A children’s arts organisation and publishing house.
A children’s arts organisation and publishing house.
The Real Us shares the perspectives of Roma children, offering unique insights into their daily lives and challenges stereotypes about the aspirations of Roma youth, they say “We are stereotyped too often, and people think we don’t want education or to do anything with our lives. But the opposite is true.”
Throughout 12 weeks of creative sessions, the young participants collaborated with Kids’ Own Associate Artist Francesca Hutchinson, and Associate Writers Daniel Brennan and Mary Branley. The children shared their stories and experimented with unconventional materials like latex, PVA, clay, and found objects to create stunning artwork for the book.
This books was developed in partnership with Cork Traveller Visibility Group, TUSLA Education Support Service, and the Cork STAR project and funded by the RTE Toyshow Appeal and Community Foundation for Ireland.
