Edward Henry has been attending Project Ability since 1994 having previously attended The Renfield Day Centre on Bath Street, where in recognising his talent for drawing and painting they recommended he come and join us. Edward’s artwork is influenced…Read On
Year: 2012
‘On Your Marks’
In our penultimate ‘On Your Marks’ feature, we’re racing towards Let the Games Begin Part 2 as our painting athletes make further progress with their sporting heroes… Our artists have one more week left to complete the challenge –…Read On
Artwork of the Week ‘Untitled’ by Tracy Thomson
This week, we are pleased to bring you this beautiful painting by Tracy Thomson – an artist from our Aspire programme. Tracy has mirrored that radical language of the abstract expressionists with highly coloured stains and energetic strokes switching from…Read On
Lennox Castle Stories
The Lennox Castle Stories project restarts Friday 29th June and the group are going on a bus trip to visit the grounds of the hospital. The hospital was knocked down several years ago and housing has been built on…Read On
Arts Awards Film Programme
Project Ability’s Create Programme is offering an exciting new opportunity for young people aged 14-25 years to participate in a film making programme with a twist! Instead of just making a film you will research an arts hero,…Read On
Fundraising for Project Ability
The recent Charity Emporium event held at The Good Spirit Co. on Saturday 02 June was a great success. There were 12 stalls selling handmade crafts, fashion and artwork while DJ’s provided entertainment. Half of the money raised…Read On
Project Ability’s young film makers are launching an appeal to raise £7500!
www.justgiving.com/young-filmmakers We are a group of young film makers who are clever, resourceful, creative, imaginative and very, very good at making films! Each year beginners and more experienced film makers produce up to 20 films. Our work…Read On
‘On Your Marks’
Artists Edward Henry, Cameron Morgan and Steven Reilly continue working hard in the studio to complete their lifesize series of sporting heroes. Week 2: Canvases primed, base colour applied and now the athletes emerge… Joey Dunlop has his badges, The…Read On
Artwork of the week – ‘Untitled’ by Simon McAuley
Next in our artwork of the week series, we bring you a recent drawing by Simon McAuley – our current artist in residence. Whether Simon uses painting or drawing, he is devoted to the aesthetic of illusion. Simon’s work is very intuitive…Read On
Robert Reddick exhibits in Norway
Project Ability are proud to announce that the drawings of the late Robert Reddick will be exhibited in Norway until 31 August as part of the Arts Festival of North Norway. The festival, opening today, is an international event…Read On
