Zest Wrapped

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Zest Wrapped 🤘

A group of young people dance on a stage. Some wear matching red caps and red neckers. Behind them the lighting is purple in shade, with a wooden set looking like a forest.

A group of young people cheer wearing rain coats in front of colourful Refresh artworks. We can't read the words shared on the artwork.

The Zone - a trailer with accompanying inflatable structures in a sleek black, purple, and blue colour scheme. The pop up youth space is set up in a city centre in bright sunshine.

A group of young people laughing in summer clothing and holding a confetti cannon..

And edited image bringing together 3 selfies of young people. The background is a yellow and orange gradient background. Their photos are filtered in yellow. They are energetically posing - happy.

Zest’s 2024 Wrapped is here

This year, Zest hit all the right notes: epic partnerships, bold new artworks, youth-led brilliance, strategy in action, and unforgettable moments on the road.

We launched innovative pop-up youth arts spaces with The Zone and made our mark in new locations and beyond to reach a massive 401,000 people!

A massive thank you to every young person, project partner, commissioner, funder, freelancer, staff member, and trustee who made this year unforgettable. You’ve helped us make magic happen—and 2025 is already shaping to be even bigger!

Relive the highlights

Current Stuff

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Current Stuff ⚡️

Refresh Darlington

Inspiring school communities

New artworks for 2024 now open

For the fourth year running, Zest has transformed the words of Year 6s from three schools across Darlington into artworks inside and outside their school, bringing colour and conversation to the place they call home!

Find out more

Refresh South & East Lincolnshire

Unleashing the boundless wisdom of youth

New installation touring from January 2025

Ready to be seen and heard, the words of young people from across South & East Lincolnshire will soon be turned into vibrant artworks, ready to tour cultural centres, communities, and events to inspire the community!

Find out more

Look Back

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Look Back 👀

Get in The Zone

Look back on The Zone, our brand-new youth space for 11-18-year-olds that toured Lincoln summer 2024. The Zone is your place to chill, create, and be you… returning 2025!

Look back on Camp Phoenix

Take a look back at our Camp Phoenix national tour and listen to our creative team unpack the creative process from inception to stage.

Lincoln Arts Centre Associates

Zest is an Associate Artist at Lincoln Arts Centre for the next three years! Hear Toby and Adam talk about our work, what it means to be Associates, and why Zest is just like Oreo.

Insight into Refresh Mansfield

In October 2023, Refresh artworks appeared across Mansfield to inspire the community. Hear Adam talk about our work across Mansfield, and why it's so close to his own heart.