Our last feature for Learning Disability Awareness Week 2017 is about a delightful young artist who has been coming to our Create classes for years: the fantastic Judith Abubakar. Text by tutor Celine Mcilmunn. “Judith is a joy to work…Read On
Category: Artists
LDAW17 – Steven Reilly
Day 5 of Learning Disability Awareness Week 2017, time to learn more about the amazing Steven Reilly via Aspire tutor Sharon Quigley. “I’ve worked alongside Steven Reilly now for almost 20 years and I never cease to be blown away…Read On
Artwork of the Week – Ceramic head by Adnan Mohammed
This week we bring you one of Adnan Mohammed’s superb ceramic heads as our Artwork of the Week. Adi’s ceramic work is tremendous, and this piece exemplifies the sense of fun and the love of colour Adi brings to his…Read On
LDAW17 – Jacqui Smyth
Today’s Learning Disability Awareness Week featured artist is quite the woman! The amazing Jacqui Smyth, by Aspire tutor Alison Mitchell. “Jacqui Smyth has been working recently on a series of drawings inspired by the music, sleeve art and photographs of…Read On
Linn Park workshops – Week 2
After the fun of our paper making workshops two weeks ago, pupils visiting Linn Park Adventure Playground were able to explore more of the area’s rich heritage by looking at hand dying techniques. They were inspired to create these beautiful,…Read On
LDAW17 – Tom Muir
Today, for our Learning Disability Awaraness Week 2017 daily feature, we would like to focus on one of our longest attending artists, the delightful Mr Tom Muir. “On a Tuesday morning when I arrive at the Project Ability studios to…Read On
LDAW17 – Adnan Mohamed
“Adnan Mohamed – better known in the art workshop as Adi – has been coming along to Project Ability’s Aspire group for a couple of years now. You might say he’s a relative newcomer then, but one who already makes…Read On
LDAW17 – Doreen Kay
This week marks Learning Disability Awareness Week 2017, and we thought it would be the perfect occasion to focus on some of our amazing Aspire artists. We asked Project Ability tutors to choose an artist and write something about them…Read On
Artwork of the Week – ‘Tuesday Morning’ by Lucy Payne
This week’s Artwork of the Week is Tuesday Morning by Lucy Payne. This beautiful drawing is part of a new collection of studio portraits by Lucy Payne currently on display in Drawing People Drawing in Project Ability’s gallery. In Tuesday…Read On
Heritage workshops at Linn Park Adventure Playground
Thanks to generous support from Heritage Lottery and the money raised by National Lottery players, the first of Project Ability’s heritage workshops in partnership with Linn Park Adventure Playground got off to a great start last week. Inspired by the…Read On
