At the centre of We Care Week – a week long celebration of care experienced young people and foster carers in Bristol – we are proud to present a special exhibition of art and music.
Working in partnership with Bristol City Council, join us to hear the powerful words and experiences of some of our city’s most vulnerable, yet talented young people.
A celebration of art, photography, paintings and poetry created by young people, there will also be listening stations where visitors can hear musical creations and an album created by care leavers called ‘Different Beginnings’. Overcoming many challenges, Different Beginnings, is an extraordinary collection of new music and spoken word that explores life experiences and personal journeys.
Many pieces in the exhibition will be anonymised to protect the identities of the young people.
Presented by Bristol Beacon
Open Mon 27 May until Fri 31 May 2024 during opening hours
Located in the Kennedy Room, Bridgehouse Lower Ground Floor
FREE ENTRY
CONTENT WARNING: Some content may be upsetting for some, with references to mental health, suicide, relationship breakdown and loss.
Our aim for We Care Week is to help break the stigma surrounding care experienced young people as well as to celebrate young people’s creativity, talent and achievements across the board”
Care Leaver
About Hope Creative
As HOPE Creative – Bristol Beacon’s award-winning programme of creative activity for care experienced young people, approaches it’s 10 year anniversary, this week allows us to reflect on and celebrate the project we are so proud of as an organisation.
HOPE Creative started off delivering choir sessions to a small group of care experienced young people, once a month. It now delivers all kinds of music activity almost daily in multiple settings to babies, children in care, care leavers and through our wonderful foster carer choir, FoStars.
It has been amazing to witness the commitment of our wonderful freelance team, foster carers, creative learning team and of course the resilience, care, vulnerability, levels of trust and determination of the amazing young people we work with.
There have been magical moments of creativity and we have witnessed and supported many significant milestones in many of our young people’s lives.”
Lu Bristow-Goldschmidt, Creative Producer, Bristol Beacon
About We Care Week
We Care Week is a week-long celebration of care experienced young people and foster carers in Bristol. During the week, running from 27 – 30 May 2024, there will be special events and creative workshops running for children in care, care leavers and foster carers giving them time to relax, make music, be creative and celebrate their talents together.
All week there will be a public exhibition open in Bristol Beacon Kennedy Room to share the personal and moving art, poetry and music created by care experienced young people.
We Care Week artwork
The artwork for We Care Week has been designed for the events by Kay, a care experienced young person. They were given creative freedom to design artwork for the series of events celebrating and sharing the life experience and personal journeys of care experienced young people.
Hope Creative offers opportunities for young people to lead, co-curate and develop their own projects, based on their own creative interests.
Programme supporters and funders
We Care Week and Hope Creative is supported by:
The venue
Bridgehouse
at Bristol Beacon
Our foyer space located within Bristol Beacon where we host events, performances and conferences.
Getting to the venue
Location: Bridgehouse is located within Bristol Beacon with entrances on Colston Street and Trenchard Street.
Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
Bicycle
Bicycle racks can be found in front of the main entrance on Trenchard Street, Colston Street, and on the city centre promenade. Find your nearest cycle routes using Cycle Planner.
Car parking
Trenchard Street multi-storey car park is 50m away directly behind Bristol Beacon.
Bristol Clean Air Zone
Bristol Beacon is inside the Bristol Clean Air Zone. Check if your vehicle will be charged and how much you’ll have to pay.
Bus
The city centre bus stop is 250m from Bristol Beacon where most bus services stop.
Access
Mobility
Bridgehouse has level access from street level with lifts to all levels. For unallocated seated performances, seats can easily be removed to accommodate wheelchairs.
Assistance Dogs
Registered assistance dogs and emotional support animals are allowed in the venue.
Hearing Facility
There is an induction loop at the box office. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting. There is no hearing loop facility for the foyer stage.
Eat & Drink
Eat & Drink
We’ve got plenty of places for you to relax and refill. From coffee and cake, to delicious sharing boards, to full menus.