The Wasps Trust

The Wasps Trust


The Wasps Trust was formed in late 1993 as a charity which buys and develops property for arts use. The Trust works principally with Wasps Artists' Studios (Wasps Ltd) providing affordable, good quality workspace for visual artists and cultural organisations across Scotland.

More than £15 million in private and public sector capital funds has been raised to date towards the Trust's investment programme. The Trust currently owns six studio buildings in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Irvine and Fife, and is leading the £6.5 million renovation of the Grade A listed Briggait in Glasgow's Merchant City.

In addition to supporting the Scottish arts sector, the Trust gives new life to old, redundant but often historic buildings, creates new facilities and helps to regenerate communities.

There are currently 5 trustees drawn from the property professions.

Tom Laurie OBE
Economic Consultant and Partner in The Laurie Consultancy

Ron McChristie ARICS
Chartered Surveyor and Consultant with Riddell Thoms & Company

Andrew Oswald Bsc FRICS ACIArb
Managing Partner - Knight Frank LLP

Donald Reid MA LLB
Chairman, Mitchells Roberton Solicitors

Ian Wall FRICS Dsc Hon FRIAS
Chartered Surveyor and Chief Executive, The EDI Group Limited

Objectives

  • To purchase and upgrade properties for arts use in Scotland.
  • To expand the infrastructure in the arts by creating studio facilities in areas that are under-served.
  • To promote the retention of artists within the Scottish communities in which they choose to live and work.
  • To enhance the accessibility and availability of visual art to the public at a local level.

For further information on the work of the trust, please write to:

David Cook
Secretary
The Wasps Trust 
The Briggait
141 Bridgegate
Glasgow
G15HZ

 
Tel: 0141 554 8299
Email: davidcook@waspsstudios.org.uk 





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