By John McCarthy

Creative Scotland has faced a social media bombardment after granting a Glasgow artist £15,000 to not leave the city for a year.

And as the organisation deals with the backlash, a new website is suggesting amusing alternatives as to how “£15,000 could have been better spent in Glasgow”.

The controversial funding afforded to Ellie Harrison’s research project ‘The Glasgow Effect’ ignited a reaction from Robby Saeth, a graphic designer and social media manager at Glasgow nightclub The Garage.

Feeling that the grant was a waste of money, Saeth rallied to build 15kbetterspentinglasgow.com, providing a whole host of alternative uses for the cash Read full story ›

Source: The Drum