Build your dream business.
Our 6-week program helps young creatives transform their passion into a real-world business.
The creative residency for young, emerging artists
The Young Artists Centre is for young, emerging artists aged 16 to 25.
Participants join expert-led workshops, gain hands-on experience in real-world creative projects, and learn how to turn their passion into a profession. They develop their personal brand, sell their work, and grow within a supportive community of young creatives.
This is where talent meets purpose and careers are born.
Learn to create, sell, and grow your artistic career.
Over three months, you’ll learn how to build your brand, price your work, sell with confidence, and grow something that’s truly yours. You’ll join creative workshops, receive one-on-one mentorship, and gain access to real markets to showcase and sell your work.
Skill-building workshops
We deliver 6 weeks of interactive workshops to refine their creative & business skills.
One-to-one
mentorship
We provide expert guidance for young artists to build and grow their businesses.
Trading
opportunities
We partner with major shopping centres and festivals, to provide young artists with shopfronts to sell their art.
How does it work?
Week 1
Business Foundations
Week 2
Products
& Systems
Week 3
Pricing
& Revenue
🎨 Understanding the basics of business
📊 Setting bold business and personal goals
💡 Mapping your creative business blueprint
🎨 Discover what makes your product irresistible & unforgettable
📊 Understand your customers and audience
💡 Build systems that support your workflow
🎨 Build pricing strategies that work
📊 Explore new revenue streams
💡 Grow your financial confidence as a boss
Week 4
Sales &
Negotiation
Week 5
Branding & Marketing
Week 6
Pitching and Communication
🗣️ Finding your authentic sales voice
📋 Negotiation tactics that feel fair and human
🔑 Turning conversations into lasting client relationships
🎨 Define your brand visuals and identity
📁 Understand the essentials of marketing and promotion
🎤Build a brand portfolio that makes you stand out
🎙️ Understand the art of storytelling and communication
🗣️Create a clear, memorable pitch
💬 Practice and refine your delivery to build confidence
Week 7
Market
Showcase
Week 8 - 10
Finalising for Business Growth
Week 10 - 12
Market Preparation & Expansion
Finish the program by pitching your ideas, trading at a mini-market, and participating in a live auction, selling your products to the local community.
During this phase, students work with mentors to review their business, refine products, pricing, and systems, and set realistic goals for long-term success.
In the final stage, students focus on taking their business into markets. They receive guidance on planning upcoming stalls, navigating market opportunities, and preparing products for sale.
Meet our past grantees
We provide $500 microgrants to help young creatives and entrepreneurs take
their next steps beyond the program. Explore the projects they’re bringing to life.
Mona is a multidisciplinary artist creating across henna, line art, painting, design, and murals.
Inspired by Islamic traditions, she uses art to connect, empower, and bring people together through Henna HQ.
Rokayya is the founder of Kayya’s Crafts and an origami artist who began her journey at just 8 years old.
Today, she blends traditional paper folding with resin to create unique coasters, keychains, and magnets.
What our alumni are saying
Hear directly from 13,000+ alumni, changemakers, and entrepreneurs
who are changing the world as we speak.
Learn. Sell. Grow.
Our next intake opens in March 2026.
Join a dynamic program designed for emerging teen artists to build skills, grow their brand, and turn their creativity into opportunity.