Inspired Festival Stories

These artists, actors, designers, writers and musicians have responded positively and creatively to unprecedented challenges. They have demonstrated outstanding ingenuity and adopted new ways of working, with inventive ideas evolving from a range of disciplines. Nurtured in the region, the Inspired Festival now brings our graduates to a global audience. We are proud to offer this platform to share their inspiring work.

Inspired Case Studies

Amy Newton

Anteatering Around

Amy Newton, a final year Textile Design student, has created a multi-product range artworks, toys and fabrics, based around anteaters and conservation.

Micheas Ferlito

The Beacon

Micheas Ferlito is a final year Architecture student whose project, The Beacon, hopes to memorialise buildings of Birmingham's past. 

Abby Staniland

The Zoo of Time

Abby Staniland is a final year Landscape Architecture student. Her project, The Zoo of Time, reimagines Dudley Zoo and Castle.

Alice Ayers

Postures of Peace: Held in This Hand

Alice Ayers is a final year Jewellery and Objects student, whose final project hopes to bring comfort to those with anxiety.

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