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42nd Street: The Future is Ours 2026

Mental health charity, 42nd Street presented their annual arts festival, The Future is Ours again this year. Based in Manchester, 42nd Street provides free and confidential services to young people who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. And through The Future is Ours festival, they amplify the creativity and voices of young people and offer a supportive space for young people to express themselves through art and design.

JACK ARTS teamed up with 42nd Street to takeover the city with a multi-creative poster campaign. Inspired by the question “What Connects Us”, each poster explores the connection we have with ourselves, with others, and with the wider world. They were also designed by young people 42nd Street’s Creative Collective and Creative Drop in, Women’s Group, Q42, Change Ambassadors, Nature Group, students from Manchester Enterprise Academy, Reddish Vale High School, Henshaws, HOME’s Young Creatives, and MADE. Explore their creations below…