Young People

Now in its eighth edition, Upgrade Yourself Festival is back, connecting emerging creatives ages 16 to 30 with trailblazing talent and industry experts.

Join us for our next Upgrade Yourself Monthly with Hetain Patel – a featured artist in Holy Pop! Hetain’s work explores identity, belonging, and self-expression through the stories, objects and materials that shape our everyday lives.

Join us for our July Upgrade Yourself Monthly to explore programming live events with intention and specificity with Somerset House Residents Dialled In - where grassroots energy meets global intent. Dialled In celebrate the depth and diversity of alternative South Asian music and culture through experiences and events.

Join us for our June Upgrade Yourself Monthly to explore poetry as a creative and professional practice with Forward Arts Foundation, a national charity that gives people confidence to create and communicate.

Join us for our May Upgrade Yourself Monthly, for an exploration of DIY publishing and zine making with PageMasters, a sustainable print studio specialising in artist books, zines and prints.

We’re celebrating our incredible planet with a double exhibition special! Join us for a free evening of talks, workshops, and connecting, designed to help aspiring creatives aged 18–30 connect with peers and industry pros.

Join us for our April Upgrade Yourself Monthly, where Somerset House Studios Artist and photographer Joy Gregory, invites you to rediscover photography through light and analogue process.

How to build a creative practice from nothing, and why your community is your greatest resource.

Join us for our March Upgrade Yourself Monthly, where Somerset House Studios Artist and composer Felix Taylor leads a sonic journey into exploring sound, score making and play.

Join us for our February Upgrade Yourself Monthly for a behind-the-scenes exploration of spatial and site-specific artmaking with artist and designer Aziza Kadyri.

A 12-month paid career development opportunity for emerging creative professionals ages 18–25.

The benefits of unconventional creative living and carving out a career as a polymath.