👻 The Glasgow Culture Wrap: 16 - 22 October 2024
Spooky Season Special, new exhibitions, Comedy Festival returns, 8 food & drink updates + 29 creative opportunities
Welcome to The Culture Wrap, Edition 21. This week’s curation of the city’s top creative news, food + drink updates, events, jobs and opportunities is free because there is a Spooky Season Special! And you have all been so amazing in light of recent technical issues. If you have something to be featured 👉 *please* send it in via form
🗞 Culture news this week:
🎻 Donald Shaw, the figurehead of Celtic Connections, urged the Scottish Government to “rethink its funding of culture to restore confidence and stability to the troubled arts industry”. - Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman.
🎤 The iconic 80s post-punk band Sophisticated Boom Boom are reuniting for a one-off-sold-out gig at Mono on Friday to celebrate the release of the music documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands. - Ann Fotheringham, The Herald.
↳ The documentary is screening across Scotland October 18-24. Tickets.
🏠 If only we had the space, a Craft Scotland exhibition exploring the modern politics of housing, opens at Platform Easterhouse on Thursday (October 17).
↳ On Saturday, October 19 there’s a special panel discussion with Adele Patrick and Deirdre Nelson as part of the exhibit. - Free but ticketed.
🌺 A solo exhibition by Scottish artist Leanne Ross called Dirty Dancing Flowers has been announced for Tramway. It opens November 1. - Glasgow Life.
🍒 Trackie Mcleod has a new solo exhibition called Fruit opening at Govan Project Space on November 8. - More info.
🚗 Some tickets are still available for Tramway’s Art Car Boot Sale on October 26-27. More info.
🎭 Quarantine theatre company is looking for Glasgow workers to help them complete an “epic” portrait of the city for 12 Last Songs at Tramway on Saturday (October 19). - Mark McDougall, The Herald.
🎤 Join Chicago-based artist Bianca Xunise to celebrate the release of their book PUNK ROCK KARAOKE at Glasgow Zine Library. October 22, 5-7pm. Details.
🤠 Here You Come Again, a Dolly Parton-themed musical, is returning to the King’s Theatre from January 21-26. - Morgan Carmichael, Glasgow Times.
🎸 Busted and McFly will perform together at the Hydro on October 2, 2025. - Ben Waddell, Glasgow Times. Tickets go on sale Friday (October 18).
🎙 The Glasgow International Comedy Festival will return in March 2025. See events.
🎮 PlayStation The Concert is coming to the Hydro on April 25, 2025. Tickets.
🖼 Refugees and asylum seekers have launched an exhibition at GoMA exploring their experiences of racism and mental health called Our Power. - STV.
🎃 Spooky Season Special
👻 Provan Hall has adult haunted tours on Thursdays (October 17, 24, 31). Tickets.
💀 Moskito is putting on three different themed nights: Michael Jackson Tribute Night (October 25), Rocky Horror Picture Show Brunch/Saxophonist & Dancers (October 26) and Beetlejuice Brunch (October 27). - Tickets.
🎵 Optimo Halloween X Riverside Museum Halloween Party is on Friday, November 1. - Resident Advisor.
🎉 Meanwhile, Melting Pot X Riverside Museum Halloween Party will light up the Riverside Museum on Saturday, November 2, 2024. - Skiddle.
🤡 GlasGLOW at the Botanics has a new scary area called Clowntown. The event runs from October 25 to November 10. Tickets.
👻 Platform Glasgow is putting on a BeBop Bairns on October 26. - Tickets/more info.
🧟♂️ Gravity Active is having a Ghosts and Ghouls Halloween party on October 31 for parents and toddlers. - Glasgow World.
🎞 Vue cinemas are showing a range of Halloween/horror films. See what’s on.
🎃 8 of the best pumpkin picking patches near Glasgow. - Liam Smillie, Glasgow World.
🍭 Clydebank Halloween trick-or-treat extravaganza returns and this year’s theme is The Wizard of Oz. - Laura Ferguson, Glasgow Live.
👻 Spooktacular returns to Silverburn this Halloween season for another year of frightening fun from October 4 to October 27, 2024. - Skiddle.
🧙♀️ Byres Road Market brings a spooktacular new monthly market to Hillhead Library on Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26, 2024. - Byres Road Market.
🔮 Holmwood Séance Experience invites you to a Victorian Séance hosted by Cara Hamilton on October 30 and 31, 2024, at 8pm. - Eventbrite.
🕵️♂️ Glasgow: The Dark Side Tour uncovers the city’s dark history from October 31 to November 3, 2024, with tours from 6:30pm - 8pm and 8:30pm - 10pm. - Walking Tours In Glasgow.
🦇 A Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Sing-A-Long will take place at Slay in Merchant City on Thursday, October 31, 2024. - Ticket Tailor.
🎬 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Scream will be screened at Websters Theatre on November 1, 2024, hosted by Tom Harlow. - Skiddle.
🎃 The Barras Halloween Night Market returns with a Beetlejuice theme on October 31, 2024, from 5pm - 10pm. - The Barras Market.
🛶 Canal Ghost Boat Tour sets sail on the Forth & Clyde Canal for a haunting journey on November 1 and 2, 2024, with tours from 6pm - 7pm and 8pm - 9pm. - Skiddle.
🍽 Food & Drink updates:
🍴 The Gannet is marking 11 years with a new autumn menu an exhibit of paintings by artist Cornelius Wright. - Rebecca Newlands, Glasgow Times.
🍸 A new cocktail and wine bar from Malo’s Alan Tomkins is set to open in the basement below Innis & Gunn at West Nile Street. - Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter, Glasgow Times.
