Young Talent 2025 - Project Ability

The Young Talent 2025 exhibition is a vibrant celebration of creativity, imagination, and artistic growth, showcasing the exceptional work of young artists from our Saturday Create art classes. These classes are part of a broader initiative designed to support children and young people with disabilities through inclusive and engaging creative experiences. This year’s Young Talent theme – art inspired by books – has sparked a remarkable range of interpretations, with many artists drawing from their favourite storybooks while others ventured into making their own books. The exhibition is a personal and imaginative collection that reflects the unique voices and perspectives of each young artist.

View images of the exhibition in this online gallery,

Photograph showing the entryway into the exhibition. On the left is a large poster on the wall with the information of the name of the show and exhibiting artists.

Photograph close up of a concertina folded book with bright colourful markings in the foreground. In the background out of focus there is the back wall of the exhibition.

Exhibition view showing artwork on the walls, plinths and table.

An exhibition photograph showing two works with a red background by the same artist. The collage works of pippy long stocking and a horse with exuberant mane and tail, spill out over the edges of the paper background - giving the effect of illustrations coming to life.

An exhibition photograph showing paper work and books on the table and artwork mounted on the walls.

An exhibition view of a series of drawings grouped into a grid of four rows and four columns. chalky explosive nature drawings stand out against different coloured paper backgrounds.

Close up exhibition photograph of some of the work on the table. A collaged image of a person the glitter and lace on a bright yellow background dominates the photo. Other work on the walls and tables is not in focus.

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The exhibition features an eclectic mix of media, highlighting the diverse talents and interests of the participants. Visitors can expect to see expressive works on paper, vibrant canvases and crafted paper books and tactile ceramic pieces. This variety not only showcases the technical skills the young artists have developed but also emphasises the importance of accessibility and experimentation in the creative process. Young Talent 2025 is more than an art show—it’s a testament to the power of creativity as a tool for expression, connection, and empowerment for young people of all abilities.

View images of the artworks in this online gallery,

On a background with varied tones of grey, a brightly outlined creature in red gold, white and black hovers in the centre of the painting about brightly outlined pastel flowers and plants. — Cameron the Owl by Ross Agnew - Young Talent 2025

A photograph showing the a pages of concertina book with a light blue cover. Beautiful inky drips and waxy marks in yellows and greens and blues create a light, watery abstract image — Concertina of Colours by Gabriel McBryanYoung Talent 2025

A close up of a page of concertina book with a light blue cover. Beautiful inky drips and waxy marks in yellows and greens and blues create a light, watery abstract image — Concertina of Colours by Gabriel McBryan - 2025 Young Talent

Photograph of a concertina book with bright shapes and expressive markmaking — Book by Guy Pentland - Young Talent 2025

A photograph showing an open handmade painted book with a dark blue cover and a page open showing swooshing layered purple watercolour on one side with marks and trails in gold paint and red and blue pencil extending to the far page with golden and blue drip marks. — Book by Guy Pentland - Young Talent 2025

Detailed and colourful this small square wax drawing is of a orange and amber yak dipping its head below water to eat a fish -it's surrounded by other wildlife and vegetation including a bird on a branch with its beak open. — Yak by Vincent May - Young Talent 2025

An abstract painting with textures build up in rusty reds, peaches, white, grey and black, — Untitled by Karim Yusuf - Young Talent 2025

On a white canvas background these words are painted in large capital letters. "What they don't teach at Harvard business school". The word "dont" is the only word in red. Below this is a painted red many pointed star with "many copies sold" written on it next to a drawing of a passport type photo of a person with their face crossed out. At the bottom of the painted are words painted in slightly smaller text "By J.F. Kromer" — The Sum of All Human Knowledge Side B by Polly Burnett

On a white canvas background these words are painted in large capital letters. "What they teach you at Harvard business school". The word "teach" is the only word in that sentence in red. Below this is a small outlined painting of a neoclassical building with a yellow sack of money in its centre. At the bottom you can read the words "Prof. Juandinero" overpainted in black over red text. — The Sum of All Human Knowledge Side A by Polly Burnett

Vibrant Abstract rectangular painting with broad brushstrokes in contrasting tones of mainly pink, blue, peach, red, yellow and green. On top of a vivid background of patches of colours, there are rows of three just outlined round circles in nine rows with complementing hues. The whole piece is joyful and expressive not rigid or geometric. — The Hungry Caterpillar I by Rachel Hook - Young Talent 2025

Vibrant Abstract rectangular painting with broad brushstrokes in contrasting tones of mainly dark green, peach, yellow, orange and purple with pips of pink and blue. On top of a vivid background of patches of colours, there are rows of three round circles in six rows with complementing hues. The whole piece is joyful and expressive not rigid or geometric. — The Hungry Caterpillar II by Rachel Hook - Young Talent 2025

