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West End Festival
Taking over the West End of Glasgow each year, the festival treats the ears to a great musical line-up, tantalises all the senses with a carnival and delves into the creative depths of local studios and exhibitions with the Hidden Lane Festival.
West End, Glasgow (1.8 miles)
Fri 31 May
Times & prices vary
Sat 1 Jun
Times & prices vary
Sun 2 Jun
Times & prices vary
Carol Bove: The Foamy Saliva of a Horse
Rearrangement of the Geneva-born artist's installation, originally presented at the Venice Biennale in 2011. A collection of found or handmade objects are presented in such a way as to call to mind the artifice of cultural value and meaning.
The Common Guild, Glasgow (1.4 miles)
Sat 18 May
Free / 0141 428 3022
- 12:00 – 17:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0141 428 3022
- 12:00 – 17:00
Wed 22 May
Free / 0141 428 3022
- 12:00 – 17:00
ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight
This instalment brings members of the New York House & Ballroom community to Glasgow, along with queer theorists, performance artists, archivists, theologians and filmmakers, to explore Voguing, drag, clubbing, and the politics of race, class and gender.
Tramway, Glasgow (1.7 miles)
Fri 24 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Sat 25 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Sun 26 May
Times vary / Festival Pass £14; Evening Pass £6; Club pass £4 / 0845 330 3501
Glasgow Doors Open Day
Free admission to see inside some of Glasgow's finest buildings, old and new, and enjoy various guided walks throughout the city in the annual festival that involves more than 100 buildings and last year boasted nearly 81,000 visits.
Various venues: Glasgow (0.6 miles)
Sat 21 Sep
Times vary / Free / 0141 554 4411
Sun 22 Sep
Times vary / Free / 0141 554 4411
Neu! Reekie!
Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'.
The Poetry Club, Glasgow (2.0 miles)
Fri 14 Jun
£8
Neu! Reekie! heads back to Glasgow, this time taking along indie trio Sparrow and the Workshop, filmmakers Kim Moore and Gareth Griffiths (with their protest film Hell Unltd) and poet, novelist and performer Kevin Williamson. Plus, a mystery guest! Ooh, who could it be?!
Stephen Sutcliffe
Video art made from the artist's extensive archive and film, TV and spoken-word recordings, made over the last 25 years. Sutcliffe uses archive material to reflect on idea of class-consciousness and cultural authority. This exhibition includes a new work, Outwork, inspired by the work of Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman.
Tramway, Glasgow (1.7 miles)
Sat 18 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 18:00
Sun 19 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 18:00
Tue 21 May
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 17:00
Tramway Family Day: The Red Shoes
Another day of free activities and workshops for the whole family. Exploring our wild instincts, the day features performances, music, interactive activities and loads of treats for ages 0–12 (and above).
Tramway, Glasgow (1.7 miles)
Sun 2 Jun
Free / 0845 330 3501
- 12:00 – 16:00
William E Jones
William E Jones is an LA-based artist who uses found images from TV, film and video to make works that explore the connection between visual images and power. Among his works are feature-length films such as Massillon, an autobiographical essay about his childhood in Ohio and Is It Really So Strange?, a fascinating…
The Modern Institute @ Aird's Lane, Glasgow (0.5 miles)
Sat 18 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 12:00 – 17:00
Thu 23 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 12:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 12:00 – 17:00
Sat 25 May
Free / 0141 248 3711
- 12:00 – 17:00







