In Pictures: 11 pictures from Motiv8's Your Voice 2 exhibition at The Round Tower in Old Portsmouth

By Joe Buncle
Published 12th Apr 2023, 19:02 BST
Updated 12th Apr 2023, 19:02 BST

The Round Tower in Old Portsmouth has opened its doors this week to showcase work produced by local young people backed by a local youth charity.

The Your Voice 2 exhibition at the Round Tower in Broad Street, Old Portsmouth displays a selection of works produced as part of a community venture run by Motiv8. Young people aged 13-18 from vulnerable backgrounds took part in workshops with prominent local artists to create collages, sculptures, photographs and textiles.

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The workshops used oral recordings as a springboard, previously recorded by the young people of both themselves and mature and elderly people from the community speaking about their lives and lived experiences. These discussions - held in 2022 - explored touched on the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and highlighted intergenerational connections.

Six artists in Portsmouth were given residencies to conceive and deliver creative workshops for young people from the city. The workshops – part of Project Caboodle – were run by local artists Tom Boulton ,Lauren Fry, Ashley John, Rachel Johnson, Tony Spencer, Michael Whelan in association with Motiv8. Picture: Sam Stephenson.placeholder image
Six artists in Portsmouth were given residencies to conceive and deliver creative workshops for young people from the city. The workshops – part of Project Caboodle – were run by local artists Tom Boulton ,Lauren Fry, Ashley John, Rachel Johnson, Tony Spencer, Michael Whelan in association with Motiv8. Picture: Sam Stephenson.

Read on to see 11 pictures from inside the exhibition.

Pictured is Jade Tipp, Iris Tipp, 13, and Edie Tipp, 10, looking around the exhibition Your Voice 2 exhibition. Project Caboodle and Motiv8 exhibition to coincide with the culmination of a four month programme, whereby six artists in Portsmouth were given residencies to conceive and deliver creative workshops for young people from the city. The workshops have resulted in a striking and collaborative body of work that reveals intergenerational experiences and connections. Picture: Sam Stephenson.placeholder image
Pictured is Jade Tipp, Iris Tipp, 13, and Edie Tipp, 10, looking around the exhibition Your Voice 2 exhibition. Project Caboodle and Motiv8 exhibition to coincide with the culmination of a four month programme, whereby six artists in Portsmouth were given residencies to conceive and deliver creative workshops for young people from the city. The workshops have resulted in a striking and collaborative body of work that reveals intergenerational experiences and connections. Picture: Sam Stephenson.
Young people aged 13-18 from vulnerable backgrounds took part in workshops with prominent local artists to create collages, sculptures, photographs and textiles. Picture: Sam Stephenson.placeholder image
Young people aged 13-18 from vulnerable backgrounds took part in workshops with prominent local artists to create collages, sculptures, photographs and textiles. Picture: Sam Stephenson.
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