Arun
Our work in Arun, empowering young people to lead and make change in their communities through creativity.
In numbers
So far, since 2023 in Arun…
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3825
young people have made active change in their communties
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59,809
community members have been positively impacted by our youth-led changemaking work
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2059
qualifications have been issued to young people
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83%
of young people on the programme felt ‘heard’
Explore the creative projects
The projects that have taken place so far have been in direct response to recurring issues and concerns that young people in Arun feel are important to address. These themes are: The Environment, Mental Wellbeing, Community Cohesion, Crime Reduction.
The Environment
Lots of the projects in Arun explore the environment in some way, but these projects were specifically about improving the environment and our natural world for young people and their communities, not just now, but in generations to come.
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Arun Kelp Projects
Explore Young Cultural Changemakers school commission of 5 student-led films inspired by the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project.
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Biodiversity Mural
The Ormiston Six Village Academy Biodiversity Mural was a project working to highlight the importance of biodiversity in Westergate, Aldingbourne.
Mental Wellbeing
Young people have worked on projects that improve people’s mental wellbeing, such as creating a mural for outside Littlehampton station, curating an exhibition and creating art to brighten up Wick estate.
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Colour Up Wick
This project has brought colour to the estate of Wick through creative work by local young people.
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Now You See Me, an exhibition in Littlehampton
Young changemakers in Littlehampton used creativity to champion youth voice and tackle important issues, presenting a compelling art exhibition and mural.
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Youth Community Garden, Bognor Regis
Young people designed an inclusive and accessible Youth Community Garden in Bognor Regis
Community Cohesion
A range of projects have been completed, including artworks for a specialist school, an art trail, colouring up an estate, a gallery in an underpass and a wayfinding project for Littlehampton.
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Arun’s Lavinia Norfolk Centre public art commission
Pupils at a specialist support facility for students with physical or sensory impairments worked with artists to create three inspiring artworks for their school.
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Our Voice: Loud & Proud
Our Voice – Loud & Project is an Artswork Young Cultural Changemakers project in Bognor Regis where young people created an art trail and took part in workshops.
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Finding Littlehampton
Young people responded to a brief to support improving navigation for local families in Littlehampton town centre.
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K2 Youth and Community Centre
Young people in Littlehampton planned a welcome event for their community to celebrate the opening of their new community centre.
Crime Reduction
We work with local councils, youth groups and The Youth Justice Service to plan project with young people that aim to combat crime in their local areas through creative projects.
I’ve been working in Arun since 2019 with stakeholders from schools to businesses, artists, health workers, councillors and teachers. There’s a wealth of creativity to be explored locally, and lots of inspiration from the beautiful coastal and river scenery, to the sweep of the South Downs.
Want to get involved in Arun ?
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