10 July 2024

Strategy to support future of Glasgow's cultural sector launched

A performer dressed in a yellow jacket with a large eye on the front. They have their face to the sky and arms outstretched behind them. There are other similarly dressed performers in the background. The performance is taken place outdoors on a bridge in Glasgow and there is a blue sky and buildings in the background.

A new strategy which will support the future of Glasgow's cultural sector has been agreed.

Glasgow's Culture Strategy 2024-30, approved by Glasgow City Council's City Administration Committee, is designed to enable culture to shape and build the future health, prosperity and sustainability of Glasgow and its people.

The strategy was co-created by Glasgow Life in partnership with Glasgow's Culture Forum through engagement and consultation with the city's cultural sector. The strategy has four priorities: Glasgow's cultural profile; cultural participation; creative skills; and sustainability.

Glasgow's cultural sector will come together to learn more about Glasgow's Culture Strategy 2024-30 and Action Plan on Wednesday 10 July 2024 at The Social Hub.

Glasgow is globally renowned as a cultural hotspot and was named the UK's top cultural and creative city by the European Commission in 2019, as well as Britain's first UNESCO City of Music in 2008. Glasgow is the cultural and production powerhouse of Scotland - four of Scotland's five national performing arts companies are based in the city.

The city boasts a broad cultural offer and is home to more than 100 cultural organisations and over 20 museums and art galleries, including the 2023 Art Fund Museum of the Year, The Burrell Collection. In June, Glasgow Life venue Tramway welcomed Turner Prize nominee Delaine Le Bas' Delainia: 17071965 Unfolding exhibition as part of the Glasgow International festival.

Glasgow is known for its culture - almost 90% of Glaswegians take part in some kind of cultural activity every year, with more people visiting the city's museums annually compared to any other UK city outside of London. Glasgow's Mitchell Library is also one of the largest public reference libraries in Europe, containing more than one million items.

Glasgow also hosts some of the most well-known and popular cultural events and festivals in the country, including Celtic Connections, Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Aye Write, Glasgow International, Glasgow Mela, TRNSMT, Merchant City Festival and the World Pipe Band Championships.

Glasgow's Culture Strategy 2024-30 can be read in full at glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do-for-glasgow/glasgows-culture-strategy-2024-2030