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The Alasdair Gray Archive

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC052417
Status
Active
Registered
March 20, 2023
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
The Alasdair Gray Archive
The Whisky Bond
2 Dawson Road
G4 9SS

Contact

Website
thealasdairgrayarchive.org

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

The Alasdair Gray Archive aims to: - Promote, protect and advance visual and literary arts for the public benefit with particular emphasis (although not exclusively) on works created by Alasdair Gray. - Advance the knowledge of the life and work of Alasdair Gray through exhibitions, commissions, research and publications. - Foster, promote and develop education opportunities in relation to the work of Alasdair Gray. - Create an archive of key works to serve as a source of information about the life and work of Alasdair Gray and to provide public access to this collection. - Support and inspire others through the provision of tiered series of awards, residencies, student placements and commissions.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The promotion, preservation, and education of the public of the collection of works by Alisdair Gray and more generally by (amongst other things):- * Commissioning, publishing, distributing and archiving research, literature, paintings and other materials. * Acquiring, creating and preserving works of art, including paintings, photographs, literature and other works, including sourcing suitable locations for storing and/or displaying such items. * Restoring and maintaining items of historical significance. and * Organising, managing, promoting and sponsoring various functions and events, including exhibitions, seminars, lectures and tours. (ii) to promote similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees think fit

Geography

Main operating location
Glasgow City
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2026 £0 £0 1
March 31, 2025 £222,089 £232,437 1
March 31, 2024 £222,089 £232,437 1