This week, we’d like to introduce you to the brilliant Gillian Duffy, who has been volunteering with our Create Saturday Visual Arts Classes. “I started volunteering at Project Ability to understand the innovative workshops styles that Project Ability run. In…Read On
It’s Volunteers Week, and we would like to take this opportunity to let all our volunteers know how valuable they are! We regularly celebrate our volunteers via our Meet the Volunteers, and this week we’d like to introduce you to…Read On
A group of ReConnect artists has been taking part in a paint mixing workshop for the last few weeks. Tutored by Simon McAuley, the artists explore the possibilities of colour mixing, and are achieveing very interesting results through experimentation. Instead…Read On
Now in its 5th year, the volunteering programme at Project Ability continues to go from strength to strength. Its positive impact is one shared by the volunteers, participants and tutors alike, with everyone benefiting from the contribution made. The 2014/2015 report,…Read On
This week, we would like to introduce you to Hayley O’Gara, an artist who has been volunteering with our Saturday visual arts classes since the start of the year. Like our other volunteers, Hayley has been an invaluable addition to…Read On
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and to mark the occasion, Glasgow’s Riverside Show came to our studios and filmed a segment on our ReConnect programme. You will recognize some familiar faces, including artist Simon McAuley and tutor Celine…Read On
In early March, we hosted the International Summit for Learning Disability Artists and their Support Studios, which gathered 11 international studios and their artists. The event was for learning disability artists to take the stage, celebrate their talent, meet their…Read On
James McCann is an artist and PhD student who recently started a ReSearch project with Project Ability. Rather than collaborating with one person like in previous ReSearch projects, James will document and work creatively with a handful of Project Ability…Read On
The ReConnect 16-19 workshops are the perfect place for young people with mental ill-health to learn new skills and try new techniques. One of our young artists tried her hand at collagraphy, a printmaking process in which materials are applied…Read On
Emma Aitken, a recent GSA graduate, has been volunteering with our Create Saturday Visual Arts Classes for the last few months. We are delighted to have her, and our other volunteers, back for this new block of workshops! “I am…Read On
