Exhibition

‘Creating Together’

Outreach Showcase

2 - 12 December 2025

FREE All welcome

Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am - 5pm

Opening - Tuesday 2 December, 2-4pm

The Exhibition

With ‘Creating Together’ R-Space Gallery showcases and celebrates the  work and achievements of all the groups who took part in the outreach programme this autumn. Participants across communities in Lisburn enjoyed getting creative together and making their very own artistic pieces - from illustrated books to paintings, drawings, and craft objects.

R-Space greatly  valued working with Action Mental Health, Lisburn Downtown Centre, Perfectly Prideful, Pink Elephant. Resurgam Development Trust, Resurgam Youth Initiative, Stepping Stones Youth Service and the YMCA. These collaborations ensured the programme engaged and supported  those most in need and those with low engagement in the arts, across all abilities and backgrounds.

Participants’ comments highlighted their positive experience of the projects, as taking part helped them to explore and enhance their creativity within a  group, and contributed to their personal enrichment and wellbeing.

All projects were facilitated by professional artists who guided and encouraged the groups throughout their creative journey - Andrew Cooke, Heather Douglas, Robert Peters and Sally Young, 

We hope this exhibition will inspire visitors to get creative and enjoy the arts.

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R-Space is grateful to Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and the Foyle Foundation for funding R-Space Outreach Programme 2025 .

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More about the groups

Action Mental Health actively promotes the mental health and well-being of people in NI. https://www.amh.org.uk

Lisburn Downtown Centre offers support to people struggling with a mental health problem, a mild learning difficulty, loneliness, and isolation. https://downtowncentre.org

Pink Elephant is a social enterprise selling wedding stationery, and supporting people with learning disabilities to gain meaningful training and employment. https://www.facebook.com/PinkElephantWeddingStationery

Perfectly Prideful provides a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for young people aged 13 to 24 years from the LGBTQIA+ & Allies Community. https://www.facebook.com/p/Perfectly-Prideful-61559848314108/

The Resurgam Development Trust is a community owned and led organisation that aims to bring about long-term health, social, economic, and environmental change. https://resurgamtrust.co.uk

Resurgam Youth Initiative works with young people aged 5 – 25 to enhance their personal and social development. https://resurgamtrust.co.uk/projects/resurgam-youth-initative/

Stepping Stones Youth Service supports young people with a learning difficulty or a learning disability, or mental health issues to gain new skills, qualifications and employment. https://www.steppingstonesni.com/

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Image: works by participants from Perfectly Prideful and Pink Elephant (details).