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the Tate Exchange
programme during the “It was overwhelming
summer of 2017 along seeing myself and my
with a documentary art in the Tate!”
film and models from Amelia (patient)
the animation, seen by
thousands of visitors to
the gallery.

Making A Difference
“This is so worth
This was an eight week doing, it’s a great
residency by willow artist distraction and they
Caroline Gregson, funded learn a new skill.”
by Arts Council England, in
Parent of patient
partnership with Bluecoat
Display Centre, the
regions leading centre for
contemporary craft. The artist worked on one of the “Thanks so much for allowing the children to be a
wards twice a week to deliver craft making sessions part of the animation. They both loved it and were
using willow. Children and young people were able to excited to see the finished article. They liked seeing
make individual willow pieces to customise their patient themselves in the documentary as well. A brilliant
bedrooms. The artist worked with 176 patients during idea for children to take part in whilst in hospital,
the residency. staff were so encouraging and engaging.”

As a legacy Parent of patient
for the
project, the
artist created
a willow
sculpture for
our Radiology
Courtyard
called The
Apiary,
featuring a
life size bee keeper, child and bees, which is now on
permanent display.

Bedlam!

This was a four month arts residency by animation
company Twin Vision, funded by The Big Lottery
Fund: Awards for All. Twin Vision worked with patients
on one of the in-patient wards to create a short
animated film inspired by “My Bed”, an iconic work
of art by contemporary artist Tracy Emin, which was
being exhibited at Tate Liverpool at the time of the
project. The patients worked on all aspects of film
production from script writing to making models and
sets and providing voice overs. The resulting animated
film was then displayed at Tate Liverpool as part of

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust 128 Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18