KickstART Festival 2015 Events Program by Propel Youth Arts WA

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WELCOME TO THE 2015 KICKSTART FESTIVAL! FOR THE FIFTH YEAR RUNNING, PROPEL YOUTH ARTS WA INVITES YOU TO HELP US CELEBRATE NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK. Driven by young people with big ideas, the KickstART Festival returns to captivate your imagination with creative arts workshops, discussion forums, performances, live music, special events, activities, an emerging artist exhibition, and the KickstART Market Day, all held throughout the Perth Cultural Centre and surrounds, from April 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 27. The KickstART Festival is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA in partnership with the Department of Local Government and Communities and is an initiative of It Starts With Us, National Youth Week 2015. Join us for a huge series of events that offer inspiration to all of those who take part!

PLEASE RETURN WITH CARE

KickstART would not be possible without the generous support of the Department of Culture and the Arts, City of Perth, Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, Lotterywest, the Mental Health Commission and HyperFest.

KICKSTART MARKET DAY

WEAVE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE COLOURFUL STALLS AND ENJOY THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF MARKET DAY ON SATURDAY APRIL 11! Check out the creative arts stalls filled with original and handmade wares. Enjoy several talented local musicians on The Swamp Stage. See live performances in the James Street Amphitheatre. Have a look at the giant aMAZE sculpture installation. Take part in the many exciting interactive activities we have on offer in the Perth Cultural Centre! The KickstART Market Day is the biggest event on the KickstART calendar, so don’t miss out! Read on to find out how you can get involved! WHO: WHEN: WHERE: COST:

All ages Saturday 11 April, 11.00am – 6.00pm Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge and surrounds FREE!

Please note: Stallholders do not have Credit card/EFTPOS facilities so it is advised that you either bring cash or visit one of the several ATMs in the event vicinity to make sure you don’t miss out on your favourite items. Not sure where the ATMs are located? Ask one of our friendly volunteers!

KICKSTART MARKETS Explore over 60 stalls showcasing emerging artists and designers, plus an array of community groups, arts organisations, youth service providers and delicious food vendors at the KickstART Markets. Find beautiful jewellery, fashion, homewares, stationery, visual artworks and who knows what else!

LIVE MUSIC @ THE SWAMP STAGE Brace your ears for some of the best and most eclectic music by young WA artists. Hosted by Licy-Be and held in the Wetlands near the Art Gallery of WA, The Swamp Stage is presented by Propel Youth Arts WA and HyperFest. 11:00 – 11:25am: Scotch Youth Voices (Scotch College Choir) 11:30 - 11:40am: Official Opening by Minister for Youth, Tony Simpson 11:50 – 12:20pm: Riley Pearce 12:40 – 1:10pm: Tashi 1:25 – 1:55pm: Odlaw 2:10 – 2:40pm: Great Gable 2:55 – 3:25pm: Curtis McEntee 3:40 – 4:10pm: The Midnight Mules 4:25 – 5:05pm: Lights Of Berlin 5:20 – 6:00pm: Kat Wilson

LIVE PERFORMANCES @ JAMES STREET AMPHITHEATRE Don’t miss the sparkling program of live performances from these local groups as they bring the James Street Amphitheatre to life! 12:00 - 12:10pm: Hullabaloo Hoppers (swing dancing) 12:10 - 12:20pm: Hullabaloo Hoppers (join in!) 12:40 - 12:50pm: Exzempt Dancers from Élan Dance Est. (dancehall/hiphop) 12:50 - 12:55pm: Exzempt Dancers from Élan Dance Est. (join in!) 1:20 - 1:30pm: Hullabaloo Hoppers (swing dancing) 2:00 - 2:30pm: WA Performance School (various acts)

3:00 - 3:30pm: 3:30 - 3:34pm: 3:45 - 4:15pm: 5:10 - 5:15pm:

WA Youth Jazz Orchestra Swing Band Soul Express (popping & breakdancing) WA Youth Jazz Orchestra Swing Band COPkm City of Perth Krump Movement

AMAZE INSTALLATION Visit our aMAZE sculpture installation and get lost down the yellow brick road. Local artists Matt McVeigh and Calvin Chee enlisted the help of emerging artists Robyn Taylor, Jaccie Gillet and Nicola Flaherty - as part of our brand new KickstART mentorship program - to create a new sculptural centrepiece of KickstART Market Day, using only recycled materials!

