The McLellan Galleries is a key cultural site in Glasgow – one of the city’s earliest purpose-built gallery spaces, and an architectural landmark on Sauchiehall Street filled with memories for generations of Glaswegians.
Now, thanks to a £2.3m National Lottery funding award, Glasgow Life will support the preservation and development of the Galleries into a new flexible cultural space for the city. Scottish Ensemble has been confirmed as one of the first organisations who will benefit from use of the building during the next two years.
Alongside our partners at Glasgow Film and Articulate Cultural Trust we’ll be committed to bringing creative energy to the Galleries, helping to preserve its heritage and turn it into something new – a unique cultural offer for audiences and local communities, right in the heart of our home city.
James Hardie, Chief Executive at Scottish Ensemble, said: “We’re thrilled to be one of the first organisations to have the chance to make use of the spaces in McLellan Galleries, alongside our partners at Glasgow Film and Articulate Cultural Trust. At Scottish Ensemble, nothing excites us more than collaboration, which sits at the heart of our ethos and identity. The McLellan Galleries project represents an opportunity to help create something truly special: a unique cultural offer for audiences and local communities, right in the heart of our home city of Glasgow. We can’t wait to get started.”
The £2.3m National Lottery Heritage Fund award will see other creative heritage initiatives thread through Sauchiehall Street, including the restoration of the VictorianCameron Memorial Fountain, housing and greenspace opportunities, a buildings improvement programme, artist residencies and community archiving alongside a community grants scheme.