It’s been awhile since we’ve had the pleasure of presenting an exhibition at the Project Ability gallery! A lot has happened since then, and a lot hasn’t happened. Our studios and workshops have been closed since mid March, along with…Read On
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New! Nessie Tea Towel
Our shop item of the week is our wonderful new tea towel design, featuring Nessi! The original painting is by Create artist Obi Oguguo. You can shop the new tea towel here! Obi painted Nessi during lockdown on a large…Read On
Inspired by nature
You might recognise a few of these from our annual Print Show! (Remember when we could have gallery exhibitions and drinks receptions?) Well during lockdown, we have been busy updating our online shop with lots of artwork from our archive…Read On
Album covers by John Cocozza
John Cocozza from Aspire has been busy over lockdown working on 10 new paintings, all based on album covers! We love them all and are looking forward to displaying them in the future at Project Ability. You can find out…Read On
Young Makers Animal pots
Right before lockdown, our young makers worked alongside tutor Tracy Gorman, learning and developing some potting skills to create these wonderful creatures! The group was delighted with the final results and each pot has now been added to our online…Read On
Online Summer Art Club
This summer hasn’t been what we would have all hoped for, but this hasn’t stopped some of the youngest artists who have been staying creative on Zoom and taking part in our online Summer Art Club. Tutors Susan and Tracy…Read On
Wellbeing zoom with Meredith, Catherine and Anna
Our art tutors and artists are adapting quickly to a new digital way of working. Below shows Meridith hosting his zoom art lesson with Catherine and Anna, both whom are supported by Hayfield Support Services. Project Ability has now managed…Read On
Creating digital art with Dominic
Dominic is a young artist with a huge talent who has already had several successful exhibitions. Now that we have been able to supply Dominic with an iPad, (thanks to funding from the Scottish Government Covid 19 Wellbeing Fund) he…Read On
Art workshops at Blythswood and Claythorn
For a number of years, artist and Project Ability tutor Karen has worked at Blythswood and Claythorn, two NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Learning Disability in-patient units. During the COVID-19 lockdown, Karen has used video conferencing along with the incredible…Read On
Project Ability; Wellbeing at Home
Over the past three weeks funding from the Scottish Government Covid 19 Wellbeing Fund has seen our core team of artist tutors reach 70 people, with more coming on board all the time. The tutors are delivering creative workshops and…Read On
