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Glasgow Life charity buys Third Eye centre and CCA archive

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The CCA building in Sauchiehall Street was originally home to the Third Eye Centre, which was established by the Scottish Art Council in the 1970s.

With performers including Billy Connolly, Whoopi Goldberg and American poet Allen Ginsberg, a key figure in the Beat movement, the venue was an outlet for Glasgow’s counter culture.

It closed in 1991 with the CCA taking its place as a hub for the city’s art scene.

The venue endured a turbulent time in recent years, having been 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 popular cafe bar – the Saramago – closed permanently in 2023 after a lengthy and bitter dispute over staffing issues led the venue to discontinue its relationship with the bar – a decision that resulted in a financial hit.

The CCA itself temporarily closed in December 2024, saying this was in a bid to secure its long-term future amid significant financial concerns.

But earlier this year the venue was permanently closed and all staff were made redundant.


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