KICKSTART WINGS For the first time in KickstART history, we are bringing to you a collaborative community art piece. Leave your mark and help create the KickstART Wings!

GIANT GAMES Use your skills to become games master of the Urban Orchard! Conquer such favourites as GIANT Jenga, Chess, Noughts & Crosses and Connect 4.

CLOWNING AROUND! Kinetica Circus Arts will be in the Urban Orchard from 11am – 3pm. Test your circus skills on their spinning plates, juggling balls, hula hoops and more!

THE ART TRAIL: STOP,STOP.STAMP! & THE SELFIE TRAIL Get to know your local cultural institutions by taking part in The Art Trail, where you collect stamps or take selfies (hashtag #kickstartselfie) outside each Art Trail venue on the map. The Art Trail will take place throughout the KickstART Festival, so find out more under KickstART Projects, Activities & Special Events on page 9.

KICKSTART PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES & SPECIAL EVENTS THE ART TRAIL: STOP.STOP.STAMP! & THE SELFIE TRAIL

CHECK OUT THESE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KICKSTART FESTIVAL, FROM YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS WESTERN AUSTRALIA – THESE SHARED EXPERIENCES FORM ALL OF OUR STORIES! THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT The Sketchbook Project allows young people to show off their artistic skills by filling the pages of a blank sketchbook with original designs, writing, photos, illustrations, or anything else creative! Once completed, participants send their sketchbooks back to Propel, to be exhibited at The Basement Gallery @ Colosoul throughout the KickstART Festival, and then onto the Travelling Sketchbook exhibition, which will tour libraries across WA!

STORY REELS: KICKSTART SHORT FILMS PROJECT Across all of WA, Story Reels offers young people aged 12 to 26 the opportunity to channel their inner Spielberg and create a short film or show off a mini-masterpiece they’ve already made. Story Reels will be shown on the James Street Amphitheatre big screen during KickstART Market Day on 11 April, and also at The Basement Gallery @ Colosoul throughout the Festival.

KICKSTARTISTS EXHIBITION KickstARTISTS is an art exhibition curated by young people for young people! The National Youth Week Planning Committee have worked hard to put together an exciting, inspiring and unique exhibition by young WA artists, to be held at The Basement Gallery @ Colosoul throughout the KickstART Festival. Don’t miss these young up-and-comers!

How well do you know your way around Northbridge? Join the Stop.Stop. Stamp! scavenger hunt (collecting stamps along the way) or snap your own additions to the Selfie Trail (hashtag #kickstartselfie) outside each institution on the KickstART Map on page 26. Remember to have the building visible in the background of your selfie! Complete the whole trail and you can collect a special limited edition prize from the Propel Youth Arts WA office, during weekdays only.

ARTS LAW AND ORDER Is your goal to have a successful and sustainable career in the arts? Building a successful creative practice means understanding your legal rights and responsibilities. Join Michael Tucak from Creative Legal for an informationpacked session, to learn must-know details about copyright, moral rights, negotiating a good deal, and the thrills and dangers of working online. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Tuesday 14 April, 6.00 – 7.30pm WHERE: Tunnel Theatrette @ Western Australian Museum

KICKSTART SOUNDS 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 - in what will be a great start to the closing weekend of this year’s KickstART Festival. WHO: Suitable for all ages WHEN: Friday 24 April, 6.00 - 9.00pm WHERE: Courtyard @ State Theatre Centre of WA

KICKSTART WORKSHOPS FIX IT: BIKE MAINTENANCE Join Dismantle as they share tips to make your daily ride a little easier! You will learn the basics of bike maintenance, including bike parts, bike servicing, puncture repair and how to clean and maintain your chain.

BUILD YOUR SKILLS AND DON’T BE LATE, FOR THESE VERY IMPORTANT WORKSHOP DATES! All our workshops are subsidised by our amazing sponsors so we can bring them to you for free. Yes, some of the best things in life are free! This year we have partnered with several institutions within the Perth Cultural Centre and surrounds to host these workshops.

