Editorial & Creative Launches
We started the year with the launch of our Jukebox Collective x Bleak Fabulous zine — a collaborative editorial series with Jukebox Academy students. Held at The Sustainable Studio in Cardiff, the event brought together emerging creatives, families, and industry representatives around photography, styling, and creative storytelling.
Community & Wellbeing Workshops
Our Jamii programme continued to grow with a series of creative wellness workshops designed for African & Caribbean communities in Cardiff. We explored mindfulness, writing, natural wellness, and cultural traditions like designing Ludo boards, using creativity as connection and care.
We also hosted Jamii Day in the summer at Grange Pavilion, bringing together multigenerational communites to celebrate health, culture, movement, and shared play — from mindful sessions to jerk-making and dance.
Of Us — Film & Performance Went International
2025 was a major year for our short film Of Us (directed by Liara Barussi), continuing its journey beyond its British Library debut. We premiered the film in Wales with a screening and Q&A at Chapter Arts Centre, featuring conversations with the creative team and cast. Jukebox Collective
Internationally, Of Us featured as part of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in Marrakech — its first global screening, spotlighting the film within a wider programme celebrating contemporary African creativity. Jukebox Collective
In Brussels, Jukebox Collective presented a live performance and screening of Of Us at Bozar, blending movement, sound and film within a multidisciplinary event focused on Black joy and storytelling. Jukebox Collective
Back in Europe, Of Us was exhibited at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam as part of the Not My Soul exhibition, placing our work in a dialogue with global histories of resilience and creative expression.
Collaborations & Campaigns
For St David’s Day 2025 we teamed up with BUILDHOLLYWOOD on an outdoor campaign that reimagined Welsh tradition through editorial imagery created with Jukebox Academy students. The large-scale billboard takeover across Cardiff and Swansea wove heritage and creative reinterpretation into the public sphere. Jukebox Collective
On the global stage, we led creative direction for visual content showcasing Llio James’s handwoven designs at Wales Day during the Osaka Expo, blending craft, movement and cross-cultural storytelling. Jukebox Collective
Castings
This year included opportunities such as casting work for the Nike x Patta campaign, where Jukebox Collective contributed casting for the dancers.
Academy
Our Summer Schools Pop Up Tour brought music and dance workshops into primary schools across Cardiff, offering pop-up performances and creative experiences for young people in local communities.
At Jukebox Academy we celebrated the launch of the Kolleidoscope EP, marking a milestone for our music students as they shared their first collective release.
