As part of our 3 year Creative Learning Strategy Plan we are committed to supporting local artists in their careers. As any freelancer will know, it's almost impossible to make ends meet when you have to pay for transport, materials and room hire for workshops. Many of Scotland's incredible artists end up earning less than minimum wage after they've covered all these costs.

Here at Mackintosh At The Willow we are fortunate enough to have a dedicated Creative Learning workshop room that we use for schools and community groups. It makes sense that we offer this for free to Glasgow's artist community, to mitigate the cost of teaching crafts. This A-listed building wouldn't exist without all the talented original and 21st century craftpeople who have contributed to it, so it feels like the right thing to do to lend a hand where we can.

We were delighted to welcome professional paper artist Kate Colin to the building to run our inaugural workshop. Her incredible homewares (lampshades, vases, baubles) are both eyecatching and unique. It's truly amazing what you can do with a piece of good quality paper and a scoring tool!