march, 2025
Event Details
Join us for a fully funded event exploring the profound impact of the arts on care-experienced children and young people. Designed for artists, creative practitioners, and those working with care, experienced children, this inspiring gathering will showcase how creative practices can transform lives, break down barriers, and promote inclusivity.
What to Expect
Discover key findings from a research initiative led by Durham Social Care Service in partnership with Creativity Works CIC. Gain fresh insights into the unique benefits of the arts for care-experienced young people, as well as the challenges they face in accessing creative opportunities.
Showcasing Excellence
- Hear from leading national and local organisations driving change:
- Care to Dance – Empowering care-experienced young people through movement and self-expression.
- Blue Cabin – Strengthening relationships through trauma-informed creative activities.
- Nic Golightly (Blue Cabin Associate Artist) – Experience a hands-on Creative Life Story Work session, demonstrating trauma-informed engagement methods and playful, ethical approaches to creative practice.
- Investors in Children – Championing youth-led participation and inclusion in creative spaces.
Why Attend?
- Gain invaluable insights into how the arts support care-experienced young people.
- Take part in practical, hands-on sessions showcasing trauma-informed engagement methods.
- Learn how to apply these approaches to your own creative practice.
- Network with commissioners, funding bodies, and support organisations.
- Explore partnership opportunities.
- Be inspired by best practices and success stories.
This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference while strengthening your practice and networks.
This event is part of a series of Enterprise Events hosted by Durham Startups and is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
