There are exhibitions you attend because you feel you should, and exhibitions you attend because something in the description reaches through the screen and tugs at you. Together | Apart, opening at Project Ability's gallery in Trongate 103 on 18 April, is firmly in the second category.

Organised by Neuk Collective — a neurodivergent-led network supporting over 250 artists across Scotland — the show brings together more than 60 neurodivergent creatives exploring what it means to feel separated and connected at the same time. The media spans textiles, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, video, and sound. The result promises to be one of the most varied and human exhibitions Glasgow will see this spring.

"Neuk began as a small group of neurodivergent artists looking for connection," said Tzipporah Johnston, who founded the collective in 2020. "Today, we are a growing national network. This exhibition reflects both our differences and our deep interconnection, and shows what becomes possible when neurodivergent artists are supported to create on their own terms."

What started with just four artists at a 2021 exhibition in Edinburgh's Custom Lane has grown into something remarkable. Together | Apart is Neuk's third major show, and curator Amy Milner says it marks an important shift in ambition.

"Our previous two exhibitions have focused primarily on our identity as a neurodivergent collective," Milner explained. "Together | Apart moves beyond this — yes, we are still vocal and proud to be showcasing neurodivergent talent, but this time we have deliberately chosen a theme that doesn't focus on identity. Neurodivergent and disabled perspectives are relevant and important, not only on issues of accessibility and inclusion, but in all broader cultural conversations."

Artists were invited to reflect on what it means to be both distinct and interwoven — separated by geography but connected through shared experience, identity, and community. Among the exhibitors is Glasgow-based Dani Kerr, an autistic multi-disciplinary artist who draws inspiration from Scottish folklore and pop culture, and who runs body-doubling sessions for fellow neurodivergent creatives through the collective.

The exhibition is hosted in collaboration with Project Ability, a Glasgow institution that has been supporting and platforming disabled artists since 1984. Producer Naomi Walmsley said the partnership felt natural: "The exhibit theme immediately spoke to me on many levels about the power of a community, the place of the individual and how we experience the world, wherever our brains may take us."

A venue worth visiting in its own right

If you haven't been to Trongate 103, this is your excuse. Housed across three former B-listed Edwardian warehouses on the Trongate — just a few doors from the Tron Theatre in the heart of the Merchant City — the building is one of Glasgow's finest creative hubs. Across six floors you'll find Project Ability, Glasgow Print Studio, Street Level Photoworks, Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, Transmission Gallery, and more. The ground-floor galleries alone are worth a wander, and there's always something new on.

Accessibility at the heart

Neuk Collective has made accessibility central to the exhibition. Visitors will find ear defenders and sensory supports including stim toys, easy-read interpretation throughout, closed captions on all video content, and a visual story available in advance for anyone who'd like to familiarise themselves with the space before visiting.

Plan your visit

  • What: Together | Apart — a mixed media exhibition by Neuk Collective
  • Where: Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, 103 Trongate, Glasgow G1 5HD
  • When: 18 April – 23 May 2026, Wednesday to Saturday, 11am – 5pm
  • Private view: Thursday 23 April, 6–8pm
  • Admission: Free — no booking required
  • Getting there: A short walk from High Street train station or St Enoch subway

This is Glasgow's arts community at its most inclusive, most collaborative, and most human. Go.