We had an inspiring Meet the Maker session with textile designer Mhari McMullan. Mhari studied Textile Design at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. She moved to Glasgow in 2007 and in 2009 opened Welcome Home, a creative…Read On
Year: 2017
Walking Group – Week 18: Panopticon & Holmwood House
Last week the walking group went to two venues that couldn’t be more different. Firstly we went just two doors down and around the corner to the Britannia Panopticon, the oldest surviving music hall in the world. Inside is a…Read On
Team Jacobs: Just under £300 to go to reach £2500
The Jacobs Finance team is getting ready for the Great Scottish Run in a couple of weeks, and including gift aid they have almost reached an amazing £2250 in donations for Project Ability! They have been a fantastic support in…Read On
Shop Item of the Week – Hand Painted Canvas Bag by Doreen Kay
Another delightful creation by Aspire artist Doreen Kay has been chosen as our Shop Item of the Week. Doreen has made a number of bags which have found their way in to the Project Ability shop, and they do not…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘Bruce Forsyth’ by John Cocozza
This week we bring you John Cocozza’s excellent portrait of the late Bruce Forsyth as our Artwork of the Week. John loves making portraits, and we think this joyful representation of the much loved all-round entertainer does his vibrant character…Read On
A mural and a live portrait session – Project Ability at GSA
This week, the Glasgow School of Arts welcomes its new students, and Project Ability was there to mark the occasion! Thanks to volunteer and art student Jonathan Kirkwood, three of our artists were involved in the event: on Monday, Jonathan…Read On
Target reached for Team Jacobs!
The wonderful running group at Jacobs has reached its £2000 fundraising target for the Great Scottish Run! There are almost three weeks left before the event, will they make it to £2500? The team’s support has been fantastic, and it…Read On
Shop Item of the Week – ‘Cleopatra’ by Ronald McCulloch
Shop Item of the Week is ‘Cleopatra’ by Ronald McCulloch. This is an amazing painting with so much going on. The composition is inspired from a photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe posing as actress Theda Bara from the silent film…Read On
Artwork of the week – ’70’s Afro Hair Lady’ by Leslie Thompson
This week we are featuring this beautiful textile piece by Leslie Thompson, the Superstar Artist Drawer! ’70’s Afro Hair Lady’ is one of two gorgeous hand stitched pieces that Thompson has in his current exhibtion with us. Don’t miss the…Read On
£2000 target within reach for Team Jacobs!
About a year ago a group of Jacobs team members in the finance department started running once a week during lunch time. Soon after they decided to set a target to participate in the 2017 Great Scottish Run. Some of…Read On
