BARRY GRIFFIN Burning the Clocks 2007, Tower of Babel
JOHN VARAH Whitehawk Fiesta, the Seven Deadly Sins
BEC BRITAIN Childrens Parade 2006
JOHN VARAH Whitehawk Fiesta
BEC BRITAIN Childrens Parade 2009
NORTH LAINE PHOTOGRAPHY Burning the Clocks 2005 Fire Dragon
JOHN VARAH Millennium Seed Bank, Wakehurst Place
JOHN VARAH Pink Pavilion, Pride in Brighton and Hove
JOHN VARAH Whitehawk Fiesta, Pride
SHARON MEE Pride in Brighton and Hove 2007, Anything Goes

Same Sky is an artist-led charity that produces high quality arts projects with participation and legacy. We aim to mobilise the imagination, strengthen communities and gladden the heart.

We specialise in celebration, learning and artistic commissions and we favour collaboration and partnerships in our work. We offer bespoke, affordable projects for all ages and abilities and specialist advice.

“Thank you and your colleagues, on behalf of everyone at the college and the wider community, for the incredible support you provide, enabling our students and their families to contribute to and take part in some fantastic events”

College Principal

“We have had so many compliments from staff, students and visitors to the school about the sculptures – they have made such a positive impact on the school environment and given us a symbol to help celebrate the festive season”

Secondary School Art Tutor

“Thank you so much for the carnival on Saturday. It was a truly magical experience and the kids were still buzzing about it on Monday morning”

Primary School Teacher

“Thank you very much for all your week during our Creativity Festival. It was uncharted territory for us but Same Sky’s expertise made all the difference and we really appreciate all the work you put into preparations – very impressive”

Arts College Director

“Thank you so much for showing us how to make our tea cup. One of my best parts was putting the paper on and gluing it – it was so much fun”

Year 5 Pupil

“Thank you for doing a workshop in our classroom. My partner was William and we worked as a team when we stuck the tissue paper on. I learned a lot and I hope I can do it again”

Year 5 Pupil

“Thanks for the tremendous evening you organised. My son thoroughly enjoyed the experience of making the moth and taking part in the event as a team member. It was a great experience and I think he gained a lot from it”

Parent

“A significant part of our success has been to involve the young people who use our service in every stage of its development, from planning, producing artwork, choosing furniture and opening the place and we are very grateful to you for supporting our aspirations and helping us to achieve this”

Youth Mental Health Service Manager, NHS Trust

“The display has really made the library come alive and has made library users chat together”

“Really felt I was there in the times they were talking of – the visualisation was clear. We need those times back again, family life was more complete. Keep this heritage going please”

"Thank you for another fantastic parade on Saturday – we all had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed it…. Including the dragon, who has now gone into hiding having tried to eat the Major!”

“This event now plays a large part in our City’s Christmas celebrations, and is extremely popular with those who live here and visitors alike. I had a wonderful evening”

Mayor of Brighton and Hove

“Thank you for our brilliant exhibition and coming to our class. The part I enjoyed the most was looking through the magnifying glass at our portraits. When can we come again?”

Year 3 Pupil at the Young People’s Art Exhibition

“Thank you for letting us go to see our art work at the art gallery and for putting it all together for us. The part I enjoyed best was all of it!”

Year 3 Pupil at the Young People’s Art Exhibition

“I spoke to X yesterday about her work experience, and she said about Same Sky, “It is the most relaxing thing I do all week”. She speaks really highly of the staff and the atmosphere you create”

Assertive Outreach Worker, NHS Trust

“What a fantastic initiative to reinstate rituals in our lives! Much needed…”

Family participating in Burning the Clocks

“I really enjoyed making the train for the festival. My dad kept making jokes along the road. I really enjoyed being part of it”

Pupil at Uckfield Festival

“I really enjoyed parading down the town and my mum and sister and nanny cheered me on so I felt happy”

Pupil at Uckfield Festival

“We value Same Sky workshops because we know the skill and materials are there to help us make almost anything our imaginations can conceive”

LGBT Community Group participating in Pride

“The parade, including council and police liaison, was visually inspiring, effective and very professional. It all made my life much easier and the kids really enjoyed themselves. An excellent job, well done”

Crawley Mela Association

"You let the pupils take charge of decisions in their work, which we do not always manage to do and it is great to remember how this does often work"

Same Sky are so great to work with and the students really love working with you too – you always manage to stay calm and reasonable, plus you are very respectful to them and they respond in the same way

Assistant Head at Secondary School

“Really felt I was there in the times they were talking of – the visualisation was clear. We need those times back again, family life was more complete. Keep this heritage going please”

Visitor to touring reminiscence installation

"Same Sky are so great to work with and the students really love working with you too – you always manage to stay calm and reasonable, plus you are very respectful to them and they respond in the same way"

Assistant Head at Secondary School

"It's the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen"

"It's the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen"

"The impact on the group is immeasurable, but seeing them so proud of who they are and what they are taking part in, speaks volumes. They know they have a voice and it is listened to"

"I especially liked using tools I had never used before and I liked the fact that there was something different to do every day"

"It was an opportunity to observe and appreciate a new dimension in the creative process which generated a lot of enthusiasm. I believe some of my students will pursue this line of expression after graduation"

"Thanks to everyone for being so welcoming, friendly and happy to show me new creative skills."

"Same Sky is very good at giving one the confidence to get out there and give it a go"

Thank you for the wonderful work you did at the Art of Carnival Workshops – they way you got us to believe in ourselves and create wonderful costumes was nothing short of a miracle!

LGBT Community Group

"Same Sky's legacy in Akrotiri is that a giant Imagination tunnel now leads the way to the Art Room. Huge mythical creatures will soon be roaming the corridors and at Christmas, the Officers Mess will be adorned with twinkling star lanterns"

"Our float was fantastic and the people from the Same Sky workshops were BRILLIANT! We have had a fantastic month"

"I would like to thank you for such a rewarding experience – I learnt a lot about the world of work and all the effort that goes into people’s daily jobs"

"The Princess would like to thank you for taking so much trouble on her behalf and for giving an excellent insight into your world of creativity. It is very heartening to think that such a large number of children and adults can benefit from your projects"

I really admire the way Same Sky has continued to combine good community involvement and a spectacular event. It takes a rare talent and good judgement to manage both

Pyrotechnician about Burning the Clocks

"I really admire the way Same Sky has continued to combine good community involvement and a spectacular event. It takes a rare talent and good judgement to manage both."