EXHIBITION | Terry Williams to Exhibit at The Residency Show at Project Ability | 7 June – 13 July

  The Residency Show   Project Ability Gallery   Preview 6th June, 6 – 8pm Exhibition 7th June – 13th July 2019   Project Ability has been offering artist residencies in our Trongate 103 studios for several years. These residencies are explorative in their approach and vary widely from artist to artist, year to year.   The Residency … Continued

We are proud to announce that multi-media artist and ceramicist Barry Finan, has been selected to exhibit in the headline AWARD exhibition at British Ceramics Biennial 2019 Festival. The British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) returns to Stoke-on-Trent from 7 September to 13 October 2019, bringing together more than 300 contemporary artists in a vibrant programme of exhibitions, installations and … Continued

Find out more about how we’re celebrating all things clay and releasing inners potters for this years Hey Clay! with an exhibition and one off Slab-Built Plant Pot Workshop.

Manchester 10-Clay event to coincide with the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k     Talented learning disabled ceramicists from Venture Arts are taking part in a special 10-Clay event to create clay cups in celebration of their Venture Arts team mates who will be running their arts out at the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run 10k … Continued

10 Phenomenal Artists From April-June 2019, we’ll be introducing you to 10 of our artists, week-by-week. Read their fascinating stories and see how your support helps learning disabled people access a world of new opportunities at Venture Arts. The first in this campaign is: #1 Horace Lindezey Born: 1966   |   Coming to VA since: 1991   |   Artforms: Everything Proudest VA … Continued

Sara Jaspan reviews Jennie Franklin’s solo exhibition ‘Well Done, Good Draw’ at Bury Art Museum Amidst these undulating and unregulated rhythms, a cast of familiar children’s television characters, onomatopoeic phrases and brand logos repeatedly appear; their persistence reminding me of the medley of songs (earworms) that never quite leave my own head. – Sara Jaspan … Continued

World Autism Awareness Week 2019   “Society should be more accepting of people and not assume they can’t do things… we need to celebrate difference and make sure that people recognise what great things people with disabilities can do.” – Amber   We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! To celebrate Autism Awareness Week 2019, … Continued

  ‘Other Transmissions’ is a touring project launching at Tate Liverpool as a Tate Exchange event from 20 – 24 March 2019, coalescing around a programme of drop-in workshops and talks informed by ‘Conversations Series II’ artist residencies led by Venture Arts’ with programme partners’ Castlefield Gallery and the Whitworth.   Artists: Joe Beedles, James Desser, Amy Ellison, Frances Heap, Andrew Johnstone and John … Continued

Join team Venture! A team of eager artists, staff, volunteers and supporters are teaming up to conquer the Great Manchester Run on 19th May. You can join them to run, jog, walk, roll or plod 10k and raise vital funds to keep creating opportunities for learning disabled artists in 2019.   All abilities welcome. Sign … Continued

Venture Arts are proud to announce that their Create to Educate – Schools Project has received a grant of £17,790 from People’s Postcode Trust.   Venture Arts are delighted to have received a grant from People’s Postcode Trust to help us to continue our Create to Educate – Working in Schools programme.   Our Schools … Continued