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| Sturgeon hosts US reception for fire-hit art school | Sturgeon hosts US reception for fire-hit art school |
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| First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will host a reception in the United States later to thank supporters of the fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art (GSA). | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will host a reception in the United States later to thank supporters of the fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art (GSA). |
| The event in New York's Lincoln Centre Plaza will be attended by 200 guests, including GSA alumni and expatriates. | The event in New York's Lincoln Centre Plaza will be attended by 200 guests, including GSA alumni and expatriates. |
| They will be told of plans to restore the Grade A-listed art nouveau Mackintosh building that was badly damaged in the blaze on 23 May 2014. | They will be told of plans to restore the Grade A-listed art nouveau Mackintosh building that was badly damaged in the blaze on 23 May 2014. |
| Ms Sturgeon is on a four-day visit to the US - her first as first minister. | Ms Sturgeon is on a four-day visit to the US - her first as first minister. |
| Earlier, the first minister appeared on one of American television's top chat shows. | Earlier, the first minister appeared on one of American television's top chat shows. |
| She took part in The Daily Show, hosted by Jon Stewart, and questioned her billing on the show's website as a "comedian". | She took part in The Daily Show, hosted by Jon Stewart, and questioned her billing on the show's website as a "comedian". |
| The GSA reception she will host aims to boost the profile of the Mackintosh appeal which hopes to raise £20m towards the eventual cost of restoration of the building and its contents. | The GSA reception she will host aims to boost the profile of the Mackintosh appeal which hopes to raise £20m towards the eventual cost of restoration of the building and its contents. |
| The New York event will also provide a platform for sharing details of the planned restoration project with existing and potential new supports. | The New York event will also provide a platform for sharing details of the planned restoration project with existing and potential new supports. |
| Patrons of the appeal include the American actor Brad Pitt as well as Scots actor and former GSA student Peter Capaldi. | Patrons of the appeal include the American actor Brad Pitt as well as Scots actor and former GSA student Peter Capaldi. |
| Director of Glasgow School of Art, Professor Tom Inns, told the BBC that the fundraiser is the first outside of Scotland. | |
| Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive programme, he said: "We have always had great links into North America. A lot of our students are from the States and many of our students work in New York. | Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive programme, he said: "We have always had great links into North America. A lot of our students are from the States and many of our students work in New York. |
| "There is also huge interest in Mackintosh and the building and there has been a lot of interest in the last 12 months." | "There is also huge interest in Mackintosh and the building and there has been a lot of interest in the last 12 months." |
| Prof Inns said the school intends to update, as well as restore, its building following the devastating fire last year. |