EVENT - Cambridge Through Our Eyes

Join us for Camrbridge Through Our Eyes: A collaborative project brought to you by CB Mentoring, Hannah Jane Walker and Kettle’s Yard

CB Mentoring and Kettle’s Yard invite you to become Cultural Detectives. In the month of August, we will be blending creative arts practice with participatory research methods to explore where you feel welcome, included, visible or overlooked.

This is a four-day youth-led creative project facilitated by artist and poet Hannah Jane Walker. Participants (aged 11-18) will investigate experiences of belonging, visibility, and inclusion within Cambridge's cultural spaces.

Armed with sketchbooks, cameras, and various artistic supplies participants will explore spaces, gather evidence, and document how different cultural spaces feel and who they appear to serve.

The project will culminate in a body of collaborative artwork, a collective publication, and the opportunity to have the group’s output showcased publicly.

Dates:

Friday 7th August – Kettle’s Yard

Saturday 8th August – Various locations in Cambridge (TBC)

Wednesday 12th August – Various locations in Cambridge (TBC)

Thursday 13th August – Kettle’s Yard

10am – 3pm each day

Price: FREE

Register your interest here: https://forms.gle/F1jnLfe5HqsZX2UN8

This project was made possible by the Cambridge Community Knowledge Incubator Fund. Click here to learn more about the 2026 cohort

https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/community-knowledge-incubator-fund-2026

Hannah Jane Walker is a writer, artist and creative facilitator working across poetry, creative non-fiction, opera and broadcasting. Her practice explores themes of connection, belonging, care and place, creating spaces for people to think, make and imagine together. Alongside her own writing, she collaborates with communities, cultural organisations and educational institutions to develop participatory projects that bring creativity into everyday life.

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