OG Youth Collective

If you’re 14 - 24 and curious about art, making, and ideas, we welcome you to join the OG Youth Collective for free drop in creative sessions.

You can see what we've been up to on our Instagram page: og_youthcollective

Upcoming Sessions

Monday, 9th March, 2026

4:30pm - 6:30pm

October Gallery

Youth Collective Print Lab 17: Metal, Marks + Colour

In this session we will explore low-tech printing as an art form by embossing and printing onto thin metal using simple tools, texture and hand pressure.

Each participant will design and create their own embossed metal print plate, developing a personal symbol, journey line or pattern, and will produce a small edition of three prints using layered colour with powdered pigments such as Brusho and watercolour. Inspired by the experimental spirit of Atelier 17 (an art school in the 20th century) and the material sensitivity of the Kenji Yoshida exhibition, the workshop focuses on experimentation, repetition and leaving a mark that can be shared and displayed.

You can drop in to join, email Esther esther@octobergallery.co.uk or contact us via Instagram to join the OG Youth Collective.

Additional Dates

Open to young creatives of all levels, join us in these upcoming sessions filled with playful creation, chat, and snacks!

Monday, 23rd March, 2026

4:30pm - 6:30pm

October Gallery

Sunday, 19th April, 2026

11:00am - 2:00pm

Location TBC

About The OG Youth Collective

This is a FREE drop-in art group for young people living in London aged 14 - 24. We usually meet on the second Monday of every month. We welcome everyone and do all sorts. We make art, film, create exhibitions and discuss current events, as well as visiting other local museums and galleries to further our understanding of contemporary art and exhibitions.

The OG Youth Collective sessions offer opportunities to develop traditional and contemporary art skills. The sessions are led by artists, designers, and OG youth leaders. Covering a range of creative industries including art, design, craft, fashion, digital media, and performance.

Youth Collective members are offered work experience opportunities and youth leadership roles, including programme planning and curatorial input. We support young people in gaining GCSE/AS Level and A Level arts qualifications and CV development and have a yearly exhibition at October Gallery.

If you would like to find out more about the group; other work experience and volunteering opportunities within our education programme, please email Esther Adesigbin, Esther@octobergallery.co.uk

Lineages Ink Lab
🖤 OG Youth Collective

Monday 9th February 2026
🕟 4:30–6:30pm
📍 October Gallery

FREE — for 14–24 year olds living in London

Join the OG Youth Collective for a relaxed evening of large-scale ink drawing. We’ll explore the amazing Lineages exhibition and experiment with expressive and controlled mark-making, responding to how artist Golnaz Fathi develops a personal visual language through line, rhythm, and repetition.
No art experience needed - drop in to join or DM us 👋🏽

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✨ Youth Collective – Happy New Year! ✨

Tonight Monday 12 January 2026
4:30–6:30 PM @octobergallerylondon

FREE creative session – open to 14–24 year olds living in London

We’re really excited to start the year together with a hands-on workshop inspired by Govinda Sah ‘Azad’, whose work explores energy, abstraction and spiritual transformation.
@govinda_azad

This session continues our exploration of the current exhibition at October Gallery, focusing on how Govinda Sah ‘Azad’ reveals what is hidden and connects to unseen energies through material and process. We’ll work together pressing textures from natural objects into clay, then casting them into small plaster reliefs.

Looking forward to the beginning of a new year together as a collective🧡

Drop in and join us, or email Esther at esther@octobergallery.co.uk, or message us on Instagram to be part of the OG Youth Collective.

🌱👐 ✨

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Tonight - Youth Collective Session
Monday 24th November, 4.30–6.30pm at October Gallery

This one’s a bit special.
We’ll be working with the curatorial team to re-position some of El Anatsui’s artworks exhibited in Go Back and Pick.
We’ll also build a mini gallery model to imagine and design our own exhibition layouts.

FREE creative workshops for young people, aged 14 to 24 living in London

Please DM or email education@octobergallery.co.uk to let me know if you’re coming (and if you’re bringing a friend) so we can plan the groups.

#youthcollective #octobergallery #elAnatsui #arteducation #londonarts #youngartists #camdenyouth #gallerylife #creativecommunity #artevent #youngcreatives #contemporaryart #artworkshop #londonstudents #artpractice #curatorialpractice

Tomorrow starts two days of creative FREE art workshops for the OG Youth Collective ✨
First up is Sunday 23 Nov at the Foundling Museum (1.30–4pm) Lino printing with @taschtastic and @assemblagecollective_ + a free museum tour!

