Our first project was to create a zine that explored The Culture Collective's values and then host a launch party. Read a digital copy here. 

Each year we choose a topic that we feel is important and relevant to young people's lives and experiment with the making of an inclusive, community-centred and liberatory learning space that seeks to challenge the often oppressive approach of mainstream schooling.

A regular activity where we  we explore questions that are important to us  before making artworks in response. We felt there was a lack of opportunities to have deep discussions with our peers face-to-face in a way that allowed everyone to have their voices heard and to learn from one another by listening, as well as being able to express ourselves in creative ways.

Since 2023, we've hosted an annual Iftar event during Ramadan which has invited young people to get together for connection, community and celebration.

Occasionally we go on trips to place to get inspiration for our own projects. We've taken trips to a range of different community events and art exhibitions across Birmingham and the West Midlands, including the Coventry Biennale, Eastside Projects, Midlands Arts Centre, Grand Union, CIVIC SQUARE, and more.

We collaborated with Juwairiyyah Wali from Flatpack Festival to curate a series of short films that feature spoken word exploring themes of friendship, community spaces and relationships to the city. We showcased these films, along with a Q&A and poetry workshop with local young artists featured in the films - Zakariye, Ayan Aden, Nafeesa Hamid, Adjei Sun, Sipho Eric Ndlovu, and more.