We are Blyth Star
Blyth Star Enterprise
A lightbox exhibition showcasing the creative talents of a group of adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs has gone on display at a Northumberland art gallery.
Curated by local charity, Blyth Star Enterprises, exclusively for the RePUBlic Gallery in Blyth, the exhibition showcases artwork created by service users who access Blyth Star’s Living Support and Day Services.
The collection, titled ‘We are Blyth Star’, is a landmark for Blyth Star as its first ever public art exhibit but also a first for the RePUBlic Gallery, as its first ever charity-designed lightbox display.
Julie Dixon, Chief Executive Officer at Blyth Star Enterprises:
“Across all of Blyth Star’s services, we encourage our service users to express themselves creatively as a means of supporting their health and wellbeing. As a result, our departments and offices are absolutely full of incredible pieces of artwork and woodcraft that service users have made, but we have never had an outlet from which to showcase it, until now. “For our service users, having the opportunity to see their work in a public space like the RePUBlic Gallery is a huge deal. It’s something that many of them would never have thought possible and it has been a real boost for their mental health. We can’t thank Mags and Claire and the team at RePUBlic enough for their support.”