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Creatives of Colour was founded in 2024 by Kevin Leomo and Zahra Khosroshahi.
“Our stories. Our lens. Our terms.”
The annual Creatives of Colour Festival aims to celebrate our collective identity as people of colour (PoC), as well as the intersectionality and diversity of our stories, cultures, and art forms. The Festival offers a range of creative events including performances of music, poetry, and theatre, as well as screenings and workshops which centre the voices, experiences, and creativity of people of colour in Glasgow. Storytelling sits at the heart of these creative practices, and celebrates the resilience, joy, and talent of PoC artists.
Creatives of Colour Festival 2026 is supported by Thinking Culture, School of Culture & Creative Arts and is funded by the Ferguson Bequest.
Professor Thomas Ferguson (1900-1977), Henry Mechan Chair of Public Health (1944-64), bequeathed his estate to the University, with the instruction that the money should be used to “foster the social side of University life."
The annual Creatives of Colour Festival aims to celebrate our collective identity as people of colour (PoC), as well as the intersectionality and diversity of our stories, cultures, and art forms. The Festival offers a range of creative events including performances of music, poetry, and theatre, as well as screenings and workshops which centre the voices, experiences, and creativity of people of colour in Glasgow. Storytelling sits at the heart of these creative practices, and celebrates the resilience, joy, and talent of PoC artists.
Creatives of Colour Festival 2026 is supported by Thinking Culture, School of Culture & Creative Arts and is funded by the Ferguson Bequest.
Professor Thomas Ferguson (1900-1977), Henry Mechan Chair of Public Health (1944-64), bequeathed his estate to the University, with the instruction that the money should be used to “foster the social side of University life."
2026 Festival Team