In April we decided to have a small exhibition of our prints and some original pieces at Attic Self Storage in King’s Cross. It was really great to be able to show newly created pieces, meet a lot of new faces and offer a chance to buy affordable art.

Stories like Shruti’s are Artbox’s aim: to give people with learning disabilities the chance to explore their creativity and to experience the wonderful cultural experiences that the capital has to offer.

A one mile outdoor swim round the Serpentine pond in Hyde Park.  I vaguely recalled a one mile swim in the school pool about 35 years earlier and found myself agreeing to take part: anything for a good cause!   

What I love about Toyin is that she never struggles to find the inspiration. As everyone at Artbox knows, Toyin is on track to producing a thousand pieces of work!

Volunteering at Artbox is always a very uplifiting experience: the artists are very positive, kind, thoughtful and funny and I can guarantee that you’ll leave each session with a very big smile!

Working with Chantel is uplifting, surprising, and always entertaining. She is undoubtedly one of the most enthusiastic artists and positive people I’ve ever met. You can't help but feel excited as soon as you see her exuberant smile.

The night had finally arrived. After a year of painting, drawing, sewing and even origami the artists were ready to showcase their work in the beautiful surroundings of an old cello factory, now converted into a gallery.

We nicknamed Lee “The Lee-gyptologist” because he’s mad about all things to do with Ancient Egypt...

Artbox volunteer Jake Lamerton tells us about working with Joel on his day centre project. 

When I first encountered Joel’s work at Artbox’s Cello Factory exhibition last year, I was immediately struck by one of his pieces. It was an incredibly detailed model of a bathroom in his day centre, an important space for Joel that was threatened by closure...

Artbox explorers take on the challenge to shoot the perfect picture whilst following clues through the streets of London on a somewhat gloomy Saturday afternoon. 

Last month Artbox volunteers and artists gathered at central London’s FOLD gallery with 15 employee volunteers from a major corporation. 

Chris Cooper is our resident experimentalist, always trying new techniques and exploring new paths. Here we talk to him about art, the creative process, and what it's all about...

May. Some might think it's a bit of a strange time to reflect on the last 12 months - and to be honest, they'd probably be right!

For our first post, Hisba (artist and volunteer) tells us why she "feels better when she's helping others". Hisba started coming to Artbox as an artist 5 years ago (and still does)