Kingston’s International Youth Arts Festival, organised by Creative Youth, is one of the largest and most diverse youth events in the world and is now in its 8th year.  It showcases the best young talent nationally and internationally and provides a platform where emerging young artists aged 5-26 years old can reveal and share their skills and artistic expression with local and visiting audiences.  Over the last 6 years the growth has been phenomenal; more than 25,000 young people have participated in delivering the festival as artists, project managers, interns, volunteers in over 18 venues.

IYAF 2016 will take place between 8th to 17th July 2016  and applications to take part have opened.  To get the full details and apply visit www.iyafestival.org.uk/iyaf/.

Applications are open until the 31st January 2016.