Propel Youth Arts WA and The Lester Prize are proud to partner once again to present a Visual Arts Mentorship program for young BIPOC artists held as part of the Youth Week WA KickstART Festival. We’ve taken away traditional barriers around visual arts and designed this program specifically for young BIPOC visual artists to develop their art practice. During the 2-day intensive mentorship, a small group of young participants will get to learn from professional artists from diverse backgrounds, including Yabini Kickett, Sid Pattni, Rhys Paddick, and Annie Huang.

Moorditj Mural Masters is a 3-day workshop for young First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people (16 years and over) to learn about mural painting from artist Jade Dolman.

KISS club celebrates work in progress, giving audiences fresh insight into what is bubbling in the hearts and minds of Perth’s experimental performance makers, and the opportunity to help shape and support new work. Artists take part in a 3-day lab with pvi artists, culminating in a showing the week after. KISS club KickstART edition features Aisha Samat, Sally Davies, Buckland x Undercurrent Theatre Company, Onset Productions, stop drop and roll theatre co.