Helping young people {connect, grow and thrive} through creativity across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

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We’re a Southampton-based charity creating safe, inclusive spaces where young people build confidence, develop skills and feel they belong through photography and visual arts.

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WHO WE ARE

In Focus Education and Development is a small Southampton-based charity run by creatives with professional experience across photography and the arts. We help young people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to connect, grow and thrive through creativity.

WHAT WE DO

We create safe, inclusive spaces where young people can express themselves freely, build confidence, wellbeing and social connections, while developing skills for life and work through our shared passion and experience in photography and the visual arts.

OUR VISION

We want to see a world where everyone feels safe and confident to express themselves creatively, where differences are recognised as strengths, everyone has opportunities to grow and shine, and we raise each other up, together.

WHAT'S ON

ISLE OF WIGHT: Creative group workshops across the Island

Free photography, collage, mixed media, writing and more for young people on the island. No booking or experience needed, and all cameras, materials and equipment provided. Our Isle of Wight groups run at different locations across the Island. Find out where and when to join us via the ‘info’ button below.
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AND THERE IT WAS...Southampton creative writing group

Wish we had something for adults, too? We do! DIY Southampton & In Focus host a free, relaxed creative writing group for ages 16+. Expect word games, playful prompts, unexpected ideas and plenty of laughs. Whether you write all the time, haven’t written since school or are just plain curious, come give it a go. No experience needed, just bring your curiosity!
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SOUTHAMPTON: Group sessions for 16-25yrs

Creative workshops exploring photography, collage, mixed media, writing and more in relaxed weekly sessions for ages 16–25. Free to attend, with no booking or experience needed, and all materials and photography equipment provided. Our Southampton drop-in groups run three times a week. Find out more via the 'info' button below:
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(and counting!) have viewed work made by In Focus participants in exhibitions

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SUPPORT TOMORROW’S GREAT ARTISTS, TODAY.

Whether it’s £5 a month or a £50 gift, your donation helps young people across Hampshire & the Isle of Wight access free creative workshops, professional equipment and safe spaces to thrive through creativity.

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TESTIMONIALS

“I attend every week. These arts and photography sessions have been profoundly therapeutic for me. They offer a meaningful escape from the stress and anxiety I experience while adjusting to new circumstances as a refugee.”
Session Attendee
Participant of our sessions for displaced young people seeking sanctuary
“For the last year and a half, In Focus has become a chosen family that supports me in chasing my dreams. Since joining, my artwork has featured in eight exhibitions across a range of disciplines, and I have never felt more empowered to be myself.”
Young Participant
Weekly Session Attendee, Southampton LGBTQIA+ 16-25yrs Group
“In Focus stood out for me for their resounding message of inclusion, their mission, their work, and community impact. Also, the fact it’s run as an inclusive space for and by neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ people really led me to apply.”
Breakthrough Scheme Participant
Young person on work placement

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