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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.