Vibrant Abstract painting with broad brushstrokes in deep jewel tones of pink, red, blue, green and yellow, mixed with white and purple. On top of a vivid background of patches of colours, there are rows of three round circles in four rows with complementing hues. The whole piece is joyful and expressive not rigid or geometric. — The Hungry Caterpillar III by Rachel Hook - Young Talent 2025

On a white background are detailed drawings of ornate keys of many designs, with parts coloured in pink. red blue, black, green and metallic pens. The name of the key is written next to it with large coloured capital letters on the first letter of each word. For example, "Chain Key" Which features a god chain in the centre. And "Angel Key" which has wings at the top. — The Power of Keys I by Emma Shearer - Young Talent 2025

On a white background are detailed drawings of ornate keys of many designs, with parts coloured in green, blue, black and metallic pens. The name of the key is written next to it with large coloured capital letters on the first letter of each word. For example, "Match Key, Mending Key and Ghost Key" — The Power of Keys II by Emma Shearer - Young Talent 2025

A painted landscape of a park scene. A cobalt blue river winds from the bottom left foreground and across the painting. Alongside grey paths and green grassy parts with railings, bin and benches drawn in. On a light clear blue background, small brown stick-stemmed trees with rounded bushy canopies in an almost luminous light green forming a row across the background of the painting and two larger trees with ferns at the bottom bring interest to the right side of the painting. — The Secret Garden by James Pert - Young Talent 2025

On a thickly painted background with a grey and inky dark blue sky a castle can be made out outlined in chalky blue with windows made up of bright yellow paint. In the foreground a long red steam train on a ladder-like track puffs up a cloud of thick white paint into the sky. — The Hogwarts Express by Struan Robb - Young Talent 2025

A photograph showing a yellow clay sculpture on a plinth. It is a round rough ball with long wings out to each side, coated with a golden yellow glaze with lines of peach and bright yellow bringing detail to the surface. — The Golden Snitch by Ryan Coyle - Young Talent 2025

A drawing on a white background in pencil and felt tip. On the top left hand corner is written "Toad" and the bottom right hand corner "By Rosie" both in blue. The figure is drawn in the middle of the page, taking up about 1/3 of the length of the A4 page. The face is hot pink with purple and green eyes and a red mouth. It has a blue hat with spots of red. A pencil drawn body in a jump with legs and arms outstretched ,coloured in with red felt tip mostly with a single purple arm. — Super Mario and Friends by Rosie Georgiades

A drawing on a white background in pencil and felt tip. On the top left hand corner is written "Luigi" and the bottom right hand corner "By Rosie" both in dark green. The figure is drawn in the middle of the page, taking up about 1/3 of the length of the A4 page. The face is drawn in pencil with detail and coloured in, in pink with blue eyes. The body, with arms raised, is coloured in dark green. — Super Mario and Friends, detail 3 by Rosie Georgiades

A drawing on a white background in pencil and felt tip. On the top left hand corner is written "Mario" and the bottom right hand corner "By Rosie" both in red. The figure is drawn in the middle of the page, taking up about 1/3 of the length of the A4 page. The face is drawn in pencil with detail and coloured in, in pink with blue eyes, a red hat and a brown moustache and hair. The body, with one arms raised, is coloured in purple. — Super Mario and Friends, detail 2 by Rosie Georgiades

A drawing on a white background in pencil and felt tip. On the top left hand corner is written "Bob-omb" and the bottom right hand corner "By Rosie" both in light green. The drawing is in the middle of the page, taking up about 1/3 of the length of the A4 page. A round blueberry type figure with feet walks off to the right. It has a leaf shape a top a blue hat, two eyes facing left, one pink and one purple. And on it's back what looks like an orange wind up mechanism. — Super Mario and Friends, detail 1 by Rosie Georgiades

A head and white hat of a blue smiling smurf fills the centre of this painting. In the multicoloured background are smaller abstract smurf hats and coloured brush strokes. — Smurf by John Duncan - Young Talent 2025

Story Board by Danielle Gilligan - Young Talent 2025 copy

On a textured blue square background there is a large frowning peppa pig printed with dark blue lines. Small figures and shapes are in the foreground. — Peppa Pig print by Martyn Brown - Young Talent 2025

On a white background a large hot pink smiling peppa pig faces another blue and yellow character and a much smaller pig and green smiling square at the bottom of the picture. All coloured in with vivid felt tip. — Peppa Pig drawing by Martyn Brown - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of ceramic sculptures on a white plinth. Five blue figures with flipper wings and feet with imprinted circular eyes face the camera. They are glazed with a dark blue over a light clay body. The centre figure has a crown with triangular pieces. — Penguin Army, by Francis Retzlaff-Creaney - Young Talent 2025