CREATIVE STATIONERY Create your own greeting card set with matching envelopes and see your designs come to life with lively materials, plus access to the full range of Beau Est Mien stamps designed by Magali Dincher, to decorate and design your own stationery set, which you can take home in a delightful display box. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Wednesday 8 April, 11.00am – 1.00pm WHERE: The Common Room @ Paper Mountain

CARTOON BASICS Looking to dabble in cartoon illustration, but unsure where to start? Let Mike Nicholas from Run, Mouse, Run! take you through the techniques of creating cartoon characters right before your very eyes. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 17 WHEN: Thursday 9 April, 2.30 – 4.00pm WHERE: Kaos Room @ The Blue Room Theatre

WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Friday 10 April, 10.30am – 12.30pm WHERE: Museum Grounds @ Western Australian Museum BRING: Your bicycle!

SHAKE YOUR CANS Join local artists from Graphite Crew to create an urban art masterpiece! Learn 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. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Saturday 11 April, 1.00 – 3.00pm & Thursday 16 April 12.00 – 2.00pm WHERE: Museum Grounds @ Western Australian Museum

LET’S GET DIGITAL WITH ART! Tired of creating art using pencils and paper? Want to learn to draw and paint in a digital world? Got an iPad but don’t know what to do with it? Well, join us for some iPad Art! 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. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Sunday 12 April, 1.00 – 4.00pm & Saturday 18 April, 12.00 – 3.00pm WHERE: Kaos Room @ The Blue Room Theatre WHEN: A fully-charged iPad

PLAYING WITH JUNK

STORY TIME

This fun-filled workshop the Junkadelic Collective will guide you in creating a percussion instrument made completely out of recycled materials! And if that wasn’t enough, you will then get a hands-on lesson in how to make magical tunes with your junk creation in a percussion and vocal session.

In this workshop with Jesse the Wind Wanderer, you’ll learn how to craft and perform ‘traditional’ stories that express what is important to you and guide your audience to discover it for themselves.

WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Monday 13 April, 1.00 – 2.30pm WHERE: Education Studio @ Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)

STAMP IT UP! Join the artists from Beau Est Mien Printing and Design, for a workshop that will introduce you to the art of making hand-carved rubber stamps! Made of rubber mounted on a wooden block, your stamps can be taken home in a muslin bag and used for hours of fun, for a range of printing activities. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Tuesday 14 April, 2.00 – 4.00pm WHERE: The Common Room @ Paper Mountain BRING: Your own images to be inspired by or use those provided by artist

CIRCUS SKILLS 101 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! This workshop covers juggling, unicycle, spin sticks, poi, spinning plates, hula-hoops and much more! WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Wednesday 15 April, 11.00am – 12.30pm WHERE: Museum Grounds @ Western Australian Museum

WHO: Suitable for ages 17 - 26 WHEN: Wednesday 15 April, 1.30 - 3.30pm WHERE: Education Studio @ Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA)

CREATIVE CROCHET: BOOKMARK IT Create a unique crochet bookmark and never lose your place again when reading your favourite storybooks! Join Anna Hadwin as she teaches the introductory skills of crochet where you can create either a flower or owl bookmark. You can make either and include your own design elements. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Friday 17 April, 10.00am – 1.00pm & Sunday 26 April, 1.00pm – 4.00pm WHERE: Education Studio @ Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA)

GET SIGNING If you’ve ever wanted to learn Auslan (Australian Sign Language), this one’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. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 - 26 WHEN: Saturday 18 April, 2.00 - 3.00pm WHERE: Education Studio @ Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA)

MAKE YOUR MARK Young Australian of the Year Drisana Levitzke-Gray is a huge advocate for young people and the Deaf community - she’s achieved a huge amount, and was even the first Deaf person in Australia to complete jury duty! Learn about her experience as an advocate, and how you can stand up for what you believe in too. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 - 26 WHEN: Saturday 18 April, 3.30pm - 4.30pm WHERE: Education Studio @ Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA)

SPRAY AND PLAY 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. All materials are provided. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Sunday 19 April, 11.00am – 1.00pm WHERE: Museum Grounds @ Western Australian Museum

SNAP THAT SMARTPHONE Take out your phone, frame it up and SNAP! Join photographer Clem Bailey and learn how to master your Smartphone’s camera, while exploring the hidden gems of Northbridge and Perth. Learn to take great portraits, landscapes and action shots with your phone, whilst also exploring lighting, composition, and general tips for using some of those tricky camera apps WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Sunday 19 April, 2.00 – 4.00pm WHERE: Meet outside The Blue Room Theatre BRING: Your own fully charged Smartphone. Sun protection recommended.

