New Exhibitions Curator Announced
Inverclyde-based photographer and creative Garth Ivan will become Beacon Arts Centre’s new Exhibitions Curator in summer 2026, succeeding Fraser Taylor after eight years in the role.
Read more - beaconartscentre.co.uk/exhibitions/
📸Christopher Bowen
Christopher Brookmyre is joining #BeaconBookFestival lineup! Since his 1996 debut, his offbeat, razor-sharp Scottish crime novels have sold in the millions and now he’ll be live in conversation with Alistair Braidwood of Scots Whay Hae! to discuss The Cracked Mirror.
22 Feb 2026
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Laaaunch! has landed @thebeaconarts.bsky.social 🚀
If you have a wee one aged birth-12 months & live near #Greenock, don't miss your chance to see our adventure of galactic proportions, made especially for tiny humans. Last remaining tickets for tomorrow ➡️ www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/laaau...
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We're hiring for a Venue Technician to join our team!
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, including evenings and weekends
Salary: £28,550 per annum
Deadline: Monday 25 August 2025, 5pm
Find out more at beaconartscentre.co.uk/about-the-beacon/work-with-us/
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We're casting for all-round trained performers for #beaconpanto25, Sleeping Beauty.
For further details, visit beaconartscentre.co.uk/about-the-beacon/work-with-us/
Deadline: Fri 11 Jul, 5pm
Contract: 17 Nov-31 Dec 2025
Rehearsals: 17 Nov-4 Dec 2025
We look forward to receiving your tapes!
A huge thank you to our community street theatre performers from St Columba’s High School, who were out and about as our fabulous fish at The Comet Festival in Port Glasgow on Saturday as part of Beacon on the Road. Thank you also to Beacon Arts Centre @thebeaconarts.bsky.social for all your support
Join us for an insightful afternoon with Glasgow-based artist Fiona Robertson and Exhibition Walkthrough of her latest exhibition, more than a feeling...
Wed 28 May | 11am
FREE/advanced booking required
www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/fiona...
Greenock's @thebeaconarts.bsky.social Young Company are looking for a writer to collaborate with them and create a new work in 2025 ytas.org.uk/opportunitie... (deadline - 28 Apr 2025)
NT Connections has started yesterday at the Beacon! Come along and support our young people with performances on the 15th, 16th and 19th April!
Local MSP Stuart McMillan MSP recently attended a session to meet participants and see the programme in action — praising it as a model for community health and inclusion.
📍Dance for Parkinson’s takes place every Tuesday at 1pm. Learn more or book a session: www.beaconartscentre.co.uk
As participant Dave Souza (78, from Gourock) shared:
“It helps me physically and mentally… The live pianist makes it feel like a concert every week.”
This #WorldParkinson’sDay, we're proud to shine a light on the incredible work being done at Beacon Arts Centre using the power of dance and music to make a real difference in the lives of people living with Parkinson’s Disease.
📸Christopher Bowen
Folksy Theatre bring Quentin Blake's Angelica Sprocket's Pockets to the Beacon on Sun 13 Apr, 2pm
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We have a WINNER - congratulations to Phoebe Brown who's imaginative drawing of Angelica Sprocket's Pocket, brimming with glittery flare and a sassy pizza quote, that won over our judges🍕 - we hope you enjoy the show this Easter!
We asked What's in Angelica Sprocket's Pockets?... Time to find out!
Thank you to everyone who entered our competition with Inverclyde Libraries - all entries were fantastic - such a creative bunch 🤩
The Tenementals are joining us at the Beacon on the 26th April! Joining them as their special guest will be The Cords🎶
@tenementals.bsky.social
They are currently on tour in Spain, but we're super-chuffed that The Cords will be our special guests when we play our Freckfest gig at Irvine's Harbour Arts Centre next Saturday (29 March) AND at Greenock's Beacon Arts Centre on Saturday 26 April!
My next performance of Intruder/Intruz @thebeaconarts.bsky.social is in Greenock🍷
📅 Sat 22 Mar: 19:00
🎫 www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/events/intru...
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There's some great youth theatre performances coming up including shows at Theatre Royal Dumfries, Eden Court and @thebeaconarts.bsky.social - get along and show your YT ❤️
