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Creative Canvas Festival

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  • Creative Canvas Festival

    • Our festival celebrating the talents of students from across campus.

    You are invited!

    The festival incorporates creative showcases by School of Engineering and Digital Arts, School of English, School of Computing and School of Arts and Architecture.

    We invite all students, University colleagues and industry professionals to connect with our talented students, enjoy their creative output, and to meet your employees of the future.

    Creative Canvas Drama Festival (ends 16th May) – click here for the festival page.

    Digital Design Showcase – 21 May

    We Made This (SAA) – 6th June

    Gulb Picks – 7th June

    Student Film Festival – 7th June

    Music for a Summer Day – 7th June

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    Festival events:

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    Creative Canvas: Digital Design End of Year Showcase

    Join us for the Digital Design End of Year Showcase 2025, celebrating the creativity and talent of our final year students.

    Wed 21 May 2025, 1:00pm
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    SAA Showcase Opening Party

    School of Arts and Architecture End of Year Show

    Fri 6 June 2025, 12:00am
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    Gulbenkian Picks 2025

    An afternoon showcase of exciting new theatre and performance, selected from the Drama at Kent summer student festivals.

    Sat 7 June 2025, 1:30pm
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    Creative Canvas – Film & Media Short Film Showcase

    A festival of short films created by 1st, 2nd and 3rd year Film & Media students at the School of Arts.

    Sat 7 June 2025, 5:00pm
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    Music for a Summer’s Day

    As part of Summer Music Week 2025...

    Sat 7 June 2025, 3:00pm
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    ART31

    ART31 takes its name from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, which states that ‘Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities’.

    ART31 is a vision created with, by, and for young people in Kent, championing the belief that all children and young people have an entitlement to access high quality arts and culture, to empower them to achieve their creative potential, and to genuinely engage young people as equal partners in any decision making that affects them.

    The ART31 Youth Board is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25 who steer its governance, and influence policy and practice across the county and beyond, challenging the creative sector to examine existing ways of working and integrate young people into the core of their practice.

    Our projects with young people

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    Youth Theatre

    Fantastic and fun sessions for ages 13-18 years, encouraging creativity and theatre-making skills.

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    SCREEN31

    Screen31 is a group for young people aged 15-25 interested in developing their film-making skills.
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    TECH31

    TECH31 provides free practical training in technical theatre for ages 13 - 25
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    National Theatre Connections – Gulbenkian Young Company

    NT Connections is the National Theatre’s nationwide youth theatre festival. Each year it offers a unique opportunity for youth theatres and school theatre groups to stage new plays written for young people by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights, and to perform in leading theatres across the UK.
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    Gulbenkian Uncovered

    Are you enthusiastic, committed and creative? Gulbenkian Uncovered gives University of Kent students the chance to programme films and run events.

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    Square Pegs Arts

    Square Pegs Arts are an award winning charity who provide drama groups, music projects and other accessible Arts opportunities for children and young adults who have learning disabilities and autism, and produce original, inspiring, challenging Theatre. Difference is celebrated and everyone is supported to shine in their own way.
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    KRAN Fam

    KRAN Fam is a drama group in partnership with Kent Refugee Action Network for young refugees and asylum-seekers.

    Accessible Film Club

    Relaxed Screenings

    Monthly film screenings that are open to all, especially those with autism and learning disabilities.

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    ARTY31

    Gulbenkian’s ARTY31 group is for young people aged 8-12 with a wide variety of arts interests.

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