Peterborough Yound Carers Charity Art Exhibition- Call For Art!

WHO ARE YOUNG CARERS?

Young Carers are children and young people under the age of 18 whose lives are in some way restricted because of the need to take responsibility for the care of a person. This person may be ill, have a disability, be experiencing mental distress or affected by substance abuse or HIV/AIDS.

A young carer could be in any family and from any social or cultural background. Most are caring for a parent, commonly in a single parent family, but some may be taking responsibility for a grandparent, sibling or other family member. Some may be a primary carer, the only person providing care, but others, secondary carers, may share responsibilities with family members.

This is a call for artists with a conscience to contribute artwork to be sold at the Peterborough Young Carers Charity Art Exhibition between June 22nd and July 3rd 2009 at the Coca Cola Business Services Centre in Peterborough. All proceeds from the exhibition will go to the Peterborough Carers Centre charity.

For more details go to the website or send an email to the Project Manager Kaine Kulczak.