GLASGOW.- Glasgow International , Glasgow’s first, curated and commissioning Festival of Contemporary Visual Art, takes place across the city over twelve days from, Thursday 21 April until Monday 2 May, 2005. Under the curatorship of FRANCIS MCKEE, curator, writer and a major contributor to the contemporary visual arts scene in Scotland, Glasgow International will provide an opportunity for the development and exhibition of some of the world’s most exciting and innovative artists.

Glasgow International has grown out of the existing infrastructure in the visual arts in Glasgow, and both celebrates and supports the continued growth and achievements of Glasgow’s visual arts sector. The programme will reflect the position of Glasgow as a centre for production and exhibition of internationally significant visual art and will bring to this context a range of work, much of which has either been specifically commissioned or brought to the UK for the first time for the Festival.

Glasgow International will work together with Glasgow’s leading visual arts venues whilst also sourcing new sites, indoor and out, to deliver a world-class annual event which will profile Scottish and International contemporary visual artistic talent.