🍷 Meanwhile, French Monkey on Sinclair Drive were given permission to sell alcohol so plans for a evening wine bar can progress. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
🐢 Caribbean restaurant Turtle Bay has launched 11 new dishes.
✍ The Herald’s food reviewer Ron Mackenna visited Two Eight Seven: “I was blown away by the Beatles of baking. The food here is fabulous”.
🍕 We tried Glasgow's new 313 pizza spot and discovered why Detroit style is the next big thing. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
🐔 NOLA Soul is reviewed by Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live: “We tried hidden gem Glasgow southside spot that might just do the best fried chicken around”.
🐶 Corset Club has gone dog friendly and are serving “Puparita’s”. - Sean Murphy, Glasgow Live.
👨🎨 Networking, jobs and funding opportunities
↳ Here are the new opportunities:
🎞 Glasgow Film Theatre has a number of vacancies:
↳ Temporary FOH Operative (Cinema/Bar). Salary: £12/hour. Deadline: October 22.
↳ Head Cleaner. Salary: £26,899 per annum (pro rata). Deadline: October 24.
🎨 Glasgow School of Art is hiring a Learning Technology Officer for its Library Services department. 21 hours per week, Grade 5 salary range £30,487 - £34,980 (pro rata). Deadline: November 12. Details.
🎭 Govanhill Baths Community Trust is offering a 24-week paid work placement as an Arts Development Worker. £12/hour. Deadline: November 7. Details.
📈 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is hiring a Marketing Partner (Business Development). Salary from £28,069 per annum. Deadline: October 27. More info.
🖼️ The Alasdair Gray Archive is offering a Curatorial Commission for an early-stage curator to work on the 2025 program and a self-led project themed ‘The City’. Deadline: November 8. Details.
🏗️ Citizens Theatre is seeking a Facilities Project Manager on a freelance basis for 6 months (possible extension). £20,000 fee (approx. 66 days). Immediate start. Deadline: October 23. More info.
↳ Still open:
👩🎨 Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals is live. Funding amounts range from £500 to £50,000. Deadline: October 8, 2025. More info.
🎨 Saltspace Cooperative has an open call for artworks to be exhibited at Queering Saltspace, for performance artists for the private view, and for zine contributions reflecting LGBTQIA+ life and experience. Fees range from £20-£100. Deadline: October 27. Details.
🎪 Five Star Events Group is hiring motivated individuals for event crew work in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Salary: starting at £13.74/hour. Deadline: October 31. Details.
⛰ Arkbound invites Scottish writers and poets to participate in their latest competition exploring the historical significance/cultural emphasis on Scotland’s natural landscapes. Salary: not mentioned. Deadline: December 31. More info.
🎭 The Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize is now open for submissions of short and full-length plays with topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community worldwide. Fee: €1000 will be awarded to two best plays. Deadline: April 30, 2025. Details.
💃 Stellar Quines are creating an archive of Scottish women/non-binary playwrights as part of SSP@50 and looking for submissions. Deadline: November 30. Details.
📚 The Village Storytelling Centre is looking to employ an experienced Storytelling practitioner. Salary: £20,136 pro rata. Deadline: November 7. Details.
🎭 Toonspeak Young People's Theatre is seeking an Artistic Director. Salary: £42,415. Deadline: October 28. More info.
📷 The Glasgow Gallery of Photography has two calls for submission: Women in Photography and Landscape. £48 participation fee. Deadline: November 1.
🎮 John Yorke Story has a 25% bursary for women in video games to go towards a place on its online training course. Deadline: February 3, 2025. Details.
🎭 Toonspeak Young People's Theatre is seeking a Head of Operations. Salary: £34,580 per annum, Pro-rata (0.8 contract). Deadline: October 21. Details.
👷♀️ Glasgow City Centre Improvement Fund is open to applications for grants of up to £20,000 to fund proposals that will improve the look and feel of the city centre via pop-ups. Deadline: November 1. Details.
🥔 Glasgow Community Food Network is seeking a designer to create digital assets for a new report. Deadline: October 21. Fee: £500-800. Details.
🎵 Applications for Creative Scotland’s YMI Access to Music Making and Strengthening Youth Music Funds open on October 10. Deadline: November 19. More info.
😺 Scotland’s largest animation gathering is currently accepting submissions for the MOVE Summit 2025 Short Film Programme, for the categories of ‘Animated Short Films’ and ‘Commissioned Animation’. Deadline: October 25. Details.
📺 FormatLab is looking for candidates to take part in a nine-month traineeship that involves brainstorming ideas for new reality TV shows. Deadline: October 21. Salary: £25k per annum pro rata equivalent. Details.
🧶 Makers can apply for a materials-focused grant supported by Jorum Studio, in association with Craft Scotland - The Jorum Craft Award. Deadline: October 22. More info.
🏫 Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Round 8 Teacher Development Fund has now launched. Grants of up to £165,000 will support arts organisations and schools to co-create a programme of arts-based professional development. Deadline: November 13. More info.
🌳 Scottish Arts Trust has launched Scottish Landscape Awards Bursaries for those who need assistance applying for the Scottish Landscape Awards. Deadline: November 10. Details.
💰 Applications are open for Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland’s Visual Artist and Craft Maker Awards for Glasgow. Bursaries of up to £1,000. Deadline: October 22. Details.
🎙 Chamber Music Scotland is launching a new Small Venues Touring Fund to support Scotland-based musicians to tour small venues across the country. Grants of up to £5,000 available. Deadline: October 23. More info.
✍ Association for Scottish Literature/New Writing Scotland is on the hunt for submissions from writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination, written in any of the languages of Scotland. £50 for the first published page and £25 for each subsequent published page. Deadline: October 31. Details.