdair Gray Archive is moving to a new home. We’ll announce our new location and access arrangements soon. Thank you to our friends at TWB—we’ll miss you!
We welcomed Elliot Douglas to the archive last week, visiting from Germany where he is researching Gray’s work for his current PhD.
