Amy Leung is a London-based artist working across sculpture, drawing and workshops to explore the articulation and communication of joy. Working in art education, she is interested in the intersections in which community, craft, objects and cultural identity meet. Material exploration and playing collaboratively are key to her practice, with ideas emerging through making together. Her favourite materials are fabric, paper, ink and clay and she is interested in how we move through spaces and places. Amy has previously worked with schools, families and communities on projects at Camden Art Centre, Firstsite, the Royal Academy, South London Gallery, Towner Eastbourne and MK Gallery. She has a MA in Art and Design in Education from the Institute Of Education, University College London.
Growing Together Film
This new short film by Chanthila Phaophanit documents Growing Together, a year-long programme led by artist Amy Leung that focused on the transition of Heathbrook Primary School’s Year 6 students to secondary school.
The programme centred on and supported students and teachers in developing wellbeing strategies through creative practice, drawing on philosophy for children with an inquisitive, curious approach.
Inspired by the natural world’s changes and cycles, students worked together to explore wellbeing and joy through a range of artmaking activities, creating a personal and collective ‘toolkit’ for the next stage of their education and artistic practices.
Studio Voltaire worked with Heathbrook’s teaching staff to lead CPD sessions exploring the school’s art curriculum and teaching methodologies, supporting the Year 6 pupils’ transition to secondary school and replenishing educators’ creativity and connection to nature and time.
The project culminated with A Toolkit For Working Together in May 2025, which included a final celebratory sharing with teachers, young people and their families.
Growing Together was supported by Freelands Foundation. With special thanks to Year 6 Students and teachers at Heathbrook Primary School and Chanthila Phaophanit.
Heathbrook Primary School, located in Lambeth, is committed to creating an environment that inspires children to learn. The school’s vision emphasises energising children to become lifelong learners within a thriving learning community, where each child aspires to achieve their dreams.
Heathbrook Primary School is a caring and welcoming environment where children are encouraged to aim high, fulfil their potential, and take advantage of all opportunities available. The school firmly believes in establishing a strong partnership between home and school, working closely with parents, carers, and the wider community to ensure the success of its pupils. Recognising that children deserve the best possible opportunities in life, Heathbrook prioritises building strong connections between home and school to support every child’s learning journey.
Dedicated to providing an emotionally supportive and creative environment, Heathbrook fosters strong, trusting relationships between staff, pupils, parents, carers, governors, and local partners. The school values the uniqueness of every child and strives to nurture their individual potential.
Heathbrook encourages children to reach their full potential and develop a love of learning in its broadest sense. To achieve this, the school offers exceptionally varied opportunities, including an extensive outdoor learning environment and a highly creative Community Curriculum.
In addition to maintaining high expectations in English and Maths, Heathbrook provides children with opportunities to participate in an orchestra, experiment in an art studio, and engage in a wide range of local sports activities. Strong relationships with families are central to the school’s ethos, and the Friends of Heathbrook Primary, a thriving Parent Teacher Association, plays a key role in supporting its vision and values.
Chanthila Phaophanit is a London-based artist and educator working across moving image, sound and installation. Her work is often drawn to forms of haunting and return and acts as a way to archive and preserve narratives that risk fading from consciousness. Alongside her artistic practice, Chanthila lectures at the University of the Arts London in Film and Animation, developing collaborative projects that encourage creative storytelling through moving image. She graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2018 and went on to attend Radical Film School (2020) and Other Cinema Film School (2024). Her work has been screened at venues including Tate Britain, Rich Mix, Metroland Cultures, and Brixton Community Cinema.
