Advocates Rally to Stop Sale of Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts
Advocates, politicians, and artists in Glasgow are campaigning to stop the sale of the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) building and its archives after the institution permanently closed in January due to financial troubles. The Sauchiehall Street site previously housed the Third Eye Centre, founded in 1974 by playwright Tom McGrath, and later became the CCA after the Third Eye Centre closed in 1991; the venue hosted figures including Whoopi Goldberg, Allen Ginsberg, and artists such as Janine Antoni, who had her first solo show there. The CCA archives—papers, films, photographs, brochures, and publications, including Third Eye Centre materials—were listed as an asset by MB (Middleton Barton) Valuation during liquidation proceedings, with offers invited until August 14. Creative Scotland, which owns the building, said on July 23 it would work with Glasgow Life and the Ballast Trust to keep the archives complete and accessible, while protesters and the Save Our CCA group have demanded the building remain in public ownership and the archive stay intact.
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