Regional Futures: Horizons

Horizons is a creative industry mentoring and career development program for NSW regional youth. The project runs over 18 months and supports a total of 75 young people from across NSW.

Horizons is a state-wide regional project that provides direct intensive support to young people wanting to pursue a career in the creative industries. Our aim is to provide participants with new pathways to explore work and study opportunities in the creative industries.

Participants are connected with an experienced mentor from their chosen field who is based in regional NSW. Each mentoring relationship addresses the needs and interests of each individual and enables participants to connect into a network of peers to build strong state-wide networks early in their careers.

There are plans to share the experiences of the participants and mentors at the culmination of the project, highlighting the range of creative practice and industries represented.  Our aim is to draw attention to the opportunities open to regional young people in the dynamic and evolving creative industries.  The form of this ‘showcase’ will be developed in partnership with the participants.