Creator crew youth jury

FREE Arts Program for Teens 14-19

Creator Crew Artwork by Nike CJ King

Creator Crew for Teens 14-19 is a free arts program connecting local QT2BIPOC, disabled & neurodiverse youth to:

  • Professional artists

  • Workshops

  • Art-making spaces

  • Paid opportunities as Story Theatre’s Youth Jury

These youth help to steer Story Theatre’s future programming by sharing what they would like to see created, and what their younger selves may have needed at school.

Creator Crew is both online & in-person.

Food insecurity is a huge issue in our local community of families. To respond to this, participants are provided:

  • $ for snacks during online sessions

  • Free meals are provided for in-person events

Previous Intake: 2023-24

Previous Guest Artists: Tap Artist Travis Knights, Drag Monster Peaches’ N’ Screams, Activist/Artist Monica Ogden & Rage Sweater Theatre Productions

Facilitation & Curation: Tenyjah Indra McKenna

Supporting Staff: Monica Ogden, Kathryn Boyd, Erica Petty

Previous Sponsors: The Victoria Event Centre

Next intake: TBD

“My friend mentioned [Creator Crew] to me and honestly, Story Theatre is pretty important for youth. Being in SD61 with the funding cuts, I couldn’t be happier to help with participating in a creative outlet for youth in my area.”
— Previous Youth Jury Participant, Age 17
“I believe that there need to be more available safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth and I want to do my part in supporting and being apart of them. I also want to support local arts because it’s important for our community to have local arts that represent our community, the community’s youth, and LGBTQ+ groups.”
— Previous Youth Jury Participant, Age 17
“Performing allows me to get out of my head, and I want to make sure the opportunities for other neurodiverse children and teens are there in the future.”
— Previous Youth Jury Participant, Age 14

A special thank you to the Victoria Event Centre and their previous team for their sponsorship, support, and belief in the next generation and Creator Crew.

Losing the VEC Broad Street as an accessible venue has been devastating to our entire local community which will have a lasting impact to the local arts sector. We are cheering for a future with another Victoria Event Centre!

FEATURED VIDEO:

Guest Artist Drag Monster Peaches N’ Screams

Creator Crew Session #2