Shop Item of the Week time again, and this week we bring you something rather unique – an exquisite handmade glass cat, crafted by ReConnect artist Jan Thomson. This is a very pretty object indeed, and it won’t be long…Read On
Year: 2016
Artwork of the week- ‘Untitled’ by Effie Powers
This original drawing on red paper is a wonderful example of Effie Power’s drawing style. Very expressive and dense mark making creates a kind of calm frenzy of line and colour. It is easy to imagine the marks in motion;…Read On
Platform Residency – Week 5
Project Ability artist Edward Henry is nearing the end of his residency period at Platform, Easterhouse. He has been working from a studio based in ‘The Bridge’ one day a week, for the past five weeks, supported by artist Scott…Read On
Summer on Screen: Week 1
Last week saw the first of two weeks of ‘Summer on Screen’ workshops! A group of young Project Ability artists and filmmakers attended the week long film school to try their hands at some acting and improvisation. The group worked…Read On
ReSearch Residency June 2016 – Shireen Taylor
Shireen Taylor spent the month of June as Artist in Residence at Project Ability. Based within the Project Ability workshop, Shireen spent the month developing her practice, and new work. Here, she tells us about her experience: “The artists’ studios at…Read On
Cameron Morgan speaks to SCLD
Project Ability artist Cameron Morgan was recently appointed Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). He has been speaking to the Scottish Commission for Learning Disability about himself and his work; “I have…Read On
CATS… the 1st instalment
A group exhibition of Project Ability artists. Project Ability would like to welcome our visitors to the 1st instalment of CATS, an exhibition inspired by all things feline related; big cats, fluffy cats, kittens, lions, tigers, leopards and more! All of our…Read On
CATS Publication
CATS is a new publication of creative written and visual work from artists at Project Ability. This work has emerged from a series of workshops led by Anthony Autumn and Joanna Peace, involving participants from across the studio groups. A special event to celebrate the…Read On
Artwork of the week – ‘Near Govan’ by John McNaught
‘Near Govan’ is a small painting on panel by Aspire artist John McNaught. On a day like today it quite clearly catches the mood down by the docks with a greyness to the city scape but a bit of blue…Read On
Walking Group – Week 13: Victoria Park
‘In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing’. So said Billy Connelly, but as the forecast was quite good last week our walking group ended up with lots of rain, the wrong clothing and…Read On
