GALLERY EXHIBTIONS
One of the key pillars of our regular programming is our schools gallery, which invites our schools and colleges to take part in collaborative exhibition to showcase their students work in a professional setting.
Since launching in 2023, this annual exhibition has showcased outstanding work from over thirty schools and
more than 350 children and young people aged 4-18, becoming a highlight of our local calendar.
Exhibition 2026
This is the 4th year Solihull CEP are running our schools exhibition, and we are grateful to have 15 schools and colleges submitting work.
This year, there is no theme .We simply want to encourage creativity for these children and young people, and the opportunity to present the work they are most proud of.
We are delighted to be partnering with Mell Square, who will be selecting 14 artworks to be exhibited in Mell Square in the months following the exhibition.
Awards for these artworks will be presented by Troy Yeomans (Mell Square) at the private viewing on Thursday 21st May.
Presenting work:
Alderbrook School
Arden Academy
Bishop Wilson C. of E. Primary School
Blossomfield Infant & Nursery School
Coppice Academy
Dorridge Primary School
Fordbridge Community Primary School
Light Hall School
Monkspath Junior & Infant School
Tidbury Green Primary School
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Solihull College
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Triple Crown Centre
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley
We Are Solihull - 2025
Our 2025 Gallery exhibition was in partnership with The Mayor of Solihull, and featured artwork from 12 schools and colleges across the borough. This exhibition showcased the incredible creativity of young artists from junior, secondary, and further education, through a diverse range of styles and mediums that explores what it means to be part of Solihull, celebrating identity, community, and culture.
This exhibition was displayed as part of the 'We Are Solihull' charity event, which also celebrated the re-opening of The Core Theatre. The event raised thousands for the mayoral charities: Marie Curie, SoLO and OASIS.
Presenting work:
Alderbrook School
Arden Academy
Coppice Academy
Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School
Dorridge Primary School
Lighthall School
Lyndon School
Peterbrook Primary School
Solihull College
St Annes Catholic Primary School
St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School
Triple Crown Centre
Surreal Solihull - 2025
Honouring the legacy of Emmy Bridgwater, the great surrealist artist and poet who called Solihull home, Culture Solihull commissioned a brand new public art exhibition to be displayed in Solihull Town Centre.
Solihull CEP were delighted to partner with the festival to offer a youth strand, in celebration of Solihull’s young artists. Artworks were exhibited in Solihull Town Centre alongside the Surreal Solihull exhibition from March 6th.
Young Artists
Bobby Sawyer - Eve Wells - Violet Lyons–Dolman - Megan Bennett - Fiona Higgins - Kassian Cowan - Sami Islam - Maryam Alturki - Amel Bertie - Amy Black - Eve Cobain - Ava Lawton - Sophie Round
Exhibition 2023
Our December 2023 gallery saw 17 CEP schools present artwork from all levels including Junior schools, secondary schools, and Colleges. This featured the most beautiful work by incredibly talented young people without the constraints of a theme. We presented portraits, comics, collages and more!
Art At The Heart CIC and the Mayor of Solihull were invited present awards at our private viewing event on 14th December, including best primary, secondary and college.
Presenting work:
Blossomfield Infant School
Coppice Junior School
Dorridge Primary
Fordbridge Primary
Peterbrook Primary
Ruckleigh School
Sharmans Cross Junior School
Solihull School
St Annes Catholic Primary
Alderbrook School
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Lighthall School
Lode Heath School
Triple Crown Centre
Arden School
Solihull College
Solihull Sixth Form
