An arts centre has pledged to appoint new leadership and condemned the “genocide” in Gaza after it was occupied by pro-Palestinian activists earlier this summer.

Glasgow’s Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) has been closed since Art Workers for Palestine Scotland occupied the building on June 24 after the venue could not come to a consensus on endorsing their cultural boycott of Israel.

The campaign group had planned to host an unofficial week-long programme of workshops and screenings at the centre, but police were called and a violent altercation ensued.

The CCA has now issued an apology and announced that plans to “turnaround” the board would be “accelerated”.

In a statement, a spokesman said the centre “acknowledges the disruption, confusion and harm experienced over recent weeks” and “we sincerely regret the outcome of our decisions on 24 June”.

He added: “We recognise that a lack of clarity on our choices had real human consequences, and for this we are deeply sorry.”