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
Since November 2014 Project Ability has worked with people with learning disabilities throughout Scotland delivering a series of visual arts workshops. We have been to the Southbrae Day Centre in Glasgow, C-Change in Glasgow, the National Autistic Society, One Stop…Read On
Tanya Raabe spent five weeks in residency in our studios, and quickly became an integral part of the Project Ability family. It was a pleasure to see the artist at work, before, during and after the Summit, and to see…Read On
Our On The Road workshops brought us to a primary school in Milngavie, where tutor Susan and artist Doreen delivered a bookmaking workshop to a group run by Enable who meet each week for different social activities. The bookmaking workshops…Read On
Our very own Cameron Morgan has been selected as one of the 9 artists out of over 150 applicants to be commissioned by Unlimited. His project will be ‘TV Classics Part 1’, which will take the form of an exhibition…Read On
As there was a partial eclipse of the sun which could be seen from Glasgow last week, it seemed appropriate to visit the Coates Observatory in Paisley for a walking group outing. The Observatory is accessed via Paisley Museum and…Read On
Our first Meet the Volunteer this year focuses on the brilliant Samantha Penrice, who has been a great addition to our Create team. “Project Ability is definitely an experience worthwhile. I myself started out doing the Reconnect programme. The Reconnect…Read On
As I await the other two long canvases to be made and primed, I work on the middle panel and think about what I will draw up on the next two canvases. I’ve decided to place the new canvases one…Read On
Last week, our On The Road workshops brought us to Kilmarnock, where tutor Alison Mitchell and artist Steven Reilly delivered a workshop in the One Stop Shop. “Steven Reilly and I drove down to Kilmarnock on Thursday evening. We were…Read On
If you weren’t able to attend our International Summit for Learning Disability Artists and their Support Studios earlier this month, you’re in luck: all the talks from the 11 participating organisations and their artists are now online on our Youtube…Read On
