Art schools across the world have opened their doors to students awarded a special bursary after losing work in the fire at Glasgow's Mackintosh building.
More than 20 universities and art institutions, from Massachusetts to Mongolia, are taking part in the Phoenix Bursary programme which will see Glasgow School of Art (GSA) students provided with studio space and academic support.
One hundred artists affected by the May 23 blaze will receive aid allowing them to produce new works.
Around half of the bursary recipients will stay in Glasgow, based at the Whisky Bond, the former Highland Distilleries warehouse where the GSA has created studio space for them.
The programme was established with the help of a £750,000 grant from the Scottish Government in the aftermath of the fire which broke out in the basement of the renowned Mackintosh building.
Firefighters were commended for managing to salvage about 70% of the contents but many fine art students, who were putting the final touches to their end-of-year projects, lost much of their work.
Each artist will receive up to 15 weeks studio time with a weekly stipend of £315 and up to £1,000 for materials and academic support, GSA said.
Schools taking part include the Bergen Academy of Art and Design in Norway, the California College of Art in San Francisco and the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture in Ulan Bator.
GSA director Tom Inns said: "We have been bowled over by the support that we have received from the academic community since the fire.
"The generosity of our sister schools within the UK and overseas is enabling these talented artists to have the vital studio space and the time to make new work."
"I'd particularly like to extend our thanks to the Whisky Bond and Glasgow Sculpture Studios for their fantastic support in helping the GSA get the studios ready for the artists so quickly."
The GSA will stage a special exhibition in Glasgow next spring to showcase the work created during the Phoenix Bursary programme.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "The fire at Glasgow School of Art saw Charles Rennie Mackintosh's iconic building making the headlines for all the wrong reasons, and for those talented students whose work was destroyed, it was a truly heart-breaking moment.
"The Scottish Government was keen to assist final year students, and it is fantastic to see new works in progress in the studio spaces facilitated by the Phoenix Bursaries scheme.
"Incredibly heartening too has been the response from institutions around the globe, in opening up their doors to welcome graduates from Glasgow School of Art."
The bursary artists are writing about their experiences at gsaphoenix.blogspot.com.
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