Envisioning Our Future - an International Youth Day Event

 Are you a young local creative?

Do you want your art to have a political impact?

We want to see your vision!

Come to the Cove Meeting Room at Azure Beach Public Library on 12 August 2025 at 4:15 pm (for a start time of 4:30pm) to join a collaborative art-making session with other young creatives. 

[ https://social.desa.un.or/issues/youth/events/iyd2025]

To celebrate International Youth Day, you and your peers will create a 3-panel artwork about the future you want to live in. Your artwork will be displayed in Azure Beach Town Hall.

[https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/young-people-drawing-into-painting-workshop-practical-15-19]

You’ll be supported by local mural and mixed-media collage artist Susie Haynes to deliver three pieces you’ll be proud to display. You’ll also collaborate to prepare an artist statement that will be hung with the work to ensure your message is clear to your community.

Basic materials will be provided free of charge, but bring anything you like to create with – photos, fabric, your favourite acrylic/watercolour paint – and tell a friend!

Get your tickets here.

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See you there!

[Suri Holmes]

International Youth Day event - Upcycling Creativity Workshop

 

 🌟 “Reimagine. Reuse. Recreate!” 

Unleash Your Inner Creator at Our Upcycling Workshop!

On 12 August 2025, we’re celebrating International Youth Day with a hands-on, eco-inspired workshop designed to spark creativity, sustainability, and innovation among young people.

📅 Event Details

🗓 Date: Tuesday, 12 August 2025
⏰ Time: 17:00 PM – 18:30 PM
📍 Location: Cove Meeting Room, inside the library building
🎟 Bookings: Free but essential
👉 Reserve your place today at the library service desk or through our online booking system.

♻️ About the Workshop

Join us for Upcycling Creativity, a vibrant youth workshop where everyday discarded items are transformed into meaningful, artistic, or useful creations. Participants will explore how to turn textiles, jars, paper, plastics, and other recyclable materials into bags, décor, stationery, or artwork.

This workshop encourages creativity while raising awareness about sustainable living and reducing environmental waste. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring recyclable items from home.

🧠 Why Upcycling?

Upcycling allows young people to express themselves creatively while learning practical sustainability skills. It reduces waste, saves resources, and gives old items a new life. Want to learn more about upcycling and the circular economy?

➡️ Check out this introductory guide to sustainable reuse from the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Image credit: “Upcycled crafts materials,” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

✨ Don’t Miss It!

Bring your ideas and your imagination as we celebrate youth creativity and environmental action.

Let’s work together to reimagine waste and co-create a sustainable future!

Lijia LI