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FRI 8 - SAT 16 OCT 21

Join us for a week-long celebration of arts and homelessness projects in Coventry, created and co-produced by people who have current or previous lived experience of homelessness. The festival takes place at venues across the city centre between Friday 8 - Saturday 16 October, coinciding with World Homelessness Day on Sunday 10 October 2021.

See exciting events below and full lineup of event details on our website!

COVENTRY SLEEPOUT From £10 6PM SAT 9 OCT -  10AM SUN 10 OCT 2021 COVENTRY CATHEDRAL, CV1 5FB You are invited to 'sleep out to help out' for one night and help to raise funds for the charities tackling homelessness, while gaining a direct insight into the issues that people face when sleeping out. Join us from the evening of Sat 9 Oct and wake up outside on Sun morning on World Homelessness Day, 10 Oct.

THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL ARTS & HOMELESSNESS SUMMIT PAY AS YOU WISH 10AM - 6PM MON 11 OCT - WED 13 OCT 2021 METHODIST CENTRAL HALL, CV1 2HA Delegates from across the UK and the online global community will gather to share practice, ideas and policy about arts and homelessness. The 2nd International Arts and Homelessness Summit will be attended in person and online.

Visit Exhibitions

ART = HOME FREE FRI 8 OCT - SAT 16 OCT 2021 BELGRADE THEATRE, CV1 1GS Created by artists across Coventry with current or previous lived experience of homelessness, we bring you an exhibition of phenomenal visual artworks sitting alongside pieces from international artists who have had similar experiences.

SEND A SMILE POSTCARD EXHIBITION FREE FRI 8  - SAT 16 OCT 2021 WEST MIDLANDS POLICE MUSEUM, CV1 1LF Aiming to get these people thinking about smiling, participants were encouraged to decorate postcards as a way of recording their feelings of joy. After its success in Coventry, the project was extended to communities around the world, with some of these postcards now being displayed at the HOME festival.

AGENCY BY ANTHONY LUVERA FREE FRI 8 - THU 28 OCT 2021 WARWICK ROW, CV1 1EX Agency is a new body of work by the socially engaged artist Anthony Luvera. Created in collaboration with people who have experienced homelessness in Coventry.