Category: Workshops

This week the group at Down’s Syndrome Social were busy painting their ceramics and creating beautiful kaleidoscope designs by pouring paint through a colander! Great results! Images by Celine Mcilmunn

To celebrate the exhibition ‘It’s in the Detail’ by artists Nils McDiarmid, Leslie Thompson and Robin Wise, Project Ability is running a visual arts festival to coincide with Glasgow International 2020. Project Ability are inviting learning disability community groups to…Read On

We had a wonderful time at the weekend at The Down’s Syndrome Sunday Social workshop. The group were experimenting with plaster relief casting and painting. Looking forward to seeing the final results!

Tracy and Doreen were back at Abercorn School, this time helping the young people paint onto silk. Inspired by nature, everyone traced their flower or bird shapes and brought them to life with vibrant colours onto stretched silk. The results look…Read On

The participants at our recent Down’s Syndrome Sunday Social workshop were experimenting with clay moulding. There were some fantastic designs coming through – keep watching over the next few months as they get glazed and fired ready to take home!…Read On

….And we are ‘On the Road’ again this time at Corseford School.  Tutor Tracy Gorman and Aspire artist Cameron Morgan are at this Capability Scotland School for 6 weeks, working alongside all of the pupils.  So far the young people…Read On

  This month Project Ability are delighted to be back at Abercorn Secondary School to work with their 3rd year pupils.  Aspire artist Doreen Kay and tutor Tracy Gorman have enjoyed working alongside the young people to explore techniques using…Read On

A group of ReConnect artists had an exciting day of raku with ceramic artist Nicola Henderson at Glasgow Ceramic Studios on Sunday. It was a perfect day to be working outdoors and after painting their ceramics with glaze, which had…Read On

We are nearly at the end of our outdoor art workshops at Linn Park! Last week the youth groups were working hard to complete their pieces ready for the final install next week. We were even joined by a friendly…Read On

Despite the rainy Glasgow weather, our paper making wig workshop at The Merchant City Festival was queued out! The groups experimented with different paper curling and folding techniques and the results were fantastic. I’m sure the adults enjoyed it just…Read On