Impact report master 2019 digital single

CONTENTS
Foreword
Our vision and achievements
Awards, our impact
Longer-term impact
Our artists
Feedback
Ken Howard OBE RA
Who we work with
Disabled and non-disabled people
Young patients
Adult carers
Young carers
Vulnerable older people
Schoolchildren in areas of deprivation
Young and adult prisoners
Marginalised adults
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FOREWORD
My reasons for supporting Create come from my own
personal experiences. My mother died when I was young,
so I went to a boarding school, which became a strong
foundation in the development of who I am today.
Having enjoyed a healthy career, it became clear to me
that it’s imperative to create opportunities for others. A
close friend introduced me to Create and I struck up a
relationship with the charity because it enables people
who come from disadvantaged backgrounds to get the
best from themselves. That really resonates with me.
In November I presided over the Lord Mayor’s Show, in
which Create had a walking float with 20 young carers
and the incredible mobile sculptures and banners that
they had created during a Create project. I was lucky
enough to have a fantastic view of the float, and the
excitement and pride on the young carers’ faces as they
waved to the crowds and displayed their creations was
moving to see.
That experience made me even more certain that we
need to shift our curriculum so that it’s not just about
pumping in knowledge. We all know that we should read
and write. We should also all have exposure to creative
activity. Once you build a basic level of knowledge, it’s
developing the ability to think critically and take initiative
that’s important. All those skills come out of creative
learning, whether that’s through music, visual art or other
artforms.
Creativity also allows you to experiment, and there
aren’t many things in life like that. We often see things
in a black-and-white way and are focused on 100%
perfection, but we’re not suited to that as humans. We’re
not perfect, so we need to recognise that it’s good to
take risks and for things not to work out, because you
learn from it.
Another essential life skill that Create’s projects
encourage is the ability to work with others. I see the
importance of this in the City of London, where our
finance and our creativity are in a square mile, bringing
people together and creating huge energy. People work
best when they’re interacting with one another, and this is
exactly what Create does with its vulnerable participants
– it enables them to access their full creative potential
through collaboration and connection.
It’s essential that we create opportunities for everyone
to experiment and to develop, and these are the
opportunities that Create brings to vulnerable people
across the UK. From those in prison to young patients,
homeless people to carers, Create gives people the
chance to access their creative potential.
I’m proud to support this essential work and encourage
you to do so too.
Peter Estlin at the Lord Mayor’s Show
Peter Estlin, Lord Mayor of the City of London
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