In the Summer of 2022, united by their admiration of the work undertaken by the Alsama Project and a shared belief in the transformative nature of Art, Bradfield contemporaries and friends Kitty Parker (K 13-18) and Ben McBain (G1 3-18), joined forces to deliver ‘Tales of Art’, a course they designed, to the young Syrians living in the Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon. Their undertaking could proudly have been the achievement of a lifetime of any normal person, however, Kitty and Ben are more exceptional in this regard. Read their story as shared with the Bradfieldian...

After ‘Tales of Art’

Inspired by ‘Tales of Art’, Kitty has become a refugee resettlement and integration worker in South Gloucestershire for Julian House, supporting refugees who are on resettlement schemes, allowing her to learn about the refugee system in the UK and the barriers that people face within our system. In the future, she would like to step back into the field of migration and art. 

Enthused by the work that they had done, especially the positive impact on the students, Ben has continued to work with the Alsama Project on a one-year trial to see whether it was feasible to have art as a permanent feature of the curriculum in all the Alsama Project venues.

If other Bradfieldians are considering following in Kitty and Ben’s footsteps and working for an NGO they would recommend contacting ‘Indigo Volunteers’ as a first port of call.

Alsama Project