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64 Million Artists invites everyone in the UK to celebrate their creativity and use it to challenge the status quo.

💡 Let’s get our creative juices warmed up in time 💡 Let’s get our creative juices warmed up in time for January! 
Every week in the lead up to the new year, we’ll share a creative prompt from the archives….this week we throwback to #TheJanuaryChallenge 2022

💧 Waterfall Wonder by @ukmenssheds 
Work together to build a ‘waterfall’ - something that water can slide down and away from. Build your waterfall from items you find around you, or outside. Perhaps you take inspiration from the way rain rolls off leaves, or splashes through bath toys, or the way condensation trickles down a window. Your waterfall might be big, small, or anything in between.

@ukmenssheds are community spaces for men to connect, converse and create. The activities are often similar to those of garden sheds, but for groups of men to enjoy together. They help reduce loneliness and isolation, but most importantly, they’re fun. 

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The January Challenge is 31 days of quick creative prompts designed to spark confidence, conversation and connection. Each creative prompt is designed by brilliant communities and organisations from across the UK.  Sign up via the  link in bio or visit 64millionartists.com/thejanuarychallenge
As the month draws in let's keep those creative re As the month draws in let's keep those creative resources coming to get us prepared for #TheJanuaryChallenge 2026! 

This week’s top tip is from the Creativity Champions Pack for Charities. Designed for anyone that works in charity settings. Spark creativity, connection and courage across your charity, helping staff, volunteers and communities find fresh energy for your shared mission. This pack was created in partnership with and sponsored by Charities Learning Consortium.
 
⭐️ Pair up for fresh perspectives:
Encourage cross-department pairings - maybe a “creative buddy” system where people share their responses or swap ideas weekly. It’s a simple way to build relationships across the organisation and spark collaborations.

“It enabled our organisation to work together for a concerted amount of time. We are project driven so it is rare to work together day after day. It created and cemented relationships with local businesses and the community.” - West Midlands Organisation, Creativity Champions 2025

Download your Creativity Champions Pack via our link in bio or visit 64millionartists.com/thejanuarychallenge
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The January Challenge is 31 days of quick creative prompts designed to spark confidence, conversation and connection. Each creative prompt is designed by brilliant communities and organisations from across the UK.
Let’s get our creative juices warmed up in time fo Let’s get our creative juices warmed up in time for January! 
🕰 Every week in the lead up to the new year, we’ll share a creative prompt from the archives - this week we throwback to #TheJanuaryChallenge 2021...

💡Conversation with a Lamp post by Jess Thom @touretteshero 

Have a conversation with a familiar object in your area. What will you say to it? What will it say back? Capture your conversation in writing or a doodle. 

What do you think the objects around you would have noticed about the year gone by? What sort of conversations do you hope to have about 2026?

Having Tourette's means that Jess notices details in the world that she might not otherwise. This includes chatting to the lamp post outside her bedroom window.

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Writer, artist, and part-time superhero, Jess Thom co-founded Touretteshero in 2010 as a creative response to her experience of living with Tourette Syndrome. She campaigns for disability rights and social justice and is on a mission to change the world ‘one tic at a time.’
🗓️ December is here and our last January Challenge 🗓️ December is here and our last January Challenge is getting that bit closer - 31 days of creative prompts to kickstart and brighten the new year. 
 
Each week this month we'll be counting down the days and sharing some juicy snippets of creative inspiration to get us ready - a sneak peak at some of the top tips included in the Creativity Champions Packs to support you to take part with others, alongside a throwback to creative prompts from some of our brilliant collaborators over the years. Let's get stuck in!

This week’s top tip is from the Creativity Champions Pack for #Schools, in partnership with @pearsonofficial Subject Advisors, but whatever sector you work in they might spark new ideas.
 
⭐️ Top Tip: Fun Incentives ⭐️
How many creative prompts can each #staff member, #student or #tutor group complete? Who is the first to complete the creative prompt? Could you offer simple things for people taking part, like entry into a raffle for (chocolate) goodies or creative supplies. Small incentives can encourage more people to join in!

“I am a second-level teacher and used several of the prompts in my Junior English classes. It not only enhanced their classroom experience but has improved the relationship I have with the students and their parents.” - Creativity Champion 2025

Download your FREE Creativity Champions Pack via our link in bio!
2026 marks the last January Challenge from 64 Mill 2026 marks the last January Challenge from 64 Million Artists, let's go out with a bang!

Here’s a snippet of the origin story, it’s impact and how you can support it's legacy, from CEO Jo Hunter...

“It started as an idea. I was struggling with career indecision, and a big break up and feeling lost. So I decided to take a month off and asked friends, colleagues and family to set me a creative challenge to do every day. It helped me throw off my perfectionism, take risks, feel freer and develop new ideas. And it made me want to do that for many many more people. 

The first January Challenge was me putting a post on Facebook saying ‘I’ve got some challenges left over from my month and I’d love to do them in January - if anyone fancies joining me let me know.’ It started off with around 200 friends (and a few strangers) and the following year we jumped to 750, then 1500, then more and more. Last year we had 360,000 people taking part in schools, workplaces, communities and families up and down the country, and beyond! We’ve made so many amazing partnerships with artists, community groups, and national campaigns and we are so proud of the legacy of everyday creativity we’ve left. 

We will miss you all next January but we hope you’ll keep up the tradition. The world needs creativity now more than ever, ➡ your creativity can and will change the world.⬅” 
 
As we host the last January Challenge and prepare to close our Public Programme, we are keen to give away as many resources, learning and tools as we can to support the legacy of our work and keep the ripples of everyday creativity flowing.

If you have enjoyed The January Challenge over the years and want to support this legacy work, please consider a small donation to help us:

⭐️ Create a user-friendly, free to access Resource Library compiled of over 500 creative prompts, tailored packs for different community groups and inspiring podcasts and recorded workshops

⭐️ Offer final sharing and community events to support the 64 Million Artists community to use the resources and self organise future campaigns

Your support is greatly appreciated. Donate via link in bio.
💡Want to spark imagination and connection in your 💡Want to spark imagination and connection in your workplace or group? 

Download our FREE Creativity Champions Packs and Training to support you to jump-start creative activity this January. 

We have worked with amazing partners across sectors and nationwide to bring you tailored Packs, to support you host The January Challenge in a way that works for you and your group! Each Pack contains top tips for facilitating creative activity, a toolkit for gathering, all 31 creative prompts ahead of time (with ideas for adapting them).

Explore and download...

📚 Creativity Champions Packs for:
#Groups and Teams 
#Libraries
#Schools
#Charities
#CreativeHealth
#CreativeAgeing 
#WelshLanguage 
#EasyRead 
⏯ Recording of our free training session, walking through the Pack and how to utilise it in your setting.

Link in bio or visit: https://64millionartists.com/thejanuarychallenge/creativity-champions-2026/
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