A new website has launched in Birmingham, giving young people access to information and listings across arts, sports and heritage events and activities in the city.

Filter.me.uk http://filter.me.uk/ is an online portal designed to give young people information on what’s happening across the city’s cultural sector. With the ability to seach by geographic location and event type, users can get access to hundreds of activities, projects and showcases in Birmingham.

Themed as “Your route to a Creative Future”, Filter aims to engage with young people, up to the age of 24, that have an active interest in the arts. The site lists everything from exhibitions and events, to workshops and seminars; in addition to exclusive vouchers and competitions. It includes ‘early years’ and family friendly events, making it an ideal resource for parents wishing to engage their children in the arts from an early age.

Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture, Councillor Martin Mullaney, said:

“Birmingham is a cultural capital and Filter effectively signposts the wide ranging cultural offer across the city, helping young people to find out what’s going on and where. The site will include information and listings on hundreds of events; from art exhibitions and craft workshops, to dance classes and heritage tours.

The pupose of Filter is to make the arts more accessible to people from across the whole of Birmingham. This means that as well as the larger, better known organisations and locations, we’re also connecting with small and very local community centres and arts groups. The site relies on organisations uploading their own information, which means that they can communicate directly to the young participants through the site.”

Filter was born out of the Creative Future initiative, which brings together strategic partners who aim to increase access to and raise the quality of arts activities for 0 – 19 year olds. Following the launch of  Creative Future II, an extension of the programme that looks at giving young people from across the wider cultural sector the chance to progress, Filter was created.

The project is being led by the Gallery 37