Participants, practitioners and team members from City That Shaped Us: Coventry gathered together

Coventry · Summer 2026

DeliveredSummer programme

The city
that shaped
us.

A digital memorial of the City That Shaped Us: Coventry programme, summer 2026

Six weeksThree creative strandsOne city

Explore the programme

01 / About the programme

Six weeks.
Space to create.

City That Shaped Us brought young people in Coventry together through film, music and photography.

From 8 July to 12 August 2026, participants worked with professional practitioners at the Ellen Terry Building (Coventry University) and LTB Showrooms. Weekly sessions ended with public showcases.

8 July — 12 August 2026

People gathered around cameras in a room

Film 1 / 7

people came to
our two showcases

02 / The showcases

Made here. Shared together.

22August 2026

The Undercroft @ LTB Showrooms, Coventry

93people

23September 2026

1 Mill Street, Leamington Spa

55people

Young people showed their film, music and photography work to family, friends and the wider city.

03 / In their words

The voices behind the work.

I felt vulnerable with my creativity, and found people alike.

Programme participant · name withheld

I even started a whole business from joining this, which I didn't even know I was going to do.

Programme participant · name withheld

04 / The documentary

A closer look.

A film documenting the City That Shaped Us: Coventry programme.

Coming soon

The story, on film.

Coming soon

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05 / Spatial audio

Hear it differently.

A browser-based spatial audio experience, bringing another dimension to the programme’s creative work.

Headphones recommended

Spatial audio by

Launch the experience

Project experience coming soon · links to the partner site for now

Delivered with

Co-led with Ode Creatives.

Ode Creatives is a Coventry-based creative agency and recording studio, making culturally relevant campaigns, content and experiences, and turning client projects into paid opportunities for emerging creatives.

odecreatives.com