Creative Mobile Unit
The Creative Mobile Unit (CMU) was originally envisioned as a series of creative workshops delivered by professional artists on the Foresterhill Campus. With restrictions around COVID-19 being introduced in 2020, all CMU sessions are now being delivered online to support NHSG staff.
GHAT has commissioned 6 artists from different backgrounds to explore the vast array of possibilities offered by CMU which can be accessed by NHSG staff. The workshops are designed around using low-cost materials with things you can find at home or in your workspace. For enquiries on how to book a workshop for your department please email gram.hospitalsarttrust@nhs.scot
Sessions are delivered via Teams and tailored to have a short duration of between 15-20 minutes, but can be expanded on request. We are accepting groups of a maximum of 8 people to ensure everyone gets the most out of the workshop. Materials will be provided in advance.
Creative Mobile Unit Sessions with Rhona Jack
The Creative Mobile Unit (CMU) was originally envisioned as a series of creative workshops delivered by professional artists on the Foresterhill Campus. With restrictions around COVID-19 being introduced in 2020, all CMU sessions are now being delivered online to...
Creative Mobile Unit Session with Anna Shirron
The Creative Mobile Unit (CMU) was originally envisioned as a series of creative workshops delivered by professional artists on the Foresterhill Campus. With restrictions around COVID-19 being introduced in 2020, all CMU sessions are now being delivered online to...
Creative Mobile Unit Session with Yvette Bathgate
The Creative Mobile Unit (CMU) was originally envisioned as a series of creative workshops delivered by professional artists on the Foresterhill Campus. With restrictions around COVID-19 being introduced in 2020, all CMU sessions are now being delivered online to...
Creative Mobile Unit Session with Chi Zhang
The Creative Mobile Unit (CMU) was originally envisioned as a series of creative workshops delivered by professional artists on the Foresterhill Campus. With restrictions around COVID-19 being introduced in 2020, all CMU sessions are now being delivered online to...
Paper Cutting and Card Making Workshop with Anna Shirron
Thurs, 24 February 20226:30 – 7:30 pm Create your own 3D card using a variety of paper cutting techniques with visual artist Anna Shirron. At the end of this session you will have your own handmade card, and the materials you need to be able to continue with your...
A Taste of Chinese Calligraphy with Chi Zhang
Fri, 25 February 20226:30 – 7:30 pm This workshop will start by introducing common Chinese soft brush and ink techniques, before guiding the participants through the fundamental strokes of Chinese calligraphy scripts. Participants will complete a Chinese calligraphy...
Amplify – meet the artist Adrian Reid
Orange-ade Design & Illustration is the creative work of Adrian Reid. Adrian Reid (aka Orange-ade) is an illustrator, graphic designer and printmaker based in Aberdeen, Scotland. He specialises in creating colourful, vibrant artwork with a quirky and cheeky...
Materials for Creative Mobile Unit sessions
Freshly delivered to the Art Office, the first material packs for the CMU sessions have arrived. The materials in these boxes have been specifically put together for the Collagraph/Relief Printing with Amy Benzie, Paper Cutting with Anna Shirron and Trace fossils...
Amplify Lead Artist – Graeme Roger
In 2020 Graeme Roger was commissioned by GHAT to lead on the Amplify project and started with the 'Life After Covid' digital artwork and event at the beginning of 2021. He has also been working with the CMU artists and on the Dramatic Convergence project with Aberdeen...
Creative Mobile Unit – meet the artist Chi Zhang
Chi Zhang is Scotland’s leading Chinese calligrapher and painter, experienced art tutor. Chi graduated with an MSC degree in Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in 2006. In his current paintings, which focus on the Scottish landscape, he encapsulates the...
Creative Mobile Unit – meet the artist Yvette Bathgate
Yvette Bathgate is a visual artist based in Aberdeen. Her interests lie in collaboration and the way these practices can generate creativity, foster support and connectivity. Yvette regularly collaborates or works collectively with other creative practitioners. She...
Creative Mobile Unit – meet the artist Aubin Stewart
Aubin Stewart is a jewellery designer creating contemporary vibrant collections, with a strong focus on pearls, leather and perspex elements. Designs are often inspired by structural forms which are reduced to the simplest of shapes and patterns using both digital and...
Creative Mobile Unit – meet the artist Amy Benzie
Amy Benzie is a ceramic maker and creative facilitator based in Aberdeen City. She holds a BA in Ceramics and Glass from Gray's School of Art and is Co-Director of Aberdeen Ceramics Studio. Amy's curiosity lies in the alchemy of glaze recipes and firing. The element...
Creative Mobile Unit – meet the artist Anna Shirron
Anna Shirron is an Aberdeen based Visual Artist working mainly within the fields of paper cutting and painting. Anna produces large scale installations that concern themselves with pattern and detail. Through the use of materials, patterns and motifs that may...
Creative Mobile Unit – meet the artist Rhona Jack
Rhona Jack is a multi-disciplinary artist living and working in Dundee, with experience of leading workshops in-person and online. Her artistic practice is formed by a combination of sculpture and fibre art, often blurring the lines between art, craft and design. The...
Filming for the Creative Mobile Unit
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working with film-maker Graeme Roger to film workshops that can be accessed online. These workshops are part of the programme being delivered for the Creative Mobile Unit(CMU) by artists Aubin Stewart, Yvette Bathgate, Amy...
Bookable online sessions for NHS Grampian staff
Would your department like to take part in creative sessions with experienced artists? Sessions are delivered via Teams and tailored to have a short duration of between 15-20 minutes, but can be expanded on request. We are accepting groups of a maximum of eight people...
CMU Workshops – Artist Opportunities
Volunteers are crucial to the smooth running of the charity. We are currently looking for volunteers to invigilate The Suttie Arts Space.
Block Printing with Amy Benzie (Co-Factors)
Join Amy Benzie to create your very own print! Tuesday 10th March 2020 1-3 pm Emergency Department Aroma Cafe Foresterhill Campus Participants will be encouraged to experiment with various methods of block printing to create a range...
Testing out the CMU
Today we had a lovely afternoon testing out our beloved Creative Mobile Unit! We had a drop-in session in The Suttie Arts Space of snacks and crafts to gather feedback from users of the unit before taking it out and about. We are glad to see it on the go and cannot...