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Member Meet: House of Toad

Wednesday 4th November 2026 @ 2:00pm - 4:00pm

House of Toad

,G3 6AP

Festive Fundraiser

Thursday 3rd December 2026 @ 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Many Studios

,G1 5AR

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Creative Glasgow x Glasgow CREATE

Education & Expressive Arts in Glasgow: key highlights

Back in September, our LAST THURSDAY took us to City Halls, where we teamed up with Glasgow CREATE to dig into what the changes to the Scottish Curriculum mean for creative education in the city. We’ve pulled the conversation together into a short summary of key highlights, so the ideas from the room can keep travelling.

Thank you again to Kirsty Ferns and the Glasgow CREATE team, Lucy McEachan from Panel and Minnie Crook from 21 Common, and to everyone who came along and shared!

Have your say: Creative Glasgow Survey 2026!

Creative Glasgow is shaped by the people in it. Since we grew out of Glasgow Connected Arts Network, everything from LAST THURSDAY member meet-ups to CULTURE MATTERS, PITCH POT and our free 1-2-1 support has come from listening to what Glasgow’s creatives need.

We’ve teamed up with Dr Polina Zioga of the Interactive Filmmaking Lab on a research project to find out how creative practitioners and organisations across Greater Glasgow are really doing, what’s getting in the way, and where we should focus next – and you can help by filling in the survey.

We’ll share what we find. The summary report will be published in early 2027, and what you tell us will shape our programme, advocacy and support from there.

The survey is open until midnight on Wednesday 2 December 2026.

Member Meet at House of Toad – Wed 4 Nov

Join us for our next Member Meet on Wednesday 4th November, as we head to House of Toad in the West End.

House of Toad, 23 Park Circus, Glasgow, G3 6AP
Wednesday 4th November 2026, 2-4pm

For those who haven’t been before, House of Toad is a community coworking house and centre for arts and education, tucked away in a beautiful old townhouse at Park Circus, right at the top of Kelvingrove Park.

It’s a space designed around creativity, community and connection, bringing together artists, freelancers, small businesses and grassroots organisations under one roof. There are artist studios, coworking spaces, workshops, exhibitions and events – making it a brilliant home for Glasgow’s creative community.

House of Toad is also a non-profit social enterprise, with its coworking, studio and venue activity helping to support creative education and opportunities for people who can face barriers to accessing the arts.

Come along to meet fellow Creative Glasgow members, make some new connections, catch up with familiar faces and spend an afternoon in one of the city’s most interesting creative spaces.

Member meets are free and welcome to all – we hope you can join us!

September highlights

The clocks haven’t gone back yet, but the jumpers are out and the diaries are filling up fast!

September’s LAST THURSDAY took us to City Halls, where we teamed up with Glasgow CREATE to dig into what the changes to the Scottish Curriculum mean for creative education in Glasgow. Almost 40% of our members work in creative learning, arts education or with young people, and it felt overdue to get the creative and education sectors properly in the same room. Thank you to Kirsty Ferns and the Glasgow CREATE team, Lucy McEachan from Panel and Minnie Crook from 21 Common for their brilliant spotlights, and to everyone who got stuck in with the post-it notes!

We’re still pulling together the details for our next Members Meet on Thursday 29 October, but save the date! We’ll send full details directly to members as soon as everything is confirmed. Don’t want to miss out? Sign up now! If you’re interested in hosting us for a future Members Meet, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Just get in touch!

A Festive Fundraiser

Thursday 3 December 2026

Pop it in the diary now: we’re throwing a festive evening of creative chaos, collective wisdom, good food and drinks, all to raise funds to keep our member meets FREE in 2027. More info soon, but limited tickets so get on it!

Can you donate a prize? We’re looking for local businesses, creative organisations and members who’d like to donate a prize, experience, voucher or skill for the auctions and tombola. Get in touch at admin@creativeglasgow.co.uk.

Creative Glasgow x Film Hub Scotland exhibition workshop key highlights

We’ve collated the key insights and a bundle of resources that came out of our member meetup. The event asked: what does a healthy future for film exhibition here look like, and how do we get there together?

Resources

Check out our member focused resources below

Resources

Check out our member focused resources below

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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Last Updated November 2024

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When you visit, use, or navigate our services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services we provide, the choices you make, and the features you use. You must notify us of any changes to personal information.

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Creative Glasgow
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