Gab Celebrates 40th Edition as Glasgow's Premier Creative Gathering
By
Katy Cowan
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Summary
Gab, Glasgow's popular design and creativity event series, celebrated its 40th edition at Barras Art & Design. Founded and run by Jamhot, this grassroots, not-for-profit event has been bringing together designers, illustrators, animators, and makers for over a decade in unique venues across the city. The event operates purely to give back to the creative community, with any profits donated to charity. The article explores why this long-running event remains popular and continues to spark creativity in Glasgow's design scene.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledGab is the city's hugely popular design and creativity event series, founded and run by the team at Jamhot
For more than a decade, they've been pulling together talks from designers, illustrators, animators, and makers of all stripes
It's grassroots, not-for-profit, and run purely to give something back to the creative community
Any profit is donated to charity
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