Free art workshops will be offered to people living in rural communities across the North East of Scotland.
A three year partnership between Robert Gordon University, Gray’s School of Art, and art gallery Hauser & Wirth will see the Mobile Art School programme rolled out across the region.
Last week, Hauser & Wirth artist Thomas J Price and other Mobile Art School supporters visited Braemar Primary School in the Cairngorms to launch the project, which aims to improve awareness and appreciation of the arts.
The Mobile Art School van. (Image: Innes Gregory)
Daniel Sutherland, Associate Dean for Economic, Social and Cultural Development at Gray’s School of Art, said: ‘This three-year partnership with Hauser & Wirth is incredibly exciting. It gives Gray’s School of Art an opportunity to take our practices outside their traditional settings and into the communities on our doorstep.
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“We hope the Mobile Art School activities will be transformational as we look to inspire the next generation of creatives beyond London and across the UK.”
The custom-built Mobile Art School vehicle is equipped with a range of tools, including VR headsets, laser cutting and 3D printing apparatus, a mobile dark room, interactive electronics, clay tools, jewellery casting facilities and much more.
