Image: Participant with artwork in a Supersmashers session.
Supersmashers
2013-15
I was the lead artist with Supersmashers from 2013-15. Supersmashers is a creative arts and play project for looked-after children aged 7-12 living in Southwark, working in partnership with SLG’s Project Coordinator Heather Kay, Southwark Social Services, and foster carers.
ABOUT
Supersmashers is an art and play project for up to 200 looked-after children aged 6-12 living in Southwark. Running since September 2012, the project brings together two interlinking strands: weekly after-school sessions and family trips every school holiday.
Until now there has been no long-term provision in Southwark for looked-after children aged 6-12 to meet one another socially, after-school or during holidays. There are about 560 looked-after children in Southwark, for whom the Council is providing permanency plans: through returning to their homes, adoption or long-term placement. Supersmashers aims to establish a safe, familiar place for local looked-after children to develop better social skills, equipping them with the tools to allow them to better express their ideas and feelings to each other, their carers and the world.
LINKS:
Supersmashers at South London Gallery