Creative Connections Parenting in the Pandemic Campaign

#ShouldntHaveToShout

Commissioned by

Bristol University with Wellspring Settlement

YEAR

2022

Creative Commission: Campaign, Facilitation, Graphic Design, Illustration, Co-Design, Community Engagement

TAGS

Young Creatives

Black woman with braided hair wearing a light-colored beret, smiling at the camera, outdoors in black and white.

Lucy Turner

poster of mother and child "i am. i can. i am resilient. i survived."
"i never though id have to struggle so hard for my children" poster
poster "children are the future. to give them the best future we need to invest in ourselves". illustration of pregnant woman holding her belly

This campaign was based on drawings and interviews gathered by community researchers and Wellspring Settlement in Barton Hill, Bristol. Parents were asked about their experiences parenting during the pandemic and we then worked with them to recruit an artist from Rising’s community to turn this information into a poster and billboard campaign. 

After choosing Lucy Turner as the lead artist we then worked together to co-design a series of images to go with the chosen quotes.

From there 54 posters and six billboards went up across the city giving parents a presence under the banner of #ShouldntHaveToShout.

This coincided with the publication by the University of Bristol of a policy paper with tangible demands for the parents to improve their quality of life.

Artist Lucy Turner in front of the campaign poster

impact

Outline of a megaphone with stars and sparkles around it, indicating announcement or celebration.

Voice: Gave parents a voice and platform to talk (shout) about their experiences of the pandemic

Outline of a thought bubble with a thumbs-up sign and sparkles inside.

Visibility: 54 posters and 6 billboards  across Bristol

Outline of a laptop computer with a speech bubble containing three dots on the screen.

Policy: The campaign coincided with the publication by the University of Bristol of a policy paper with tangible demands for the parents to improve their quality of life.

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