We Are Moving!

Thursday 26, November 2009

As of 2nd December 2009 the WASPS office will be located at our new studio development at The Briggait, in Glasgow. Our new contact details will be as follows: WASPS Studios The Briggait 141 Bridgegate Glasgow... » Read more

Studio Developments in Glasgow

Friday 02, October 2009

Please check out our newest studio venue, the Briggait at www.thebriggait.org.uk. The Briggait will be a key venue for next year's Open Studios Weekend event but for a sneak preview of this project and what it will provide, pl... » Read more

Wasps/PPG New Graduate Prize 2009

Friday 10, July 2009

Now in its third year, Wasps New Graduate Prize continues to support three exceptional graduates from Glasgow School of Art, Edinburgh College of Art and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee. Last year, property development company PPG became sponsors of the prize and we are... » Read more

Wasps/Culture and Sport Glasgow: Dusseldorf Residency 2009 - Artists Announced

Wednesday 20, May 2009

Our exciting exchange programme between Glasgow and Dusseldorf continues and this year installation artist Kirsten Kruger will be coming to live and work in our Hanson Street studios for the months of August and September 2009. ... » Read more

RICS Commendation for the Steeple, Newburgh

Wednesday 22, April 2009

The Steeple in Newburgh, our newest studio and residency facility has received its third accolade – a Commendation in the RICS Scotland Awards 2009 Regeneration category. This follows on from selection for inclusion in the ... » Read more

Wasps/ Spring Fling Residency Collaboration

Friday 17, April 2009

  For the first time, Wasps Artists’ Studios and Spring Fling were able to colla... » Read more

Developments at the Briggait, Glasgow

Tuesday 16, December 2008

With partner charity The Wasps Trust, we recently started on site on the £6.3m redevelopment of Glasgow's former fish market. This first phase of redevelopment will create 69 workspaces for artists and cultural organisations, restore the historic fabric of this Grade A listed... » Read more

Parliamentary Event Supported by Davis Langdon

Friday 26, September 2008

We held a fantastic evening reception at the Scottish Parliament on the 2nd December to announce our plans to expand the studio network across Scotland, supporting hundreds more visual artists whilst enabling Wasps to become fully self financing by 2012. We have forged a... » Read more

Wasps Artists at Royal Scottish Academy

Friday 26, September 2008

Each year the Royal Scottish Academy elects a number of artists and architects as new members. Nominated by the existing membership of the Academy, this prestigious invitation recognises their contribution to the arts in Scotland and looks forward to calling on their knowledge and exp... » Read more

Culture Minister visits Glasgow Icon

Saturday 19, July 2008

Culture Minister, Linda Fabiani MSP visited The Briggait on Glasgow's riverfront this week, to review our plans for this much loved Glasgow building. This Grade-A former Victorian fishmarket, constructed between 1873 and 1914, sits in Glasgow's medieval heart, beside the... » Read more