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT Create light trails, light graffiti and orbs by changing the exposure time on your DSLR camera. Join Stephen Humpleby and David Savage, and have fun playing with settings and light sources to create incredible photographs! WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Wednesday 22 April, 6.30 - 8.30pm WHERE: Courtyard @ State Theatre Centre of WA BRING: DSLR camera and tripod

GET ARTS ORGANISED! Get arts organised with Bonnie Davies! An artist, event manager and comedian with over 14 years experience, Bonnie will share her practical tips in this workshop open to anyone looking to get serious in the arts! WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Thursday 23 April, 6.00 – 7.00pm WHERE: Kaos Room @ The Blue Room Theatre

FUNNY BUSINESS If you’re a young comic looking to break into the industry, bring a notepad, pen and join professionals and learn the tips and tricks of being your own boss in the comedy world. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Thursday 23 April, 7.30 – 8.30pm WHERE: Kaos Room @ The Blue Room Theatre

FLOWER CROWN MAGIC Make your own flower crown, ready to wear! Stacey from Beans & Bunches will guide you in the art of creating these crowns using fresh flowers. WHO: Suitable for ages 12 – 26 WHEN: Saturday 25 April, 2.00 – 3.30pm WHERE: The Common Room @ Paper Mountain

KICKSTART FORUMS

CHAT TO THOSE IN THE KNOW ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, SELF-PUBLISHING, ENTREPRENEURIALISM, GOVERNMENT POLICY AND SEXUAL IDENITY. The KickstART Forums have been exclusively devised and organised by the National Youth Week Planning Committee. This year’s topics aim to ignite a range of insightful and interesting conversations surrounding topics important to young people today. They provide opportunities for you to inquire, connect, share, learn and have your say about topics relevant to you! For the first time in KickstART history, our forums will be streamed online in real time. Young people living in regional WA can register, tune in online and participate over the net! Recorded forums will be archived and uploaded to propel.org.au for future viewing. Places are limited so register now at propel.org.au/kickstart-forums, where you can also find up-to-date information on forum hosts and speakers.

MATTERS OF THE MIND This forum will focus on how young people can actively support themselves, their friends and 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, mindfulness, supporting others in need, promoting good mental health and more. WHEN: Thursday 9 April, 6.00 – 8:30pm with break WHERE: Ol’ Dirty Basement @ Toastface Grillah

GETTING PUBLISHED

YOUR STATE, YOUR SAY

Perth is ablaze with young writers, creatives and innovators all searching for an opportunity to break into the publishing industry. 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. Come along to hear their stories of accomplishment and success in our State, WA.

Government represents the people but unfortunately young people are often overlooked in government planning because they’re too young to vote, and also because it’s hard for governments to speak to them directly. 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.

WHEN: Monday 13 April, 6.00 – 8:30pm with break WHERE: Tunnel Theatrette @ Western Australian Museum

PAVE YOUR WAY The Millennials are a generation marked by entrepreneurialism and innovation. We are revolutionaries simply for being the first generation in history born into the digital age. We look at life and work through a brand new lens, and live to embrace those uncharted territories made available to us by 21st century advancements. In this forum we discover that career progression holds a brand new definition for youths of today, and that success can be achieved on your own terms, literally. Our five speakers will share their successes, trials, tribulations and personal commentary on what it really takes to pave your own way.

WHEN: Friday 17 April, 3.00pm – 6.00pm with break WHERE: Exhibition Hall @ Gordon Stephenson House, L2, 140 William St, Perth

IDENTITY POLITICS Understanding gender and sexuality for young people is a significant component in shaping their identity. 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. WHEN: Tuesday 21 April, 6.00 – 8:30pm with break WHERE: Ol’ Dirty Basement @ Toastface Grillah

WHEN: Thursday 16 April, 6.00 – 8:30pm with break WHERE: Tunnel Theatrette @ Western Australian Museum

What else is on in the perth cultural centre? GET BUSY AT PICA THESE HOLIDAYS!

