CCA to permanently close its doors
The beleaguered arts centre will commence a formal ‘winding-up process’ immediately
The Centre For Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow’s long-running arts centre on Sauchiehall Street, has announced its intention to close its doors with immediate effect.
The decision comes after well-known financial difficulties and controversies over the past few years. Between December 2024 and April 2025, the centre closed due to cash-flow uncertainty. It then received £3.4 million of funding from Creative Scotland in January 2025. It closed a second time after protests against its decision to not sign up for the Palestinian Academic And Cultural Boycott Of Israel (PACBI). Earlier this month, the chair of CCA’s board, Muse Greenwood, stepped down after 35 days in her post.
In a statement shared with The List, staff at the CCA described themselves as ‘devastated by this decision’.
Here’s their statement in full:
‘The acting Board of the Centre For Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow has today informed staff of its intention to commence a formal winding-up process. They closed the building this morning and today informed staff they are no longer employed on a days’ notice via an online call.
‘CCA staff are devastated by this decision. We have worked tirelessly, under sustained pressure, to sustain the organisation in good faith, and we have never wished for the CCA to close. Our thoughts are with colleagues, cultural tenants, partners, artists, and communities, locally, nationally, and internationally, who will all feel the loss of this space.
‘Throughout a prolonged period of uncertainty, staff have continued to work with restraint and dignity, supporting programmes, tenants, and public activity despite prolonged instability, absent leadership, and repeated governance failures. Many have done so without clarity, security, or meaningful support.
‘Staff are deeply concerned about how this decision is being handled. There is currently significant uncertainty around notice, pay, employment protections, and access to HR or pastoral support. For some colleagues, there are also serious implications for immigration status and visas, placing livelihoods and futures at immediate risk.
‘While there will be time for scrutiny and accountability, our priority right now is to support one another and all those affected by this decision, with compassion, fairness, and transparency.
‘CCA staff are seeking urgent clarity on how workers’ rights and well-being will be protected during this process.’
Taking the place of The Third Eye Centre, the CCA opened its doors in 1992 and became an invaluable multi-arts space.
The List has reached out to representatives of the CCA's board for comment.