Meet Justin Sider, local drag king and performing artist, musician and avid gardener. Propel is super excited to be working with him for two Youth Week WA KickstART Festival events, a drag workshop for young people, Drag Kingdom and KickstART’s first ever all ages drag performance, Drag Yourself Out! We sat down with Justin to chat about these two events, how he got into industry and all things drag in Perth.

A long time Propel Friend, Ria Maglinao is a Walyalup based creative and photographer who you’ve probably seen floating around at our events and programs. Ria started out as a Mosaic Intern back in 2019, and her career has since flourished. She most recently facilitated Beauty in the Mundane, a Mosaic photography workshop and has curated a line-up of local photographers for Youth Arts Mingle Night + Photography Exhibition. We chatted to Ria about what the event will look like, life as a freelancer and what the Youth Week WA 2021 theme ‘Our Path’ means to her.

Meet Anastasia Beasley, an artist, arts manager and long-time Propel friend who’s bringing Tea & Symphony and Postcards From Here to the 2021 Youth Week WA KickstART Festival. We sat down with Anastasia to talk about who she is and the events she’s hosting in April and what the 2021 Youth Week WA theme ‘Our Path’ means to her.

KickstART Virtual 2020 is well underway and in the lead up to Going Walkabout with STAV. on Friday 29 May, Propel asked the Melbourne based singer 5 questions about her new song ‘Walk A Little Further’.

Youth Week WA Ambassador 2020, Haseeb Riaz is a young changemaker passionate about areas such as youth health education. Haseeb is currently taking a break from studying Medicine at UWA, and is a co-founder of MAN UP, a social enterprise that aims to redefine the concept of masculinity. Haseeb chats to us about who he is and what he’s passionate about, being a Youth Week WA Ambassador and the ingenuity of young people in the arts.

One half of the 2020 Youth Week WA Ambassadors, Zahra Al Hilaly is a young changemaker determined to set positive change in areas such as intersectionality engagement and empowerment. During our interview, we opened up conversation about breaking down barriers that exist for different minorities, what privilege means, youth empowerment and the upcoming Youth Week WA KickstART Festival.

Ali Marbeck is a local young illustrator from Perth with a love for drawing animals and girls in cozy calm settings. Her art business ali illustrations took off after she held her very first stall at last year’s KickstART Festival Market. We chat to her about ali illustrations, whether or not she believes in authenticity and originality, and her future plans.