
KickstART Closing Party x Golden Sounds
Celebrate the end of Youth Week WA 2024 and the closing of this year's KickstART Festival with a party planned by a group of talented young creatives. Featuring local bands such as jazzy alt pop people Coco Elise, alternative rock and indie-pop group Sophian, and indie-rockstars Spici Water, this event will electrify and entertain.
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[RE]COMPOST
Step into a world where art and nature converge. [RE]COMPOST is an immersive site-specific installation that activates the dystopian "public green space" using cutting-edge generative sound technology.

Neon Youth Festival
Get ready for an electrifying Youth Week celebration, co-designed by the Town of Victoria Park, City of South Perth, and their Youth Advisory Groups. Enjoy live music, silent disco, neon-themed arts, connect with services, and indulge in food and drinks.

KickstART Market
The longest running youth-oriented makers market in WA, KicksART Market is back! In partnership with Plastic Jungle Art Markets. We’re transforming Forrest Place into a vibrant hub of creativity, featuring an array of stalls, unique handmade goods and live music.

Bop N Shop
The Bop N Shop is a youth market in Midland which will feature local youth artists, performers, small businesses and services, as well as games, activities and giveaways for all ages, presented by headspace Midland, Youth Focus and the Crooked Spire Coffee & Arthouse.

Youth Week WA 2024 Launch Event - Winter Wonderland Social
The Winter Wonderland Social brings high school aged students together on Friday 5 April to celebrate the talents of their fellow peers. Featuring local music, acrobats, and a photobooth, this event will be a highlight opening to the 2024 Youth Week festivities!
Sustainable Art for a Sustainable Mind
Sustainable Art for a Sustainable Mind is an exhibition of new artworks by young disabled and neurodivergent artists aged 12 to 26. Discover expressive paintings, mosaics, recycled materials, and poetry, linked through the therapeutic experiences of having an arts practice.

Mineral Town
Mineral Town is a story-driven exhibition that explores the power imbalance between Country and the mining industry from a childlike perspective. This illustration series places a focus on FIFO families, absent fathers, imposed masculinity on young people, and the impact of these on society.

Project See & B: Gallery Installation
Experience the talents of 12 young WA creatives through a walk-through gallery of Project See & B during KickstART. Project See & B aims to increase visibility for under-represented young people in the creative industries. Join us in celebrating and inspiring change for the next generations.

Sketchbook Project Exhibition
The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative and visual experience that invites young people across Western Australia to share their personal stories and passions through art, writing, or any other form of expression.

Mineral Town - Opening
Enjoy nibbles, good company and creative spirit as we gather to celebrate the premiering collection of illustrated works at the Opening Night of Mineral Town – an intentionally non-curated exhibition of illustrated works by young artist and designer Charlotte Meagher.