Sarah McCrory Directs Glasgow International Festival with Focus on Emerging Artists

Sarah McCrory leads Glasgow International, a biennial festival running from 4 April to 21 April, featuring over 50 exhibitions, talks, films, and performances. The festival originated as a satellite to an art fair and now functions as a hybrid of a gallery weekend and biennial activity. McCrory's Director's Programme includes eleven shows without an overarching theme, highlighting artists like Avery Singer, Aleksandra Domanović, and Jordan Wolfson to introduce their practices to Scottish audiences. She emphasizes the importance of art students experiencing these works firsthand. The programme also features Sue Tompkins, Charlotte Prodger, Michael Smith, Bedwyr Williams, Anthea Hamilton, and Nicholas Byrne. A posthumous exhibition of Hudinilson Jr, organized with help from curator Tobi Maier and gallerist Jaqueline Martins, showcases over 95 works exploring themes of sexuality and health. McCrory, new to Glasgow, appreciates the city's reflective pace and better artist support structures compared to London, though she misses its breadth of activities. The festival guide spans 71 pages, listing all events across the city's venues, including the McLellan Galleries.