The Flowers of the Commonwealth school workshops are going great, and the pupils have created some beautiful artwork to add to our giant banner: thistles, maple leaves and other colourful flowers will all be sewn together to create a unique…Read On
Year: 2014
Open Studio – Week 1
It has now been a week since Cameron Morgan started working on his epic mural entitled Cameron’s Way: Coast to Coast and featuring Scotland’s landscapes and social history. The artist has now finished drawing the outlines of the work on every…Read On
We are now taking bookings for the next block of ReConnect workshops
The last block of ReConnect visual arts workshops ended on Friday 6th June, and we are now taking bookings for the next block, commencing on Tuesday 1st July. ReConnect artists will have assistance from our tutors three mornings a week…Read On
The Intern Diaries- Adrianne’s Blog Week 12
Another scorching end to what’s been a hit and miss week, weather wise… not too shabby! Thankfully the weather held out for the Friends and Family Fun workshop on Saturday, as this time we were outside! This month’s medium was…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘Wallace Monument’ by Martin Sloss
This week we’ve chosen Aspire artist Martin Sloss‘ ‘Wallace Monument’ as our Artwork of the Week. A mighty painting indeed! Martin’s painting of the famous structure is full of luscious colour, which really brings a joyous vibrancy to the scene….Read On
Where two Lines Meet
Last February, we invited artist Janetka Platun to evaluate our volunteer programme and to creatively respond to it. She came back last week with a creative workshop for a group of staff, participants and volunteers. Saturday’s workshop entitled ‘Where two…Read On
2 x 2 Forum Outsider Art
Last October, Project Ability was one of the twenty European galleries exhibiting at the international 2 x 2 Forum for Outsider Art in Munster, alongside galleries from Hungary, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland. A small delegation of staff and…Read On
Batik workshop
A small group of ReConnect artists took part in a batik workshop with tutor Consuelo this week, creating colourful geometric patterns on to the fabric.
Generation workshops for young people with disabilities
Project Ability is delivering a summer programme of multi–sensory workshops exploring contemporary visual art and art spaces as part of GENERATION. The workshops are for young people with additional support needs aged 12 +. We are offering the workshops to holiday clubs…Read On
