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  • Offer a means of artistic expression through emotional literacy, communication skills and a sense of aesthetic accomplishment through making

  • Introduce identified disadvantaged young people with another approach to making and to makers from another culture

  • Provide an escape from ones daily routine, the socio-political environment and place them into an environment solely based on creative making

We documented our project which recorded a busy week of workshops and verbal feedback from camp organisers expressed how much the young people enjoyed themselves. Over the week not only did we work with vulnerable young people from the refugee camp but also the local public and children playing in the park. Their achievements were celebrated with a final event and private view where participants were awarded a certificate celebrating their involvement in the project. As artists we are keen to build on this success, expand our networks and continue to develop as artists to share our skills.

 

In our own practices we work across disciplines including design, installation, photography, video, sculpture, drawing and painting. Our interests lie
in community arts projects and arts led initiatives that extend our professional practice. Individually we have worked with schools, local authorities,
universities and colleges and individuals.

 

Through this process we also aim to increase in the students a strong sense of self-awareness, self-confidence and employer related skills such as general communication, time keeping, working with others and presentation abilities. The students will learn through a process of thinking, making, transforming and remaking what they live with on a daily basis. These found objects will be turned into something with a new aesthetic and assigning value to that in a different context will assist the transformation from something of no value to something of great value. 

Art develops a willingness to explore what has not existed before. Art teaches risk taking, learning from one’s mistakes, and being open to other possibilities. Kids who are creative are also curious and passionate about knowing more.

Art strengthens focus and increases attention, develops hand-eye coordination, requires practice and strategic thinking, and involves interacting with the material world through different tools and art mediums.

Art supports the expression of complex feelings that help kids feel better about themselves and helps them understand others by “seeing” what they have expressed and created. Art supports personal meaning in life, discovering joy in one’s own self, often being surprised, and then eliciting it in others.

THE PROJECT'S AIMS

Our aims are to:

  • Offer skills in making and conceiving sculpture using found / recycled objects from the neighbourhood.

  • Create equality, inclusion, integration and opportunities for young people with no prior knowledge of the subject

  • Create meaningful dialogues with the participants, their environment, objects within it and the international tutors

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