We are proud to be associated with the following leading organisations, institutions and professional bodies.
We have developed strong links with the following organisations.
Aberdeen Artists Society
The Aberdeen Artists’ Society (AAS) dates back to 1827, but took its present form in 1958 when Ian Fleming was Head of Gray’s School of Art. Each year it holds an exhibition in Aberdeen Art Gallery with works by artists from all over the country; one of the main attractions of the exhibition is the Awards scheme offered by Shell.
BP
One of the world's largest energy companies and sponsors of the annual Gray's School of Art Degree Show.
Creative & Cultural Skills
Creative & Cultural Skills is the UK-wide sector skills council for advertising, crafts, design, cultural heritage, music and the arts.
Limousine Bull
Limousine Bull is a non-profit making artists' collective with an open membership policy. It provides support for artists by provision of a project space, IT facilities, professional networking, exhibition and work opportunities. A group of students from Gray’s School of Art started the collective in 1998.
Project Slogan
Based in Aberdeen, project slogan aims to support emerging contemporary artists through exhibitions, projects, collaborations, events and community, encouraging experimentation and new art.
Royal Scottish Academy
The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is an independent body of artists and architects founded as Scotland's oldest artists' collective, The Scottish Academy, in 1826. The Academy embodies a wealth of professional experience in fine art and architecture with Members taking a leading role in higher education and in many of Scotland's cultural institutions. Gray's School of Art has an outstanding record in the RSA Awards.
Shell
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies. They are involved in the art scene in Aberdeen by offering an Awards scheme at the Aberdeen Artist Society's annual exhibition.
Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland helps people of all ages to discover their skills and develop their careers.
Society of Dyers and Colourists
The aim of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) is to connect and communicate with academia to support students studying textiles at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.
“In the six years that BP has been involved with the Gray’s Degree Show, we have been continually impressed by the standard of the students’ work.”
Tim Smith Director of External Affairs, BP, Sponsors of Gray’s School of Art Degree Show
The final showcase in the students' year for those studying Architecture and Architectural Technology
