Artwork by Studio Kiin and design by Feebee.Studios, under cultural consultation from Shaun Nannup.
Youth Week WA KickstART Festival
8 - 16 April 2022
Youth Week WA KickstART Festival is a week-long state wide celebration of young creatives aged between 12 – 26. KickstART Festival 2022 kicked off Friday 8 April to Saturday 16 April with a range of free performances, forums and collaborative workshops that celebrate the artistry and backgrounds of WA’s young creatives.
About Youth Week WA
Youth Week WA is an annual statewide celebration of young people in our community throughout Western Australia.
More than 100 events take place across the State each year, many of which have received a Youth Week WA grant provided by the State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities.
The Youth Week WA 2021 theme was “Courage to Change - Booraka Korangan-ak”
2022’s theme “Courage to Change - Booraka Korangan-ak” was Courage to Change was decided in consultation amongst Creative Coordinator Noemie Huttner-Koros, the Youth Week WA Planning Committee, and Noongar translation by Kadjin Project Officer Kobi Arthur Morrison.
Courage to Change is about empowering young people to shape decision-making, enact change and imagine the futures we wish to inhabit.
KickstART Festival 2022, Courage to Change, Booraka Korangan-ak, is the culmination of thousands of conversations, encounters, stories, cups of tea and endless snacks. Through it all, I have been deeply humbled by the breadth of work, creativity and activism that young people and those who support us, are doing across Boorloo and Western Australia.
Further information
The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival 2022 is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and is funded by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Communities and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also supported by Lotterywest, the City of Perth, the City of Stirling, the City of Fremantle, and the City of Vincent.
All enquiries can be directed to hello@propel.org.au or 08 9328 5855.
KickstART in Previous Years
Check out the history of the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival from its inception in 2011, by clicking the below links.
