A young performer on stage

Kia ora 👋
we're Youth Arts
New Zealand

A youth-led social enterprise carving clear, sustainable pathways for rangatahi creatives across the motu.

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Our three pou

We equip, activate, and advocate for rangatahi in the arts.

All of our mahi sits under one or more of these pou: the lenses we use to decide what we start, sustain, and sunset.

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Jimmy performing live with an acoustic guitar
Found my sound
JimmySinger-songwriter
Rangatahi On Stage
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Equip

Putting tools, resources and methodology into rangatahi hands, so young creatives have what they need to lead.

Activate

Breathing life into the physical and digital spaces, and real, paid opportunities, that rangatahi creatives can own.

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Advocate

Shifting the needle at a structural level: championing long-term creative equity for rangatahi across Aotearoa.

Our mahi 🎨

By-youth, for-youth projects.

From Te Kāhui, creative writing with rangatahi in Corrections, to paid gigs, internships and career fairs.

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Our impact

Real opportunities, real wellbeing.

Through fair pay, wrap around support and a hauora focus, our programmes give rangatahi a safe, empowering space to explore their creativity.

👥 2,200+ creatives meaningfully empowered
💰 $1.4M+ in employment for young creatives
🎨 400+ impact-driven projects run
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Young performer at Sound of our Streets
My first paid gig
On stage at SOOSLive · Tāmaki Makaurau
Rangatahi On Stage
Our 2030 vision

So what's the plan?!

By 2030, a young creative's success is no longer left to chance: real entry points into the arts, fair pay for their craft, and the networks to build careers that last. We carve those pathways, and equip others to keep them open. Read our full strategic plan

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Rangatahi together at a whānau day

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