Youth Festival On The Hunt For Local Talent

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Youth Festival On The Hunt For Local Talent

14-Feb-2012

Calling all young Sunshine Coast artists! Applications are open for the Drink Safe Raw Sounds Festival.

The Raw Sounds Festival on Saturday 14th of April will kick off National Youth Week celebrations on the Sunshine Coast. Organised for young people, by young people this event will showcase the best young talent the Coast has to offer.

Up and coming music artists, dance acts, performers, visual artists, designers and other young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to strut their stuff for an expected audience of 1000 people.

Applications to perform are open until Tuesday 21st of February. All styles of music, art, fashion, performance and stallholders are welcome and participants must be 25 or younger.

The Raw Sounds Festival is a project of Sunshine Coast Youth Partnership’s Future Leaders. The Future Leaders Program assists young people to develop their leadership and project management skills by building relationships between community, government, business leaders and young people on the Sunshine Coast through mentoring, leadership workshops and the development of a community project.

Apply online to get involved

Band Applications-

Performer Applications (fashion, drama, dance etc) -

Stallholder / Art Display -

Team leader for the Raw Sounds Festival is 20-year-old Future Leader Lydia Watson. Ms Watson joined the Future Leaders Program to increase her involvement with local community-driven events and develop her leadership potential.

“Raw Sounds Festival is a chance to recognise and celebrate the important contribution young people make to our local culture and community,” Ms Watson said.

“We make up around 17% of the Sunshine Coast population and there really aren’t enough events that provide a safe environment for young people to have fun and be entertained, especially if you’re under 18 and pubs and clubs are off limits.”

For more information or to get involved visit Sunshine Coast Youth Partnership website

or Facebook page

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