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UrbanStamp Hub Creative Challenges 2025
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We help emerging creatives, groups, and businesses share their voice through playful, hands-on real life Creative Challenges! From music to film, art to poetry; we guide them to explore big ideas, solve real problems in creative ways, and build bold stories. It’s all about confidence, skills, and fun bringing communities together through powerful, inclusive creativity.

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    We create safe, playful spaces for young people to explore their creativity, build confidence, and express themselves through real-world scenarios and co-created ones with them all while building something with meaning

  • Artists & cultural participants

    Our spaces for artists and creatives is build for them to network, collaborate and creation telling powerful stories. Our projects support experimentation, collaboration, and visibility across communities in safe inclusive manner.

  • Marginalised or vulnerable groups

    Our core in these spaces is that everyone has a voice. Our work invites people from unrepresented backgrounds to take part, share their stories, and feel celebrated through creativity. Giving them new tools for their creativity and every day life!

  • Number of beneficiaries - 9

    Hands-on creatives, qualified & accredited

  • Number of beneficiaries - 90

    Attendees at events, showcases & pop-ups

  • Reach of your work

    9000+ Views & engagement via social media

Geographic reach

  • Wales: Newport
  • Wales: Cardiff
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

90

Engaged through schools & youth hubs

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£13,000.00

TIMELINE

Jun 2025 Onwards

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

60

Supported via workshops & commissions

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

100

Prioritised across all project activities

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

250

Event attendees, partners & collaborative projects

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

3

Digital storytelling & public showcases

Project Outcome Targets

Young & emerging creatives build confidence and real-world skills through fun creative challenges.

Those from unrepresented groups gain tools, networks, and industry access.

Participants complete projects that uplift communities and tell powerful stories.

Project Activities

  • Run creative challenges that guide people to explore, make, and share bold new ideas.

  • Facilitate workshops using music, film, art, and poetry to unlock creativity and voice.

  • Co-create with communities on real-world briefs that reflect their needs and dreams.

  • Offer mentoring and skill-building for young creatives and emerging artists.

  • Host inclusive showcases and pop-ups to celebrate creative journeys and stories.

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

We use feedback, communities, surveys & assessment to track impact, improve & stay meaningful.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

BFI, Magmatic Stories, Newport Council

Funded our Anti-Bullying Challenge project.

Culture Connect Wales with S4C, BBC, Channel 4

Supported our Content Creation Challenge

Operasonic

Challenge through a Spotify Unwrapped to network, share music, and celebrate youth voice.
OTHER PARTNERS

Jamieson’s Juice Factory

wellness-focused providing food, juice and support

Urban Circle Newport

Collaborated on youth-led workshop space, event experience, and community network.