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Registrations & Cancellations
For workshops, talks and performances, we require you to
pre-register online, as some of these events will book out quickly. Fill in the JotForm link for each event you would like to attend.


Please note, we anticipate that some events will have a high demand but restricted capacity. If you can no longer attend an event, please email sophie@propel.org.au to let us know and we can offer your spot to someone else.

Festival Locations
KickstART events are spread across several venues and are specified according to each event. Here is a list of venue addresses should you require their addresses as you navigate this year’s festival.

Festival Discounts and Perks
Supports our local businesses around us,
as Festival goers, you claim your special discounts at some of these establishments during festival week!

Market Day

Special Events

Workshops

Performances

Talks

Exhibitions

Filtering by: “Day 4”

First Nations Youth Write Night with Casey Mulder
Apr
17

First Nations Youth Write Night with Casey Mulder

First Nations Youth Write Night is an opportunity to celebrate First Nations stories and storytellers and write in safe, collaborative space. The Write Night is an opportunity for mob to work on their writing and discuss a First Nations book with other young people. There will also be a discussion around the poetry collection Guwayu - For All Times.

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Interwoven storytelling: journalism & creative writing with Molly Schmidt
Apr
17

Interwoven storytelling: journalism & creative writing with Molly Schmidt

  • State Library of Western Australia, Geographe Room (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Journalist and author Molly Schmidt will present on the ways her journalism career and writing practice are mutually informative and support each other. Delve into how interviewing real people can help develop your creative writing and explore how creative writing can be utilised in a career in media and news. The art of perfecting a pitch is important in both the newsroom and to get your fiction published - just bring your idea and then come away with a pitch and interview questions to get your story on its way. 

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Quick on the Draw - an Urban Sketching Workshop with Ryan Naga
Apr
17

Quick on the Draw - an Urban Sketching Workshop with Ryan Naga

Join Ryan in observing Perth one drawing at a time. 'Quick on the Draw' is open to participants of all ages and skill levels. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own sketchbooks and any other art materials they are already comfortable with using. Basic equipment will be provided.

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City of Melville and KickstART Festival Youth Art Exhibition
Apr
15
to 23 Apr

City of Melville and KickstART Festival Youth Art Exhibition

The City of Melville and KickstART Festival Youth Art Exhibition is a collective group exhibition featuring a variety of visual works from young artists. Intentionally unrestricted in theme, this is a space to make anything work so long as you have the vision. Attendees are invited to vote on their favourite piece, with the winner receiving a week of free gallery hire at the Canning Bridge Community Space. The artist group has been mentored by Cara Teusner-Gartland.

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Sketchbook Project Exhibition
Apr
14
to 30 Apr

Sketchbook Project Exhibition

The Sketchbook Project is a collaborative and visual experience that provides an opportunity for young people to share their own personal stories and passions with the wider community across Western Australia.
For generations, sketchbooks have provided a space for the greatest works and stories of our time to grow. The Sketchbook Project invites young people across WA to share their personal stories, thoughts, artistry and passions by filling a small sketchbook.
This year, The Sketchbook Project Exhibition has been designed by guest young artist Jake Pitcher.

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Broadcast to Space (Episode 2) with Buckland
Apr
14
to 21 Apr

Broadcast to Space (Episode 2) with Buckland

Buckland - Broadcast to Space Episode 2 is the second episode in a series of internet audio broadcasts, inspired from the musician Buckland created and performed by David Stewart and Nonie Trainor. The show is broadcasted live online, and hosted by two aliens in an attempt to reconnect with their home planet.

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ASTROFUSE
Apr
14
to 30 Apr

ASTROFUSE

ASTROFUSE is a top-down pixel PC puzzle game where players navigate through a lifeless alien planet. Players journey through several landscapes as an astronaut, discovering mysterious spirits and a planetary core. The player aims to unveil the secrets of this alien world and fuse with the mysterious spirits to revitalise the world.

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