You know how people ask: what's heavier? A tonne of feathers or a tonne of gold? And you want to say the gold, cause in your mind, it's heavy. But both weigh the same because you haven't said how many feathers or how much gold. That's how we can make change - we are many so our voices, together, are just as important as other people who are considered more. So let's gather a tonne of feathers. - young person in Arts Club group
You know how people ask: what's heavier? A tonne of feathers or a tonne of gold?
And you want to say the gold, cause in your mind, it's heavy. But both weigh the same because you haven't said how many feathers or how much gold.
That's how we can make change - we are many so our voices, together, are just as important as other people who are considered more. So let's gather a tonne of feathers.
- young person in Arts Club group
"A tonne of feathers" is our action towards engaging you with under-represented young people's voices. Through a series of artistic interventions, we are engaging a wide range of young people and empowering them to enact positive change in their lives.
We have commissioned talented emerging artists to engage with young people in our small targeted groups, working together to capture and share the voices of young people in Bristol.
Thank you to Comic Relief and Arts Council England for funding this project.
Illustrations by Jasmine Thompson.
Heather is a Bristol based, queer creative speciailising in embroidery and creative producing. Read more
Our Welcome Wednesday group of young asylum seekers and refugees have been exploring questions around culture and identity. Have a peek behind the curtain! Read more
Through the social action project, Kieran is giving voice to the struggles of his community and his own, building connections to others across the city, striving towards a more empathetic and equal society. Read more
"A tonne of feathers" has enabled us to develop paid opportunities for emerging talent in Bristol. Meet the young artists who are working with young people in small targeted groups to get their voices heard, and our Creative Youth Network team who will support them on this journey Read more
Qezz is a content developer, with expertise in photography and film. Her work lands on empowerment and redefining tired narratives. Read more
After studying Illustration at UWE Bristol, I am now an Illustrator/Visual Journalist who enjoys engaging with current topics of interest. Read more
I'm Beth and I'm currently studying Theatre and Performance at the University of Bristol whilst on a work placement with CYN. I tend to focus my work around disability and accessibility in theatre, and making sure we're creating room for underrepresented voices in our communities. Read more
I am Ada, I am currently a student at Bristol University, on work placement with CYN. I have a background in Clowning, before moving to Bristol I studied at L’Ecole Philippe Gaulier, a clowning school outside of Paris. Read more
I am a multi-disciplinary artist based in the South West of England, my concepts materialise through painting, drawing, three-dimensional work and hand drawn animation. I wish to communicate something of the bittersweet experience of looking backwards, inwards and into other realms. Read more