Over the course of 2025, young migrant artists from community groups across London took part in arts workshops with Kazzum Arts. The artists, from Brighter Futures, ECPAT, Shpresa, CARAS, The Create Group, and Young Roots explored the keys themes of power, dreams, cities, nature, light and dark, freedom, hope, connection, games, and play. This work was brought together in an exhibition at Oxford House in Bethnal Green which was visited by over 1000 people. The Pathways Art Show has been turned into a digital exhibition to ensure that members of the public can continue to enjoy the amazing artwork now that the physical exhibition has closed.
“The art show makes me think. Love is all we need. Any time any day. Alone I am strong, but together we are stronger, let us keep loving each other.”
The exhibition showcased a variety of art-forms including poetry, collage, photography, printmaking, design, and sculpture, showcasing many forms of self-expression. Through their work, different groups explored questions close to their hearts, weaving together imagination and lived experience to give shape to their thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
In creating Pathways Art Show, young people chose their favourite pieces and identified the themes that represented their artwork. The exhibition celebrated the imagination and strength of young people resettling in the UK, showing how creativity can spark new connections, belonging, and possibilities.
To support young visitors to meaningfully engage with the the artwork and themes in the exhibition we commissioned our Associate Artist Tash Marks to create a learning resource full of creative activities. The creative resource is freely available to download below.
Click play below to listen to the audio guide that accompanied the Pathways Art Show, co-created with young people:
“Loved it — a beautifully and thoughtfully curated exhibition which was both moving and hopeful!”
This exhibition was made possible with the support from ...
Young Roots, CARAS, Shpresa, The Create Group, ECPAT, Brighter Futures, Praxis and Oxford House.
Funded by ...
Arts Council England, The Swan Mountain Trust, Morel Charitable Trust, The Wimbledon Foundation, The London Community Foundation, Mrs Smith and Mount Trust, the Roger Allam Trust, MBILI Trust, The Bleu Blanc Rouge Foundation, The Aurum Trust and The Baring Foundation.
With thanks to ...
Amanda Mascarenhas, Arji Manuelpillai, Carlos Ossa, Debra Mina, Federico Rivas, Fouad Al-Kadi, Kaira Manders, Kathryn Corlett, Kirsty Reynolds, Maz Koshika, Melanie Hering, Tash Marks, Thomas Etheridge, Zhaolin Zhou and all of Kazzum’s supporters