Creative Connections and Covid-19

Since 2019, Danny’s Dream has been a part of the Creative Connections Programme. Currently, Danny’s Dream is paired with artist, Gail Hurst, who is producing art pack boxes and supporting participants with regular phone calls to help develop their work.

“It is more important than ever that we reach out to these groups with inspiring ways to help them keep their creative spirits high. This is a great art project to be involved with in finding a way forward to connect with people.”

Throughout the pandemic, Gail has been working with the service users to create postcard designs, which they have been sending through the post. We have even received some postcards at Artlink, including the Hull City Design seen here…

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About Danny’s Dream

Danny’s Dream is part of Goodwin Development Trust and supports individuals with profound and multiple learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and complex support needs.

About the Artist:

Gail Hurst a visual artist and mixed media sculptor who studied at the Hull School of Art and Design and is now working in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Her work has been exhibited at the Feren’s Art Gallery, Hull Minster, Burton Constable Hall and many venues in Hull. She held her first solo exhibition, 'The Elizabeth Collection' in 2020 at Burton Constable Hall where she exhibited her award winning life size paper sculpture of Michelangelo. Her first public piece of art The People’s Meadow forms part of the Colours of Spring Bank project, the bright multilingual panels can be seen on the wall near Kwik Fit. With a background in education Gail is also a socially-engaged arts practitioner delivering art workshops in the local community.