International Youth Arts Festival

NOW CALLING: YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUBMIT ARTS PROJECTS!

Applications for the International Youth Arts Festival Kingston 2016 are Now Open! Are you a young talented emerging artist ready to showcase your unique and fabulous creative expression to the world?

Now in its 8th year IYAF Kingston will take over the town once again this summer from the 8th to 17th July showcasing the very best of youth arts turning Kingston into an extravagant artists playground. Theatre, music, dance, film, comedy, circus, cabaret, visual arts, workshops and anything and everything else national and international emerging young artists have to offer will be celebrated and championed for the 10 days of the festival.

Who can apply to be part of IYAF's fabulous 2016 programme?
Young people (5yrs-26yrs) involved in arts projects as performers, creators and artists, producers and event managers can apply to be part of IYAF 2016. All art forms (theatre, music, dance, film, comedy, circus, cabaret, visual arts, traditional cultural activity and new and emerging work and art forms) are eligible. And works by adults specifically targeted at young audiences are also welcomed for consideration. In keeping with IYAF's groundbreaking traditions, the organisers will be looking for originality. Successful applicants can look forward to an amazing gamechanger of being part of the 8th IYAF in 2016, one of the world's largest and most diverse youth events.

Anyone interested in submitting their project should visit the website and submit their application before 31 January – and there's an early bird discount if they do so before18 December.