Glasgow is one of Britain's most dynamic communities.
Recently voted one of the world's top ten cities by Lonely Planet, it's built exciting new creative achievements on an industrial and commercial heritage to be truly proud of.
It's home to some of Scotland's major media and arts sites, from the BBC Scotland headquarters to Film City Glasgow; the Centre for Contemporary Art to Kelvingrove Art Gallery; the Burrell Collection to the Gallery of Modern Art.
Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art, which produced Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Peter Howson and Jolomo, are helping to create new generations of Scottish creative minds, whilst The Lighthouse showcases world class archictecture and design.
It supports some of Scotland's most exciting creative groups. Key networks include SWG3, a thriving, multi-disciplinary creative community, and the Scotland with style Design Collective,
It's home to some of Scotland's major media and arts sites, from the BBC Scotland headquarters to Film City Glasgow; the Centre for Contemporary Art to Kelvingrove Art Gallery; the Burrell Collection to the Gallery of Modern Art.
Glasgow University and Glasgow School of Art, which produced Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Peter Howson and Jolomo, are helping to create new generations of Scottish creative minds, whilst The Lighthouse showcases world class archictecture and design.
It supports some of Scotland's most exciting creative groups. Key networks include SWG3, a thriving, multi-disciplinary creative community, and the Scotland with style Design Collective,
which provides a platform for the city's design talent, while also highlighting the importance of the Scottish Textiles industry to the nation's economy.
The city throbs with individual talent. Its rich musical heritage has produced bands as influential as Mogwai, Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand and - now - Glasvegas. Composer Drew Mulholland works out of Glasgow University's Geography Department. Literary talent includes writers and artists as diverse as Alasdair Gray, Hal Duncan, Jimmy Boyle, A. L. Kennedy and James Kelman.
Taken all in all, it's a profoundly exciting city; and the seriously creative community that is The Hub is a microcosm of all that it has to offer.
The city throbs with individual talent. Its rich musical heritage has produced bands as influential as Mogwai, Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand and - now - Glasvegas. Composer Drew Mulholland works out of Glasgow University's Geography Department. Literary talent includes writers and artists as diverse as Alasdair Gray, Hal Duncan, Jimmy Boyle, A. L. Kennedy and James Kelman.
Taken all in all, it's a profoundly exciting city; and the seriously creative community that is The Hub is a microcosm of all that it has to offer.
