We are committed to offering an exciting programme of events year round for the local community. See what’s happening at The Pipe Factory.
Upcoming events | Past events
Workshop with artist Will Knight exploring how drawing can be used to study spaces, identify opportunities, and potentially unlock new ideas. Runs from 11:00 to 17:00 (with a 1-hour lunch break at 13:00 and smaller breaks in between). All drawing materials will be provided. Age 16+ years.
Guided Pipe Factory Construction Site Tours with contractor Taylor Fraser, conservation architects Loader Monteith, client - Inch Architecture & HOO (History Of Ourselves) Archivist, Erika Silverman.
Guided Pipe Factory Construction Site Tours with contractor Taylor Fraser, conservation architects Loader Monteith, client - Inch Architecture & HOO (History Of Ourselves) Archivist, Erika Silverman.
Pipe Factory volunteers new and old! We’ll be having a drop-in archiving workshop THIS Saturday (9th Aug) 2-5.
Artists guided walk reflecting on Dalmarnock’s lithic landscape starting at Bridgeton Cross and ending at French Street), with Minty Donald and Nick Millar. The walk culminates at Strange Field, French St where participants are encouraged to view the exhibition Skin of the City. Click here to book your free ticket.
Join us for at The Briggait as part of Architecture Fringe festival, from 5:30pm for a welcome drink, followed by a screening of new short film ‘Building a Movement’ at 5:40pm. Talks begin at 6:00pm, with a drinks reception to follow. Click here to book free tickets.
A round table discussion of the exhibition and its themes with interdisciplinary experts from the fields of geology, geography, building preservation, archaeology, visual and performance art, art curation and architecture. Click here to book your free ticket.
Join us on Wednesday, June 18 at 6pm at Strange Field for a screening of Victor Kossakovsky’s ‘Architecton’.
Skin of the City is the most recent iteration of the ongoing project, Erratic Drift, an evolving body of work about humans’ interrelations with the urban lithic, about stone and cities.
Join us on June 14th between 11am and 2pm at French Street for Whose cathedrals are we building? is a collaborative event between New Future and Architects Declare as part of the 2025 Architecture Fringe festival.
Join us for a drop in creative workshop led by artist/educator Coral Brookes and illustrator Alice Brown. Contribute to a collaborative installation built of projected shadows and sculptural forms that share past, present and future stories of Pipe Factory, its architecture, archive, activity and the local community. Use found objects, handmade stencils, slides, acetate, coloured film and more to create playful projections at Pipe Factory.
A cosy edition of @intothe.portal in The Pipe Factory attic with ambient sounds by Akimat, Raivo Sloan (live), r333cluse, and immersive visuals by Fako Andro. Capacity is extremely limited. Advance tickets available on RA.co. Check @intothe.portal for more details.
POSTPONED - Sunday 24th Nov Workshop
We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Due to weather conditions, the Pipe Factory mini-bricks workshop is POSTPONED on Sunday 24th.
We’ll be back with more architectural fun - new date announced soon!
Join the team from The Pipe Factory to try your hand at REAL mini bricklaying - grab a trowel, mix your own cement and get building!
Drop into the Pipe Factory over the weekend for Kiln Klub open days! Roll up your sleeves, unleash your creativity, and have fun working with clay on Saturday, November 16th and Sunday, November 17th, from 12pm-4pm
Drop into the Pipe Factory over the weekend for Kiln Klub open days! Roll up your sleeves, unleash your creativity, and have fun working with clay on Saturday, November 16th and Sunday, November 17th, from 12pm-4pm
The Pipe Factory is delivering activities for young people in celebration of the Wee Write Family Day at The Mitchell Library on Saturday 9 November.
Celebrating a decade of the much-loved Children’s Book Festival, Wee Write Family Day 2024 continues to enthral, delight and capture the imagination of countless children in Glasgow and beyond.
Free - booking essential.
We’ll see you at the Mitchell!
A free Creative Writing workshop from the Scottish Working Class Network and the Kelvingrove Writers
