The Alchemy Experiment

The Alchemy Experiment New exhibition space opening soon in the West End of Glasgow. We will also be hosting events, workshops and serving coffee throughout the week.

✦ opening on Friday ✦The WrappingsTess Snaden13.03.26 - 26.03.26Opening on Friday 13th March, 7-9PMFree entry, all welco...
09/03/2026

✦ opening on Friday ✦

The Wrappings
Tess Snaden

13.03.26 - 26.03.26

Opening on Friday 13th March, 7-9PM
Free entry, all welcome

✦

Through sculptures, drawings and installations Canadian interdisciplinary artist, Tess Snaden, explores themes of home and body to reconstruct internalised value systems and centre play. After completing a BFA from Emily Carr University, in Vancouver, Canada, she has spent the last three years travelling around Europe and creating a home on the west coast of Scotland. Her passion and practice is an exploration into how we explain the inexplicable. Through abstract form and domestic handicraft, she explores the dualities of play and control.

✦

Visit alchemyexperiment.com to find out more

✦ OPENING ON FRIDAY ✦Colourful WomenDebbie Green06.03.26 - 12.03.26Opening Friday 6th Mar, 7-9pmFree entry, all welcome✦...
04/03/2026

✦ OPENING ON FRIDAY ✦

Colourful Women
Debbie Green

06.03.26 - 12.03.26

Opening Friday 6th Mar, 7-9pm
Free entry, all welcome

✦

" It was in the winter of 2024 that I spotted the front cover of a Sunday magazine. It featured a stunning photograph of Sinead O’Connor, the Irish singer. I loved it and decided to have a go at painting it myself. The first painting was in black and white like the photo. However then I decided it might look better in blue to represent the singer’s mood in the picture.

Over the course of six months I painted 20 women, all in different colours. Usually I tried to use the colours to represent the women in some way. I called these paintings Colourful Women for obvious reasons.

I would like to raise money for Glasgow Womens Aid through this exhibition - through the sale of art work and donation links at the exhibition. "

✦

visit alchemyexperiment.com & www.colourfulwomen.uk to find out more

‘The Wedding Project’Denis HoulihanThanks to everyone that came along to te opening of ‘The Wedding Project’ last weeken...
27/02/2026

‘The Wedding Project’
Denis Houlihan

Thanks to everyone that came along to te opening of ‘The Wedding Project’ last weekend!

The last full day to catch the exhibition is Wednesday 4th of March. Original artwork & prints available (see last slide).

Artist info:

Denis Houlihan was born in Ireland and studied pharmacy at Strathclyde University.
He started painting in 2005, taking classes with many amazing and inspirational teachers before studying at the Glasgow Academy of Fine Art.

He continues to study and paint, drawing inspiration from life and nature.

He established The Alchemy Experiment with Pierce Houlihan in 2019, designed by Bethany Houlihan, hoping to create a community for artists to showcase their work to the public in a warm friendly environment .

More info on our website ✨

✦ COMING UP ✦Colourful WomenDebbie Green06.03.26 - 12.03.26Opening Friday 6th Mar, 7-9pmFree entry, all welcome✦“I am a ...
18/02/2026

✦ COMING UP ✦

Colourful Women
Debbie Green

06.03.26 - 12.03.26

Opening Friday 6th Mar, 7-9pm
Free entry, all welcome

✦

“I am a retired primary school teacher and amateur artist. Until recently I taught children and adult art classes but hadn’t developed my own art work. However last winter I started this project of Colourful Women.

It was in the winter of 2024 that I spotted the front cover of a Sunday magazine. It featured a stunning photograph of Sinead O’Connor, the Irish singer. I loved it and decided to have a go at painting it myself. The first painting was in black and white like the photo. However then I decided it might look better in blue to represent the singer’s mood in the picture.

Over the course of six months I painted 20 women, all in different colours. Usually I tried to use the colours to represent the women in some way. I called these paintings Colourful Women for obvious reasons.

I would like to raise money for Glasgow Womens Aid through this exhibition - through the sale of art work and donation links at the exhibition. “

✦

visit alchemyexperiment.com & www.colourfulwomen.uk to find out more

UPCOMING EXHIBITION:The Wedding Project Denis HoulihanSaturday, 21st February 7-10pmWelcome drinks Exhibitions ends 5th ...
16/02/2026

UPCOMING EXHIBITION:

The Wedding Project
Denis Houlihan

Saturday, 21st February
7-10pm

Welcome drinks

Exhibitions ends 5th February

•

Denis Houlihan was born in Ireland and studied pharmacy at Strathclyde University.

He started painting in 2005, taking classes with many amazing and inspirational teachers before studying at the Glasgow Academy of Fine Art.

He established The Alchemy Experiment with Pierce Houlihan in 2019, designed by Bethany Houlihan, hoping to create a community for artists to showcase their work to the public in a warm friendly environment.


Exhibition info:

‘This exhibition of paintings is based on a series of life drawings.

The drawings were done in charcoal on newsprint, some were very rapid sketches, many overprinted one on top of each other whilst trying to achieve a feeling of gesture and movement and energy. I tried to preserve those feelings in the paintings. The exhibition also includes these original drawings .

The impetus behind the work was to produce a piece which would hopefully be selected as a backdrop at my daughters wedding.’

