Carla Scott Fullerton's solo exhibition is part of Glasgow International Arts Festival
An internationally-exhibited sculptor and printmaker is holding a solo exhibition at the premises of an arts charity that mentored her 15 years ago.
Carla Scott Fullerton's solo exhibition is part of the Glasgow international visual arts festival and is running at the home of Impact Arts in the east end of Glasgow.
Impact Arts is a community arts charity that employs artist tutors to work with children, young people and older people, predominantly in areas of deprivation in the Scottish central belt.
Through opening up access to creative programmes, the charity works to tackle a range of societal issues: including youth unemployment, isolation in older people and the effects of household addiction on children.
Carla, 37, whose work has been exhibited in London, Berlin, Belgium and Ukraine, creates work that "explores the relationships between architecture and people, and form and sculpture".
She joined Impact Arts' Artists' Mentoring Programme, which has run for almost two decades, in 2004.
The aim is to provide recently graduated artists with training, mentoring and practical experience in delivering community arts programmes.
Including full training and practical placements, the programme gives artists the opportunity to design and deliver their own project and put on a fully-funded exhibition of work.
"It feels good. Impacts Arts has always been supportive of my art practice, and things have come full circle really as it was in Impact Arts' space that I had my first solo show,” said Clara.
"The Artists' Mentoring Programme was a great starting point for me within the community arts field. At that point I didn't have any experience within arts education. It help me identify the transferable skills that enabled me to develop and create within community art.
"I've enjoyed working in community arts ever since, and using art as a way to connect with different groups, particularly young people. Whether it's just to give a group a pure hour of enjoyment or for other uses, I feel that it's important that art's for everybody."
Glasgow International is Scotland's largest visual arts festival. Running every two years, it involves over 250 artists and 90 exhibitions across the city.
Carla's exhibition Stretch/Pulled/Inked runs until Monday 7th May at Impact Arts' The Factory (319 Craigpark Drive, Dennistoun, G31 2TB). The opening hours are 10am - 8pm on Thursdays and 10am - 6pm every other day.
Carla will also be a leading artist tutor on Impact Arts' CashBack to the Future programme, a summer programme delivered in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayrshire and Renfrewshire this July aimed at disadvantaged young people aged 12-19 (see video below).
