Who are our Students?

The people who attend sessions at Spark Studio are all adults with some form of disability. They all have an interest in art making – usually drawing and painting. This interest regularly develops into a real passion for image making! They most often have complex and diverse needs. Some are illiterate and non-verbal. Some have intellectual disability – some have brain injuries, have down-syndrome or are autistic; others have severe physical disability such as cerebral palsy. Commonly their capabilities or potential as creative people have not been fully tested and the opportunities to express themselves have been limited.

‘Any adult with a disability of any kind is welcome’

Tutors’ Role

The Spark tutors’ role is to assess artists according to the nature of their disability in regard to art making and creative expression; they are particularly skilled at enabling a student to learn and develop ways of making art, to open up to new ideas and possibilities and to extend themselves creatively.

Art Sessions
At the present time our programmes consist of:

• Open Studio
• Introduction to Visual Arts Focus Group
• Introduction to Printmaking
• Drawing the Human Figure
• Professional Practice
• Draw to Print
• Women’s Circle