A painting that looks like the front cover of a storybook. Two bears, one in a sleeping cap, snuggle into white pillow mountains with a green and white duvet. The top of the painting is sky blue with the words "peace at Last" painted in gold lettering. — Peace At Last by Zoe Jane Wagner - Young Talent 2025

On a white background a back figure is silhouetted against a splash of gold. Dry black brushstrokes and other figures in brown give atmosphere to the picture. With "night museum" written in outlined capital letters. Underneath the figures in smaller letters is written, "The Junior Novelization based on the movie from twentieth century fox" — Night at the Museum by Cat MacFarlane - Young Talent 2025

A painting with a glorious black background with lines and marks in bright green, red and chalky white. A large white head with red eyes and outline purple lips looks directly out at the viewer with slitted snake-like pupils. — He Who Shall Not Be Named by Lucas Shreenan - Young Talent 2025

A detailed painting of a brown horse's head on a pea green background. The horse has a white stripe down its head, pricked ears and a detailed soulful brown eye. — Horse by Ellis Thompson - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of a concertina book from an angle. All the pages have a blue printed surface with white texture and lines, but some pages are overlaid with scribbly lines and swooshes of pink, red or green. — Little Book of Paintings and Prints by Jack Hynes - Young Talent 2025

A Thickly outlined and pencil shaded drawing of a manga style bust. It has flicked shoulder length hair with large angled eyes and eyebrows drawn on top. — Manga Style by Danielle Gilligan - Young Talent 2025

In this poignant painting a central figure of a smiling man with blue wings and a halo over his grey hair is smiling as he stands within an arc of light yellow. On each side of the picture is a darker blue with a single white fluffy cloud. Two figures on the left wave and weep as they look right. And in the foreground on the right one figure with tears in his eyes waves. The text on the picture reads "A best loving heaven's memory of William 'Bill' Beatts from My last Beatts' Family" — Memory of Bill Beatts by Jonathan Beatts - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of a couple of pages of a book with long thin pages. In the foreground are cartoon figures of animals with speech bubbles. — Scug Game Book, detail 2 by Lyndsay Oliphant - Young Talent 2025

A distanced photograph showing the a hand drawn book of long rectangular pages fanned out. On the black card background white pages have been stuck with the sketched cartoons on. The front cover is red with coloured detailed characters and the words "Scud Game" — Scug Game Book by Lyndsay Oliphant - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of a couple of pages of a book with long thin pages. In the foreground are cartoon figures of animals with speech bubbles. It looks like it's been drawn in detailed blue biro. — Scug Game Book, detail 1 by Lyndsay Oliphant - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of a couple of pages of a book with long thin pages. the upper page can be seen upside down with anime style figures on a red background, in the foreground are cartoon figures of animals heads with their names underneath. — Scug Game Book, detail 3 by Lyndsay Oliphant - Young Talent 2025

This collaged and painted pieces is of a red haired child with pigtails in striped long socks on a red background. Her legs and feet extend over the bottom edge of the paper as if she is bursting out from the page! — Pippi and the Amazing Parade Horse by Cora Retzlaff-Creaney - Young Talent 2025

A photograph showing a collaged and painted flamboyant black horse on a red paper background. The feather plumes on the horses head and its tail extend over the edges of the paper. — Pippi and the Amazing Parade Horse I by Cora Retzlaff-Creaney - Young Talent 2025

On a painted deep purple background is a roughly cut out fashion figure. With pink lace material collaged on in the shape of a long dress and headpeace. — Fashion Pages I by Rosie Georgiades - Young Talent 2025

On a painted yellow background is a roughly cut out fashion figure. With a white lace dress, blue beads and green glitter collaged on. — Fashion Pages II by Rosie Georgiades - Young Talent 2025

On a painted blue background is a roughly cut out fashion figure. With gold material, beads, green glitter and a pink lace skirt collaged on. — Fashion Pages III by Rosie Georgiades - Young Talent 2025

An atmospheric painting with a background in hazy green/blues with round shapes, red and black lines, and vivid shapes painted in lime green and cobalt blue. — Hagrid by Greg Coultas - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of sculpture made out of a cardboard box with a light up moon on a black background at the back. With a blue base and silver boat containing two mouselike animals. In the foreground the cut out side of the box has been shaped with some trees and shrubs framing the scene. — Everyone Loves the Moon by Coltrane Brady - Young Talent 2025

