200 young people, 1 epic year

Thank you to everyone who has been part of Shout Out for the Arts so far! Over the last 12 months we have been empowering young people in Warwickshire to shape the future of arts and culture. Here’s what our year looked like!

A writer talks to a room of young people — *Our **Arts Careers Fairs** invited 77 young people to explore future careers in the arts.*

*Students at **Heathcote Primary School** produced their very own arts festival for the community.*

The year in detail

In 2022/2023, Shout Out for the Arts has:

Given young people the opportunity to take the lead in shouting for what they want from the arts (and giving them the skills to advocate for it!)
Recruited and developed children and young people to be leaders and co-producers in the arts
Given young people the chance to produce events via training workshops in school and then supporting them to deliver their own art activities in their settings
Trained young young people to work as trustees and placed them in organisations where they can made a difference with their voices
Created a podcast which had young people at the heart of it
Ran two creative careers events that explored pathways into the arts
And much more!

Young people stand in a studio theatre in a circle talking to one another — *Our **Arts Careers Fairs** took place across two locations in February 2023. Photography by **Chin Badger Media**.*

Students at a workshop with Shout Out for the Arts are writing on paper on a wooden floor — *Students at **Avon Valley School** plan their drama series they intend to tour to other schools. Photo: **Avon Valley School**.*

Two practitioners stand over students looking at the work they are creating in an art workshop — *A workshop with **Escape Arts** encourages students to experiment with different art mediums. Photo: **Chin Badger Media**.*

A student draws a picture on a piece of paper with coloured pens — **Escape Arts** drawing workshop. Photo by **Chin Badger Media**.

Three students take part in a dance workshop with two dancers, they are all moving their arms and feet — *Students from **Nuneaton** take part in **Motionhouse** dance workshops. Photo: **Arts Reach**.*

Two school children sit at a wooden table and record a podcast, they are being guided by an adult podcast producer — *School students learn from a podcast producer how to record. Photo: **Shout Out for the Arts**.*

Our new trailer

We’re reaching a transition period in our project – we are looking back at all of these successes and also re-writing a brand new mission for 2023/2024.

To celebrate this important moment, we’re delighted to release today our new trailer which has been created by local videography company Chin Badger Media. This video celebrates just some of the amazing work created by our young people in the last year.

We filmed on location at three Shout Out for the Art projects, asking children and young people – why are the arts important? What does the arts mean to you? What sort of careers would you explore in the arts?