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On Saturday we met with Stephen Lee Hodgkins at our local Library in Tang Hall. After discussing the theme of Stephen’s workshop, we all started making a new piece of art together.

We visited The Snappy Trust team in Tang Hall. Snappy seeks to maximise the personal development and provide good quality play and recreational opportunities for Children and young people with disabilities.

YorkMIX wrote a amazing article about the team and the exhibition…

As we get ready for our huge exhibition at, we’ve been thinking hard about the materials we use. We want every masterpiece on the walls to not only look amazing but also be kinder to the environment and other children.

We are amazed at how quickly the workshops have sold out, this has provided a great start to the fundraising of YorKAOS 2026, with £391 being raised – after deducting VAT and Ticketsource’s platform fees of £35.

After the interview with York Hospital Radio, we visited York Hospital Children’s Ward to donate art supplies and a collection wallet. We met the nursing team and the Play Lead who took our donation. We want ALL the kids in York to take part in the exhibition, even those who are in hospital. Ada donated…

The team were invited to York Hospital Radio for an interview with Sharon during The Saturday Morning Coffee Break show

Today York Press published a whole page article about us both in print and online.

We’ve just released our first YouTube short to tell everyone about YorKAOS 2026!

YorkMix asked if we’d make a “30 second sell” to broadcast on the radio during the Breakfast Club show!

We are delighted to announce a series of hands-on art workshops led by professional artists during the exhibition.

We turned up at Emily’s studio wet and cold. Emily made us feel at home with chocolates and a tour of her studio where the magic happens.

We visited Lincoln Lightfoot in his studio to talk about the workshop he’s running during the exhibition. He’s preparing a backdrop of York skyline so the kids can design their own monster to attack it! In the morning Ada got up early to make a snowman and snow alien…

We visited The Island at their main site in Huntington to talk to the team about promoting the exhibition

We met up with Clare from St. Leonard’s Hospice today.

We had 10,000 flyers and 500 posters printed. Your school will get a bunch sent in the post so look for them in your school.

We met after school in the city center to visit York Mind at their office. We had biscuits and juice and talked with Nic about the exhibition and how art can help children.

Ada and Ellie held our first interview on BBC Radio York to announce YorKAOS 2026! Bek and her amazing team were great hosts. We invited York artist Stephen Lee Hodgkins to tell everyone what he is planning for his workshop during the exhibition.

We are incredibly grateful again to York-based graphic designer Sabrina Lauder, who took the committee’s vision and artwork to create this year’s promotional design. You can contact Sabrina via LinkedIn

We amazed to be contacted by York Rotary asking if we needed assistance and volunteers for the exhibition. We took this opportunity to apply for a grant and we pleased to announce that this has been approved! This piece of art was part of the 2025 exhibition and was connected to a York Rotary member.…