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Youth Arts and Culture training

CAN WA works to engage young people in arts and cultural activities, helping to create and activate opportunities.

Since 2000, CAN WA has been facilitating community arts and cultural development programs with creatively designed vocational education to provide opportunities for young people.

Two subjects from the following list are delivered in each Liveworx and Fired Up program:

  • Use Effective Drawing Techniques (CUVCOR07B)
  • Develop and Articulate a Concept for Own Work (CUVCOR02B)
  • Work with Arts Professionals in an Arts Organisation Context (CUVADM12A)
  • Work Within an Arts Organisation Context (CUVADM11B)
  • Work in a Culturally Diverse Environment (CUSGEN02A)
  • Follow Health, Safety and Security Procedures (CUFSAF01B)

Hip hop video production program in Gosnells

On Saturday 21 May 2011, a group of young guys who participated in the hip hop program in Gosnells, launched their songs and film clip to about 30 friends and family.

For 10 weeks CAN WA, in partnership with City of Gosnells and Centrecare delivered a hip hop lyric writing and music filmmaking program.  The aim of the project was to develop the creative skills of young people through narrative and visual story telling and providing accreditation in a nationally recognised unit, CUECOR02C Working with others.
 
The recording was held at the new Soundlab@Amherst studio at Amherst Village Community Centre with renowned industry professional Optamus (from Downsyde) and 2011 WA Young Film-maker of the Year, Mat de Koning.

The launch and end products were fantastic with the presence of proud family members and facilitators, interested friends and satisfied kids.

Big mobs of thanks to the boys from Gosnells, artists - Matt and Scotty, Centrecare, City of Gosnells and the CANWA team for another successful and valuable community arts program!

Image credit I Pictured left Donald Irwin, workshop participant. Pictured right Tim Wright and Corey Bialobrodzki    I Photos by Jason Cleary

 

Liveworx

The Liveworx program is a nationally accredited skills development program for young people aged 16 – 25 years. The program was developed by CAN WA to inspire and motivate young people and to foster some of the basic life and workplace skills needed to access, and thrive in, employment, further education and community life.

Objectives

The Liveworx Programs utilises community arts and creatively designed vocational education to provide opportunities for young people to:

  • Tell their stories and express their ideas
  • Explore their identities and aspirations
  • Cultivate places and spaces they can call their own
  • Become more active in their community
  • Develop vocational and life skills
  • Make new connections and friendships
  • Build their confidence and self-esteem
  • Pursue their dreams.

Services

Through the LiveworX Program, CAN WA can assist your organisation or community to sustain the needs and enhance the wellbeing of young people through:

  • The delivery of accredited and non-accredited skills development and training
  • The development and/or delivery of arts and culturally based activities, projects and programs, designed with and for young people
  • Youth engagement and consultation services
  • Facilitation of Cultural Mapping and Planning processes with communities who are developing youth spaces, places and programs
  • Designing and delivering presentations and workshops for young people, and for professionals and artists working with young people.

[video of Liveworx]

Risky Bizness: Partnership with City of Gosnells

Risky Bizness is run as part of the Str8 Talk’n crime prevention initiative, using film and drama to teach young people about the consequences of taking part in appropriate or risky behaviours in the communities of Kenwick and Maddington.

Find out more here

Reel Connections: Partnership with City of Stirling

The Reel Connections initiative offers film making courses and workshops for young people using the uniquely customised Fired Up: Sparking Arts and Creativity training program.

Find out more here