This grant will enable Kids' Own to work with St Cecilia's school in Sligo on a new book project to ensure that children and young people with learning disabilities have a positive means of creative expression. Young people will have the opportunity to work alongside professional artists and to express themselves through a programme of meaningful, artistic engagement.
Participants' artwork and experiences will be developed into a brand-new book publication by Kids' Own. This book will be an important platform for their creative expression, ensuring that the voices of these young people are heard more widely in our society. This award will help us ensure meaningful creativity is a part of all young people's lives and is a crucial step for better representation for these young people through their own creative expression.
