Created by artist Juliana Capes, Creativity in Caregiving is a short series exploring how simple creative activities can support everyday moments of care. These films share small, low-pressure ways to connect with someone you care for through making together — drawing, painting and collage. No Find out more

The following activities are shared from an evolving set of resources co-designed with artists, therapists, and people living with long term conditions across Scotland. 'Taking Creative Care', funded by Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, exists to explore Self-Management through the arts, and share simple Find out more

As part of our Taking Art Home project we’ve been travelling around the world via our living rooms and sketchbooks. Here is a small selection of where we’ve been. Grab some drawing materials and paper / sketchbook and come along! Please don’t worry if you Find out more

Art for Relaxation: five creative activities to help calm a busy mind Creativity can be a really powerful tool to help us through challenging times. Making ‘room for art’ and engaging in creative activities can have a positive impact on our overall health and wellbeing; Find out more

Welcome to the twenty-fifth blog post from the Collection Technicians.  Phillip Reeves was an influential contemporary artist who was appointed head of print making at Glasgow School of Art in 1970 he was also one of the founders of the Glasgow Print Studio. Reeves studied Find out more

Welcome to the twenty-fourth blog post from the Collection Technicians.  Albert Irvin was a contemporary painter and printmaker, best known for his large paintings using bold and vibrant colours. This print ‘Merrion’ was made in 1996 using wood block and screen-printing techniques. Irvin’s earlier paintings Find out more

Art in Healthcare uses visual art to help people feel better. We bring art to people where they are, and work towards making the benefits of art for health and wellbeing available to all. Self management is a way of living and working that means Find out more

Welcome to the twenty-second blog post from the Collection Technicians. Andrew Mackenzie was born in the North-East of Scotland and studied at Edinburgh College of Art. His work focuses on contemporary landscape painting and abstraction. His work, ‘Reassuring Orange Glow’, which we have in our collection, Find out more