Aimhigher Wigan in Collaboration with Drumcroon Gallery

Wigan LEA Aim Higher – Festival of Aspiration

A diverse group of artists have worked with pupils in Wigan schools to explore a sense of themselves and their aims for the future. Artists have been role models for the young people, embodying ideas about aspiration, creativity and expression. Projects have sought to provide pupils with ways of envisioning a future in which they can see themselves discovering and realizing dreams and ambitions. Just as importantly, projects have been underpinned by Citizenship themes. Much of the language that has been generated by this work explores a sense of what kind of human being we want to be, what it means to be a good citizen and to consider the kind of world we would like to inhabit. The Festival addresses the Every Child Matters outcomes in terms of ‘enjoyment and achievement’ and ‘economic well-being’, but the spirit of the work is about ‘making a positive contribution.’