About Sight Support
Sight Support is a UK registered charity which provides support for people with sight loss in Hull and the East Riding. Its mission is to improve and enrich the quality of life for local people at any and all stages of sight loss, supporting people to reach their full potential and lead independent lives. Sight Support supports over 2,300 local people with a range of visual impairments and works closely in partnership with a range of other services to provide the most appropriate support to suit each individual’s specific needs.
About the Artist
Gail Hurst is 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.
Creative Connections During Covid-19
During the COVID 19 pandemic we have continued to work with Sight Support to offer support, guidance and the opportunity to engage with a regular programme of activities, which has been so important for wellbeing.
Artist, Gail Hurst, is producing art pack boxes for Sight Support, and supporting the 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.”
Personalised Boxes
Gail always aims to be a supportive facilitator, so when she was approached to create a custom box, she got to work and put together a selection of materials and activities tailored to creative interests of the individual.
Postcards from Sight Support
The art boxes Gail put together contain some blank postcards to be designed and mailed out to family and friends. Artlink has even received some!
Scroll down to to the gallery below to see them…
