It was established in 2006 and has commissioned two Turner Prize-nominated works: Duncan Campbell in 2014 and Janice Kerbel in 2015.

The Common Guild is located in a former school building on the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow.

The building houses The Common Guild's offices, a library with over 1,000 contemporary art books and public event and exhibition spaces.

Exhibitions hosted by The Common Guild have included solo shows by Martin Creed,[1] Steven Claydon,[2] Roni Horn,[3] Tacita Dean,[4] Wolfgang Tillmans[5] and Roman Ondák;[6][7] and numerous group shows.

[8][7] Beyond their own gallery space, The Common Guild organise and curate exhibitions and art events such as 'the Persistence of Objects' at Lismore Castle Arts in 2015[9] and 'Scotland + Venice 2013' at the 55th Venice Biennale.