Pig Walk Parade

Pig Walk Parade is Urban Wilderness CIC’s flagship annual community event in Stoke-on-Trent — a playful, participatory procession celebrating place, creativity and collective imagination.

Winter Gathering

Winter Gathering is Urban Wilderness CIC’s annual seasonal celebration — bringing communities together through light, creativity and shared ritual during the winter months.

In the Balance

In the Balance is an artist-led programme by Urban Wilderness CIC that explores the intersections of art, environment, and community. Through workshops, talks, walks, performances, and immersive experiences, it invites audiences to engage with complex ecological and social questions while revealing the thinking behind the artwork.

Giant Lantern Puppet Masterclass - Andrew Kim

Urban Wilderness CIC hosted a Giant Lantern Puppet Masterclass with Andrew Kim, where artists and volunteers designed and built large-scale puppets for the Winter 2025 production, developing skills in puppet making and performance.

2025, Artist Development, Outdoor Arts, Public Art, Research & Development, Sculpture, TrainingJenny Harper30 January 2026puppet masterclass, Andrew Kim, Thingumajig Theatre, artist development, giant lantern puppets, workshops, Stoke-on-Trent, participatory arts, mask making, theatre, large-scale puppetry

Supporting the Stoke-on-Trent People’s Parade

Urban Wilderness CIC delivered an artist development commission supporting local artist Daby Obiechefu, adapting costumes from the Pig Walk Parade to create the Blooming Longton section of the Stoke-on-Trent People’s Parade, with schools and volunteers participating.

Architecture Students Reimagine Longton

Urban Wilderness CIC set a live brief for University of Staffordshire architecture students, whose bold design proposals reimagined Longton town centre. The projects were later shared with the community at The Moony Club, inspiring conversation about culture-led regeneration and future possibilities for the town.

2025, Academic Partnership, Collaboration, Consultation, Education, Exhibition, PlacemakingJenny Harper30 January 2026architecture, urban regeneration, longton, higher education, student projects, placemaking, cultural infrastructure, community engagement, moony club, stoke-on-trent, future cities

Living Mythologies - Urban Wilderness commission

A participatory artist commission by Urban Wilderness CIC in Badgers Wood, part of the National Forest, exploring wellbeing, creativity and connection to place with young people living with long-term health conditions.

Sutherland Creative Freedom

A Cultural Leaders programme delivered by Urban Wilderness CIC at Sutherland Primary School, supporting children in care to lead a whole-school creative project and transform their shared environment through colour, pattern and collaboration.

2025, Collaboration, Community-led, Education, Installation, Outdoor Arts, Placemaking, WorkshopJenny Harper30 January 2026Creative Freedom, Cultural Leaders, Schools Programme, Children in Care, Creative Learning, Public Art, Place-Based Practice, PICL, Stoke-on-Trent

Tunstall Youth Events

Urban Wilderness CIC delivered a Creative Careers consultation with Year 9 students in Tunstall, using youth-led surveys to bring young people’s voices into local community planning.