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN @ ART GALLERY OF WA In the build-up to ANZAC Centenary celebrations, the Art Gallery of Western Australia has created activities that encourage participants to reflect upon this event. School Holiday Tours: At 10:30am each day, join AGWA’s free Volunteer Gallery Guides through the ANZAC inspired exhibit, For Love of Country. Art Activity: From 11am to 3pm, create poppies from recycled materials. These poppies will be collected and displayed as part of a larger installation in the Gallery over the ANZAC long weekend. Donations welcome. WHO: Suitable for all ages WHEN: 9 to 11 April and 16 to 18 April WHERE: Art Gallery of Western Australia

THE DREAMING HILL BY HELLIE TURNER On the eve of Gallipoli. On the island of Lemnos. ANZAC’s last innocence. Presented by WA Youth Theatre Company and Southern Edge Arts.

Be inspired by Tracey Moffatt’s work Suburban Landscape to create your own memory-stenciled landscape in the PICA Reading Room. Sign up to the Spark_lab mailing list to collect one of our school holiday Spark_Lab activity packs including pencils word game and activity sheet to explore the work of Perth artist Susan Flavell in An Internal Difficulty. WHO: Suitable for all ages WHEN: Until 15 April, 10:00am – 5:00pm WHERE: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) HOW: Head into the gallery or visit pica.org.au

MOUSEPRINT Three dancers inhabit a bare space of tacit agreements and words unsaid that leave relationships stuck in a loop; expanding, circling and eventually collapsing in. A potent display of raw movement and powerful emotion, mouseprint marks the first full-length work of emerging WA choreographer Isabella Stone, performed under the night sky in the State Theatre Centre Courtyard. Join them for a post-show Q & A with the choreographer and performers! WHO: Suitable for all ages WHEN: 16 April. Showtime 7:30pm, Q & A 8:30pm WHERE: Courtyard @ State Theatre Centre HOW: Purchase your ticket at ticketek.com.au

WHO: Suitable for 12+ WHEN: 14 - 18 April (see website for times) WHERE: Western Australian Museum HOW: Visit waytco.com

SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

THE KICKSTART TEAM PROPEL TEAM Alison Doran Monique Douglas Jysae Hair Ashlee Giblett Jamie McGleave

Executive Director Executive Director (on maternity leave) Project Officer (National Youth Week) Program Development Manager Marketing Manager

We would like to say a big thank you to our sponsors and supporters for partnering with us throughout the KickstART Festival, as part of National Youth Week 2015. Your support has been invaluable!

KICKSTART PARTNERS

DESIGN Baker Creative Grace McKie

KickstART Festival National Youth Week (WA) merchandise design

An Australian State, Territory and Local Government Initiative

NATIONAL YOUTH WEEK PLANNING COMMITTEE The KickstART Festival would not be possible without the National Youth Week Planning Committee! Massive thanks to these amazing young people. Alison Kwok Alyssa Bay Cameron Hurst Claire Turner (Intern) Danae Roberts Elise Wilson Freya Hall Isabelle Brownfield-Young (Intern) Jasmine Uitermark-Thaung Jennifer Wood

Jessica Sorci Krista Tanuwibawa (Intern) Mei Leong Miele Reeves Natasha Bloomfield (Intern) Nikolina Binevski Sahra Mohamed Steph Jackson Trent Caldwell Zoe Bloor

VENUE PARTNERS

VOLUNTEERS Our volunteers are integral to the success of the KickstART Festival. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t list them all here but want to send a huge thanks to every one of them!

DAY

PERTH CULTURAL CENTRE

THE BASEMENT GALLERY

WA MUSEUM

TUES 7

KickstARTISTS Exhibition

WED 8

KickstARTISTS Exhibition

THURS 9

KickstARTISTS Exhibition

FRI 10

KickstARTISTS Exhibition

Fix it: Bike Maintenance 10:30AM - 12:30PM

KickstARTISTS Exhibition

Shake Your Cans 1pm

THE BLUE ROOM

PICA

THE COMMON ROOM

VARIOUS

Creative Stationary 11AM Matters of the Mind 6PM (Toastface Grillah)

Cartoon Basics 2:30

SAT 11

KickstART Markets

SUN 12