Arts Project Archive

2019 Projects & Gallery

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Some of the great prizes in our award bundle

National Short Story Competition 2019
for Care Experienced Writers

In late summer 2019, we launched our first National Short story Competition for care experienced writers. Our criteria and aims were simple: to create a friendly and open competition where norms of grading spelling, grammar and a pressure to delve into autobiographical detail, was avoided and where creative storytelling was paramount. The idea came from one of our Care Experienced Ambassadors Jacqui Adams who said, "I woke up one morning with the idea of a Short Story Competition, restricted to Care Experienced People and to encourage those who are not confident with writing for many reasons."

On 31st October 2019, we had our Awards Ceremony at Midlands Arts Centre, Edgbaston. It was an incredible evening, bringing together members of the Care Experienced community with non care experienced professionals, government representatives and local dignitaries.

We were fortunate enough to have prizes added to our own award bundle from the amazing IMO, MADLUG, and Green Willow Healing. These included audio book vouchers, writing kits, Birchboxes, aromatherapy goods, sweets and rucksacks. Thank you!

Congratulations from all at Rees Foundation.

If you would like to read two of our winning entries you can do so - please click links below:
no-sugars-please-by-tychique-ciamala.docx
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maggie-by-david-grimm.docx
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Mind Vomit by Saira Jayne Jones

Art and Poetry Exhibitions 2019
Pop-up Exhibition in words, pictures and video

Stunning artwork by care leavers went on show at a pop-up gallery in the Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch in May 2019.

Find out more about our Redditch exhibition click here or by downloading our Art Exhibition Brochure in the link below:
art-exhibition-brochure-2019.pdf
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Get involved!

If you would like to have more information, or if you would like to pitch an idea relating to any of the arts (Fine art, poetry, writing, photography, drama, art etc) please contact our Arts Project Coordinator : kim.cormack@reesfoundation.org