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Working on a project where children and young people have influenced how culture is expressed or experienced in a place?

This category is likely a good fit.

This category is about authorship and expression — not just participation.
What changed as a result of their involvement?

This includes work where children and young people contribute to how culture is created, expressed, or experienced in the built environment.

Their input might influence creative outputs, storytelling, interpretation, or how a place reflects identity and meaning.

The focus is on projects connected to real places, where their involvement has shaped how culture is expressed or understood.

What this includes

  • Input shaping creative or cultural responses to place

  • Contributions influencing storytelling, interpretation, or identity

  • Feedback affecting how a place is represented or experienced

  • Involvement informing how culture is expressed in the built environment

What counts

If children and young people influenced how culture is expressed or experienced in a place, it counts.

This counts

  • Input that shaped creative outputs connected to place

  • Contributions influencing how stories or identities are represented

  • Young people informing how a place is interpreted or experienced

  • Involvement leading to changes in creative or cultural outcomes

This doesn’t (on its own)

  • Creative activity not connected to a specific place

  • Workshops or arts programmes without influence on outcomes

  • Participation where there is no evidence of influence

  • Cultural activity without relevance to the built environment

If your work spans multiple areas, choose the category that best reflects what changed.

Examples of strong submissions
These illustrate how children and young people have influenced outcomes — not just taken part.

  • Young people shaped how a place is represented, influencing creative outputs that reflect local identity.

  • Young people contributed to how stories of a place are told and experienced.

  • Young people influenced how culture is expressed within a space, shaping its meaning and use.

Eligibility

You can submit as a client, public body, or project partner — not just a delivery organisation.