This post will look at how winter, family, and community can help us break the cycle of war and conflict. By exploring art, history, and the small things people can do, we’ll see how these ideas can guide us toward a more peaceful future.
Read MoreFrom Futurism to DADA, look at some examples from our archives and see how similar the young people's opinions on war and conflict are to historical art movements.
Read MoreArt in public spaces, especially pieces that address war and conflict, serves as more than decoration; it’s a tool for remembrance, education, and social reflection. Whether through powerful sculptures, murals, or graffiti, public art commemorates sacrifices, questions the motives of war, and illustrates the human cost of violence. Often organized by cultural councils or ministries, these artworks carry significant responsibility to honor and educate. In this post, we’ll explore 3D and 2D public art that speaks to conflict and consider ways your own work might contribute to educating others.
Read MoreThis post looks at Remembrance Art ahead of Armistice Day in two weeks time to give you a head start on inspiration to start creating artwork around this year’s Competition Question “How Can We Prevent Future Wars?“ . Let’s look at our young people’s artworks alongside famous pieces of First World War artwork and get ideas on how to shape your art.
Read MoreHere at ‘Never Such Innocence’, we are excited to announce this blog as a new resource alongside our competition this year on the theme “How do we Prevent War?”, specifically discussing the Art submission category.
Read MoreNever Such Innocence is a registered charity (number 1156148) in England and Wales and is a unique project fitting into the wider series of 2014-2018 centenary activities. Our aim is to ensure young people nationally are inspired, informed and included in the centenary activities.
The charity takes its name from Philip Larkin’s famous poem MCMXIV, which reflects on the changes caused by the First World War. The driving force behind Never Such Innocence is Lady Lucy French, great-granddaughter of Field Marshal Sir John French who commanded the British Expeditionary Forces from 1914-15.
The launch of Never Such Innocence was kindly hosted at Australia House in May 2014 with a gala dinner and theatrical performance, blending poetry, prose and music from the Great War, compiled by Dr Martin Stephen. Since our inception we have been dedicated to engaging the nation’s children in the First World War centenary through learning, poetry, art and music.
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