RISE CHARITY

RISE is an independent, Brighton-based registered charity that helps people affected by domestic abuse. We offer practical help ranging from direct advice to refuge accommodation for those whose lives are at risk. My workshop format was offered to women who had been subjected to domestic abuse through my charity U CAN Spray CIO. The reason I wanted us to fund this, is that during my time spent painting at this location, there was one woman who came up to me and we got chatting. She told me that art was her coping mechanism. I was very touched by our chats, so I then had the idea that all the women in the refuge could benefit if they had the chance to have an afternoon’s creativity… which was just for them alone and not their children. It was a huge success and the evaluation we undertook will also be posted in this section when it is complete.

More info and photography to follow……This section is under construction. Thank you