The Glasgow Art Club

I attended Flow, an artistic happening with the amazing artist Alan McGowan! My friends and I had a fabulous time. What an experience! I will definitely be visiting the gallery again. The environment is aesthetically pleasing, the cafe great for spending time, and the prices unbeatable!

Fantastic place to come And have some Food and drink or chill out and look at some amazing Scottish art. Prices listed. Good and drink very reasonable with a very friendly bunch who work there.

The club has been refreshed recently with a great new menu, very tasteful decor and a shift of some of the room layout. The exhibition programme is also much changed. Well worth a visit!

I was looking forward to seeing the Mackintosh designs inside but we were turned away by a member of staff who said the building was for members only. He told us we had to pay £200 a month if we wanted to view the rooms. I’m a bit disappointed because it is listed online as open to the public.

This is a private club, which supports local artists with wonderful events and sales. Really super.

Beautiful building, worth a visit. And the restaurant is lovely too, no need to be a member to eat there

Highly recommend for meetings, exhibitions and the restaurant for a great quality lunch

Cool building with lots of ghost stories, the art leaves a lot to be desired however, I cannot praise the staff enough. They always welcome you in with a smile. I enjoyed having a coffee here and chatting to Rachel behind the bar who seemed to be on good terms with all their members. Dan, the manager, was also very helpful and happy to answer my questions about membership in great detail, he seemed to really enjoy engaging with visitors and just going that extra bit! Very enthusiastic man.

Although it is a private member's club, the Art Club is worth seeking out. Not so much for the art itself- these tend to be quite old fashioned paintings- but the surrounding which have the grandeur of a nineteenth century gentleman's club: wood panels, a fireplace, a quality restaurant and a cheap (but very small!) bar. Look out for the cabaret nights that happen here about once a month: they showcase the best of local talent and offer civilised surroundings and a sophisticated atmosphere. The Art Club is unique and more than worth a visit. It is surprising to find such an oasis in busy Bath Street.

I've been a member of the Art Club for a couple of years now and it is one of my favourite places in Glasgow. The building itself is magnificent, although the front and main gallery are currently undergoing a lot of maintenance, the gallery is due to reopen in Nov 2014. There are several rooms available. Downstairs there is the reception office, a lovely meeting room with a huge old wooden desk. There is also the dining room, which has been doubling as the main performance area while the main gallery is being renovated. The gallery itself is on the ground floor, it is a lovely bright and airy space with an enormous high ceiling and panelled walls. I spent many an afternoon on one of the sofas in front of the fireplace catching up on emails and having a cheeky Gin and Tonic. The gallery also features some of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's earliest work in the feature fireplaces, brass finger plates and decorative panels. The ground floor also contains the main bar. The selection is a little basic, with no draft only bottles of beer and cider, but they have all the staples as well as a decent selection of wine, brandy, and whisky. On the first floor there is the library, again a lovely big meeting room with walls lined with books and a huge wooden table which can comfortably sit a dozen. We have hired the library on a few occasions to have a private dining area with friends. Also on the first floor is the billiard room, this is another bar area and has been serving as the main exhibition space until the gallery returns. It also has a large television where the club screens films such as Casablanca (or the Muppets if it is Christmas!) on their film and super nights. The top floor is artist studios which host a range of classes and are available to members and non-members. As well as holding several art exhibitions each year the club has a lively social calendar some of the highlights of the last year for me have been; the Champagne & Croquet evening, the referendum film and super night (where they showed Braveheart!), the Glengoyne whisky tasting, the Gin tasting (which of course would be my favourite as I was the one who actually took it!) and the Christmas viewing of a Muppets Christmas Carol complete with lyric sheets should you wish to sing along! There is also a regular Jazz club which has had some phenomenal performances over the last few years. Events are normally open to all members and their guests. Some events are free, where-as others will normally have a charge of between £15-£25. The paid events tend to be those which include food. Some events such as the Jazz night are open to non-members as well. The staff at the club could not be any more friendly. They have made me feel incredibly welcome right from the start and I quite often spending quiet afternoons just sitting at the bar and chatting. They really are superb, some of the best staff you could possibly ask for. Membership fees differ depending upon the type of member you are and range from £195 for a young artist (under 35) up to £525 for a town artist. You do not need to be an artist to join, you can join as a Lay member and membership fees are roughly the same. Membership does require that you are proposed and seconded by existing members, but even if you do not know someone currently at the club, just ring up and they will be happy to arrange for you to come along and meet some members who may then support your application. The club serves as a quiet and tranquil place, a great escape from the normal Saturday night hustle of bath street.

What a place. One of the many places I regularly walk past on Bath Street, without noticing it. Hit this joint for their Thursday jazz night to see a friend perform. Splendid. The interior is immense. It's like someones massive house, with gorgeous paintings everywhere stretching up to tall ceilings. Lush fireplaces and furniture... gorgeous setting for live music. Acoustics were actually really good as well. Private members club of sorts, not too sure what goes on in here but I will most certainly be back for jazz night. The bar prices weren't as expensive as expected, which is always a plus. Check it out!

I was in the Glasgow Art Club last night for the annual Inverarity Wine Fair, who were celebrating their 5th birthday. I'd never been in before but I'd passed the place loads of times and always thought it looked like a very swanky artist's purlieu. I would probably be correct in having thought that. The building inside is absolutely beautiful, and by the looks of things was probably someone's house at one point. The actual Wine Fair was in a large hall on the ground floor, but myself and the fellow yelpers decided to take a wee tour for ourselves and explore around. The art that adorns every wall mostly consists of very old paintings, and busts of people I don't recognise. The decor and style of the place would make it wonderful for a wedding reception, which I'm sure they get frequently. It has 2 bars and a restaurant, but as far as I'm aware the restaurant doesn't have particularly extensive opening hours. It's a very unique place and I would say is definitely worth a wee visit!

Went for a cheeky wee Monday night gig by Andy White & like him I couldn't help but look at the art work around the rooms & staircase. The building is upstairs from Bunker and you have to go up some steps to get in - I'm not sure how someone using a wheelchair would access the building - and then you're transported back in time. You want to move slowly & take in the oak panelled walls before heading to the tiny bar and room they use for gigs. Still, as the room only seats around 70 folk there was never a queue at the bar. The gents is on the ground floor whilst us ladies are upstairs and they are grand stairs. Unfortunately as lovely as the loos are, only having 2 cubicles was not enough for all of us. If you see a gig advertised here GO. Snap up you tickets fast as the venue is small but you'll be assured of lovely acoustics & a very intimate gig to remember.