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Watershed Youth – Creative Industries w/ Jye Crosswell

June 6, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Free

Watershed Youth Training Program; Creative Series.

Join our after school program, gain new skills and build job-ready experience 

This week with special guest Jye Crosswell, a proud palawa waypa (Tasmanian Aboriginal man) and owner/operator of tunapri – Science, Nature, Culture – a cultural guiding business based at Pinmatik. 

In this workshop, Jye will take participants on a walk of the Inglis river foreshore, studying local plants, and sharing the basic skills of botanical technical drawing

Jye has a background in Marine and Antarctic Science and is a traditional practitioner of palawa artistry and craft. 

The Watershed Traineeship links young people with mentors across industries and forms a peer-to-peer community of practice with experienced alumni from other Big hART programs.

The trainee program is for ages 14-20, with an aim to help build skills and experience that will help find meaningful work in the future. The Program has 3 main components; a weekly catch up to help track progression and self assess what skills you want to learn, Skill Workshops and Work Experience opportunities.

Supported by Arts Tasmania

Details

Date:
June 6, 2023
Time:
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:

Venue

The Watershed
2a Old Bass Hwy
Wynyard, Tasmania Australia
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