This week’s Artwork of the Week is Rehan Yousuf’s ‘That’s a Bird’. A truly striking and energetic piece, Rehan’s expressive use of a web of interweaving lines creates a work in which both the abstract and the figurative can exist…Read On
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Walking Group – Week 8: Queens Cross Church
The Walking Group took a trip to Maryhill to visit Queens Cross Church designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. One of the tour guides was expecting the group and gave an interesting overview of the history of the building before letting…Read On
‘Toot my own cloud’ and the young ReConnect workshop
The young ReConnect workshops are now in their last block, and the artists are making work towards an exhibition taking place this summer. “These are some images of Andrew’s work in progress, with a working title of ‘ Toot my…Read On
Meet the Volunteers – Sarah Laing
This week, we would like to introduce you to Sarah Laing, who has been volunteering with our Create Saturday Classes. “I decided to volunteer with Project Ability after hearing about it from friends who had worked there. They had developed…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘Untitled’, pen & ink on paper by Tommy Kemp
This week, we are very pleased to bring you this pen & ink drawing by Aspire artist Tommy Kemp. Tommy’s drawings are unique, with their complex compositions and network of lines and shapes, suggesting that the act of drawing determines…Read On
Meet the Volunteers – Nancy Haslam-Chance
The next block of workshops will start in a few weeks, and our amazing volunteers will be back in the studios! Nancy Haslam-Chance is one of the recent art graduates who joined the Project Ability community earlier this year, and…Read On
Summerhouse residency
Earlier this month, Celine Mcilmunn and Simon McAuley were resident artists for five days based in the summerhouse within Gartnavel Royal grounds. “The summerhouse and grounds were the perfect location for a residency”, said Simon. “Last week was pretty cold…Read On
Sir Robert McAlpine donate £1000 to Project Ability
On Friday 13th March we were delighted to receive a £1000 cheque, donated by contractors and employees at Sir Robert McAlpine’s Riverside Campus building site. On this occasion Project Ability was their nominated local charity. The donation boosted our fundraising…Read On
An update on the ReConnect Website Project
Tutor Joanna Peace has been working with our ReConnect artists for the last few months on a brand new website. With the launch fast approaching, we asked Joanna to let us know more about the project. “The new ReConnect website…Read On
Walking Group – Week 7: Gartnavel grounds
The grounds of Gartnavel Royal Hospital was the destination for our walking group last week. There were two main reasons for this: firstly, the gardens there are beautiful and secondly Celine Mcilmunn and Simon McAuley were there working on a…Read On
