A Weather Eye (2024/25)
Drawing inspiration from the exhibition A Weather Eye at The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum, the museum's Creative Learning Team delivered the fifth partnership project with THAT (Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust). The project was co-designed to provide person-centred learning experiences and creative participation for people affected by long-term health conditions such as stroke, acquired brain injury, chronic pain and others. .
In this eight-week block, participants experimented with a wide range of fine art and mark making techniques, including working with collage, chalks, oil pastels, paints and combinations of these materials to explore texture within their work. Complementing this, the group also enjoyed a tour of the exhibition from curator Kirsty Matheson and participated in a workshop led by Scottish artist Ellis O'Connor as she shared her approaches to working outdoors and with the weather as subject matter.
Each participant showcased their work in a sharing for family and friends at a project celebration, with the display then open to the public during museum opening hours on Friday 28th March, Monday 31st March and Tuesday 1st April in the museum's Learning Studio.
