Our On The Road workshops have taken us to Coatbridge, Dumferline and Kirkintilloch so far this year. Participants tried their hand at book making, and learned new skills. If you would like an arts team from Project Ability, a professional…Read On
Year: 2015
The Summit – KCAT
In just over two weeks, ten international learning disability art organisations will gather in Glasgow for our Summit. KCAT is one of these organisations, coming over from Ireland. “KCAT stands for Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent. Founded in 1999 by…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘Untitled’ by William Smith
This week, we are very pleased to bring you this painting on paper by William Smith. William is an avid member of Project Ability’s walking group and his paintings originate from the photographs he takes. His paintings hold a distinctive…Read On
Walking Group 2015 – Week 3
Our walking group had an excellent outing last week. One of the group, George, lives in Milngavie and had recommended the group make a visit there to have a walk round one of the reservoirs and also to visit the…Read On
The Summit – Kaarisilta
“Kaarisilta Art and Activity Center began its operations in 1987. It can be considered a pioneer in arranging art activities for disabled people in Finland. Beside the visual arts Kaarisilta provides activities also in crafts, music, drama, sports and common…Read On
The Summit – Venture Arts
Venture Arts is an organisation based in Manchester, and they have been working with learning disabled visual artists for the past thirty years. “Venture Arts runs a range of artist led visual arts workshops for and with learning disabled artists…Read On
The Summit – Celf o Gwmpas
Celf o Gwmpas creates projects, exhibitions and residencies that open up opportunities for participation, develops artistic practice and supports social inclusion. Since 2009, Dean Warburton has been a participant in Celf’s training and mentoring programme bringing the curious and playful together…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘ALTAR/ER’ by Lea Cummings
This week, we are featuring ALTAR/ER an installation from INFINITE PSYCHIC LOVE EXPLOSION! by ReConnect artist Lea Cummings consisting of several animated elements including a vibrating sheep skeleton, gold chains, bass frequency, sheep heart, and video. ALTAR/ER expresses the power…Read On
ReConnect Website Project
“This January we began work on a website showcasing the ReConnect group of artists, and thanks to their enthusiasm and input we have already seen a lot of exciting developments. So far we have focused on documenting each artist’s work…Read On
The Summit – Inuti
Our second feature on the organisations taking part in the International Summit for Learning Disability Artists and their Support Studios will focus on Swedish organisation Inuti, and its artists Carina Pettersson and Magnus Östling. “The Foundation Inuti (founded in 1996) runs…Read On
