As part of the 2023 KickstART Festival Day, you can weave your way through colourful stalls and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the KickstART Market from 10am – 4pm on Saturday 15th April at Forrest Chase in the Perth CBD.

Propel is partnering up with pvi collective and Midland Junction Arts Centre , bringing you KISS club with a focus on emerging young artists for KickstART Festival 2022!

KISS club 2022 is a performance event for ideas in development, featuring emerging artists across live and experimental arts practice, catered towards artists aged between 18-26 years old!

Find out more at their info session on Thursday, 16th December 6 - 7PM
at The Blue Room Theatre

Join the Propel Youth Arts WA team online as they share their knowledge and experience of putting together a festival driven by young voices, the importance of representation, facing and overcoming challenges, and how COVID-19 led us to book an international Grammy award winning artist.

Join the Propel Team and this year's Youth Week WA Planning Committee for a night of music and light refreshments at the State Theatre Centre Courtyard on Wednesday 4 March 6.30pm as we launch the full program of the 2020 Youth Week WA KickstART Festival!

Want to lead the 2019 Youth Week KickstART Festival?

Learn more about the role and the festival at this free session and hear from the 2018 Creative Coordinator Zal Kanga-Parabia and Project Development Officer Cecile Vuaillat. 

Join Michael Tucak from Creative Legal for an information-packed session, to learn must-know details about copyright, moral rights, negotiating a good deal, and the thrills and dangers of working in an online environment.

Create a unique crochet bookmark and never lose your place again when reading your favourite storybooks! Join Anna Hadwin in a hands-on workshop, as she teaches you the introductory skills of crochet where you can create either a flower or owl bookmark.

Release your inner Boho-chic in this workshop where you will make your very own beautiful flower crown, ready to wear! The lovely Stacey from local florist Beans and Bunches will guide you step by step in the art of creating this magical headwear using fresh flowers.

Kick back and enjoy a free evening of chilled acoustic sounds from a variety of local emerging music artists, taking place in the outdoor ambience of the Courtyard at the State Theatre Centre of WA.

Are you an up-and-coming comedian but need to know how to make the jump into the professional scene? Come along and join professional comedians, promoters and other industry reps to learn the basics of being your own boss in the comedy world.

It’s time to get arts organised with Bonnie Davies from Bootleg Comedy! An artist, event manager and comedian with over 14 years of experience, Bonnie will be sharing her practical tips about time management, effective emailing and goal prioritization. 

Learn how you can create light trails, light graffiti and orbs by changing the exposure time on your DSLR camera.

This forum aims to increase young people's awareness on the diversity of gender identities and sexual orientation. Advocates, educators and members of the LGBTQIA community will discuss the impact of both gender and sexuality on identity covering areas such as fashion, transitioning, coming out, mental illness, feminism, acceptance and family.

Take out your phone, frame it up and SNAP! Join Photoh photographer Clem Bailey and discover the tips and tricks needed to master your Smartphone’s camera, while you explore the hidden gems of Northbridge and Perth.

Local graphic designer Sarah Stirling will teach you how to decorate your own ukulele masterpiece street-style, using spray paints, custom made stencils and free-hand techniques.

Young Australian of the Year Drisana Levitzke-Gray is a huge advocate for young people and the Deaf community. Learn about her experience as an advocate, and how you can stand up for what you believe in too. 

If you’ve ever wanted to learn Auslan (Australian Sign Language), this workshop's for you! Come along and meet Young Australian of the Year Drisana Levitzke-Gray, and learn some of the basic signs and useful phrases to get you started in Auslan. 

This workshop will teach you how to express your artistic side with just your iPad. Exploring easy to use painting and drawing tools that work just like the real thing, you will learn how to create an art work with a wide range of realistic media.

This forum will bring government departments together with young people to answer questions and help them guide their work, as well as giving young people the chance to have their say about the issues most important to them.

Create a unique crochet bookmark and never lose your place again when reading your favourite storybooks! Join Anna Hadwin in a hands-on workshop, as she teaches you the introductory skills of crochet where you can create either a flower or owl bookmark.

This forum offers an occasion to hear from entrepreneurs at different stages of their start-up journey – from “been there, done that” to just jumping off. Speakers will share their successes, trials, tribulations and what they think it takes to pave your own way.

Join local artists from the Graphite Crew to create an urban art masterpiece! Learn the basic skills in aerosol art and stencil techniques in this hands-on workshop to make your very own urban art canvas piece to take home with you. 

Access Circus will be providing the big shoes and unicycles – all you have to do is bring your friends and have some fun seeing how coordinated (or uncoordinated) you are! 

Join the artists from Beau Est Mien Prints and Design, for a workshop that will introduce you to the art of making your very own hand-carved rubber stamps! 

In this unique forum, four of Perth’s own are here to speak about their careers, the world of publishing and answer your questions about breaking into the writing and publishing industry. Ranging from journalism, to creative writing, editorial and features or the world of novel writing. 

Join Dismantle as they share tips to make your daily ride a little easier! In this session you will learn the basics of bike maintenance, including bike parts, bike servicing, puncture repair and how to clean and maintain your chain.

This forum will focus on how young people can actively support themselves, their friends and their family in relation to mental health. Representatives from mental health organisations as well as those with personal experiences will discuss how and where to get help, supporting others in need and promoting good mental health.

Looking to dabble in cartoon illustration, but not sure where to start? In this workshop cartoonist Mike Nicholas from Run, Mouse, Run! will take you through the techniques of creating cartoon characters right before your very eyes.

Create your very own set of greeting cards with matching handmade and stamped envelopes!