Gen D CIC

👋 Hello Norwich! 🥳

We are finally so excited to announce that we are officially going to launch our provisions in Norwich this winter🎉
Thank you to Norwich Unity Hub @ Carrow House for all the support! 🙌🏼

We will share more details shortly & we can’t wait to welcome everyone!👏

We celebrated “We Are All Sunderland” 🎉🫶🏻
We celebrated community, we celebrated creative talent, we celebrated togetherness, we celebrated kindness 💫

A massive thank you to our special guests, funders, tutors, parents & volunteers for making this possible🫶

Together, we’ve shown the power of creativity, kindness & community.

What an incredible day! 💥 Huge congrats to all the amazing young people at our We Are All Sunderland event, celebrating the end of our Digital Art & Engagement Programme.

Over the past year, we’ve connected with 124+ children & adults across diverse communities🙌

😎We have been Aura Farming through digital art 🖌️🎨
Today our young artists explored the magic of self-expression by creating their own digital self-portraits fostering confidence, imagination, & identity growing on screen 💻
Looking forward to We Are All Sunderland next week 👏

✨Week 5 of the summer holidays 🎨💻 & the children are still busy mastering new digital art techniques + exploring self-expression @ the iconic Beam🖌️✨
We’re in tears with mixed emotions not wanting these creative days to end 😭 but also excited for back to school next week!📚

✨🎨🖌️💻 We’re making the most of the summer holidays running digital arts workshops across 2️⃣ venues: SBIC & TechHub at The Beam working on togetherness & kindness!🙌🏼

It’s been a joy to support the newly opened Pixel Pantry for their Children’s Digital Art Competition as part of their Grand Opening✨
A huge congratulations to 9 yr old Luisa Broad for winning first place with her brilliant piece🎉🐉
Excited to expand our workshops in Norwich!🙌🏼

🤩How fantastic it has been to work with children & young people from SACA at SBIC during this Summer Digital Art sessions🎉✨ Our collaboration & partnership work with SACA & SBIC runs throughout this summer & we can’t wait to see all the creativity flowing through digital art 👏

🤩The Gen D tutors, team, volunteers & young creatives have been having an amazing time at our Digital Art Summer Sessions — every Tuesday & Thursday at the TechHub! 🎨💻 Together, we’ve been co-creating artwork for the We Are All Sunderland display 🫶🏽

Absolutely worth it!✨
Every digital art session=more than just creativity -it’s where we grow together, spread kindness, explore nature/environment, cybersecurity & celebrate togetherness🌍
Huge thanks to tutors, volunteers, parents, & young people who light up every session!🌟

🎉Along with celebrating our #1stanniversary this week, we also celebrate, honour & recognise our incredible volunteers this #volunteersweek2025 🥳👏

THANK YOU for being part of the Gen D journey! 💫

Here’s to more impact, more joy, & more digital art — together!🙌🏼

🤩How fantastic to visit Norwich Games Festival 🎮- a family friendly celebration of gaming at @theforumnorwich.bsky.social in partnership with Norwich Universityof the Arts🥳

A packed festival of fun workshops, free video & digital gaming experience, board games, SEND activities & lots more 👏👾

🤝 Great to attend the VCSE Leadership Network event hosted by Fuse Norfolk CIC & Empowering Communities at @theforumnorwich.bsky.social👏

An insightful afternoon exploring @voluntarynorfolk.bsky.social ’s latest reports, sector challenges, & a collective call to action for Norfolk’s communities. 🙌

🥳 Fun day at Gen D May Half-Term Digital Art sessions at 📍SBIC ✨

Thank you for all the support from our holiday activity funders, digital art tutors, volunteers & parents, we look forward to having more fun during our next sessions this week 👏 See everyone soon 🙌🏼

📣More Digital Art Holiday Sessions🎉

This May Half Term, we are excited to deliver 🆓 Fancy a Day Out & May holiday programmes for 8-14 year olds promoting togetherness & kindness 🎨✨

Sessions will be run from:
📍SBIC (SR1 2QD), 🕞15:30-17:30 on:
🟡May 27, 28, & 29
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See everyone soon 🙌🏼🥳

A very informative Community Links Network session with South Norfolk & Broadland District Councils ✨
Great to have met with peers, colleagues & organisations discussing ideas focused on importance of supporting #mentalhealth within our communities & our work🙌🏼
Looking forward to next session☕️

Great to have visited Red Mysticism with over 40 artworks by Frances Martin at St Margarets Gallery - The Church of Art🌟

We are always looking to keep the inspiration flowing & build you by people & community confidence through art 🎨

🎊Thank you to Fanni, Manager of FODI (Friends of the Drop In for Refugee & Asylum Seekers Sunderland) for surprise🐣Easter Egg Chocolate 🍫 drop off during our April/Easter holidays Digital Art sessions 👏🤩

Today we will deliver the 6th session for April before all of us are Back 2School 🎒 ✨

🤩Welcoming 3 new incredibly creative & skilled members to our team, we all had a great time last week during our week1️⃣ of Easter Holiday Activities learning new skills of digital art 🎨, exploring themes of kindness & togetherness🕊️& Cybersecurity🔐
Looking forward to week2️⃣🙌🏼

WE DID IT TOGETHER! 🎉✨

Thanks to the incredible support from our friends, community, the generosity through our ‘Tablets for Talent’ crowdfunder, alongwith contributions from Gen D, Catherine Cookson, & SVSA we’ve secured 10 tablets with pens for young digital artists!
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✨Fantastic to visit the revamped & ever growing premises of Sunderland Bangladesh International Centre🙌🏼
Great to catch up with Centre Manager Abu Shama & discuss everything digital art & culture work for youth & communities in partnership🤝
Looking forward to reopening & celebrating 25 years of SBIC🥳

🎉 We had the privilege to attend Norwich City of Sanctuary Annual Celebration event 2025 at NORWICH ARTS CENTRE.

Congratulations to all the award winners in sectors of faith, health, arts, libraries & schools doing incredible work in the city to welcome all 👏

🎉Celebrating 6 months of Digital Arts Sessions with children, youth & adults in Sunderland 🤩
We can’t be thankful enough to Sunderland City Council Smart City Team, the fantastic contribution of volunteers, support from FnF & involvement of parents in getting digital art out in our communities🙌🏼🎨💻

🤩How fantastic to start the festive weeks with a good news!

Congratulations to New Horizon Sunderland on securing funding for rich Cultural Heritage Preservation & Promotion for Black & Minoritised Communities in Sunderland 🥳

Looking forward to working together in #NewYear2025✨

✨Thrilled to have attended & presented Gen D CIC at Sunderland Culture’s Creative Forum hosted at Southpaw Dance Company at The Sheepfolds 🤩

Fantastic platform to get together & network with creatives & experts in Sunderland 🎉

Together, looking forward to working together in 2025 🙌🏼

Thanks Sarah! How useful for all of us!

🤩How exciting to be part of the Blue Sky Era ✨
Sharing our very first post here with a video showcasing our half-term Digital Art & Animations session highlights 📽️

Looking forward to connecting with everyone 🙌🏼