Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts to close permanently

Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) announced it is closing permanently and entering liquidation, with all programmes cancelled and 39 staff made redundant; the closure took effect on 30 January 2026. The decision followed Creative Scotland’s confirmation that it had suspended further funding payments because CCA could not demonstrate “ongoing viability,” despite having been awarded £3.4 million in funding over three years in January 2025. CCA, located at 350 Sauchiehall Street and operating for 33 years, hosted major figures including Damien Hirst, Allen Ginsberg, Whoopi Goldberg, and Billy Connolly, and emerged after the earlier Third Eye Centre closed in the early 1990s due to debts. The venue cited compounding setbacks including a 2018 fire nearby at the Glasgow School of Art, the Covid-19 pandemic, a staff dispute affecting its café, and a 2025 protest-related closure tied to calls for a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions policy on Israel.

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