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Culture and creativity have a transformative impact on young people. Members of the Creative Industries Youth Advisory Group will help shape policy and programs that benefit them and future generations.
Members will work on key aspects of the National Cultural Policy. The policy is called Revive: a place for every story, a story for every place. It’s a whole-of-government 5-year plan:
- to renew and revive Australia’s arts, entertainment, and cultural sector
- that recognises the importance of youth representation and participation in the arts.
Members
Charlie from New South Wales
Charlie is a production designer and creative director with 7 years of experience in the performing arts and music industry.
They have contributed to projects including concerts (Splendour in the Grass, Mullum Music Festival), circus (Spaghetti Circus, National Circus Festival), cabaret (Brunswick Picture House), comedy (Token), and album campaigns (Space44, Wu Wei, Upper90, Loose Content).
Charlie aims to amplify the voices of young creatives, particularly from regional and marginalised backgrounds.
Their goal is to champion inclusivity, advocate for diverse perspectives, and contribute to the development of policies that empower and support the next generation of artists and designers.
Nyarath from Victoria
Nyarath passionately empowers emerging artists from culturally and linguistically diverse communities helping them to overcome barriers in Australia's creative landscape.
Having personally experienced the absence of representation, she advocates for equity and diversity in the arts.
Residing on the lands of the Boonwurrong and Wurundjeri people in Melbourne's Southeast, Nyarath hopes to amplify the region's diversity within the broader creative context of Australia.
Working alongside the Office for Youth, she aims to bring a nuance to the implementation of the National Cultural Policy so that it empowers and resonates all young Australian creatives.
Oceana from Western Australia
Oceana is a year 12 student from Margaret River in Western Australia.
Since a young age, they’ve had passion for visual arts and music.
As a member of the Creative Industries Youth Advisory Group, Oceana hopes to improve specialist in-school arts programs and foster an environment where every young person has access to quality arts education.
Matthew from New South Wales
Matthew lives in the historic country town of Maitland and is currently undertaking a Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership degree at the University of New South Wales.
He hopes to develop policy and programs that not only engage young creatives with pathways to professional development, but also support regional Australian arts and entertainment with an accessible, internationally recognised, and distinct cultural identity.
Max from New South Wales
Max lives in Broken Hill in New South Wales and is passionate about youth engagement in the arts having volunteered with the Broken Hill City Art Gallery and the Broken Hill Art Exchange and being a practicing artist themself.
Being part of the Creative Industries Youth Advisory Group, they hope to broaden opportunities for young people from regional areas in the arts sector, and just get young people more involved in the arts as they believe it's something that is taken for granted sometimes.
Max is so thankful to be part of this and excited to see what the year brings.
Reede from Tasmania
Reede is a young person from the beautiful city of Launceston, Tasmania.
They have a background in youth mental health advocacy. Reede is passionate about helping young people find themselves and assisting them in the use of their power to make a difference in their communities.
While in their role with the Office for Youth, they will use their unique voice to improve the way people in Australia access the arts.
Reede wants to help the government better manage arts in Australia and create more opportunities for the Australian people.
Michaela from Queensland
Michaela is a year 12 student from Brisbane who is passionate about making arts education more accessible.
They hope to provide useful insight to create more effective arts education that will benefit the arts industry in the future.
Michaela is also passionate about ensuring the arts is not forgotten in the push towards STEM-focused careers and education for young people.
Michaela is grateful for this opportunity and keen to see what lies ahead.
Nicola from South Australia
At the age of 17, Nicola was struck down by a stroke which left her unable to use her right hand or arm.
In spite of this, she went on to attend university, doing a screen course where she discovered a passion for film making.
She has gone on to make a short documentary about her stroke.
Nicola wishes to be able to help other young creatives who are struck by tragedy and enable them to also be able to tell any story they wish.