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Martin O’Connor - Rebuilding a Nation / The Village Storytelling Centre - Why d'ye talk lik' 'at?

The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl

Ciara Phillips - Undoing it

Solange Pessoa - Pilgrim Fields

John Akomfrah - Mimesis: African Soldier

Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards

Applications are now open for the Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards (VACMA), run in partnership with Creative Scotland, and available for individual artists and makers, based or resident in Glasgow.

The next deadline for applications is Tuesday 21 October at 5pm

Apply now

Enter our Gaelic writing competition - you could win £500!

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Arts Opportunities and Funding

Spare a Minute - Glasgow's networking event for artists and cultural organisations

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Glasgow UNESCO City of Music

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Glasgow's Culture Strategy 2024-2030

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Glasgow Life Artists in Communities

Velocity cultural programme

Community Touring Programme

Gaelic Arts at Glasgow Life

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Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

City Halls exterior.

City Halls

Large crowd at Old Fruitmarket music venue

Old Fruitmarket

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Kelvingrove Bandstand

Tramway exterior - the Tramway is an old brick building with large windows

Tramway

Gallery of Modern Art - a grand neo-classical building

Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)

Floating heads at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum - each head has a different expression.

Visit Glasgow Life Museums

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Aye Write Glasgow's Book Festival, 6 - 16 Nov 2025

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Celtic Connections 2026, 15 Jan - 1 Feb 2026

Glasgow International, 5 - 21 June 2026

Three dancers in traditional dress art Glasgow Mela

Glasgow Mela, 2026

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World Pipe Band Championships, 2026

Venue hire at Glasgow Life

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