A new collaborative artwork created by children and young people in Whitehawk is now on display at Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC as part of the creative project Three Tenses: The Whitehawk Great Map.

The project was funded through a 2025 Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA), one of four youth-led creative projects that took place across the UK. Work from all four projects is now touring nationally as part of the 2026 exhibition Make now, think later.

Led by Fabrica and Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC in collaboration with artist Dan Thompson, Three Tenses: The Whitehawk Great Map invited children and young people aged 5–17 to explore their experiences of Whitehawk through art, storytelling and map-making.

Across summer 2025, 73 young participants took part in workshops held at The Crew Club and Whitehawk Library. Through drawing, collage, creative writing and discussion, participants reflected on the area’s past, present and future, sharing memories, local knowledge, ideas and imagination.

The workshops encouraged participants to think creatively about Whitehawk through questions such as: What colour is Whitehawk? and What is Whitehawk’s best kept secret? Flexible and open-ended sessions allowed young people to contribute in ways that suited them, creating space for a wide range of voices and perspectives.

The ideas, artworks and conversations developed during the workshops became the foundation for a large collaborative map created by Dan Thompson. Now installed in the entrance area at Wellsbourne CIC, the giant artwork brings together the stories, observations and creativity of the young people who took part.

The exhibition celebrates Whitehawk as seen through the eyes of its younger residents - capturing personal experiences, overlooked details and imagined futures while highlighting the creativity and insight of the local community.

An earlier announcement about the project described it as an exploration of “how young people experience and imagine the places they live,” using collaborative art-making as a way to build connections, confidence and shared storytelling.

Alongside the Whitehawk project, Make now, think later features work from three other ARMA-funded projects developed with young people across the UK, creating a national conversation about creativity, place and participation.

Special thanks go to Lacie May Snow and The Crew Club for their support and collaboration throughout the project. Additional thanks to artist assistant facilitator and administrator Esther Marshall, who worked alongside Dan Thompson to help plan and deliver the workshops and project activities.

Visitors can view Three Tenses: The Whitehawk Great Map at Wellsbourne Healthcare CIC throughout the exhibition period.