Creative Glasgow is a vibrant membership organisation dedicated to connecting, championing, and celebrating creative practitioners across Greater Glasgow.
Whether you’re running a creative business, freelancing with years of experience, or just starting out in your career, Creative Glasgow welcomes all creative practitioners living and working in Greater Glasgow. Our diverse membership includes designers, artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, and other creatives who contribute to the city’s vibrant cultural and creative ecosystem.
At Creative Glasgow, we’re dedicated to ensuring that every practitioner, regardless of discipline, background, or stage in their career, has a platform to flourish. For established professionals, we offer opportunities to expand networks, collaborate on transformative projects, and influence the city’s creative direction. For emerging talents, we provide access to essential resources, training, and mentorship to help you grow and thrive.
By becoming part of our community, you’re joining a collective effort to shape Greater Glasgow into a hub of innovation, culture, and creative excellence for our city and our citizens.
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Creative Glasgow is a company with charitable status, registered in Scotland with OSCR. Charity Number: SC053016.
Rosemary (She/Her) has been contributing to Glasgow and Scotland’s creative and cultural sectors for over 15 years with organisations in both employed and freelance capacities including Glasgow Life, SCAN, Craft Scotland, Panel and University of Glasgow. She joined Creative Glasgow in November 2024, supporting the organisation to develop and deliver an ambitious inaugural programme – cementing its role and recognition in the city as a force for sector support and development.
In January 2026 Rosemary transitioned to Executive Director, overseeing the organisation’s strategy, partnerships, and creative programmes.
Tie joined Creative Glasgow in November 2024 as our Administrator, bringing over 15 years of experience in arts administration. She’s worked in a variety of roles across operations, finance, sustainability, creative learning, production, and events, with well-known Glasgow institutions like CCA (2014-2024), King’s Theatre & Theatre Royal (2008-2014), and Glasgow Comic Con (2010-2024).
Passionate about both the creative and practical sides of the arts, Tie is excited to help support and connect Glasgow’s vibrant creative community.
Jessie joined Creative Glasgow in November 2024, overseeing the digital communications strategy and social campaigns.
Jessie is a communications and marketing specialist with a background in contemporary art and cultural programming. In their role as Communications Manager at CCA Glasgow, they led strategic communications, developed inclusive marketing practices and worked with a range of cultural organisations in the city. They currently also work with performance art festival Take Me Somewhere and Scotland’s silent film festival, HippFest.
We love highlighting what our members are up to, and we’re always eager to share your news, events, and creative opportunities. If you’ve got something you’d like us to shout about, just send us the details and an image to info@creativeglasgow.co.uk
Include a title, image, short text (50-100 words) and relevant link.
You can also tag us on Instagram @creative_glasgow so we can help spread the word.
Creative Glasgow member, Beth Xia, will be running a series of workshops at Glasgow Zine Library next week. These workshops cover: AI & Feminism, Power & Aesthetics and Design & Social Good and are aimed at graphic designers who want to think critically about the industry.
Background
At the moment Transport Scotland are consulting on the future of the M8 Woodside Viaducts and have only given local people 5 weeks (with only two in-person consultations) to make a decision on whether they should Repair, Replace or Remove the viaducts.
Today, Lateral North is launching Reconnect Glasgow to ask Transport Scotland to rethink its approach and meaningfully engage with local people, communities, businesses and organisations.
Through conversations with local people, businesses and organisations it has become apparent that there is a lack of options, information and time to fully comprehend or discuss what is effectively a +£150m project that will affect the lives of locals (and the rest of Glasgow and beyond) for the next 3-5 years. The consultation closes on 25th March 2026, leaving only two weeks to respond.
Lateral North is keen to offer a collective creative response from Glaswegians and they need your help!
Our Collective Creative Response
Reconnect Glasgow asks local people, young people, communities and Glaswegians to develop a collective creative voice in response to this opportunity.
Lateral North requests that Transport Scotland return to the drawing board and provide a more meaningful and collaborative engagement programme.
Lateral North is asking people throughout Glasgow to respond to ‘design briefs’ that reimagine what the land at the M8 Woodside Viaducts could be. Please visit www.lateralnorth.com/reconnect for more information and see the following documents for how to submit ideas.
Civic House are offering 30% off the first month of a studio space membership to Creative Glasgow members signing up this Spring.
Spring into a New Workspace at Civic House!
Spring is here, so if you’re looking for an inspiring, collaborative environment to help your ideas blossom, Civic House has a desk waiting for you!
We are a dynamic hub aiming to drive social innovation. By joining us, you’ll share a roof with a vibrant community of graphic designers, filmmakers, music producers, charity workers, and more.
To support our local creative economy, our rates are already subsidised! However, as a member of Creative Glasgow, you receive an exclusive 30% discount on our studio space memberships for your first month(Note: Preference is given to those working across architecture, design, sustainability, social enterprise, and the third sector)!
Hot Desk (10 Days/Month) — £90 / month (before discount, meaning your first month is £63!
How it works: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm access, 10 days a month. Perks: Perfect for hybrid workers needing a productive, sociable space. Includes shared facilities and a flexible rolling contract.
Full-Time Hot Desk — £120 / month (before discount, meaning your first month is £84!)
How it works: Unlimited Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm access. Perks: The ultimate cure for isolating or unproductive WFH days. Includes shared facilities and a flexible rolling contract.
Civic House Studio Day Pass — £15 / day (discount not applicable – but wanted to include for the casual worker!)
How it works: Drop into Reception between 9am-11am (Mon-Fri) to purchase. Perks: No sign-up required. First come, first served.
Ready to make the move?
Enquire via hello@agile-city.com to claim your 30% discount, find out more, or arrange a visit.
This month we’re heading East to be hosted by Collective Communities
Thursday 26th March 2-4pm, £FREE
Collective Communities is a creative hub and event space that supports emerging talent, local enterprise and cultural activity. They have a thriving community of brands, artists, entrepreneurs and charities based in the heart of Glasgow’s East End.
The event will explore new developments in the venue and surrounding area, with a tour of the Collective Communities co-working and events spaces in East Campbell Street, contributions from tenants and creative collaborators. The meet up will end with a visit to Strange Exchange, a library and community learning space nestled in The Barras, just 5mins walk away.
Our Spotlight Contributors
Strange Exchange (pictured) is a library and community learning space in the East End of Glasgow. They share resources and programme events that facilitate exchange around arts education, play and collaboration. Part of arts organisation Strange Field, they focus on process-led and experimental practices connected to alternative arts education and creative learning projects. They collect and celebrate work that often remains unseen beyond its immediate context, this includes outcomes and experiments from artist-led programming, artist books, toolkits, publications, ephemera and artworks.
Stuck? Collective CIC is a new organisation that partners with hospitality venues to showcase artists work throughout the city. Currently partnered with Fern andThe Glad Cafe, they are looking to create a sustainable arts economy outside of traditional gallery spaces.
This event is free and open to all – so bring your ideas, your enthusiasm, and your creative spirit – we can’t wait to see you there!
Last Updated November 2024
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Creative Glasgow
Civic House
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