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in partnership with GOSH Arts and ActionSpace
Since 2019, Autograph have been delivering creative workshops for children with complex needs and their families as part of our Family SEND Programme. In January 2026 we started a new partnership to take our award-winning programme on the road, and where better to offer this provision than at one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals.
Between January and May 2026, artists Amy Leung and Ophir Yaron devised and delivered family workshops with GOSH Arts, the arts programme at Great Ormond street Hospital (GOSH). The creative activities they provided helped to enrich and enhance the hospital experience and brought moments of laughter and joy, offering parents, carers and staff alike moments of respite.
Families staying in the hospital had the opportunity to engage with creative workshops designed to accommodate their needs. Taking inspiration from ideas of child-led creative play, material exploration and sensory experiences, we provided free-flowing activities, so that children had the freedom to engage with materials in a way which followed their own interests and abilities.
Delivered on site at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Employed to co-devise and deliver workshops
Support for Ophir Yaron was provided by ActionSpace
Benefiting the children, families and hospital staff attending the workshops and supporting their well-being
It allowed my children to not just think of the hospital as a sad and upsetting place.”
Parent
Of children were relaxed during workshops
Of children left feeling happy or excited
Of families enjoyed the sessions 'a lot'
Amy is a London based artist working across sculpture, drawing and play to articulate and communicate joy. Working in art education, she is interested in the points where community, craft, objects and cultural identity meet. Materials and playwork are key to her practice, with ideas emerging through making together. Senses and bodies mingle with materials; delighting in the responsive nature of stuff and spaces.
Amy has previously worked with schools, families and communities on projects at Camden Art Centre, Firstsite, the Royal Academy, SLG, Towner Eastbourne and MK Gallery. She often works with groups and communities with crossovers with social work, healthcare and formal educational settings.
Ophir is a resident artist at ActionSpace’s supported studios, based in London. She is an artist, educator, dancer and performer with over 10 years of experience supporting and delivering arts and performance workshops. She has worked with the Royal Academy, Condoco Dance Company, All Change and Chicken Shed Theatre amongst others. Recent exhibitions include Express Collaborations at Project Ability Gallery and the Shape Open at the Nunnery Gallery.
GOSH Arts is the arts programme at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Their live arts programme, art collection and temporary exhibitions inspire creativity, create welcoming environments and offer meaningful and innovative cultural opportunities for communities both in and around the hospital.
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ActionSpace supports young people and adults with learning disabilities across London, providing access to creative studios, professional guidance, and the support they need to grow as artists. They ensure learning disabled artists are seen and heard and fully included at the heart of the visual arts world. By creating opportunities, and championing their work, ActionSpace help artists thrive.
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Providing free artist-led workshops for children with complex needs and their families at Autograph's gallery in Hackney
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