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CCA Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts

Sauchiehall Street Building: Glasgow Venue, Strathclyde, Scotland, renewal design by Page\Park Architects

post updated 26 January 2024

Sauchiehall Street Arts venue interior images Mike Stoane Lighting

CCA – Sauchiehall Street Arts Venue, Strathclyde.

CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow

Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts Architects : Page & Park, an award-winning local architectural studio.

New images of this Sauchiehall Street Arts venue building added 18 Jun 2009:

Sauchiehall St building photos © Adrian Welch

Location: 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JD, Scotland, United Kingdom

Contact: +44 (0)141 3327521 fax +44 (0)141 332 3226 [email protected]

The Centre for Contemporary Arts is on the north side of Sauchiehall Street close to the Glasgow School of Art

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The refurbishment of the CCA Glasgow removed years of crude additions to reveal the original four ‘core’ buildings.

Sauchiehall St Arts venue building photos © Adrian Welch

These are then connected by a series of independent exposed steel bridges which provide a promenade around the Centre for Contemporary Arts. This £6m Glasgow Arts Centre includes a cafe at ground level. The way the stairs and walkways cut through the existing fabric is visceral and a similar approach can be seen at Zoo Architects Tramway Theatre where new metal interfaces with old stone.

CCA Glasgow images © Adrian Welch

CCA Glasgow was formed within a Grade A listed Alexander Thomson building – the Grecian Chambers – following a three-year £10.5m lottery-funded refurbishment by Page & Park Architects. The complex has five performance spaces including a 75 seater cinema. It was established in 1992 at 350 Sauchiehall Street and the current building (re)opened in 2001.

Sauchiehall St Arts venue building image Adrian Welch

The Centre for Contemporary Arts presents contemporary visual art, performance, film, dance, music, spoken word and club nights. There are five performance / exhibition spaces, an education space and space for cultural tenants.

Sauchiehall Street cinema image Mike Stoane Lighting

The CCA is the Scottish equivalent of London’s ICA, Bristol’s Arnolfini Gallery or Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre. It is both a leading contemporary gallery and a place to see art-house films.

CCA Bar Entry image Adrian Welch

CCA Bar at Scott Street has an artist-designed interior by Jorge Pardo and a south-facing terrace. At time of writing the Bar has DJ’s every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Grecian Chambers – history about this Greek Thomson structure.