🌟 We wanted to share some behind-the-scenes magic of November! This month, Kristianne had an incredible time with young people at various professional events 🎟️ We'll be doing monthly celebration posts, revealing the little joys and big wins that make In Focus! 🚀💫

🌟  Are you passionate about ensuring young people across Southampton can access the arts? 🎭  Apply to join Southampton Cultural Education Partnership (SCEP) Steering Group📚 Applications close Thurs 5th Dec! 📆 southamptoncep.org.uk/steeringgroupa… 📸Image credit: Nosa Malcolm.

🎉 Exciting news! In Focus Education & Development has received a grant from The Quilter  Foundation’s Local Community Fund! 💫 Kristianne and our Chair of Trustees Rob Francis attended their annual event to celebrate and learn about their work supporting local charities. 🙌

🎉 The 'Jane Who' club is off to a great start!  As part of the Jane Austen 250 celebrations, Southampton Forward asked us to facilitate an 8-week activity for young people at GHT Southampton! Next week is going to be very exciting, as we'll be hand making our own writing paper! 📄

The final And There It Was… For The Curious… of 2024 with DIY Southampton was a blast! 🎄 From Christmas raps to snail stories, dark laughs & mince pies! Next one: Weds 8 Jan 2025 🎉 Still FREE. Everything provided (incl. refreshments). Just turn up! 🙌

Paper making- messy, unpredictable, and FUN! 🖐️ Our young volunteer and member of the 'Jane Who?' Club taught us to recycle paper shreds & old Jane Austen pages into handmade paper! ♻️ Now, about 60 sheets are drying in our office! 📄✨

Kristianne headed to the House of Commons yesterday! Their third invitation to Westminster! Thank you so much to Arts Council England Arts Council England, South West  for the invitation to represent In Focus, and all you do to support us! ❤️ #parliament #houseofcommons #ACEsupported

🎶✨ Tonight, we shot single/album artwork concepts for one of our young participants! Using off-camera flash, distortion filters, & colored lighting, we crafted an ethereal vibe to match their music. 🌈📸 Excited to explore more creative projects! #DSLR1625 Arts Council England, South West

📩✨ We're very excited to have launched a brand new newsletter!! Get updates, see the work created in our sessions, discover ways to support us, and enjoy other exciting projects- plus be the first to know about upcoming events and exhibitions! 💌  shorturl.at/6ZrYE

Tuesday’s #DSLR1625 group got creative with stop-motion animation! They explored ideas from dancing coins to dinosaur extinction and animated illustrations!🦖🎥🪙 Know someone aged 16-25 who’d love to join our FREE workshops? All materials provided! 🎨📸register via our bio!

Last Saturday, the Jane Who? Club kicked off at GHT Southampton with a badge-making workshop using donated Austen pages! 🎨✨ Next up: Blackout Poetry on Sat, 18 Jan, 10:30–11:30. FREE & no booking needed—come get creative! 🖤✍️ #JaneWhoClub #GodsHouseTower

🎨📸 The Thursday #DSLR1625 group took on the challenge to recreate album covers—and wow, they delivered! Check out their takes on Have Heart's Songs To Scream At The Sun and Linkin Park's From Zero. 🌟 These young people never fail to impress! 💡🔥

Join us for a special DIY Southampton And There It Was… celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! 🎉📖 This one-off event will be held at GHT Southampton Arrive from 7pm to view Jane’s writing desk before we start at 7:30pm! ✍️ Free and all materials provided—no booking required!

Yesterday, Dev and Faye visited the University of Southampton to meet students from a student innovation project. Their CSR research led to insightful recommendations for In Focus. 💡 Huge thanks to both teams for their hard work, reports, and valuable insights! 👏

🎬✨ Check out these stop-motions created by Compass School students in their Tuesday sessions! 🎥🎭 Taking inspiration from YouTube Shorts, they brought their own creative ideas to life using props and play-doh 👏💡 #InFocus #CreativeLearning

You may have noticed we’ve gone quiet… We’ve said goodbye to X/Twitter ⛓️‍💥 As a small creative charity, we’re focusing on platforms that better align with our values. We’re still active elsewhere—come find us on Bluesky 🦋 🔗 bsky.app/profile/infocu…

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