Finding inspiration from the iconic sea cave on Scotland’s uninhabited island of Staffa, ‘Fingal’s Cave’ by Aspire artist Scott Smith is our Artwork of the Day, on day 4 of Learning Disability Week 2014! The cave is named after the…Read On
Year: 2014
Learning Disability Week – Artwork of the Day 3
It’s day 3 of Learning Disability Week, and today we have chosen this excellent untitled piece by Aspire artist Scott Smith. A beautifully composed work, this simplistic, yet bold and affecting image really captures the beauty and complexity of the…Read On
Walking group – Week 10
Glasgow Sculpture Studios was the destination for our Walking Group last week. The GSS moved to The Whisky Bond building next to the Union Canal at Port Dundas just a couple of years ago so the building is still being…Read On
Learning Disability Week – Artwork of the Day 2
It’s day 2 of Learning Disability Week and we are very pleased to bring you Tommy Mason’s mixture of soft pastel and decisive paint on canvas – an image of exuberant happiness on a lovely sky-blue haziness! Drawings and paintings…Read On
Details from a day in Paris, by Simon McAuley
Simon McAuley spent a few days in Paris last week for the European Outsider Art Association conference Curating Outsider Art. There, he took part in “The Artist’s Viewpoint” a conversation with Julia Krause-Harder and Thomas Röske about their practice. But…Read On
Learning Disability Week – Artwork of the Day
To mark Learning Disability Week 19-25 May 2014, we will be bringing you an Artwork of the Day from the Aspire workshops starting with ‘Fish’ a work in progress by Alan Dott. A lovely placement of three fish made up…Read On
Launch of 30th Birthday mugs for Learning Disability Week 2014
Today marks the first day of Learning Disability Week 2014 in Scotland, and to mark the occasion, we are launching our 30th Birthday mugs! The logo was designed by Aspire artist Stephen Reilly, who won last year’s logo competition. There…Read On
The Intern Diaries- Adrianne’s Blog Week 9
It feels like there’s hardly been a full week all month, what with all of the bank holidays. While the long weekends have been nice, it feels like my time here is going so much faster! As such, I’ve been…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘Untitled’ by Lesley Nimmo
Aspire artist Lesley Nimmo is no stranger to Artwork of the Week and continually produces wonderful paintings – this one of an unknown creature is no exception! A troubled expression and an extended paw, this painting is somewhat comical and…Read On
A busy couple of weeks for Simon McAuley
ReConnect artist Simon McAuley has a busy few weeks in front of him! The painter and photographer is currently in Paris, where he will give a talk about his practice at the Curating Outsider Art conference in la Halle St-Pierre….Read On
