Our Artwork of the Week is this series of four paintings titled ‘Four Seasons’ by Stuart Low. To accompany these paintings on board, the artist has written a short and beautifully thought provoking piece of text : Wandering lost in…Read On
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Shop item of the Week: John McNaught
Shop item of the week! John McNaught is a very talented artist working in our Aspire studios. His paintings have been exhibited nationally and internationally and are a testament to how far he has come since the incident that changed his life several years…Read On
Glasgow School of Art x Project Ability
For the second year running, final year students from the Sculpture and Environment Art Department at Glasgow School of Art, have joined Project Ability to work alongside the Create, Aspire and ReConnect workshops. After a competitive application and interview process,…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘At the edge of the moor’ by Simon McAuley
Artwork of the Week is this beautifully haunting pinhole photograph by Simon McAuley. ‘At the edge of the moor’ is on show at Project Ability in our ‘Extraordinary Responses’ exhibition. McAuley has a mixed practice of painting and photography. In…Read On
Extraordinary Responses Seminar and Art Raffle
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Extraordinary Responses Seminar! A special thanks to all our speakers: Dr Anthony Lewis, Cheryl McGeachan, Claire Coia, Richard Anderson, Stuart Low, Morag Macgilchrist, Celine Mcilmunn, Sian Mather. Also a big congratulations…Read On
Down’s Syndrome Sunday Social – 2/2/2020
We had a wonderful time at the weekend at The Down’s Syndrome Sunday Social workshop. The group were experimenting with plaster relief casting and painting. Looking forward to seeing the final results!
Quiz night fundraiser 2020!
Massive thanks to everyone who came to the Quiz Night fundraising event here at Project Ability last night! Together you all helped us raise £370. And a big congratulations to the winning team, Dangerous Weather, with an extra special congratulations…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘Contemporary Scottish Saltire’ by Alan Straiton
This week we celebrate extraordinary art and Scotland with this abstract painting by Alan Straiton titled ‘Contemporary Scottish Saltire’. Using a soft palette of colours and a strong textured surface, this piece is one of two artworks by Straiton currently…Read On
Quiz Night 2020!
We are gearing up for the annual Project Ability Quiz Night! This fundraising event is open to anyone who can make it along on Thursday the 30th of January from 7pm. Drinks available to purchase from the bar and entry…Read On
Fabric painting at Abercorn
Tracy and Doreen were back at Abercorn School, this time helping the young people paint onto silk. Inspired by nature, everyone traced their flower or bird shapes and brought them to life with vibrant colours onto stretched silk. The results look…Read On
