“When I moved to Glasgow in September to start an MLitt in Curatorial Practice, Project Ability was already on my agenda. I’d previously volunteered at an organisation in Hume, Manchester called Venture Arts and an artist from there, Leslie Thompson,…Read On
For the past eight weeks, a group of students from Glasgow School of Art has been meeting with a group of Project Ability artists, spending a day per week in the studios together, conversing and making. This pilot project has…Read On
A group of patients from the Henderson Ward in Gartnavel Hospital has been participating in a series of workshops with tutor Meredith Crone. “In mid-April the Project Ability Art Group on Henderson Ward were invited to participate in a Human…Read On
As part of the Festival 2018 we have teamed up with artists working at the supported studio within St Hedwig Hospital in Berlin and will be exhibiting works by over 15 artists from Germany, with a small number of them…Read On
Shop Item of the Week this week is this rather cool pen on paper work by Aspire artist Jaqui Smyth. Jaqui loves her indie music, and this peace portrays the enigmatic legend that is Jarvis Cocker. Jaqui’s work is very…Read On
It’s that time of year again, when we get the opportunity to share some of our artists’ biggest and best paintings! Our annual Platform show is always a highlight of Project Ability’s exhibition calendar. The artists in our Aspire programme…Read On
We were honoured to be part of PROCESSIONS, a public artwork taking place in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and London and celebrating 100 years of women getting the right to vote. A group of women from our different programmes made a…Read On
Last week we celebrated Volunteers’ Week and this week we are delighted to advertise new opportunities within our volunteering programme. Our studios offer a vibrant and colourful working environment for our artists, tutors and volunteers alike. Volunteering with Project Ability…Read On
Shop Item of the Week is this poster print of a painting by Celine Mcilmunn titled ‘Artemisia’. This image is one of six paintings Mcilmunn has created as part of her ‘Mighty Women’ series. Each image depicts a strong powerful…Read On
Artwork of the week features this gorgeous mixed media painting by Izabella Ortiz. This intricate artwork is currently on display in our gallery as part of the ‘Polysémie Collection – Les Amis de Marseille‘ exhibition. With an Australian mother and…Read On
