OUR STORY

Here is a brief rundown of our short but sweet history :)

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2019

July 2019

New Beginnings

September 2019

Collaboration with other charities

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December 2019

Our first workshop!

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December 2019

Our second workshop!

2020

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June 2020

Postbox Campaign

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September 2020

Tears of Joy Campaign!

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October 2020

Becoming a CIC!

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December 2020

We created a poster campaign in tandem with YAP art, featured on their website.

2021

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June 2021

Tears of Joy exhibition at Chichester Cathedral to mark Refugee week

EPIC AWARDS: November 2021

A fabulous Superheroes banner created by young people in care.

December 21 & January 22

Beautiful Tears of Joy at St Mary’s Fratton. Tears created in workshops with asylum seekers and refugees through Friends without Borders and Sanctuary in Portsmouth

2022

January 2022

More Teardrops created in Worthing with Keira and creative young asylum seekers

2023

Summer 2022 - February 2023

Young Artists created an exhibition at The Novium Museum, faces, clay, paint and paper. There was no end to the creativity of these young people