Shop Item of the Week is ‘Cleopatra’ by Ronald McCulloch. This is an amazing painting with so much going on. The composition is inspired from a photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe posing as actress Theda Bara from the silent film…Read On
Category: Artists
The Friday Group goes to Dunoon
Last week, the Aspire Friday Group took a trip to Dunoon with tutor Valerie O’Regan. They enjoyed a beautiful sunny day in the town, sketching in the harbour and taking in the views. The group also spent some time in…Read On
Artwork of the week – ‘Laundry Day’ by Jim Feeney
‘Laundry Day‘ by Jim Feeney is our Artwork of the week! This painting has Feeney’s signature brick reds and browns, surrounding the figure in the foreground and the laundry hanging above her. As usual with Jim Feeney’s paintings, there’s little…Read On
Walking Group – Week 16: Glasgow School of Art
“On Wednesday 23rd August the Walking Group were invited to a tour of the Against Landscape exhibition in the Reid Gallery at the Glasgow School of Art. We were treated to lovely weather and enjoyed a stroll though the city…Read On
Project Ability at GSA Freshers Week
As part of GSA’s Freshers week, Project Ability will have a table in The Student Association’s Assembly Hall where students can come along and find out more about what goes on in the Project Ability studios. Artists John Cocozza and Steven…Read On
Meet the Maker: Garnet McCulloch
For the second in our series of Meet the Maker events, we travelled up to Garnethill to Fireworks Studio to meet ceramicist Garnet McCulloch and get a tour of his studio there. The studio consists of a shop space at…Read On
Artwork of the week – ‘Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks’ by Leslie Thompson
‘Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks’ is our Artwork of the Week! This drawing was made by Leslie Thompson, who had his first Scotttish solo show open with us last Friday. The exhibition, titled ‘Leslie Thompson the Superstar Artist Drawer’ is…Read On
Walking Group – Week 15: Galgael
On Wednesday 17th August the walking group got the opportunity to visit and receive a tour of The GalGael Project in Ibrox. We meet with Dorothy Graham, Programmes Manager, and were immediately treated to a tea or coffee before we…Read On
Wanted for exhibition: DOLLS
Public call out to artists! Wanted for exhibition: DOLLS Not just a child’s toy, the doll has been part of civilization since as far back as 2000 BC. The Paddle Doll, pictured above, is thought to be one of the…Read On
Ladysbridge Stories – September workshops
The Ladysbridge Stories workshops return to the Arts Centre Aberdeen on Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 September. On Tuesday 12 September, there will be a bus trip to the site of Ladysbridge Hospital in Banff: meet outside ACT…Read On
