Why?

"Always remember that the reason that you initially started working was that there was something inside yourself you felt that if you could manifest it in someway, you would understand more about yourself and how you co-exist with the rest of society." (Bowie)

• Share your curiosity, experience, ideas, knowledge, network, questions
• Artists, businesses, creatives, entrepreneurs, performers, startups
• Communicate with others in a language instigated by you
• Feel valued as a part of society - increase self confidence
• Understand how you co-exist with the rest of society
• Navigate your challenges together with vulnerability
• Connect, share & engage with and listen to others
• Achieve bigger goals than you could on your own
• Connect with your emotions, find your voice
• Be part of something bigger than yourself
• Improve on & offline communication skills

"[Creativity is] vital.  It's the way we heal each other.  In singing our song, in telling our story, in inviting you to say, "Hey, listen to me, and I'll listen to you," we're starting a dialogue. And when you do that, this healing happens, and we come out of our corners, and we start to witness each other's common humanity. We start to assert it. And when we do that, really good things happen." (Ethan Hawke, TED talk 2020)

• Replace fear with a supportive community
• Empower, encourage & inspire others
• Help to decide what Cheeky Fest is
• Make Friends by Helping Humans
• Communicate & build community
• Understand more about yourself
• Manage your mental health
• Own part of the enterprise
• Increase your confidence
• Get to know your selves
• Be happier & healthier

Cheeky Fest is

A Community; people connected by shared experience of & passion for the arts

beautiful, bold, bright, caring, compassionate, collaborative, colourful, creative, daring, dramatic, dynamic, educational, empowering, encouraging, engaging, enthralling, ear/eye opening, expressive, inspiring, international, invigorating, joyous, participatory, public, progressive, quirky, reflective, social

Exploring the questions will help us to achieve our social impact goals

What IS art, dance, film, music, opera, photography, poetry, theatre?
How can combining these art forms interact help us to build community?
What IS an Arts Festival in a post pandemic world?