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| Glasgow School of Art: Degree show after Mackintosh building fire | Glasgow School of Art: Degree show after Mackintosh building fire |
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| Glasgow School of Art is staging its 2014 degree show, three weeks after fire destroyed and damaged students' work in the iconic Mackintosh building. | |
| More than 500 graduating students are having their work showcased. | |
| A special display of large-scale digital prints of work by all 102 fine art students is being staged at the nearby McLellan Galleries. | |
| They are also being compiled into a book which is being sold to raise money for those who lost work in the fire. | |
| The preview of the degree show on Thursday is a ticket-only event. The show opens to the public on Saturday. | |
| It features work by graduating students across the School of Design and the Mackintosh School of Architecture. | It features work by graduating students across the School of Design and the Mackintosh School of Architecture. |
| The Architecture and Design show is taking place in the new Reid Building and the city's Glue Factory is hosting the Master of Fine Art show. | |
| 'Challenging time' | |
| Fine art students - whose work was worst-affected by the fire - have each provided an image for a special exhibition of digital prints at the nearby McLellan Galleries. | |
| Glasgow School of Art director, Professor Tom Inns, said: "It has been a particularly challenging time for our fine art students and this exhibition ensures that although they are unable to stage a degree show at this time, they are able to join with their fellow students across the campus in our annual showcase of creativity and innovation." | |
| The show comes almost three weeks after 200 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze at the Mackintosh building on 23 May. | The show comes almost three weeks after 200 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze at the Mackintosh building on 23 May. |
| They managed to salvage 90% of the structure of the A-listed building and save up to 70% of its contents. | They managed to salvage 90% of the structure of the A-listed building and save up to 70% of its contents. |
| A fund launched to raise cash for the restoration of the Mackintosh building has attracted millions of pounds in pledges. | A fund launched to raise cash for the restoration of the Mackintosh building has attracted millions of pounds in pledges. |