Application Hub is a peer-support collective for artists and creatives to support the hidden and unpaid labour of being an artist.

Please note: this event will be held in person at Glasgow Zine Library. Masks are required at this event if you are able to wear one.

Part of our Community Led Programme: events run by and for members of our community.

Have you got an application you really need to finish… but you just can’t quite sit down and do it? Maybe it’s funding. Maybe a residency. Maybe an exhibition opportunity or that dream arts job that just opened up…and the deadline keeps creeping closer! If this is you, then Application Hub is just the ticket.

Application Hub is a peer-support collective for artists and creatives to support the hidden and unpaid labour of being an artist. All those applications for grants, residencies, exhibitions, and opportunities can be exhausting and often isolating. And when you don’t have financial safety nets, a quiet place to work, or the executive functioning energy to get started, the cycle of rejection and burnout can make staying in the arts feel impossible.

So, these monthly sessions take the power of body doubling to run as a two-hour focus group using a gentle Pomodoro structure: we’ll set goals together, do short bursts of deep work, check in with each other, and end with a short moment to decompress.

Every third Thursday of the month, we’re turning Glasgow Zine Library into a warm, office-style space where we can sit down together and actually get these applications done. There’ll be tea, coffee, cookies, desks, chairs, and a room full of people who’ve got your back on making progress with that application!

Come along and get moving on the application you’re hiding from, and then next month we’ll be here to listen to how it turned out; celebrating your wins, or encouraging you to push on after the rejections. Together, we can do this!

CW: Deadline stress

About the Community Led Programme:

The Community Led Programme at Glasgow Zine Library is made up of events and groups run by and for members of our local community. These events are volunteer-run and free to attend. Find out more here: glasgowzinelibrary.com/community-led-leaders

Ticket information for this event:

This event is suitable for ages 18+. There will be 10 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, participants will be involved in: group study / application writing / small group discussions / hands on activities / writing

This event will take place at the GZL space on Albert Road in Govanhill. You can find directions here.

Masks are required at this event if you are able to wear one.GZL provides hand sanitizer and KN95 masks for participants. If you would like to attend and request that all other participants wear masks, you can either ask our staff member on the day or email us ahead of time at glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com and we will ask all who are able to mask to do so. Additionally, we have an air purifier with HEPA filters in the library.

If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via events@glasgowzinelibrary.com

GZL pledges to support The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. As part of this pledge we may participate in strikes called in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. If this event falls on a strike day and is cancelled, we will work with event leaders to reschedule the event ASAP. Participants will also have the option of receiving an immediate refund for any ticket purchases and travel booked to attend.

Find out more about access at GZL events and how to make an access request here.

All events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here.

How to access the event:

After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials.

Please email events@glasgowzinelibrary.com for any queries or issues.

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