Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art

Free, accessible and open to all, Glasgow International 2026 includes exhibitions and projects, performances and discursive events at more than 20 spaces across the city. Featuring work by over 50 artists, the 2026 festival holds space for Glasgow's contemporary art scene to congregate and be in discussion with global practices. This 11th edition has been developed with a spirit of collectivity and collaboration by the festival's curatorial team and new Director Helen Nisbet. Under Nisbet's direction, Glasgow International 2026 continues as a site for artistic experimentation, critical discourse, congregation and discussion. Remaining true to Glasgow's radical political history, the 2026 festival centres the dynamism of independent artistic and organisational practices in Glasgow through a diverse and responsive programme which also presents the work of international artists whose practices reflect shared concerns and affinities. A collective endeavour rooted in Glasgow's year-round visual art ecology, the festival brings together newly commissioned projects from established art organisations and museums, artist-run spaces and initiatives, independent curators and individual artists.