Gaada + Project Ability - Go See Share update
Back in December, Gaada travelled to Glasgow and spent time learning from the staff and artists at Project Ability. Over the course of two days, we met with Project Ability director Elisabeth Gibson, who shared insights into the charities groundbreaking work with disabled artists over the last 35 years. We also took the opportunity to meet some the artists and take part in a few workshops, led by experienced tutors who even shared with us some new non-toxic printmaking techniques! We also had the opportunity to visit the neighbouring Glasgow Print Studio, where workshop manager, Clare Forsyth, showed us around their incredible facilities.
Our aim for the trip was to learn from two inclusive and very well-established Arts organisations, and translate some of this experience into the future activities and ambitions for Gaada in Shetland. It was plain to see the rich communities that have formed in and around both of these organisations, and how much each individual benefits from regular opportunities to share, learn, and work in (and beyond) these workshops. Although Gaada is at the beginning of its journey toward bringing better creative support and opportunities to Shetland, through opportunities like Creative Scotland’s Go See Share Fund, we have been able to gain some vital insights and learning from two of Scotland’s leading visual art organisations.
We would like to say a big thank you to both Project Ability and Glasgow Print Studio for hosting us. As a geographically isolated startup, funded learning opportunities like this make an incredible difference to our development and generally the progress of the visual arts in remote rural places, so we’d like to say a massive thank you to Creative Scotland whose Go See Share fund made this project possible!
Daniel drawing in Project Ability’s ‘Aspire’ afternoon class, led by tutors Meredith Crone and Alison Mitchell.
Amy producing a monoprint using a non-toxic technique in Project Ability’s workshop.
Project Ability’s Gallery Shop is the best space in Glasgow to find unique, handmade items + artist works.
Jim Ewen, studio technician, shows us some examples of artist’s work
Amy being shown the largest silkscreen by Clare Forsyth, workshop manager, at Glasgow Print Studio.
Throughout the year, Project Ability work with local businesses to create regular opportunities for artist’s to publicly showcase their work offsite. Exhibition pictured here in local cafe Mono.
