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About Us ... |
 Glasgay!
t/a GALA Scotland Ltd
Address: Q! Gallery & Studio,
87-91 Saltmarket, Glasgow G1 5LE
Tel: +44 (0)141 552 7575 or 7578 |
Text: +44 (0)776 272 2460
Email: info@glasgay.com
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| Glasgay! is Scotland's annual celebration of queer culture. The festival was founded in 1993 by Cordelia Ditton and Dominic D'Angelo. The festival's operating company GALA Scotland Ltd was incorporated in 1995. The Company operates from its new base at the Q! Gallery in Saltmarket, located in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City and a growing cultural quarter. |
| In Feb 2004
Steven Thomson, was appointed
Producer of the Glasgay! festival. Since his appointment the festival has grown from a small fortnight long festival of circa 3,000 attenders to a large month long celebration at nearly 20 venues attracting up to 25,000 visitors. He has successfully repositioned the festival as Scotland's annual celebration of queer culture, grown public funding, increased private sponsorship, and diversified the income base. The programme continues to have a strong international flavour and he is currently developing a programme of commissions of new work for the next three years ahead. |
| In September 2005 the Company opened the
Q! Gallery, Scotland's first gallery dedicated to queer art and artists. In Spring 2006 the Company opened
The
Stud!o, an adjacent space for creative workshops, rehearsals, performance and holistic practice. Both the Q! Gallery and Studio have year round programmes of work and are available for hire from time to time. |
The Glasgay festival is presented annually from mid October to mid November. The festival presents a professional programme of top acts and new artists from around the world with events spanning comedy, music, film, theatre, visual art, performance art, literature, club nights, education events,
community arts projects. |
| The programme is balance of high-profile visits from international artists from around the world and established and emergent artists from across the UK. The events take place at venues across Glasgow. |
| Over the last three years the festival has grown in scale and profile with audiences climbing to just over 24,101 visitors in 2005. |
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| Glasgay is funded by
Scottish Arts Council, Event Scotland, Glasgow City Marketing
Bureau Glasgow Glasgow City Council. The festival also receives
commercial sponsorship and occasional grants from trusts and foundations. |
Glasgay! trades as GALA Scotland Ltd
It is
a Charitable Company Registered in Scotland No 157 153
Charity No. SC 023 620 |
VAT No. 797 3863 59 |
Board of Directors
(as at 4th July 2007)
Chair: Patrick Harvie MSP |
Vice Chair James Doherty Company Secretary: David Hay
Directors: Irene Graham, Jean Cameron, Lyn Sheridan,
Cllr. Tom McKeown |