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St Christopher’s Isle of Man works in partnership with the Department of Social Care to provide care and support for children who are looked after by government. Social Services strive to ensure children in care are able to enjoy life, achieve their ambitions, express their views and be creative.

St Christopher’s Isle of Man have been running part of a summer project to produce pieces of art work that will be displayed in the Tynwald exhibition space, Legislative Buildings, Douglas, from 5th to 26th August 27th 2011. The theme of the Exhibition is to create work that expresses feelings of being in care. The 10 young people involved in the workshops will also have a guided tour of the Tynwald Chambers and ask questions from some Members of Tynwald who will be escorting them on their tour. This will give them an opportunity to see how and where decisions are made that might impact on their lives now and in the future.

Hon Martyn Quayle, MHK Minister for Social Care said:

‘I am looking forward to attending the Exhibition and meeting the young people involved. I understand that they have worked extremely hard to create and assemble their pieces of artwork and wish to thank them and the staff for their hard work and commitment. This is another example of our working in partnership with our child care providers and I am sure this will be a splendid exhibition’.

Member for Social Services Bill Malarkey MHK said:

“Our partnership with St Christopher’s has enabled us to focus on listening to and supporting children and young people in their life journey. This is a great example of the children’s talents”.

The young people who attended the workshops worked very hard to put their pieces together and whilst being interviewed said that:

“this day has been great, relaxing and working on our art has been a cool thing to do”.

They also said:

“Putting together 4 pieces each for the exhibition has been rewarding and we are looking forward to showing them off at the Exhibition".

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