10 Year Anniversary Free entry to 17 - 24 April propel.org.au/ all events kickstart Nidja Windang Boodjera Wer Nidja Boola Koora. This is an ancient land with an extensive past. Ngalang Barn Nidja Bidi Kolbung Nidja Kwobidak Mila. We are walking the path toward a beautiful future. Kaditjin Ngalang Kaat, Koort Wer Kadjin, Nidja Mooditj-Abiny Yeyi. Understand our minds, hearts and souls, this will enrich our present. The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival takes place on Noongar Boodjar. We acknowledge the ownership and are grateful for the custodianship of the people who originate from the Whadjuk nation. We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia. We pay our respect to Elders past and present. We are committed to reconciliation and supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. 1 Welcome! For 10 years now, KickstART has been the flagship event for Youth Week WA and we are delighted to be celebrating this milestone with you by offering over 70 free events across 8 days for young people aged 12-26. What began as a one-day youth market in Every year, KickstART is created with a Youth 2011, has now grown into a week-long platform Week WA Planning Committee and in 2020 encouraging young people to explore, try there are 27 incredibly dedicated young new things, meet inspirational people, build people sitting on that committee. We thank our relationships with WA’s creative industries and, Committee for their contributions, and extend most importantly, connect with each other. our thanks to everyone who’s been involved in KickstARTs past and present making it the The rainbow mosaic design for this year’s institution it is today. Festival is an ode to the history of KickstART and Propel. Some of the pentagonal tiles The Youth Week WA KickstART Festival is consist of tidbits from posters of our previous funded by the Government of Western Australia Festivals, representing our past. There are through the Department of Communities and blank tiles symbolising creations yet to be the Department of Local Government, Sport made, representing our future. Each tile fits and Cultural Industries. KickstART is also perfectly with one another and when we supported by Lotterywest and the City of Perth. observe the overarching picture we are able to perceive the grand beauty of our creative Bring on the next 10 years! spirit, which is akin to the spirit of our very own rainbow serpent. Jamie, Cecile, Kobi, Yoshika, Zal & Karen The Propel Team 2 Contents 4 Theme: Koora, Mila, Yeyi 5 Meet the Youth Week WA Ambassadors 6 Getting Started 7 Youth Week WA Launch 8 KickstART Festival Day 8 KickstART Market 9 Other Festival Day Activities 10 Free Parking: KickstART Carpark Music 12 Workshops 22 Performances 25 Talks 29 Exhibitions 31 Special Events 33 KickstART Wrap Party 34 Access 35 KickstART Team 36 Calendar 38 Festival Map 40 Partners 3 Theme: Koora, Mila, Yeyi Koora, Mila, Yeyi are three Noongar words that refer to three different points of time. All three are as important individually as they are to each other. Koora / Past encompasses our shared and individual histories, and celebration of milestones achieved. Mila / Future is the sustainability of our people, in particular young people and our future generations. Yeyi / Now is where we are as our current individual selves and as members of society. This year’s theme places significance on paying attention to our histories and exploring our potential futures in order to understand what we can and should do right now. Kadadjiny ngalang koora wer nidja mila wer ngalang koorliny yeyi. Or, in other words… Understand our pasts and futures, we can take action of the now. Kobi Arthur Morrison Creative Coordinator – Youth Week WA 2020 4 Meet the Youth Week WA Ambassadors Each year, the Department of Communities invites nominations from young people aged 18–25 from across the State, to represent their peers as Youth Ambassador for Youth Week WA. This year’s Youth Week WA Ambassadors are: Haseeb Riaz Zahra Al Hilaly Haseeb is 20 years old and is enrolled in Zahra is 19 years old and a first-generation a direct pathway position to the Doctor of Australian. Her parents were refugees from Iran Medicine course at the University of Western and Palestine. She is studying a double major Australia. He was a Fogarty Foundation Scholar in Law and Journalism at Murdoch University. in 2017 and works as a coordinator for Dr YES, running high school peer-to-peer health She co-facilitated the national Youth Settlement education sessions. Forum for WA and was selected as part of the United Nations +25 Youth Task Force for 2020. Haseeb is an advocate for youth issues and Zahra is a leader in the multicultural community, is passionate about young people having a values unique perspectives, and is passionate voice and nurturing their generation. Haseeb about developing her knowledge of youth co-founded Man Up, a project that empowers engagement for multicultural communities. young men with the tools to develop their positive masculinity and he intends to deliver this program to schools. 