Last Thursday: Creative Glasgow Festive Member Meet Up Nov2025

This November we are delighted to collaborate with Glasgow School of Art to bring you a festive evening member meet event, celebrating new developments and achievements in Greater Glasgow's creative and cultural sectors in 2025!

In our November LAST THURSDAY member meet-up we'll be hosted by GSA, meeting in The Reid Lecture Hall, The Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art.

Join us to share the love and celebrate the achievements of our membership community and the wider creative and cultural sectors in this festive get together. There will be some seasonal refreshments (think mince pies, lebkuchen and mulled wine!) and a chance to hear about novel developments and success stories from across our community.

This event is free and open to all—so bring your ideas, your enthusiasm, and your creative spirit!

OUR BUMPER PROGRAMME OF SPOTLIGHT CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDES

• Lesley Black, Student Careers, Employability & Opportunity Manager, Glasgow School of Art
  
• Rosemary James-Beith, Membership & Programme Manager, Creative Glasgow
• Yvonne Elliot Kellighan, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Bespoke Atelier / No Rules Wallpaper
• Abie Soroño, Filipino community and cultural engagement curator and co-founder ESEA Creatives

• Bodhana (Dana) Schwendtner & Jonny Lindsay, Chapter Leads, F*ck Up Nights, Glasgow

• Dr Antje Bothin, Poet and Creative Writer

• Kfir Lapid-Mashall, Artist-Scholar and performance artist

• Bhavani Bala, Visual Storyteller and Co-founder, Kutty Press

• CAMERA Project: Alessia Zinnari and Alex Withey

• Alice Black, Co-Director, and Lucy Bloom, board member, Girls Rock Glasgow

• Pascale Carrington and Norma Oliphant illustrator/artists and co-founders Street-Poster Project

• Anupa Joshy, Communications Designer and Founder Colour Theory

• Janine Matheson, Innovation Studio Producer, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

We can’t wait to see you there!

Access information for guests:

• We will be meeting inside GSA's Reid Building in The Reid Lecture Hall, Reid Building, Renfrew St, Glasgow G3 6RQ

• The venue is accessible with level / lift access. 

• Accessibility information for guests is available here: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63c7fcde81ac42e655f582cd/6749dc50a4fb03cea106ddb1_6001_GSA_Campus_Map_Glasgow_Nov24_AW.pdf 

• Refreshments provided - please advise if you have any allergies or dietary requirements.

• Creative Glasgow is committed to creating a welcoming and accessible environment for all members and we will not tolerate bullying, harassment or hate speech of any kind.

• We will be recording the meeting with photographs and short videos, and circulating a round up of news, resources, opportunities and useful links shared during the meeting in our monthly newsletter. If you do not wish to be photographed please let one of our team know when you arrive.

• For any access requirements not covered by the above, please contact our team on info@creativeglasgow.co.uk and we will be happy to discuss your needs and make any reasonable adjustments.

About Us

Creative Glasgow is a membership organisation that connects, champions, and celebrates creative practitioners across Greater Glasgow.

We’re here to:

• Foster a strong, supportive community for creatives across all disciplines in the city and surrounding areas.

• Create new partnerships, collaborations, and opportunities for advocacy.

• Provide training, networking, knowledge exchange and career support to inspire and inform creative practitioners.

• Support our members to shape Glasgow and its image through their dynamic creative and cultural activity.

• Ensure members have access to the resources and skills they need to thrive.

Whether you’re running a creative business, freelancing with years of experience, or just starting out in your career, Creative Glasgow is open to all creative practitioners living and working in Greater Glasgow.

Join our free members’ directory now:

https://www.creativeglasgow.co.uk/join-us/