The Briggait

141 Bridgegate

Merchant City

Glasgow

G1 5HZ

The Briggait is Wasps’ headquarters, set in the historic A-listed market hall complex in Glasgow city centre.

Wasps redeveloped and opened The Briggait as a cultural hub in 2010, following its closure as the city’s fish market in the 1970s and a handful of temporary uses.

The Briggait offers the following to creative of all kinds and the general public:

staffed reception Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm (excluding Bank Holidays)
45 artist studios
24 offices for cultural organisations or creative businesses
the Clydeside Halls, encompassing the largest complex of Victorian-era halls in Scotland; 1873 Hall, 1889 Hall and 1904 Hall
two exhibition spaces that face out onto Bridgegate
The Briggait is fully accessible with designated entrance, lift, and bathroom facilities, except for first floor studios on the Bridgegate elevation of the building

Fraser Taylor is a multi-disciplinary artist based at The Briggait. He’s said of his experience with Wasps:

‘In 2013 I received a one-year sabbatical from my teaching position at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I decided to return to Scotland and after an inspired meeting with Wasps, I secured a studio at The Briggait in Glasgow and a residency at The Booth in Shetland. That year changed everything.

This experience played a significant part in my decision to relocate from Chicago back to Glasgow in 2017. Since then, I have had a beautiful studio at The Briggait. The light is incredible and even on an overcast grey day in Glasgow it is a space full of assurance and possibility. Its high ceiling and sense of openness allows an exploration of scale which is important to me as an interdisciplinary artist. Every day I walk through my studio door I am filled with a desire to make.’

where to find us

available spaces

all
artist studios
creative office spaces
spaces for hire

Studio 105

284.65 sqft | Available 1 September

£416.07 pcm

First floor studio. Nearby access to communal water supply.

Studio 111

500.97 sqft | Available now

£732.25 pcm

Large rectangular first floor studio facing into Guildry Court. The full height window looking onto Guildry Court allows for great natural light.

Studio 116

388.23 sqft | Available now

£567.46 pcm

Large first floor studio with small steps at entrance. Nearby access to communal water supply. Large windows facing onto Bridgegate below.

Office 239

147.46 sqft | Available now

£393.31 pcm (inc. service charge)

Small rectangular office space on the second floor mezzanine of The Briggait’s 1873 Hall.

Meeting Room 2

Available to book now

Starting cost: £22 per hour

Large meeting room space on the ground floor of The Briggait, just off the 1873 Hall. Tables and chairs in situ.

To book this space, please contact info@waspsstudios.org.uk.

There are no currently no available studios at The Briggait. Please get in touch to be added to our waiting list via the link below, or check out our other Glasgow buildings; South Block and Hanson Street.

If the currently available spaces are not suitable for you, please join the waiting list by getting in touch via the tab below, or check out our other Glasgow buildings; South Block and Hanson Street.

Interested in hosting and event at the Briggait?