5 Getting Started Every event held during the KickstART Festival is free and a priority is placed on young people aged 12-26, unless otherwise noted. How To Secure Your Place For workshops, talks and other specific events we will require pre-registration via propel.org.au to secure your place. No registration is required for music events such as Free Parking and KickstART Koordor. Something Different For Each Day Each day of the Youth Week KickstART Festival has a specific theme, as decided upon by this year’s Youth Week WA Planning Committee, which can be summarised as follows: • Friday 17 April: Youth Week WA Opening Day • Saturday 18 April: KickstART Festival Day • Sunday 19 April: Walyalup (Fremantle) Day • Monday 20 April: First Nations Day • Tuesday 21 April: Thinkers Day • Wednesday 22 April: Wellness Day • Thursday 23 April: Crafters Day • Friday 24 April: Global Day 6 Youth Week WA Launch Friday 17 April, 4.30 - 7.30pm The Amphitheatre, Yagan Square Youth Week WA is an annual celebration of the voices and contributions of young people in WA. From April 17-24, there are events and opportunities available for young people across the State. Join us as we officially launch the week in the picturesque Yagan Square Amphitheatre. The evening will be hosted by our 2020 Youth Week WA Ambassadors and feature live music performances by young Indigenous artists and food offerings from Yagan Square’s own Street Eats Eatery. 7 KickstART Festival Day Celebrating Youth Week WA in the heart of the Perth Cultural Centre, KickstART Festival Day features Perth’s only youth-oriented art market and music from some of our hottest acts on a local and national level, plus an array of free performances, exhibitions, and activities for all to enjoy. KickstART Market 10am - 4pm, Perth Cultural Centre Perth’s only youth-oriented art market is back. This year’s market stalls will line the Perth Cultural Centre in a celebration of the artistic and organic nature of our young entrepreneurs. Enjoy the energy and excitement as you The KickstART Market will be open from 10am explore over 60 stalls showcasing emerging until 4pm. Bring your friends and family... you artists, designers, community groups, youth never know what treasures you might find! service providers, and sample some delicious food too. 8 Other Festival Day Events & Activities When Event Name Location Exhibitions 10am - 5pm Pulse Perspectives 2019 Art Gallery of WA 10am - 5.30pm Sketchbook Project Exhibition Nook, State Library of WA 10am - 5pm Culture Juice - T-Shirts Right Now Art Gallery of WA Workshops 10am - 4pm Street Style Design James St Ampitheatre, Perth Cultural Centre 11 - 11.45am & Screenprint Your T-Shirt Right Now Education Studio, Art Gallery of WA 12.30 - 1.15pm 1 - 3pm Dancing with the Void: Mental Health & Wellness AGWA Theatrette, Art Gallery of WA Literacy 11am - 4pm Sustainability Series With Perth City Farm James St Ampitheatre, Perth Cultural Centre 11am - 2pm Diaphanous Urban Orchard, Perth Cultural Centre Live Music 10am - 4pm KickstART Market Youth Busking Showcase James St Ampitheatre, Perth Cultural Centre 12 - 3pm KickstART @ AGWA Youth Busking Showcase Concourse, Art Gallery of WA Interactive 10am - 4pm Nostalgia Box Retro Gaming Station Central Plaza, Perth Cultural Centre 9 Free Parking: KickstART Music Saturday 18 April, 5 - 9pm, AGWA Staff Carpark, Art Gallery of WA (entry via Beaufort St opposite The Court) Free live music from some of WA’s hottest acts on a local and national level. Join us under the stars at the AGWA for some rambunctious beats and food truck treats! 5pm Violet Orange 80’s inspired pop-funk outfit Violet Orange use quirky call-back vibes and rockin’ guitar licks to take you back in time. Their sound has been formed with heavy inspiration from The Bangles, The Go-Go’s and The Easybeats. 5.40pm Ruer Nicole Tanner uses her formal jazz music training to craft head-bopping electronic beats. While Ruer’s production gets you in the groove, her vocal virtuosity often steals the show both in recording and live on stage. 6.30pm Your Girl Pho 7.20pm Demon Days Your Girl Pho’s distinctive mix of R&B, jazz and With a unique blend of jazz, soul and pop, electronic beats have been dubbed a “sensory Demon Days have flourished into something feast”. Pho’s live show has also seen her share greater than the sum of its parts, with a high- stages with the likes of Post Malone, The energy live set, accompanied by the dexterity Avalanches, Banoffee and Kllo.