Full description on our website ✨

✦ opening this week ✦The Quiet GazeA group exhibition curated by 12.02.26 - 18.03.26Opening Thursday 12th Feb, 7-9pmwith...
09/02/2026

✦ opening this week ✦

The Quiet Gaze
A group exhibition curated by

12.02.26 - 18.03.26

Opening Thursday 12th Feb, 7-9pm
with performance by and Max Beavitt starting at 7:30pm
Free entry, all welcome

✦

Exhibiting artists:

Molly Andrews, Caire Ann Flynn, Ruby Atkins, Saul Auty, Ruth Babington, Holly Baldwin, Nadia Belber, Mimi Bhogal, Rosie Boyce, Belle Breslin, Fenn Buchanan, Choin, Peter Clark, Anna Davis, Anna De Souza, Meredith Donnachie, Michael Dudgeon, Tiziana Fonti, Gabrielle Gledhill, Isgard Hague, Yulia Hap, Bradley Hudson, Noru Innes, Kathleen King, Ben King-Beck, Iris May, Malak Naseem, Bianca Patania, Hannah Peddie Miller, Allegra Riley, Amy Sandler, Esther Stone,Holly Tafe, Tally Tunnell, Jacob Venit, Lily Waite

✦

Poster Design and Identity: .saporito

visit alchemyexperiment.com to find out more

✦ opening this week ✦The Quiet GazeA group exhibition curated by 12.02.26 - 18.02.26Opening Thursday 12th Feb, 7-9pmwith...
09/02/2026

✦ opening this week ✦

The Quiet Gaze
A group exhibition curated by

12.02.26 - 18.02.26

Opening Thursday 12th Feb, 7-9pm
with performance by and Max Beavitt starting at 7:30pm
Free entry, all welcome

✦

Exhibiting artists:
Molly Andrews, Caire Ann Flynn, Ruby Atkins, Saul Auty, Ruth Babington, Holly Baldwin, Nadia Belber, Mimi Bhogal, Rosie Boyce, Belle Breslin, Fenn Buchanan, Choin, Peter Clark, Anna Davis, Anna De Souza, Meredith Donnachie, Michael Dudgeon, Tiziana Fonti, Gabrielle Gledhill, Isgard Hague, Yulia Hap, Bradley Hudson, Noru Innes, Kathleen King, Ben King-Beck, Iris May, Malak Naseem, Bianca Patania, Hannah Peddie Miller, Allegra Riley, Amy Sandler, Esther Stone,Holly Tafe, Tally Tunnell, Jacob Venit, Lily Waite

✦

Poster Design and Identity: .saporito

visit alchemyexperiment.com to find out more

✦ COMING UP ✦The Wedding ProjectDenis Houlihan21.02.26 - 04.03.26Opening on Saturday 21st Feb, 7pmAll welcome ✦"The impe...
28/01/2026

✦ COMING UP ✦

The Wedding Project
Denis Houlihan

21.02.26 - 04.03.26
Opening on Saturday 21st Feb, 7pm
All welcome

✦

"The impetus behind the work was to produce a piece which would hopefully be selected as a backdrop at my daughters wedding.
The remit was challenging hence the need for multiple works hoping that one of them might fit the requirements of the client:

‘’ One is in a pub,
One is in a green landscape, climbing a mountain or a hike in Arran,
One is a dinner table scene,
One is a close up of two faces with symbolism, maybe,
One is a warm embrace with movement in it or dancing,
One is more private more relaxed, cosied up on the sofa.
Overall vibe,
Edward Hopper but more jolly,
Bright colours,
White space in between ,
Architecture to frame the spaces,
Lots of greenery and landscape,
Life,
What would be symbolical,
Like a white dove but not that,
Maybe a wee bit surreal or fresco lines that go off the page like Lola Strongbert. ‘’

I invite you to come along and see if I achieved any of this wonderfully poetic description with these paintings.”

✦

visit alchemyexperiment.com to find out more

ALCHEMY ART CLUB ✨Clay Club with Megan Makes Monday 19th January7-9pm£15We are back baby with our first workshop of the ...
09/01/2026

ALCHEMY ART CLUB ✨
Clay Club with Megan Makes


Monday 19th January
7-9pm
£15

We are back baby with our first workshop of the year and it’s a gosh darn heater.

Shake off those January blues and come get loose with our very own Megan DEVLIN Makes!!!!

Come hang and make some funky clay creations and take home your very own work of art.

No previous skills or material required and tickets are an affordable £15 ✨

Tickets via the link in the bio x

Life Drawing Club with Izzie (.fiend) will be downstairs (tickets now available!)





The Poetry Experiment(Open mic night)with Ross Wilcock ✨Wednesday 17th Dec. Doors: 7pmFeaturing a special guest performa...
15/12/2025

The Poetry Experiment

(Open mic night)
with Ross Wilcock ✨

Wednesday 17th Dec.
Doors: 7pm

Featuring a special guest performance from Meredith Macleod!

The final Poetry Experiment of the year is this Wednesday 17th December ✨

There are a limited number of (free) performer tickets left and spectator tickets* (£5) available.

Come along for our end of year event as we welcome special guest Meredith Macleod who will be reading from her new collection.

A huge thanks to Ross Wilcock for running the monthly poetry evening and creating such a warm & welcoming space for people to perform this year!

Tickets in bio x

*If you’d like to perform on the night please let Ross know

✨

13/12/2025

New books in-store ✨

Been stocking up our beautiful book display recently with a mix of art, photography, zines, sociopolitical books & more

Including:

Poor Artists ()
The Story of Art Without Men ()

A Brief History of Black British Art (Rianna Jade Parker)
Fascist Yoga (Stewart Home)
Alpine Refuges ()

✨

Book display & shelves by

Address

157 Byres Road
Glasgow
G128TS

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+447792848053

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Alchemy Experiment posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Museum

Send a message to The Alchemy Experiment:

Shortcuts

Share

Category