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SHAWLANDS has just earned itself a brand new book shop. Dedicated to cartoon art and graphic novels, Art Village has decided to expand with this latest extension to the gallery.

Plan B, as the shop has been named, will become part of the largest independent gallery in Scotland and will open on May 6. The opening will feature some of the work of political cartoonist Jim Turnbull. A dedicated exhibition of Turnbull’s creative genius will feature in Plan B later this year. His family have kindly allowed Art Village to store, sift, categorise and curate his enormous cartoon portfolio.

The book shop is the new home for comic art in Scotland and is the latest exciting part of the Art Village evolution, which with this addition will now comprise five distinct spaces over 10,000 square feet in one complex.

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The five main spaces within Art Village are: the Main Gallery, the Exhibition Room, the Creation Space, the Music Room and Plan B. The spaces showcase works from the likes of Peter Howson, John Byrne and Elizabeth Blackadder. There is also a small cinema, workshops and classes and a room dedicated to vinyl and independent music.

The gallery is a not-for-profit organisation set up by volunteers and the unemployed. They had no money, but saw purpose in using abandoned commercial spaces and enlisting art to combat urban decline.

Art Village is located within Shawlands Shopping Centre, 104 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow, G41 3NN. Visit their official website here or give them a call on 0141 632 1680.

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