ART AGAINST KNIVES CREATIVE STUDIO

Funded on
11 Apr 2022

Save our Youth Hub. Young people need safe spaces more than ever. Our Creative Studio provides 400+ young people with a place to imagine, learn & create their own positive futures, free from violence.

£79,637 Raised of £79,134

170 Backers

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Updates

10 people liked ART AGAINST KNIVES CREATIVE STUDIO 4 years ago

Our gift to say thank you!4 years ago

Hello, Now that the dust has settled, we wanted to send you a little something to say thank you for your generous donation to our crowdfunding campaign - your support has meant we’ve been able to save our creative youth space in North London! Some young people have put together this personal ‘Thank You’ - take a listen here to understand what your support means to them. Link here; shorturl.at/bCEOU We’d love to be able to keep you updated beyond this campaign. Please sign up to our mailing list so that we can make sure you receive our quarterly newsletter that celebrates the young talent that comes out of the space. Link here; https://www.artagainstknives.com/contact (Quick - there's one dropping next week!) Huge thanks again, from us all at Art Against Knives.

145 Donations worth £4,9734 years ago

WE DID IT, THANKS TO YOU!4 years ago

Wow, we did it! Thanks to you all we've reached our fundraising target and #SavedOurSpace. You've made it possible for us to continue to provide young people with a vital safe space to imagine, learn & create their own positive futures, free from violence. We're so looking forward to updating you all on the incredible young talent that will be produced from the space. But for now, on behalf of us all at Art Against Knives. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

170 backers!

170 people have backed ART AGAINST KNIVES CREATIVE STUDIO !4 years ago

Whoop, 170 people have pledged since fundraising began!

ART AGAINST KNIVES CREATIVE STUDIO hit its fundraising target!4 years ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

John Hanna pledged £10,0004 years ago

4 years ago We've hit our target

Art Against Knives pledged £1,2694 years ago

Bindi McPartland pledged £2504 years ago

http://www.artagainstknives.com

We believe that every young person can create the life they want, free from violence. We aim to reduce violent crime, intervening early with vulnerable, high-risk young people, preventing them from becoming victims or perpetrators of violent crime, & enabling lasting positive change for their communities.

What we do

We embed creative spaces in London’s most isolated communities, co-designed with young people, that build on their strengths & create opportunity. In these spaces their team of creative, highly skilled professionals provide skills training, mentoring & specialist long-term support. These safe spaces create opportunities for young people to build long term trusted relationships, enabling them to share their experiences & take the lead of their own solutions.

We work directly with young people as well as the institutional ecosystem around them, building their resilience & capabilities, & empowering them to change not only their circumstances but also the systems that make them vulnerable.

Who we work with

We support young people (aged 12- 25) at risk of violent crime.

These young people face multiple barriers to feeling safe & reaching their full potential. Their situations are characterised by poverty, complex home lives & a discriminatory education system, & being witness to or experiencing abuse, including child sexual or criminal abuse. These adverse childhood experiences lead to low-self-esteem, emotional stress, mental health issues, involvement in violence, substance misuse, violent or sexually harmful behaviour & trauma of victimisation.

Our Story

Art Against Knives was born from the unprovoked stabbing of Oliver Hemsley, a 21-year-old student from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in 2008, which left him in a wheelchair. In 2011, Oliver’s friend Katy Dawe established the charity on the premise that young people should be put in the lead of creating their own positive futures.

Our Impact

To date we have supported over 1,500 young people aged 10-25, across London.

Our work is rooted in the latest and most progressive evidence-based thinking around safeguarding young people, within a framework informed by trauma science & psychology.

Our impact has gone beyond direct support; we now form a critical link between young people & the networks around them, amplifying their voices to drive long-term systemic change.

Project Owner: Katie Burse The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.