HART Youth

13/04/2026

09/11/2025

THE REGENT RICHMOND IS READY TO ENTERTAIN!
FRIDAY 28 November 6-8.30pm.
Come and see young local people perform music, dance, drama and more.
With loads of prizes to give away!

1 Buy $10 tickets at: https://www.simpletix.com/e/a-night-with-hart-youth-talent-showcase-tickets-239938 -click OR www.HARTYOUTH.com

Complimentary tickets are available for Pensioners, U3A and Probus members in the upstairs section. Just text your full name to 0417 695 822 to reserve a seat.

02/11/2025

Coming to the REGENT!
Tickets $10 (+BF) on sale at www.hartyouth.com or https://www.simpletix.com/e/a-night-with-hart-youth-talent-showcase-tickets-239938 -click

Complimentary tickets available for U3A, Probus and local Pensioners - message us on Facebook

30/10/2025

$10 (+BF) tickets on sale at www.hartyouth.com or https://www.simpletix.com/e/a-night-with-hart-youth-talent-showcase-tickets-239938 -click
Friday November 28, 6pm REGENT THEATRE
145 Windsor Street, Richmond

03/10/2025

Under 25? Enter now - no audition - just send us a sample of what you'll perform on the night.
Sing! Dance! Juggle! Drama!
https://www.hartyouth.com/hart-talent-showcase

09/05/2025

While the artwork 'Where Hope Sits' remains banned from the Hawkesbury Show, it has made more people think than the artist could ever possibly have imagined.
Let's keep supporting our young artists!

https://www.hartyouth.com/art

04/05/2025

Sixteen-year-old HART Youth Ambassador, Matilda Emmerich was initially told her painting could not be included in the Open Art Category of the Hawkesbury Show because it was too heavy to hang. When she questioned the decision—given the painting's not-unusual weight and the absence of a weight limit in the Show’s Rules and Regulations—she was then informed the content was inappropriate.
The oil painting, created specifically for the Show, features a young, wounded angel surrounded by the torn flags of countries currently in conflict. Titled ‘Where Hope Sits’ a poem is included within the frame emphasising the piece as a message of hope in a time of global uncertainty.
The painting was ultimately rejected on the grounds of being a security concern, with organisers stating that it could potentially upset viewers to the point of provoking a violent response toward the artwork or others nearby.
While respecting the organisers' commitment to public safety and their right to curate entries, it raises an important question:
Where should a work like this—created by a teenager in regional NSW as a heartfelt expression for her community—be seen and shared?
For next year’s competition, Matilda was encouraged to try painting a landscape.

Artwork and poem can be seen here: https://www.hartyouth.com/art

WHERE HOPE SITS by Matilda Emmerich

With the weight of a world upon his wings, an Angel took a breath and sat back.

If it weren’t for the bloody ruins, he might even look relaxed.

Death sat upon one shoulder, Power upon the other.

Any kindness Death showed, Power would smother.

With one last look across a broken world, he lay down like a wounded deer,

while Death held his hand, Power whispered in his ear
“At least we’ll have Mars.”

And though he was dying, the angel did laugh.

And laugh

and laugh.

Until Death cut through the violence, then replaced the loud silence, and took its turn to whisper

“When you don’t make the trip to Mars and you don't drive one of those flashy cars; when your prayers aren’t answered —not by Jesus or Buddha; not even the Pope—there’s something you will always have,”

and that thing is called hope.

01/04/2025

Friday April 11, 4-8pm,
Richmond Oval

17/03/2025

Entertainment by youths for youths!
Prize give-aways!
Free food and drink for under 25s!