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Festive Last Thursday: Creative Glasgow Member Meet Up Nov2025

Thursday 27th November 2025 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm

The Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art

,G3 6RQ

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Invite: Cryptic Nights

The next Cryptic Nights, Listening Salon, is taking place on Wednesday 26 November 2025, 7-9pm at The Old Hairdressers.
  • hair.wav is an immersive audio-visual short film by Emma Diamond, centred on the tactile and sonic world of hair.
  • Parlour of Psithurism is a sound installation by artist  Beth Robertson that explores the feminist nature of ecology, transforming repurposed hairdryer hoods into playful, intimate listening spaces.

Exhibition Invite: Feathered Friends

Project Ability‘s Christmas fundraising exhibition “Feathered Friends” will run until 20 December 2025. This annual show celebrates the creativity and unique perspectives of artists working in our supported studio programmes.

This year’s theme is birds and features over 60 artworks across painting, drawing, print, photography, sculpture and mixed-media. All works are for sale, with proceeds supporting the artists and the ongoing work of Project Ability.

TecTonic Night Summit: Year-End Exchange

We’re thrilled to be a Community Partner for TecTonic Night Summit: Year-End Exchange!

Join 400+ founders, creatives, makers, tech pros and community builders on 10 December at Dockyard Social for a festival-style night of connection, collaboration and celebration.

TecTonic is expanding its Market Square this year, and we’re excited to have several Creative Glasgow makers and artists featured in the lively exhibition zone – showcasing products, selling festive gifts and engaging with Scotland’s wider innovation ecosystem.

Don’t miss this brilliant end-of-year gathering!

Radiant and Brighter Training

Radiant and Brighter are offering a series of online training sessions designed to deepen understanding of race, identity and inclusion. These safe, supportive workshops help build confidence, empathy and practical skills for creating a culture where everyone feels they belong.

In each session, you’ll:

  • Learn to have open, respectful conversations about race and identity

  • Strengthen teamwork, trust and communication

  • Gain tools to foster a more inclusive, positive environment

This training goes beyond policy — it’s about people, compassionate leadership and meaningful cultural change.

Training Dates (2.5 hours on Zoom | £210 per participant):

  • Fri 23 Jan 2026: Ethnicity, Diversity & Equity

  • Fri 30 Jan 2026: Implicit Bias

  • Fri 06 Feb 2026: Community Engagement & Cross-Cultural Communication

  • Fri 13 Feb 2026: Anti-Discrimination, Inclusion & Anti-Racism

Creative Glasgow members are warmly encouraged to take part. To book your place please contact Radiant and Brighter directly.

Affiliations: Supporting Scotland’s Artist-Run Scene

SCAN has launched Affiliations, a new learning and development programme designed for artist-run initiatives (ARIs) across Scotland. Through workshops, talks and events, the programme supports the practicalities of running small organisations and collectives, strengthening a vital part of Scotland’s arts ecology.

The first series, running November 2025 to February 2026, features five online sessions covering Collective Working, Ethical Fundraising, Commercial Property, Charity Finance, and Reserves Policies.

Sessions are free for SCAN members and £30 for non-members, with membership starting at £25 per year. Find out more and book via Eventbrite.

November Member Meet: Festive Gathering at GSA

Join us on Thursday 27 November at The Glasgow School of Art for a festive gathering as we celebrate our first year! We’re looking forward to catching up with everyone and reflecting on a brilliant year of creativity and collaboration.

We’ll be hearing from an inspiring line-up of artists, designers and organisers, including Yvonne Elliot Kellighan (Bespoke Atelier / No Rules Wallpaper), Abie Soroño (ESEA Creatives), Dr Antje Bothin, Kfir Lapid-Mashall, Bhavani Bala (Kutty Press), CAMERA Project (Alessia Zinnari and Alex Withey), Pascale Carrington (Street-Poster Project), and Anupa Joshy (Colour Theory).

Come along, connect, and celebrate. Members are also invited to join us in CCA’s Third Eye Bar after the event.

Tickets are free but limited. RSVP now to secure your spot.

Resources

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Resources

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Members

Jen Kelly
Participatory Practice, Theatre, Visual Arts

I am a Glasgow based performance artist engaging with autobiography, visual and physical theatre, and storytelling. As a performer, director and facilitator, I use devising as a tool to create work that comments on societal structures and explores what it is to be human.

Robert Thomas James Mills
Education, Participatory Practice, Visual Arts

Robert Thomas James Mills is an artist and writer from Glasgow. He is an advocate for breaking down barriers to experiencing contemporary art.

His personal art practice personifies the cosmos as a celebration of all things.

Future Skills
Education

Our purpose is to bridge industry skill gaps with a crafted curriculum designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s workforce. We are committed to fostering creative professional growth through bespoke and innovative CPD courses.

gargobo
Film, Visual Arts

Emily Weaver is a multimedia visual artist. She graduated from Duncan and Jordanstone College of Art & Design in 2021 with a degree in Contemporary Art and is currently based in Glasgow. Her practice takes inspiration from ancient traditions and folklore.

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