One of our brand new volunteers, Jack McElroy, organised An Alternative Burns Night at the Flying Duck on Sunday 27 January, and very generously offered to gift all donations to Project Ability. The event was in response to cuts to creative…Read On
Year: 2019
Residency: Terry Williams from Venture Arts (Week 1)
Last week, Venture Arts artist Terry Williams settled in our studios for a 3-day residency. Terry, supported by artist facilitator Martin Livesey, experimented with large scale paintings, oil bars and graphite, creating beautiful artwork. After spending the day in our…Read On
Shop Item of the Week – ‘Out and About by the Sea’ by David Bradley
Our Shop Item of the Week is this lovely landscape picturing a small port town in Scotland. Looks as though everyone is out and about, enjoying the view of the sea whilst going about their daily business. The artist, David…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘National Portrait Gallery’ by Thompson Hall
Our Artwork of the Week is this beautiful painting by Actionspace artist Thompson Hall. This painting is part of our current exhibition titled ‘My Life In London’, featuring paintings and drawings by Thompson Hall and Ian Wornast. It is a…Read On
On the Road Schools – Printing exploration at Hampden School
Artist Cameron Morgan and Tutor Jason Davis continue their exploration of printing with pupils at Hampden School for our On The Road Schools workshops. This week, they were looking at polystyrene tile printing, stencils and mono printing. Next week the class…Read On
Shop Item of the Week – ‘Cheetah’ by Andre Plamondon
Our Shop Item of the Week is this expressive rendition of a cheetah, created by Andre Plamondon. This piece looks remarkably like a painting but is in fact a mono print. Fresh from our 30 x 30 exhibition, Cheetah is…Read On
Artwork of the Week by Zoe Michel
Artwork of the Week features this recognisable portrait of Britain’s own Fanny Cradock! Painted by Zoe Michel in Project Ability’s Wednesday Art Group, you can see this painting in the flesh at Project Ability. The exhibition is up in our…Read On
Art sessions at Gartnavel Royal’s IPCU
In January 2017 Project Ability started a specialist programme of art sessions within Gartnavel Royal Hospital’s Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (IPCU). Since then, tutor Tracy Gorman has been delivering weekly art sessions in the unit, available to all of the…Read On
Project Ability at the Scottish Design Exchange
We are excited to announce that Project Ability is now part of the Scottish Design Exchange in Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries! This opportunity was first suggested to us by an ex-volunteer of Project Ability’s, Merel Bekking. Now part of the Scottish…Read On
My Life in London
We are delighted to be hosting My Life in London by ActionSpace artists Thompson Hall and Ian Wornast as our first exhibition of 2019! My Life in London is the culmination of a year of creative explorations by ActionSpace artists Thompson Hall and Ian…Read On
