October Gallery Education
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, 12th January, 2026
4.30 PM - 6.30 PM
October Gallery
Happy New Year!
This Youth Collective session continues our exploration of the current exhibition by Govinda Sah 'Azad' and how his practice reveals what is hidden, connecting to unseen energies through material and process. We will work together pressing textures from natural objects into clay, and then cast them into small plaster reliefs. We will take a moment to share the beginning of a new year together, reflecting on global traditions of time passing, blessing and renewal.
You can drop in to join or email Esther esther@octobergallery.co.uk or contact us via Instagram to join the OG Youth Collective.
Additional Dates
We're so excited to welcome the new year with a series of exciting and fun workshops. Open to young creatives of all levels, join us in these upcoming sessions filled with playful creation, chat, and snacks!
Monday, 9th February, 2026
4:30pm - 6:30pm
October Gallery
Monday, 9th March, 2026
4:30pm - 6:30pm
October Gallery
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 first and last 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
What is October Youth Collective?
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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.’
The October Gallery Education Youth Programme is kindly supported by Camden Council
