Art School, Practice and Society, for La Biennale di Venezia

Professor Penny Macbeth, Professor Omar Kholeif and Jenny Brownrigg in conversation.

Art Schools are places where knowledge is not simply tought, but passed on, transformed and reimagined. 

This short podcast special for the La Biennale di Venezia unfolds across four conversations – moving from personal practice to global questions – tracing how art schools operate as sites and agents of making, thinking and social change 

Developed by The Glasgow School of Art for Scotland + Venice at La Biennale de Venezia, this special brings together three voices to reflect on: research, creative practice and making; journeys into art school; the gallery as an experimental space; the role of art education in society and why a creative education matters now. 

Professor Penny Macbeth, Director and Principal of The Glasgow School of Art is a designer and educator, whose practice spans textiles, drawing, and material thinking. Her work explores making as a form of knowledge and the role of creative education in shaping future practice.  

Omar Kholeif is a professor of Global Art Theory and Practice, as well as a writer curator and cultural historian. Born in Cairo and raised internationally, Kholeif has authored over twenty books and curatord more than one hundred exhibitions. 

Finally, Jenny Brownrigg is a curator with over two decades of experince in university galleries, and leads exhibitions across the GSA supporting research, students and international artistic dialogue. 

Episode notes:

Find out more about GSA Exhibitions at https://gsaexhibitions.co.uk/ 

Mother Curator was curated by Year 4 Fine Art GSA student Emma Scarlett.

The Glasgow School of Art Podcast is hosted by Skye Butchard

The Glasgow School of Art Podcast theme was composed by Dino Bardot

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