Arts Centre Announces Temporary Closure After Protest by Pro-Palestine Activists

Arts centre announces temporary closure after protest by pro-Palestine activists

Campaigners staged sit-in after announcing plans to stage their own events at the CCA in Glasgow.

Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts closed due to Pro-Palestine protests

Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow. CC-BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Photo: Sam Saunders The Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) closed yesterday, 24 June, in response to a takeover of the space by the activist group Art Workers for Palestine Scotland. The CCA board announced in a statement via social media that the Centre will remain closed today ‘to allow time for reflection and internal communication’. The police intervened in th…