The Glasgow School of Art Students’ Association is a charity and independent Students’ Association which supports and promotes the interests of its student members at GSA.  The Students’ Association is committed to widening access to education and the arts. We believe in offering space and support to all students and members regardless of their resources and experience. The Association is committed to programming and working with organisers who reflect our student communities and their values, concerns and interests. We are particularly committed to offering opportunities to our student members, dedicated to their personal and professional development during their time at GSA.  

We want everybody to feel welcome in the venue, and have an on-going and self-critical commitment to accessibility, safe(r) spaces and actively opposing all forms of discrimination. 

Our Charitable Aims are: 

• To promote the welfare and interests of our Members (you!) 
• To provide a forum for your opinions, an active social space, a network for creative development and a venue for entertainment 
• To support the opinions, interests and activities of our Members 
• To improve services for and in support of our Members 

How we do it

We are a registered Scottish charity and are overseen by a Board of Trustees.  Each year we receive a grant from the GSA, and this goes into supporting exhibitions, projects, and events from students and to support an external programme which benefits the students at GSA. Our programme and much of our funding is overseen by The Student Representative Council (SRC). The SRC is made up of a Campaigns Committee, Funding Committee and Societies Committee. These committees are chaired by the Student President and Vice-President and supported by the wider team at the Students’ Association. The SRC also functions as an independent representative body specifically for students at the GSA - it can run campaigns, and support student initiatives in GSASA and GSA. The SRC are elected through the class rep systems and at meetings of members, for example the Annual General Meeting.  

Our Trustee Board 

Our trustee board comprises sabbatical officers, elected SRC members and external trustees whose role is to support student trustees and sabbatical officers in governing the Association. Members of the SRC can also put themselves forward for election to become Student Trustees of our charity. 

Where we do it 

We are located in the Assembly Building at the top of Scott Street. The Building includes several Project Spaces and a large multi-functional Assembly Hall.  We encourage students to continually reimagine our space and unlock its potential for learning and skill sharing beyond traditional canons.