MOULDING MEMORIES
Through creative writing, drawing and collage, this project supported children and young people across Kirklees to tell their stories and explore their feelings about Covid-19.
Their creative work was pulped and turned into 'memory blocks'. Each block acts like a time capsule of individual feelings and experiences. Together the blocks have become a large installation reflecting the universal experience of children and young people during the pandemic.
Gathering together the experiences of children in Kirklees, Moulding Memories acts as a moment captured and also as a cathartic release that helps with well-being and recovery.
We are proud to announce that Moulding Memories has been accepted in the 2021 Royal Academy of Arts Young Artists Summer Show.
Companies & Artists involved: Lucie MacGregor Toria Garbutt, Ruth Dyer, Lawrence Batley Theatre, The Children’s Art School
Schools/ groups Involved: Birkby Junior School, Boothroyd Primary Academy Brunswick Centre, Bywell Primary School, Fieldhead Primary Academy, Helme Primary School, Holmfirth JI and N School, Meltham Cof E Primary School, Newsome Junior School, Pentland Infant and Nursery School, Reinwood J and I School, Roberttown J and I School, Saville Town CE Infant and Nursery School, The Children’s Art School, Thurstonland First School, Westmoor Primary School, Windmill C of E Primary School.
