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Our Youth Advisors

The Youth Advisory Committee ensures the Board stays connected to its membership and the youth perspective. Consider your leadership potential today!

Youth Advisory Committee = YAC

WAYTCo wouldn’t be as relevant as it is without the contribution of Youth Advisors!

If you love WAYTCo and want to to take your commitment to the company to the next level, consider exploring your capacity for leadership through nominating yourself for a year-long appointment to the YAC. You will have the capacity to represent your peers and inform decision-making whilst observing arts organisation governance in action. The opportunity comes around once a year, in April/May.

The nomination period for the 2024-25 Youth Advisory Committee is now OPEN. Please read the information found here and jump to the YAC Nomination Form at the bottom of this page if you are keen to throw your hat in the ring!

What does a WAYTCo Youth Advisor do?

Expectations

Act as an ambassador for WAYTCo;
Help promote WAYTCo shows, events and opportunities;
Represent youth members by offering suggestions and feedback to the Company at Board Meetings and participating in strategic planning activities;
Work with others to plan and execute YAC-led initiatives for the benefit of the Company, incl. one campaign event per year;
Build and maintain a safe and positive community of emerging arts leaders.

Opportunities

Gain insight into the governance of an arts organisation;
Receive training in financial report reading;
Develop planning and advocacy skills;
Become practised in committee and working group process;
Where appropriate, serve as a member of the YAC executive.

The YAC actively contributes to the development of the organisation. In 2020, the YAC worked on the company’s brand script, and contributed to the development of studio access walkthrough videos. In 2021-22, the YAC worked with filmmaker-on-staff, Georgi Ivers, and Graphic Designer, Shaun Salmon, to complement the November 2022 Got Your Back video campaign with the release of an inaugural WAYTCo e-Zine. In 2023, new Artistic Director Amelia Burke consulted with the YAC over the Company’s draft Artistic Plan. This use of the YAC to guide programming will be carried forward.

For more info about the role of WAYTCo’s Youth Advisors, refer to the Current YAC Guidelines.

YAC Nomination Form

First Name*
Surname*
Nominee's phone number*
Nominee's email*
Age?*
Parent's email (if nominee under 18)
Number of years of involvement with WAYTCo?*
Number Format only. You can indicate half a year .5 or a quarter of a year .25, or three-quarters of a year .75, otherwise round.
Are you a current member of WAYTCo?*
Only current members of WAYTCo can nominate for the YAC. If you are unsure of your status, please go to waytco.com/get-involved/become-a-member to sign-up.
- Yes
- No
- Maybe
What is it you would like to contribute to the WAYTCo Youth Advisory Committee?*
Please tell us in 150 words or less.
What is it you would like to gain by being a part of the WAYTCo Youth Advisory Committee?*
Please tell us in 150 words or less.
YAC Guidelines*
It is important that you understand the YAC undertaking. Please take a moment to read and acknowledge the Youth Advisory Committee Guidelines before completing your nomination.
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