Youth Arts

Creative Glasgow is proud to be supporting Glasgow’s young people through our Youth Arts Programme. Currently funded through the National Lottery and The Rayne Foundation, we host workshops, events and training programmes to build on 16-25 year olds creative and professional development within the arts.

We’re open for young people to join us! Please contact youtharts@creativeglasgow.co.uk to find out more.

Youth Arts
includes…

The Bold Collective

Our Youth Arts programme is youth-led. The Bold Collective is our group of young people who meet monthly, online and in-person to decide on upcoming workshops and events. Sharing their practices and current projects, we aim for creatives of all stages to feel welcome and encouraged.

Workshops and Training Opportunities

Each month we host workshops influenced by the wants and needs of our collective. Our workshops usually have a creative activity at their core, and are led by local freelance artists and makers, in venues which are actively involved in the community arts scene. Over this past year we’ve had events at Glasgow Zine Library, The Alchemy Experiment, Rumpus Room, The Paisley Centre, The Burrell Collection, Civic House, MILK, and The Boardwalk. From Risograph Printing, Garment Mending, How to Organise Community Art Events, and Translating Art Into Action.

We offer professional development by encouraging our young people to propose workshops they could run for the group, and facilitating them to deliver these.

Our Participatory Arts Short Course provides a foundational knowledge of working as a freelancer in the creative industries. Covering topics of project planning, budgeting, safeguarding, facilitation and evaluation, the course brings young people together with their peers to build confidence and community in starting their careers

Funding Opportunities

We provide two main funds for young people to apply to. Our Sustainability Grant provides 6 grants to creative projects with sustainability at their core. Our Rayne Foundation provides 4 grants to community arts projects.

Get in touch with us at info@creativeglasgow.co.uk

The Latest

Artist Call-Out: SMHAF 2025

SMHAF 2025 Artist Commissions: Comfort & Disturb

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is seeking proposals for four small artist commissions in response to our theme of ‘Comfort & Disturb’.

The fee for each one is £1,000 inclusive of materials and the application deadline is Friday 9 May 2025.

SMHAF’s artist commissions are open to artists based anywhere in Scotland and working in any discipline, including music, film, visual art, performance, as long as the work addresses mental health and responds in a creative way to this year’s theme of ‘Comfort & Disturb’.

The artist commissions were originally designed to generate new work that could be presented online at www.mhfestival.com, but SMHAF are also open to proposals that can be shared as part of a multi-arts event during the festival.

Artists should apply using the SMHAF online submission form.

The deadline for applications is 6pm on Friday 9 May 2025.

If you have any questions about the commissions, please email smhaf@mentalhealth.org.uk.

Calling ALL Artists: Project Ability Gallery

Project Ability is having an exhibition to celebrate Glasgow’s 850 years of history.

Glasgow 850

Project Ability gallery

7 June – 19 July

The deadline for submitting work is Friday, 2 May.
All submissions to be made by email, submission form below.*
Artists will be notified by email on or before 9 May if their work has been selected.
All accepted work must be delivered to Project Ability by Friday, 23 May.

FAQS:

Maximum of 3 submissions per artist
The theme is Glasgow
Any medium can be submitted
Any artist working anywhere is welcome to submit.
Artists are responsible for carriage costs to Project Ability.
Project Ability covers return carriage costs.
Project Ability has a commission on all sales of 50%.

If you have questions, please email exhibitions@project-ability.co.uk, or ring 0141 552 2822.

Please email your Submission Form (click below to download) along with photos of the work to exhibitions@project-ability.co.uk

*If you don’t have access to email your submission please ring the gallery 0141 552 2822

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: TecTonic

TecTonic Night Summit
Thu 29 May, 5 – 10pm
BAaD

TecTonic Night Summit is an experiential, collaborative celebration of creativity, innovation and community.TecTonic Night Summit is an experiential, collaborative celebration of creativity, innovation and community.

A mix between a conference and a live community gathering, it promises to be an inclusive, energised and vibrant showcase of people, ideas and connectivity within Scotland’s diverse business community and entrepreneurial ecosystem, as part of Glasgow Tech Week 2025.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: The EDIT Market

The EDIT Market

Dates: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April / Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June / Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th June

Location: House of Toad CIC, 23 Park Circus, Glasgow, G3 6AP

Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Nestled just steps from Kelvingrove Park, The EDIT Market will transform the beautiful House of Toad CIC into a celebration of Scotland’s most creative independent businesses. It will showcase a carefully selected lineup of local makers, artists, and designers offering everything from handcrafted fashion and jewellery to eco-friendly skincare, artisan food, vintage finds, and contemporary art.

The event is organised by the same team behind Super Market Events and Super Market Virtual, Glasgow’s popular pop-up markets, and will feature some of the best independent businesses in Scotland. It’s the perfect addition to your weekend plans in Glasgow!

For further details, or information on how to apply as a stallholder, please visit theeditmarket.com.

Creative Glasgow Newsletter: 22.04.25

We’re back from a short break and excited to share the latest news from our ever growing creative community.

Got something you’d like to shout about? Get in touch at info@creativeglasgow.co.uk

Last Thursdays: April

We’re excited to confirm that we’re taking our regular monthly members’ meet-ups to new locations around the city, and our next stop is Bridgeton in the East End!

Join us on Thursday 24 April as we explore Bridgeton’s studios and workspaces and hear directly from the creative professionals who make this area so vibrant. We’ll meet at Bridgeton Bandstand (outside Bridgeton Station) at 2pm, where we’ll begin a short walking tour.

Featured members this month:

Musician, music educator and producer Bruce Wallace will share their work at independent recording studio, Studio 257. Based in Abercromby Street business centre, they have been responsible for producing the likes of Billy Nomates, Lucky Briar, and Under-Volt, providing high-quality, professional, accessible and affordable recording facilities for a range of musical outfits.
Trudi Donaghue, founder of Wild and Kind CIC, will give us a tour of the co-working space and social enterprise set up to support neurodivergent creatives and social entrepreneurs. Highlighting their coworking facilities, training programmes and workshops, Wild and Kind CIC will share how they work to create more equitable and inclusive arts and social enterprise sectors in Glasgow.
Professional tailor and dressmaker Alis le May of Clothworks Glasgow, based in Rogart Street Studios, will share their work exploring clothes making and mending as a means to encourage and support individual and community empowerment.
Finally, we’ll pay a visit to the home of established dance company Indepen-dance, where we’ll hear from Artistic Director Karen Anderson. Indepen-dance are an inclusive dance company for disabled and non-disabled people of all abilities and ages, offering weekly classes across the city, outreach, training and volunteer opportunities. Refreshments will be available for Creative Glasgow members, provided by Indepen-dance’s Coffee Hut – a volunteer-led project supported by Glasgow coffee roasters Tin Donkey, all proceeds go directly to the charity.

This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow creative practitioners, artists, and businesses from across Greater Glasgow. You’ll also hear from the Creative Glasgow team about upcoming activity and how you can get involved. Have any questions or want to share your own projects? This is your chance to ask, learn, and network.

The floor will be open for our members to share their work, promote upcoming events, and highlight any exciting opportunities, resources, or collaborations.

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 – RSVP NOW

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