Youth Justice & Arts Summit

Start: Saturday, February 21, 2026•10AM - 3:30PM

Location: Wheelock Family Theatre• 180 Riverway, Boston, MA 02215 US

Host contact info https://www.wheelockfamilytheatre.org/

Love Your Labels will be exhibiting! We will also be running a collaborative art workshop!

The Youth Justice and Arts Summit brings together youth, artists, and advocates throughout Greater Boston and Massachusetts to build community, uplift voices, and explore the intersection of art and activism.

Workshops will be led by youth, youth supporting staff, and professional teaching artists to engage young people in artmaking and advocacy, including Know Your Rights trainings and workshops around performing and visual arts.

The summit will conclude with a display of original youth artwork with themes of identity, justice, and community, and youth will have the opportunity to perform spoken word, music, dance, scenes, or storytelling in a performance art showcase.

This convening offers an opportunity for youth to strengthen their coalition of youth justice work, create individual organizing relationships, and share in artistic expression and celebration with their peers.