3. The Journey To 31

Mar 13

Scans of the initial outcome of the workshop, where participants wrote down ideas on smaller tickets.

“Really well considered and concrete work happened around this workshop. Very clear goals were met.”

In this workshop Articulate’s Project Assistant and sculptor Council Baby, set up the studio like a train station, with a wooden train track on the floor and big blank train tickets waiting to be filled out. We had pens and smaller tickets to write our thoughts on. The walls had prints of departure boards, giving off that train station vibe – you know, all about journeys and change. We split into groups and wrote down our ideas on the blank tickets. Then we shared them with everyone else, which was cool because we got to hear different perspectives. We talked about how to make sure the arts and creativity are a bigger part of care planning, like getting support from schools and professionals, and even changing laws.

We didn’t finish figuring everything out, but with the help of some artists and a young person, we came up with ten steps to make it happen. These steps were written on big tickets, and the next day, they were auctioned off. But get this – instead of bidding with money, people bid with their passion and skills. It showed how everyone is responsible for making a change. These big tickets weren’t just about the steps; they were a symbol of how important it is to support young people’s creativity, especially those who’ve been in care. It’s all about making sure everyone has access to arts, creativity and culture, no matter what.

Why is creativity important to you and how do you keep the arts in your life? Can you imagine a life without it?