Our penultimate Friends and Family Fun workshop took place on Saturday 25th October, and was all about puppets! Young artists and their families created their own puppets out of found objects, wood, cardboard and fabric. The next Friends and Family…Read On
This week we are very pleased to bring you a portrait by Alan Lesslie, part of a series currently on show in Project Ability Gallery for the exhibition Outside In: Scotland. Alan makes portraits of people he comes across in…Read On
This week, we are very pleased to bring you this new painting by Jonathan McKinstry, currently on show in our gallery as part of the Solo Showcase season. Jonathan has amalgamated various trips to Ireland in one painting and attempts…Read On
Project Ability is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Aspire painter Jonathan McKinstry. Jonathan creates his paintings with flatly applied colour, often in thick oil-slick strokes with a sketchiness and air of caricature. These paintings, made with haste but certainly not unconsidered,…Read On
Our walking group had a special outing last Wednesday. Paths for All, who fund the group, provided transport to Catkin Braes and organised a walk for the group to make photos for a competition run by The Evening Times. The…Read On
Project Ability is in Melbourne, Australia! Our Director will speak at the Contemporary Outsider Art: The Global Context conference, taking place from 23rd – 26th October, alongside artist and Project Ability friend Tanya Raabe. “Forty years after the term ‘Outsider…Read On
The next Friends and Family Fun workshops will be Puppet Making on Saturday 25th October. Work with our artists to create string puppets from a collection of arts materials and recycled objects. Upcycle plastic bottles and cardboard packaging and repurpose…Read On
Another week and another amazing volunteer! Please meet the multi-talented Nicola Prosser, who is currently volunteering with our Aspire group. ‘Having graduated in 2013 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design with an honours degree in Illustration, I…Read On
Project Ability are offering a new visual arts opportunity for young adults aged 16-19 with a lived experience of mental ill health. Our professional arts team will support you in engaging in the visual arts through a programme of structured…Read On
Little Book Transfers designed a limited edition t-shirt for local company Lovelin, and picked us as their chosen charity! The T-shirt is available to purchase here for one week only, and £5 of every sale goes to Project Ability. Little…Read On
