Youth Advisory Group

Established in 2018, the Youth Advisory Group is comprised of 6 young people aged 18-30. They are tertiary students, practicing artists, writers, and performers - engaged and participating in Newcastle’s already vibrant cultural scene.

Each group commits to working with the Gallery and each other for at least a twelve month period. Explore the pages below to find out more about this group and how to be involved.

About the group

The Youth Advisory Group is a peer-led model of programming, which helps young people understand the Gallery, and the Gallery understand young people. Find out more.

Meet the team

Our 2023 Group is comprised of individuals with a wide range of interests and plans for the future. Click here to read more about our current Youth Advisors.

Expressions of interest

Applications have closed for 2023.

How it works

Explore our FAQs to understand more about how the Youth Advisory Group works, what group members receive and what this program provides for the Gallery.

Y2C Project

Connecting Youth to Collection (Y2C) is a multiplatform project for youth audiences to experience Newcastle Art Gallery’s collection.

Newcastle Art Gallery acknowledges the Awabakal and Worimi people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community, and pay our deepest respects to Elders past, present and future. Newcastle Art Gallery is dedicated to honouring the culture and traditions of our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through the visual arts.