Holding Up Childhood

Last year the children's charity Kids Company and the Royal Academy of Art teamed up to put on an exhibition of artwork by inner-city kids supported by KC, many of whom are deprived or at risk because their parents are unable to care for them. The RA's learning team, with the help of KC's therapeutically trained artists assisted the children in creatively exploring themes of family and belonging. The youngsters' pieces will be hung on the walls of Gallery 1, as well as on an 'urban carousel' that the kids designed.