GALLERY

Video by Romy Whai

Filmed by Romy Whai

Video by Romy Whai

Video by Anthony Shintai

Funded by Solihull MBC, Solihull Cultural Education Partnership's New Communities Festival ‘My Community, My Heritage, My Place’ is encouraging children and young people to celebrate and share their cultural heritage through the arts. Running across May 2023 - March 2024, the festival worked with 20 schools the Solihull borough to celebrate home, community, and identity, focusing on communities from Ukraine and Hong Kong in particular. Each school worked with an artist across 5 days, using a variety of art forms to explore the themes in new and exciting ways. This culminated in a celebration event at Cineworld Solihull on 5th March, which premiered the project film, as well as showcased various schools own work, and engaged young people in other performances and activities. Schools Alderbrook School Arden Academy Coppice Junior School Cranmore Primary Damson Wood Fordbridge Community Primary Kingshurst Primary Lady Katherine Leveson C of E Primary Langley Primary Light Hall School Lode Heath School Lydon School Monkspath Junior & Infants School Peterbrook Primary St Annes Catholic Primary St Peters Catholic School Tidbury Green Primary School Artists Calico Theatre Cris Wong Company Apidea Foolsize Theatre Gabriella Songui Mark Riley - Creative States Melissas Melting Pot Music Monsters Nicola Prestage- Tiger Features Nikki Bovis-Coulter For more information on this new communities festival, visit Solihull CEPs website: www.solihullcep.co.uk/mycommunity-myheritage-myplace To view the virtual gallery: www.artsteps.com/view/64789e339f478ce6cc23735c Filmed and Edited by Romy Whai : www.romywhai.com

Solihull CEP’s annual Creative Careers Conference connects young people with leading professionals from the arts and cultural sector. Through inspiring panel discussions and live performances, this year 32 industry experts shared their journeys, insights, and advice. In our third year, we welcomed over 120 students from 7 schools and colleges to The Core Studio, offering them a unique opportunity to explore creative career pathways and gain real-world industry knowledge. Video by Romy Whai.

EmbodyXR® is an immersive, dance art game that uses physical movement and digital storytelling to reduce the impact of anxiety in young people. Find Out More: https://www.mercurialdance.co.uk/embodyxr Videographer: Romy Whai

After a summer of unprecedented weather, and heightened public concern about the climate, The Fleece Inn and National Trust worked together to transform a historic pub, The Fleece Inn, into a space dedicated to conversations about climate change. Videographer: Cedar Media

The Windsor Academy Trust schools network, with Arts Connect worked with Flexus Dance Collective on a dance project to explore 'Breaking Boundaries- Anything is Possible'. This also linked to Flexus own #WeArePowerful initiative