What we did
A project working with St Cuthbert’s Hospice
linked to Dieing Matters
The project took place over several months leading up to Dieing Matters week 2016. Creative Youth Opportunities partnered with St Cuthbert’s Hospice in Durham to create an outdoor exhibition that would explore the lives of people with terminal illness helping them to capture their stories and memories so they could be shared and celebrated with friends.
Young People from Creative Youth Opportunities and from Durham Johnston School were supported by our creative team to first of all carryout research with patients accessing rh day servcies at the Hospice, they then created art work that depicted and celebrated the lives and memories of the poeple they had met.
The installation took place over a weekend during Dieing Matters week and was installed into the Gardens in the grounds of the hospice. Families weer able to enjoy a walk through the gardens where the artwork served as talking points for them to reminisce and connect wth their loved ones.
Watch our video on YouTube to find out more about the project
