Yardworks GRID is a bold outreach and placemaking programme rooted in the Glasgow Riverside Innovation District, transforming how communities in Partick, Yorkhill and Govan engage with public space. Funded by Creative Scotlandand the Glasgow Communities and Place Fund, the project works in partnership with local residents to develop an evolving outdoor gallery of public art — embedded along walking and cycling routes and inspired by the stories of the people who live there.
To date, over 80 artworks have been created — both permanent and temporary — across gable ends, shopfronts, shipping containers and electric boxes. The programme also supports artist development through mentoring, and delivers employability opportunities for young people, ensuring that Yardworks GRID goes far beyond the wall and into the heart of the community.
We’ve been working with communities across each area, delivering workshops with young people, commissioning murals from local and international artists, and more.
Find out more about what’s happening in your district - and let us know what you want to see happen in the future.
G51
Yardworks have been working in Govan since 2021 thanks to funding from Inspiring Scotland, Creative Communities. There is a wealth of community spirit, fantastic community lead organisations and initiatives. We have had the pleasure of working with some fantastic people and look forward to building on that in this project and beyond.
G11
In Partick we are working with local residents and community groups to develop designs for four large public art spaces, each of these has existing work that we would like to refresh with new and exciting art work. We will be working with local people to design artwork for billboards as part of the Yardworks festival in June and finding out what the community would like to see on the walls.
G3
SWG3, as the name suggests sits in the G3 district and we want to work with the community to create some beautiful and meaningful work. We will be working with local groups and schools to decide where and what public art in G3 looks like and what it means to the community.