Why prisoners love abstract art
19th January 2020
You may like abstract art, hate it or not understand exactly what it is, but the fact that it evades definition is why it's so popular with prisoners. ...
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Teenagers paint for climate change
16th December 2019
Climate change issues, non-judgementalism, freedom and creativity come out strong....
In conversation: ‘snapshots of time’ with resident artist Anna Boland
12th November 2019
Arts Lab’s winter experimenter, Anna Boland, tells us about her experiments capturing snapshots of time. ...
Full time nurse gets creativity boost
10th September 2019
I want to be more creative in my spare time and volunteering at Arts Lab seemed a good first step....
Questioning the need for art college
28th July 2019
Holly joined the Lab in order to explore collaborative practice and build on her experience running workshops....
Arts Lab graduate award highlights need for experimentation
28th June 2019
'I want to help create a wider discussion around the benefits and the need for experimentation in painting'...
What we’re all about Film
15th March 2019
Check out our new film edited by Promotion Videos - a compilation of young Arts Lab film maker shorts....
Grateful for the opportunity to explore
12th January 2019
’Excited to be part of the Arts Lab team, it has given me the opportunity to explore even more where I want to go as an artist and how I...
‘First paid job doing what I love’
20th November 2018
Chris’s original involvement with Arts Lab was through the PPD (professional practice development) programme at Plymouth College of Art. Recently graduated from Plymouth College of Art, he began work with...
‘Curating should benefit wellbeing in the community’
29th September 2018
Fran, 22, worked with us as a volunteer studio assistant between graduating from History of Art at the University of West England and beginning her Masters in Curating at Bristol...