Drop in to join us if you are 14-24 and living in London…

Then Monday 24 Nov @octobergallerylondon (4.30–6.30pm) Curatorial session working with the curator team team re arranging an El Anatsui art piece! And making our own mini gallery model and show.

Come to one or both - all welcome.👋🏾
 Please send a quick message if you’re joining so we can plan numbers for each session.
Excited to see you all 💛

#YouthCollective #OctoberGallery #CreativeMaking #ElAnatsui #LinoPrinting #FoundlingMuseum #LondonYouthArts

UPDATE: Tomorrow’s session is cancelled.
A new date has not been confirmed yet - we will share details soon. 🌟 Youth Collective -
Free creative space for young people aged 14 - 24 at October Gallery.

Join us for a special session. Working with the Curator team to reposition and redesign one of El Anatsui’s exhibited artworks on show in ‘Go Back and Pick’. We will be able to work as a team to think about the artworks placement, layout, and story.

We’ll also build a mini model of a gallery space using ethically sourced balsa board, card, cut-outs and simple materials - designing our own small exhibition and experimenting with themes for a show.

Everyone is welcome, and it’s completely free. Snacks are always provided.
If you’d like to come (or bring a friend), just send a quick message so we can plan the groups.

#YouthCollective #OctoberGallery #ElAnatsui #GoBackAndPick #CreativeYouth #GalleryDesign #YoungArtists #LondonArts #FreeArts #CreativeCommunity #ogyouthcollective

Transformation Workshop
The Youth Collective is back at October Gallery this Monday 20th October, 4.30 - 6.30pm, with guest artist @taschtastic ✨
Together we’ll explore printmaking and concertina bookmaking, inspired by El Anatsui’s exhibition Go Back and Pick - a hands-on, creative session about transformation, and material play.

Free drop in session open to anyone living in London aged 14–24.
All materials provided - just come ready to make.

#YouthCollective #OctoberGallery #ElAnatsui #GoBackAndPick #AssemblageCollective #TaschTastic #ArtWorkshops #LondonYouthArts #CreativeCommunity #Printmaking #ConcertinaBook #ArtInProgress #MaterialTransformation #YoungArtistsLondon #GalleryLife #ArtEducation #MakingTogether #VisualVoices #ArtForChange

It’s a trip👏🏽
We’re back in session and heading out to the South London Gallery this Sunday from 11am - 3pm.

Drop in and join us for a friendly, creative session looking, chatting, and making inspired by Yto Barrada’s ✨ THRILL FILL SPILL.

Barrada’s work traces stories of migration, transformation, and everyday acts of resistance through sculpture, photography, and film. Together we’ll spend time sharing ideas, sketching, and thinking about how artists transform materials.

Sunday 12th October, 11am – 3pm
South London Gallery
www.southlondongallery.org

The OG Youth Collective is free and open to anyone aged 14–25 living in London.
We’ll bring sketchbooks and materials, but you’re welcome to bring your own.

To join or find out more, contact esther@octobergallery.co.uk 👋🏾 — see the link in our bio — or DM us.

#OGYouthCollective #OctoberGallery #YtoBarrada #SouthLondonGallery #CrossingHistories #ThrillFillSpill #ArtAndResistance #YoungArtistsLondon #FreeArtWorkshops #CreativeCommunity #MigrationAndMemory #ArtEducation #LondonArts

Hi everyone 🌟 just sharing an amazing opportunity for 16–25 year olds - free entry into the awesome 🙌🏽 Kerry James Marshall: The Histories exhibition tomorrow Sat 4th Oct. Loads of events happening throughout the day at the Royal Academy of Arts 🎨

👉 https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/kerry-james-marshall-free-opening-for-16-25-year-olds

Some of the Youth Collective will be there 😁 after 2pm to find out more the RA Youth Programme. DM us if you’d like to say hi 👋🏾

And don’t forget - our next Youth Collective trip is on Sun 12th Oct at South London Gallery 🖤

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What Youth Collective Members say:

‘Through the Youth Collective I have visited galleries and exhibitions that I wouldn’t have visited alone, and had amazing in-depth conversations about art with others in the group. Being a part of the Youth Collective helps me to see art in a different way.’

‘The OG youth collective has helped me become much more confident within the world of art, it has opened up so many different networks and opportunities that I wouldn’t be able to get elsewhere.’

‘The OG education team have helped me so much and given me the space where I can express myself freely and creatively and even just talk about something that has been on my mind. Whenever I have been having a bad week the YC is always a place I can detach from everything going around and just have a fun time.’

What is October Youth Collective?

Human Rights

What Represents Your Identity

National Gallery Trip

The October Gallery Education Youth Programme is kindly supported by Camden Council