Dracula by Jack Woodlock - Young Talent 2025

Dog Man by Gabriel Wright - Young Talent 2025

Dialga by Lydia Kingsbury-Mshasha - Young Talent 2025

A photograph showing two small pictures, The drawings have been done in thick oil pastels. One on a blue background of firework like spikey lines in red's and yellows. And one on a brown paper background of a colourful natural scene with green lines and bright flowers of colour. — Chapter 5&6 by Dylan Mackenzie - Young Talent 2025

A photograph showing two small pictures, one of a creamy yellow and lilac bird flying against a white background and one on of green and brown stripes with a yellow circle, purple shape and firework like star in red's. The drawings have been done in thick oil pastels — Chapter 7&8 by Dylan Mackenzie - Young Talent 2025

On a charcoal paper background bright star like shapes are drawn in thick hot pink wax crayon, others more sketchily draw in white with yellow centres populate the page. — Chapter 16 by Dylan Mackenzie - Young Talent 2025

On a grey background textured brushstrokes fill out a white shape in the middle of the page, dark blue black lines and loops spread out from each corner. — Chapter 13 by Dylan Mackenzie - Young Talent 2025

This drawing has been done in thick oil pastels. One on a grey background of firework like spikey colourful shapes in red's, blues, orange and pinks, with green and brown. — Chapter 9 by Dylan Mackenzie - Young Talent 2025

Book, detail 4 by Ben Meade - Young Talent 2025

Book, detail 2 by Ben Meade - Young Talent 2025

A drawing of a square lime green character with a red square around its mouth. It has a small pointed object on the top. And is to one side of the A4 page, coloured in vibrant felt tip. — Book, detail 1 by Ben Meade - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of a series of rainbow paintings, each slightly different in colour, connected, one on top of the other in a row with two blue and red strips of card. — Book of Rainbows by Peter Johnston - Young Talent 2025

Atlantic- Under the Sea by Erin Keogh - Young Talent 2025

Photograph of a handmade concertina book with abstract colourful prints on each page, showing a end page in blue with dots and lines left white, and beyond pages in pink and purple and orange. — Big Book of Paintings and Prints by Jack Hynes - Young Talent 2025

Photograph of a handmade concertina book with abstract colourful prints on each page, in blue, pink and purple and orange. — Big Book of Paintings and Prints, by Jack Hynes - Young Talent 2025

A photograph of three rectangular paintings with vivid colours, in the style of a drawn Disney animation. — Harriet Campbell - Young Talent 2025

An outlined princess with large almond shaped eyes and a crown, in the style of a drawn Disney animation. Painted with sky blue, black and gold on her dress. With a background of green landscape and blue sky. — Princess Ivy by Harriet Campbell - Young Talent 2025

An outlined cowgirl with large almond shaped eyes and a cowboy hat wearing small brown shorts and a blue shirt tied at the waist, in the style of a drawn Disney animation. Painted on a background of green landscape and blue sky with a sun and two flowers. — Ashley by Harriet Campbell - Young Talent 2025

An outlined feminine figure with large almond shaped eyes and a sad expression wearing pink shorts and a pink and yellow top cut at the waist and orange heels, in the style of a drawn Disney animation. Painted on a background of cobalt blue with a red heart in the corner. — Anastasia by Harriet Campbell - Young Talent 2025

Akmunrah by Cat MacFarlane - Young Talent 2025

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Many of the artworks are available for purchase.

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Exhibiting artists,

Ben Meade, Cat MacFarlane, Coltrane Brady, Cora Retzlaff-Creaney, Danielle Gilligan, Dylan Mackenzie, Ellis Thompson, Emma Shearer, Erin Keogh, Francis Retzlaff-Creaney, Gabriel McBryan, Gabriel Wright, Greg Coultas, Guy Pentland, Harriet Campbell, John Duncan, Jack Hynes, Jack Woodlock, James Pert, Jonathan Beatts, Karim Yusuf, Lindsay Oliphant, Lydia Kingsbury-Mshasha, Lucas Shreenan, Martyn Brown, Peter Johnston, Polly Burnett, Rachel Hook, Rosie Georgiades, Ross Agnew, Ryan Coyle, Struan Robb, Vincent May, Zoe Wagner

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We deliver activities from our fully accessible and specially equipped Trongate 103 workshops as well as outreach programmes with partners in health, social care and education.

All of our activities are tailored to the individuals we work with and are fully inclusive. The professional artists who deliver the programme are highly experienced in working with young people with a wide range of support needs.

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We provide a high level of support and will typically offer a ratio of one artist to five young people. Young people with personal care needs should be supported by an appropriate adult. Creating a fully inclusive environment is important to us and siblings and friends are welcome to attend our classes.

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