Bradford Digital Creatives was designed to expand creative education and cultural participation, improve health and wellbeing – and help develop new digital talent in Bradford, to help prepare young people for their future working lives.

More than 1,200 teenagers took part in the pilot project and worked with artforms including audio storytelling, 360º video, games design and projection mapping. It culminated in a festival premiering the new artworks, that took place in summer 2025.

The results of Bradford Digital Creatives informed research into the impact of creativity on young people’s lives, carried out by Born in Bradford as part of the world’s largest study of adolescent health and wellbeing. The project has also helped build teachers’ digital skills and confidence, complement the arts and culture curriculum in schools, and develop mutually beneficial relationships between cultural and educational communities in Bradford.