The Comox Valley Art Gallery’s Youth Media Project uses digital media, creative facilitation, and artistic collaboration as a framework for youth to create media for community action. Those who come through the program end up creating long-lasting connections not just with each other, but with other community members and organizations in the Comox Valley.
“The Comox Valley Art Gallery’s Youth Media Project uplifts emerging creative change-makers and story-tellers. It is an inclusive space where contemporary issues can be examined and where participants can make and share meaningful media.” – Team Leader Krista Tupper
YOUTH MEDIA TRAINING
The Youth Media Project provides intensive hands-on training in video production, sound design, and other media skills. This program is open to anyone from the ages of 16 to 30 who is interested in learning how to create videos that tell stories and inspire community discourse. We recruit seven participants per 13-week session.
Participants create two films: one independent film that speaks to what they would like to see done better in our community, and one film in collaboration with a small business or community organization that celebrates the sustainable work that is being done in the Valley.
To be eligible for the program, participants must have an interest in art and video, be between the ages of 16 and 30, be legally entitled to work in Canada, not be attending school full-time, and not be on Employment Insurance.
Our next program will run from: January 19 – April 17, 2026
For more information, please attend our Info Session at 5:00pm on January 6 at 580 Duncan Ave (upstairs). This session is open to all members of the public who have questions about our program. Light refreshments will be served.
Deadline to apply for our upcoming program is January 7. In order to apply, email krista.cvagymp@gmail.com with a short paragraph about why you might be interested in attending the CVAG Youth Media Project and how you intend to use your newly acquired media skills in the future. Suggested support material includes a resume and/or any artwork/photographs/music/videos that you have created in the past. No previous media experience is required to be eligible for this program.
All youth will be paid a full-time minimum wage if accepted into the project.
The CVAG Youth Media Project is anchored in the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. All youth who have something to say about the change they would like to see in the world are encouraged to apply.
Please contact Krista Tupper with any questions about YMP (krista.cvagymp@gmail.com).
To view video projects from previous years, please visit the links below:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Comox Valley Art Gallery is grateful to operate on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nations.
Youth Media Project is made possible through the support of our FUNDER: Government of Canada | PARTNERS: Wachiay Friendship Centre, Creative Employment Access Society, and Sid Williams Theatre.
