The SLG provides a range of activities and events for young people. Art Assassins, the SLG’s young people’s forum, is led by young people aged 13-20 and meets weekly. They run their own events and activities based around the SLG’s exhibition programme, as well as contributing to the Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project.

May 2010 saw the launch of the Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project which is a partnership between Louis Vuitton, the SLG and four other London art institutions: the Hayward Gallery, Royal Academy, Tate Britain and Whitechapel Gallery. The project encompasses an annual summer academy, visits to exhibitions and events, and the development of a new website by young people to share views and ideas about contemporary art with their peers. The project gives participants the opportunity to learn new skills and work alongside artists, collectors and museum directors.

Street Training is a two-year project led by artist Lottie Child with young people living on Sceaux Gardens and Southampton Way housing estates. Lottie Child leads training workshops to explore, amongst other things, the differences between creative and anti-social behaviour. Participants go on to train professionals in how to distinguish between these behaviours and work closely with the local safer neighbourhood police. The project is funded by the Joint Security Initiative run by Southwark Council.

Current events for young people