Canvas For Care is a UKABC cultural and community initiative bringing children, artists, communities and good causes together through art.
Canvas For Care began with one simple thought: care connects us all.
Care can mean support in a care home or healthcare setting, but the idea is much wider. It includes the care between parents and children, brothers and sisters, neighbours, communities, businesses and the places where people live.
Through art, children and recognised artists express what care means to them. Their artworks carry a message beyond the image itself and can be donated, exhibited or used to raise funds for good causes.
“Canvas For Care brings people together through art. We create and donate artworks to support good causes around the world.”Project statement
Creative Art Campus supported the creation of approximately 150 artworks. Around 100 were created by children aged roughly 3 to 14, with approximately 60–70 young participants contributing.
Each child added a personal message to the back of the canvas for the person who would eventually receive it. This makes every artwork both a visual creation and a direct expression of care.
The activity included children with different needs and backgrounds, including Mithun, a participant with severe autism who created highly regarded artwork alongside the other young artists.
Upcoming programmes and supported occasions, presented in date order.
Changemakers Conclave brings together business recognition, entrepreneurship and leadership alongside inclusion, art, sport and sustainability. Canvas For Care, a UKABC initiative, will feature creative work supported by Jignesh Patel and Yash Patel.
View event detailsEarlier milestones, shown with the latest event first.
An opportunity to explore TGRF’s vision for healthier, more resilient communities across Africa. UKABC’s board is supporting the occasion.
View event detailsA programme celebrating women’s strength, leadership and creativity through art, recognition and positive social change.
Read Story →India and England met in an international disability cricket match at Lord’s, with Canvas For Care presenting selected children’s artworks to players and representatives from both teams.
Read Story →The exhibition journey continued through a public arts and community event sharing children’s artworks and messages of care and connection.
Read Story →Committee Room G hosted the formal ceremony celebrating children, artists, partners and supporters and presenting the wider vision for Canvas For Care.
Read Story →Canvas For Care brought children, artists and community supporters together through original artworks carrying messages of care and kindness.
Read Story →Children create original canvases based on care, connection and community.
Each child leaves a message for the future recipient of the artwork.
Children's canvases can be donated to care homes, charities and community organisations.
Selected works by established artists can be auctioned to support local charitable causes.
Events can present the artworks, stories and messages to wider audiences.
Each location works with local artists, charities, institutions and community partners.
Canvas For Care has remained independent of any single charity, enabling each local event to support an appropriate cause or community organisation through art.
Children's artwork is primarily intended for donation. Recognised artists may contribute selected works for auction. A proposed revenue model can allocate an agreed share to the artist, the chosen charity and essential programme costs.
The final model requires clear legal documentation covering artwork ownership, permissions, donation terms, auction conditions, revenue distribution, safeguarding and UKABC's fundraising compliance position.
Canvas For Care currently operates under UKABC rather than as a separate company.
A dedicated advisory board has been proposed to provide governance, credibility and long-term direction.
The initiative is supported through UKABC's leadership, patrons, relationships and wider international network.
Creative Art Campus is an independent organisation led by Jignesh Patel and Yash Patel and is referenced only as a creative partner.
Canvas For Care roles describe each person’s contribution to this initiative and do not imply a UKABC board, employment or governance position unless separately stated on the UKABC Leadership page.
Supporting Canvas For Care through education, public service and community perspective.
View Canvas For Care profile →Leading artistic direction, community art, workshops and creative development.
View Canvas For Care profile →Supporting visual-art delivery, artwork presentation and the wider creative programme.
View Canvas For Care profile →Supporting institutional relationships, parliamentary engagement and long-term development through UKABC.
View profile →Supporting strategy, partnerships, communications, programme development and international expansion through UKABC.
View profile →Specialist contribution across art, community engagement, international relationships and sport.
Supporting Canvas For Care through original artwork and creative participation. Multiple works created by Neha have been presented in Canvas For Care displays.
View Canvas For Care profile →Supporting visual art, cultural themes and wider community participation.
View Canvas For Care profile →Supporting Canvas For Care through original artwork and visual storytelling. Multiple works created by Paresh have been presented in Canvas For Care displays.
View Canvas For Care profile →Supporting global outreach through sport, cricket, disability cricket and sporting relationships, alongside his wider work with KP Smart Sports.
View Canvas For Care profile →Supporting international partnerships, institutional relationships and wider global engagement through UKABC.
View profile →Supporting Canvas For Care through art, creative participation and community engagement. Her wider creative background includes recognised cake-art work, while her Canvas For Care role is broader across art and community participation.
View Canvas For Care profile →India and England meet in an international disability cricket match, with Canvas For Care presenting selected artworks created by children to players and representatives from both teams.
A celebration of women’s strength, leadership and creativity, using art to encourage recognition, opportunity and positive social change.
TGRF’s Founding Reception brings together invited guests to explore partnerships, dignity and resilient communities across Africa, with support from UKABC’s board.
A gathering celebrating leadership, disability inclusion, art, sport and sustainability, prominently featuring UKABC’s own Canvas For Care initiative.
The founding event included Canvas For Care awards for contributing artists and young participants. The selected title for a child recognition award was Young Creative Star Award.
Participants in the original painting activity also received World Book of Records participation certificates.
Saayan participated as a young artist and received the Young Creative Star Award for creativity and a care-focused approach. His artwork was displayed as part of the House of Lords event.
