For the past week we’ve been chatting with past volunteers from Project Ability to help celebrate Volunteers Week 2023! Today we spoke with Jonathan Kirkwood who volunteered with the Friday Aspire group in 2016! You can read Jonathan’s first blog…Read On
We’re half way through Volunteers Week 2023! To celebrate we’ve been talking with a few of our past volunteers, reflecting on their time at Project Ability and finding out were they are now. Today we’re chatting with Seamus Killick who…Read On
Welcome to volunteers week 2023! To celebrate the fantastic volunteers we have had since our volunteering programme started (back in 2010!!) we have opened the vaults of our “Meet the Volunteer” feature and asked “where are they now?” Over the…Read On
We are so very pleased to announce that Aspire artist Doreen Kay has had an artwork accepted into the 2023 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition! After the success of our textiles exhibition, Stitched, and the impressive body of work that Doreen…Read On
Artwork of the Week is another series of ceramic work from our Ceramics Exhibition. James Pert has made this beautiful set of seven spoons, each one unique and each about the size of a large soup spoon. Although fully functional,…Read On
On Wednesday the 24th May the walking group visited three exhibitions in the Trongate area; two at The Modern Institute, Aird’s Lane and a large group show at The Briggait. At The Modern Institute we saw Flattening the Penny by…Read On
Our walking group had another outing on Wednesday with a lovely wander to and around Glasgow Green. We decided to pop into The Modern Institute in Osbourne Street on the way to see the current exhibition by Andrew Sim. The…Read On
The Forgotten Theatre series of ceramic wall pieces by Billy Harper is a beautiful representation of seven stunning theatres from Glasgow’s past. Billy Harper has created each theatre with the perfect amount of detail to highlight the features of their…Read On
After a long awaited pause on firing up the Project Ability kiln, we are pleased to announce a large group ceramic exhibition! The pandemic put a halt to our usual routines and our ceramics department closed down for quite a…Read On
Artwork of the Week celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week. This lovely ‘Spring Lamb’ painting, created by Alan Oattes, is just what we need as we welcome spring and with it hopefully some nicer weather! Alan Oattes works in the Project…Read On
