18-year-old Alicia Niebla Gil-Cervantes pooled her resources into creating a masterpiece which reflects the good, the bad and the ugly in Cardiff. As with everywhere, the city isn’t perfect, and Alicia didn’t want us to lose sight…

Nalani Hallam has decided to reflect her view of Cardiff from a personal perspective, by creating a self portrait intertwined with the Welsh language.  Her inspiration was to show us that…

14-year-old Farah Thomas is another artist commissioned to display their work at the Summer of Smiles, outside Cardiff’s City Hall.  Her work is all about championing diversity in Cardiff and visualising…

Eshaan Rajesh is an artist who can draw on many of life’s experiences, having lived in India before moving the UK, and having lived in different parts of the UK….

Saabiqah Tariq-Khan is a young artist with a big vision of making positive change through the medium of art in Cardiff. Her work is centred around a fresh and modern Cardiff,…

All the artwork on display at the Summer of Smiles festival is unique from the others on display at TheSprout’s tent, but Faaris Ahmad has taken on the challenge of expressing how…

As it is exhibition week at Summer of Smiles, it is our mission to showcase the incredible work of all the young artists at the festival. Here’s our exclusive with Rosie Pearn, who…

When I was lucky enough to be commissioned for my work as a young journalist at the festival, I was over the moon! There was one piece I was particularly…

The National Museum Wales has been busy at Summer of Smiles delivering lots of different workshops and activities for young people, involving elements of both the past and the present….

Out of Doors is back for its second year, after its huge success in July 2020!  Back then, it was an online festival that Arts Active launched in response to…

Cooking has always been one of those things that I enjoy, but I am probably not as good as I think I am. So, I was pleased that Cardiff’s answer…

The Summer of Smiles is a summer-long festival held for young people across the city. Our resident journalist, Tomos, is reporting from the main festival site as it goes on….

Plenty is happening on the first day of this year’s Summer of Smiles festival outside City Hall, in Cardiff. What’s on offer? I had a long walk around the festival and saw…

Spotlight on Women is a segment of The Future Is Feminist campaign. It aims to highlight women that young people in Cardiff think are inspirational and deserve more recognition.  This…