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'Art happens all year round in Glasgow but for eighteen days every two years, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art puts it firmly in the spotlight. From artists' studios through to major museums, by way of a vast range of venues new and old, the Festival is the perfect moment to get to know more about contemporary art and how and where it takes place in Glasgow. 

This year, the Festival offers an emphasis on a very live experience of art. Many of the exhibitions and projects offer direct and very immediate encounters. There are strong sculptural presentations by Karla Black at GOMA and Nairy Baghramian at the Mitchell Library, who each deploy distinctive materials to potent effect; installations that feature real activity and live performance in major projects by Kelly Nipper and a major new collaborative work by Graham Eatough, Graham Fagen and Michael McDonough at Tramway, as well as a remarkable new live performance by Alexandra Bachzetsis. While outdoors, Jeremy Deller presents his first major public sculpture, a large scale fully 'interactive' public artwork on Glasgow Green.

Packed with an array of events, talks and tours as well as major exhibitions, many by artists living in the city and others by leading international figures, the Festival is Glasgow's art scene at its liveliest and best.'

Katrina Brown, Director, 2012 
Jean Cameron, Producer, 2012