Calling young disabled artists living in Glasgow City Council Project Ability, Supported by The Wellbeing for Longer in Glasgow Fund, are launching the first of our 6 month projects supporting young disabled adults aged 16-30 living who live within the Glasgow City Council area, to…Read On
Artwork of the Week takes a closer look at these intriguing eyes, beautifully stitched into the form of a Venus Flytrap. Created by Tzipporah Johnston, ‘Venus Eye Trap 2’ is a new work, made in 2023. Created with stumpwork embroidery,…Read On
Volunteering at Project Ability art workshops This week we’re chatting with Julie who volunteered with Project Ability during the last block of workshops. “Having followed Project Ability across their social media platforms for a few years, I felt I might…Read On
We are pleased to present a new body of work by Jonathan McKinstry! Now hanging in Mono, Jonathan’s ‘Animals in the City‘ series is fun, playful and just the right tone for our favourite bar, cafe and music venue! Mono…Read On
This week we carry on celebrating our wonderful textile exhibition, ‘Stitched‘! Our Artwork of the Week is this lovely embroidery of two daisies, by Louise Robertson. Louise works in Edinburgh in the Garvald studios, and is one of six Garvald…Read On
Having launched in Glasgow in 2022, Abundance is now showing with Venture Arts in Manchester at Longsight Art Space. The exhibition showcases the work of three artists: Erin Keogh (Project Ability), Chandrakant Patel (ActionSpace) and Kathy Wilmott (Venture Arts), with audio descriptive poetry by Sally Hirst (Venture Arts). …Read On
Artwork of the Week comes from our current textile exhibition, Stitched! Doreen Kay’s ‘Lorikeets’ embroidery measures 25 x 28 cm and is embroidered onto orange cloth. It sits within a black wood frame with no glass. This gorgeous artwork sings…Read On
Last Friday evening we opened our gallery doors for a private viewing of our latest exhibition STITCHED! The exhibiting artists brought along their friends and family and we invited along our very generous monthly supporters who create a bedrock of…Read On
During the last block of workshops we were lucky to be joined by a fabulous team of volunteer artists. Each equipped with their own skill set and unique experience, they worked alongside and helped our artists create and experiment with…Read On
We recently caught up with Anna, one of current volunteers! Anna volunteers each week in the Aspire group. Since completing my bachelor’s degree in Glasgow I have followed Project Ability and loved the project and the work of the artists,…Read On
