Marking the start of National Carers Week 2024 artist Sharon Bailey presented a newly commissioned piece of drama alongside a large exhibition of photographic placards, made with paid and unpaid carers across the region. A delicate, moving rallying cry. So beautiful, authentic and inspiring! This has been a labour of love. I thought I knew … Read More
An older woman sits in her living room, alone. She speaks to us about her day-to-day experience, an experience that a growing number of older people in our communities face. Her living room is a busy shopping centre and what is normally hidden from view is open to public attention. For eight months I … Read More
Home Comforts was an art project for older people living in three care homes across Newcastle, making high quality arts accessible to all and building positive and meaningful relationships with residents, their families and care workers. Participants from Dene Park, Kenton Hall and St Joseph’s Care Homes were supported to experience different artforms and techniques … Read More
Field of Hope is an arts programme connected to Tina’s Haven, a pioneering project to develop approaches to provide holistic, creative and therapeutic support to birth mothers who have been severed by addiction, created by Sue Robson. Field of Hope has been running since 2022 and is a partnership between The Barn and Easington, Tina’s … Read More