QYA’s core objective: To remove barriers to creative education and support young people to develop the confidence, creative skills and networks needed to sustain artistic practice or progress into further learning, volunteering and creative careers.Former Customer

Mission Statement

We achieve this through five pathways:

  1. BUILDING PERSONAL CREATIVE PRACTISE 

    1. HOW? Weekly artist-led workshops in creative making plus provision of free art materials so participants can continue creating beyond our sessions

  1. STRENGTHENING WELL-BEING AND CONFIDENCE  

    1. HOW? By offering a youth-led, trauma-informed environment where participants experiment with new materials, build positive relationships and strengthen creative thinking skills.  

  1. CREATING PATHWAYS INTO EMPLOYMENT AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES 

    1. How? Connecting young people with professional artists, exhibitions, mentoring, volunteering and work experience within Quench Gallery. 

  1. REMOVING BARRIERS TO CREATIVE EDUCATION 

    1. How? We remove barriers to creative education by prioritising young people who are underrepresented in the arts, including those with SEN, care-experienced young people, those who are NEET, LGBTQIA+ young people and those from low-income households.

  1. LIVED EXPERIENCE PRACTITIONERS 

    1. All our staff are trauma-informed trained youth workers who share one or more barriers to the arts that young people also face. 

Past Projects

Explore a curated collection of our past work, where imagination meets strategy. Each project reflects our drive to deliver thoughtful, effective solutions.

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The Atlas Project

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The Echo Project