Outloud

Outloud is an award-winning, intersectional, youth-led arts organisation that has championed creative social change in Western Sydney since 1987. Based on Darug land with deep roots in Bankstown, Outloud works with local professional artists and service providers to support young people to co-create impactful, culturally relevant art that speaks to their lived experiences, dreams and ambitions, and helps them to understand, analyse, and have agency in social topics that affect them, and positions them as agents of change both within their own lives and in their communities.

Outloud’s work is grounded in a journey of care; a long-term, relational model that centres trust, safety, and creative development. Through strengths-based programs, the organisation supports young people to explore complex topics such as gender equality, disability, identity, mental health, and community connection. These programs use the arts as a tool for self-expression, skill-building, and dialogue while also scaffolding transferable life skills. Alumni of Outloud programs have gone on to work professionally in the arts, education, and youth sectors, and many return to our organisation to mentor the next generation.

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