American textile artist Kate Gorman has been with us for a week now, and is settling well in her studio. “I can’t believe how fortunate I am to have time and space to work in this wonderful setting. I have…Read On
Category: Residency
Summerhouse residency – Kevin Cantwell
For this year’s last residency at Summerhouse in Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Project Ability volunteer and tutor Kevin Cantwell will use the flora and fauna in the summerhouse and walled gardens to create sculptural works inspired by the theme “Passion” which…Read On
Platform residency – Week 3
“This week has been all about colour. Mixing up large quantities of acrylic paint and blocking in the larger areas and trying to define the background and foreground. I think I’ve managed to achieve Ultimate Warrior’s skin tones but will…Read On
Kate Gorman in residency – Week 1
Kate Gorman, an American textile artist from Ohio, will spend the month of October in residency at Project Ability. Today is her first day, and we are delighted to have her with us. She will be writing a weekly blog…Read On
Platform residency – Week 2
Jonathan McKinstry‘s residency in Platform is halfway through now, and the artist has made a start on the big canvases. “I’ve worked up more thumb nails in the week since my first visit and developed a plan. I’ve also dropped…Read On
Platform residency – Week 1
Our Aspire group exhibition is currently on show at Platform, and to coincide with it, one of our artists has been awarded a month long residency where he will complete a large scale painting on the Platform viewing wall. Jonathan…Read On
Unveiling of the piano at the Summerhouse
Friday 28th August, the sun is shining and a large crowd of people have gathered at the summerhouse in Gartnavel Royal Hospital to hear Consuelo Servan and Jonathan McKinstry give a talk on their week long residency earlier in the…Read On
Jonathan and Consuelo in Residency at Gartnavel
As you may remember, Jonathan McKinstry and Consuelo Rosa had a very successful collaboration at the beginning of the year as part of our ReSearch programme. This resulted in some excellent works, which were shown as part of our International…Read On
Summerhouse residency
Earlier this month, Celine Mcilmunn and Simon McAuley were resident artists for five days based in the summerhouse within Gartnavel Royal grounds. “The summerhouse and grounds were the perfect location for a residency”, said Simon. “Last week was pretty cold…Read On
Tanya Raabe in residency – Week 5
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
