Not a soft option: How the arts are reimagining youth justice

Thu Nov 06 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC+00:00

Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama | Manchester

University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
Publisher/HostUniversity of Manchester School of Social Sciences
Not a soft option: How the arts are reimagining youth justice
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Step into the world of arts-based justice: watch, create, and see how creativity steers young people away from crime and towards change.
About this Event

Discover how creativity can help young people move away from crime in this hands-on, thought-provoking event. You’ll hear a short talk, watch two powerful short films, and take part in an interactive art workshop designed to help you see things through the eyes of young people going through arts-based justice programmes.

The session challenges the idea that the arts are a “soft option”, and instead highlights their real power to inspire behavioural change and encourage new paths forward. Put yourself in the shoes of a young person facing justice and explore how creative approaches can support rehabilitation and positively shape young lives.

This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 and was made possible thanks to funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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ACCESSIBILITY: If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact us by emailing [email protected]

IMAGES: There may be photographs taken at the event. If you do not wish to be in any images, please make University staff aware at the event.

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Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Bridgeford Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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