V&A East Youth Collective Opens Paid Applications for 16–24-Year-Olds in East London
On Friday, 16th October 2026, applications will be accepted for the V&A East Youth Collective cohort, closing on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 11:59pm. This initiative seeks to enroll 12 individuals aged 16–24 from Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, or Waltham Forest, offering compensation of £14.80 per hour. The program will take place from January to August 2027, featuring 16 evening meetings and some weekend events, with the inaugural session set for Thursday, 14th January 2027, at V&A East Storehouse. A complimentary information session is scheduled for Sunday, 18th October, at V&A Storehouse. Additional information will be released on 16th October, and inquiries can be directed to va-east-engagement@vam.ac.uk.
Key facts
- Applications open Friday 16th October 2026 and close Sunday 1st November 2026 at 11:59pm
- 12 young people aged 16–24 will be recruited from Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets or Waltham Forest
- Participants are paid £14.80 per hour, the London Living Wage
- The eight-month programme runs January–August 2027 with 16 evening meetings every other Thursday, 6–8pm, in East London
- The first session is Thursday 14th January 2027 at 6pm at V&A East Storehouse
- A free information event takes place Sunday 18th October, 1pm–5pm, at V&A Storehouse
- Themes span identity, memory, belonging, place, access and decolonisation
- V&A East Storehouse houses over half a million creative works and collection objects
Entities
Artists
- Lex Lawless
- Sadia Aziza
- Rahil Ahmad
Institutions
- V&A East
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- V&A East Museum
- V&A East Storehouse
- V&A East Youth Collective
- Youth Collective Community
Locations
- Hackney
- Newham
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- East London
- Stratford
- Stratford Waterfront
- London
- United Kingdom