A Paisley art gallery has shared updates as it proceeds with plans to move.

The Art Department in the Renfrewshire town will move to 9-11 Causeyside Street - the former site of Argos. The multi-arts exhibition and event space opened in Spring 2022 in the old Co-op store at the Paisley Centre. It is expected that the gallery will formally open at it’s new site on 1 February - it will continue to operate from the origonal space until then.

Renovation work at the new site has already unveiled a number of features that were original to the MacArthur's Outfitters which occupied the site when it opened in 1931, including pilasters and a high wooden portico entrance way.

The first floor will host the gallery’s creative learning workshop programme, accommodating up to 30 participants with a lounge area and coffee station. Professional artists including Eoghann MacColl (mixed media), Iona Kewney (drawing), and Ann Vance (painting) will lead the classes.

The full programme of workshops can be found here.