West of Scotland Academy of the Fine Arts

Foundation date: 1841
Dissolution date: 1853

Active: 1841 - 1853

Function: Art society and art school

History or description: The first exhibition was held in 1841 and the thirteenth and last in 1853. This society failed due to financial problems.

Activities: exhibitions (members only)

Composition: professional artists, lay members

Funding types: annual subscription

Citing this record

'West of Scotland Academy of the Fine Arts', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib6_1232379181, accessed 20 Sep 2021]