2020 Vision
The Project
Working with professional artists 2020 Vision was originally envisioned as a project that would creatively explore themes most important to young people in 2020 whether that was the environment, racism, housing, coronavirus, Brexit or anything else they were passionate about.
But, just as the project as about to get underway a global pandemic struck. This meant that we had to find new ways of working, new ways of connecting and new ways of sharing how we thought about the world around us. Sessions were delivered in small socially distant groups in Bromford, when possible, and online via ZOOM, a new and often challenging experience for many.
The pandemic presented a completely unique situation in which to deliver an arts project, something that is usually very hands-on and personal. The young people rose to the challenge of juggling a serious health crisis alongside the already challenging nature of being a young person in the modern world and committed to producing some new and exciting art. Some things worked, some things didn’t but they were always willing to try, explore and learn from the experience.
The work that was produced is a mix of spoken word, film & photography, music & sound, sculptures, crafts and visual arts. The group have curated their work to be presented to the world via a virtual gallery experience and a print/digital zine.
VIRTUAL GALLERY EXPERIENCE
Take a tour around our 2020 Vision virtual gallery space.
READ DIGITAL ZINE
Read our 2020 Vision digital magazine.
During this project we had the pleasure of working with our shadow artist Romy Ashmore-Hills. Romy was a great asset to the project, throwing herself in to a completely new situation during a rather unprecedented time. Her commitment and empathy with the participants, helped her grow artistically and as a community arts practitioner. Romy has since gone on to work with Dance Xchange and is currently working on activities for the upcoming Commonwealth Games arts programme.
You can see more of Romy’s own work on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/romywhay/ and website https://romyah.wixsite.com/romy
We would also like to thank all of our funders, partners and supporters for their help making this project work during a global pandemic.