SPARK Youth Arts Festival takes place 14 – 18 February 2022.
The festival is a national event to explore, discuss and celebrate the inspiring world of youth arts practice in Ireland. Take part and spark your interest in developing youth arts activities with young people and embedding youth arts practice in your work!
Join SPARK Youth Arts Festival for panel discussions, youth arts training, drop-in discussion forums for youth workers and youth arts practitioners, a youth arts advocacy event for young people (18-25), and a showcasing event for youth arts projects which will culminate with the launch of the Artist and Youth Work Residency Grant scheme for 2022.
SPARK Youth Arts Festival
EVENT 1 – MONDAY 14TH – WORKING TOGETHER: COLLABORATION IN YOUTH ARTS
What can we achieve when we work together? How can collaboration support the strategic development of youth arts in Ireland?
Join online to hear directly from young people about their experience of youth arts, the role it has played in their lives and their vision for youth arts in Ireland.
Join National Youth Arts Programme staff and other youth workers, youth arts practitioners and artists for a cup of tea, chats, peer exchange, problem-solving and inspiration.
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