Activities — YCAF

Sessions where young people try out poetry, drama, visual art and digital art, and develop a piece of their own to submit to the festival.

Artists and facilitators work alongside young creatives to shape and strengthen their work before it goes on show.

Taking the festival out to schools and neighbourhoods across the Western Area, so young people who are not yet connected to it can take part.

Selected works are exhibited and performed in public, giving young creatives an audience well beyond their own community.

Practical sessions on presenting your work, speaking to an audience, and using creative skills as a pathway to opportunity.

Every accepted piece is added to the online archive, so the record of what young people made and said stays available long after the festival.

Get Involved

Whether you are a young creative, a supporter, or a partner organisation, there are many ways to be part of YCAF.