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INSPIRING CITY AWARDS 2017 WINNER SPOTLIGHT
Centre for Contemporary Arts,
winner of the Art and Culture Award Supported by AHR
Representatives from the Centre for Contemporary Arts are presented with their award by Martin Robinson, Regional Director, AHR
T
he CCA is one of Glasgow’s great hubs for the arts and this was recognised at the Inspiring City Awards.
“It was such a fantastic achievement
for CCA to win at the Inspiring City Awards. We welcomed almost 1200 events from 266 programme partners in our open source programme last year, with 343,397 admissions to the building. Winning the award was a great recognition in our 25th anniversary year,” says Francis McKee, the CCA’s Director. CCA has a regular programme of
exhibitions, festivals and events across all art forms. There is plenty to explore and see over the coming months. “Our summer exhibition in 2017 – The House that Heals the Soul – brought a new approach to the use of the gallery as we opened up the space to host a publication studio and library resources to be used by the public,” she explains. Ross Birrell’s The Transit of Hermes,
the exhibition for Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, welcomed an audience of almost 7000, the most popular exhibition in recent years. This
exhibition included a film following the journey of a horse, Hermes, from Athens to Kassel during the 2017 Documenta art biennial.
In June, Jonas Staal’s The Scottish- European Parliament is centred on a visual model that transforms a decommissioned oil rig in the North Sea into a new transnational parliament, assembling pan- European organisations with Scottish civil platforms, social movements and political parties to envision a future European Union from a Scottish point of view. Over the summer, Comic Con and Free Pride come to CCA, and artist residencies with Emily McFarland, Christian Noelle Charles, Katie Shannon and Taha Belal will also be hosted in CCA. Then in August, the exhibition of archive work from Czech new wave filmmaker Ester Krumbachova opens. “Our achievements over the past
year are very much down to the hard work and commitment of all of the CCA staff. There is a dedication to our partners and the artists working across the building that I hope demonstrates
our gratitude and respect for everything they create here. Equally I would like to thank our audiences’ constant appreciation of experimental art work.”
So what is the major feature of the CCA’s success and popularity in Glasgow? “CCA aims to be as open and accessible as possible, and provide a hub for the arts, artist and the public. At the heart of all our activities is the desire to work with artists, commission new projects and present them to the widest possible audience. Our audiences are diverse, and increasing in numbers every year. Also in the building, we have Saramago cafe bar, Aye-Aye Books and Welcome Home craft and design shop. With such a high number of events and exhibitions, alongside the cafe and shops, there’s almost always something going on in the building and a significant number of our events are free,” said Francis McKee.
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