Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts to temporarily close

The CCA said its financial position had become "increasingly challenging"

Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) is to temporarily close from December in a bid to secure its long-term future amid significant financial concerns.

The centre, which is home to a number of cultural tenants, said its financial position had become "increasingly challenging over recent months".

It previously cited the effects of the Covid pandemic and fires at the Glasgow School of Art for taking a toll on the business.

The CCE team confirmed on social media that the centre on Sauchiehall Street would close until March 2025.

A statement said: "We are facing a period of significant financial uncertainty, and we’ve been working hard to plan for the future with a focus on securing CCA’s long-term stability.

"We are actively reimagining how we can continue our community initiatives during our short closure, and we are exploring the possibility of keeping our in-house bar open.

"Our efforts are aimed at reopening in the spring with plans in place that will carry us into the years to come.

"We will continue to operate as normal until the temporary closure."

The CCA venue, which was originally set up as the Third Eye Centre, was first forced to close in 2018 after a fire destroyed the nearby Glasgow School of Art.

Several of the businesses which rented out space inside the building never returned after it reopened.

The centre's cafe bar was later closed permanently after its tenants pulled out.