Glasgow International 2024 Announces 70+ Artists for 10th Edition
Glasgow International (GI), Scotland's biennial festival of contemporary art, has announced details for its 10th edition running from June 7 to June 23, 2024. The free festival will feature over 45 exhibitions and projects across more than 30 venues citywide and online, involving over 70 artists. New Festival Director Richard Birkett emphasized a collaborative, polyvocal approach that prioritizes structural and artistic equity. The festival has been reshaped to support independent practices in Glasgow while fostering transnational connections. Participants include Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Susan Philipsz, Richard Wright, Cathy Wilkes, and Jasleen Kaur. Organizations involved include CCA Glasgow, Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Tramway, Transmission, and Glasgow School of Art. The visual identity was created by artist Matthew Arthur Williams and designer Maeve Redmond. The festival is supported by Creative Scotland, British Council Scotland, and the Scottish Government's EXPO fund. Bailie Annette Christie and Minister for Culture Christina McKelvie praised the festival's role in Glasgow's cultural scene.
Key facts
- 10th edition of Glasgow International runs June 7–23, 2024
- Over 70 artists and 45+ exhibitions across 30+ venues
- Free and open to all
- New Festival Director Richard Birkett leads the edition
- Participants include Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Susan Philipsz, Richard Wright, Cathy Wilkes
- Visual identity by Matthew Arthur Williams and Maeve Redmond
- Supported by Creative Scotland, British Council Scotland, Scottish Government EXPO fund
Entities
Artists
- Lawrence Abu Hamdan
- Clay AD
- Martin Beck
- Rabindranath X Bhose
- Kim Bohie
- Sarah Booker
- Enzo Camacho
- Ami Lien
- Bobbi Cameron
- Sarah Cameron
- Aurelie Chan Hon Sen
- Helen Charman
- Anne-Marie Copestake
- Emmie McLuskey
- Duncan Marquiss
- Xuan Gao
- Sandra George
- Paria Goodarzi
- Reiko Goto
- Collins + Goto Studio
- Ines Gradot
- Mia Gubbay
- Benjamin Hall
- Ashanti Harris
- Mina Heydari-Waite
- Adrien Howard
- Cindy Islam
- Francis Jones
- Saffa Kahn
- Rudy Kanhye
- Jasleen Kaur
- Jackie Kay
- Katherine Ka Yi Liu
- Kaylo
- Emelia Kerr Beale
- Minne Kersten
- Josie KO
- Alexis Kyle Mitchell
- Mason Leaver-Yap
- Delaine Le Bas
- Lauren Le Rose
- Sabe Lewellyn
- Siyao Li
- Hang Linton
- Laura Lulika
- Lisette May Monroe
- Suds McKenna
- Jonathan McKinstry
- Hussein Mitha
- Jack Murphy
- Belladonna Paloma
- Josie Perry
- Susan Philipsz
- Radio International
- Maeve Redmond
- Matthew Arthur Williams
- Nadia Rossi
- Cameron Rowland
- Rumpus Room's Children & Young People
- Joey Simons
- Oren Shoesmith
- Nicole-Antonia Spagnola
- Natasha Soobamanien
- Sasha Staicu
- Joana Stawnicka
- Tako Taal
- Camara Taylor
- Kialy Tihngang
- Owain Train McGilvary
- Clarinda Tse
- Zoë Tumika
- Kotryna Ula Kiliulyte
- Jonny Walker
- Rachel Walker
- Holly White
- Richard Wright
- Cathy Wilkes
- Martha Williams
- Francesca Zappia
- Wei Zhang
- Wei Zhou
- Kate Cooper
- Tanoa Sasraku
- Luke Fowler
- Renèe Helèna Browne
- Mandy McIntosh
- Aqsa Arif
- Jasmine Togo-Brisby
- Jericho Mars
- Naeem Mohaiemen
- Rae-Yen Song
- Anya Paintsil
- James Gladwell
- Joanna Piotrowska
- Amelia Barratt
- Bettina
- Jamie Bolland
- Alice Brooke
- Mira Adoumier
- Carine Doumit
- Nour Ouayda
- Lygia Clark
- Andrew Cranston
- Jamie Crewe
- Irineu Destourelles
- Katy Dove
- Tami Elkilani
- Gianni Esporas
- Olivia Priya Foster
- Michelle Williams Gamaker
- Inès Heddar
- Adam Lewis Jacob
- Ayesha Jones
- Hannan Jones
- Sooun Kim
- Amy Lawrence
- Rowan Markson
- Helen McCrorie
- Keira McLean
- Adam McNeal
- Victoria Morton
- Jonathan Owen
- Anna Paterson
- Lorna Robertson
- Natasha Thembiso Ruwona
- Bex Šik
- Tahlia Simumba
- Mana Tashakorinia
- Iris Touliatou
- Zoë Zo
- Zoë Guthrie
- Myles Westman
- Jill Westwood
- David Wojnarowicz
- Annabel Wright
- Rehana Zaman
- Helen Nisbet
- John Quin
- TAAHLIAH
- Daina Ashbee
- Sohaila Baluch
- Ruth Ewan
- Alixandra Prybyla
Institutions
- Glasgow International
- CCA Glasgow
- Cento
- Celine
- Common Ground
- Craigmillar Now
- David Dale Gallery
- Dresden University of Fine Arts
- FUTURE FULL
- Glasgow Artists' Moving Image Studios
- Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)
- Glasgow Museums
- Glasgow Print Studio
- Glasgow Sculpture Studios
- Glasgow Women's Library
- Hill52 Radio
- Glasgow School of Art
- INQUEST
- Ivory Tars
- Leverndale Recreational Therapy
- Listen Gallery
- Market Gallery
- Maud Sulter Estate
- Platform
- Project Ability Gallery
- Rosie's Disobedient Press
- Rumpus Room
- The Common Guild
- The Hunterian
- The Glasgow School of Art Exhibitions
- The Modern Institute
- Tramway
- Transmission
- Street Level Photoworks
- SWG3
- University of Glasgow
- Creative Scotland
- British Council Scotland
- Scottish Government
- Glasgow Life
- Glasgow City Council
- Fire Stories
- A Very Human Thing To Do
- 16 Collective
- Chorus & The Katy Dove Archive
- Gallery of Modern Art
- Govan Project Space
- Ingleby Gallery
- LUX Scotland
- University of Edinburgh Art Collection
- Maryhill Integration Network
- National Trust Scotland
- Offline
- Outer Spaces
- Patricia Fleming Gallery
- The Glasgow School of Art
- ArtReview
- Kelvin Hall
- GoMA
- The Briggait
- Chapter Arts Centre
- Project Arts Centre
- Site Gallery
- The Briggait (Wasps Studios)
- Glasgow Women’s Library
- The Hunterian Art Gallery
- Biennial Foundation
Locations
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Vienna
- Austria
- Easterhouse
- Pollokshields
- Cardiff
- Dublin
- Sheffield