What can a new U2 album teach us about the purpose of Art? In this, our first blog responding to Eliiot Eisner’s “Lessons”, playwright and acknowledged expert in educational drama - John McArdle; discusses how in art, small differences can have large effects!
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Outcome 2: Achieving in all areas of learning and development
Objective 3 Young people’s core skills, competencies and attributes are enhanced and promoted through accessible, responsive, formal and non-formal education and learning opportunities.
Objective 4 Young people benefit from strengthened transition supports at all levels as they move through the education system.
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12 November, 2014Our third blog in the international exchange series, sees brothers and film makers, Cian and Jack Desmond, talking exchanges, the Give+Take programme and even the odd TV programme!
Young Filmmakers, Desmond Bros Productions, Cork.
In January, I received word from our friends at Fresh Film Festival that Give + Take was back, and yes, I was invited. This was good news. Last year was highly enjoyable and educative, and I definitely got a lot out of the experience.
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3 November, 2014In this, our second blog in the International Exchange series, Nisse Koltz from Station Next in Denmark, discusses the value of meaningful international exchange to both his organization and its students.
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30 October, 2014In this our first blog from Fresh Film Festival, Festival Manager, Ciarda Tobin, discusses the value of international collaboration and exchange in celebrating and developing the work of young film makers.
Fresh Film Festival is a national film festival for filmmakers aged 7 to 18. Encouraging young people to make films is what we are all about. Earlier this year, we celebrated our 18th festival in the company of young filmmakers from Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales, Denmark, Croatia, Greece, USA and Hungary.
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16 September, 2014In this, our final blog, in the series examining how young people in arts groups have made the transition from being a member to becoming a leader, Youth Theatre Professional David Kelly, charts his journey from a school production in Ballymun to the Artistic Directorship of Dublin Youth Theatre.
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Blue Hanley is a tutor with Galway Community Circus. She is 21 and from Galway.She is a NUI Galway student of Irish, Psychology and Theatre, who works as circus tutor, performer, theatre front of house staff, scholar and general circusser.
Often appears in random countries. Drinker of tea, reader of books, doer of things -
20 August, 2014
Circus is the third art form that we are profiling in this blog series, examining how young people in arts groups have made the transition from being a member to becoming a leader. Here Ulla Hokkanen, Circus Director at Galway Community Circus and ex-member and leader Blue Hanley, discuss their love for their art form, why they do what they do and plans for the future.
Ulla Hokkanen
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6 August, 2014In this, the final blog in our present Comic Strip series, illustrator and performer, Patrick Sanders, presents some of his unique and insightful perspectives on drawing and creativity, reminding us just why -when working with children and young people in the arts, it’s important to lead by example.
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7 July, 2014I was very happily teaching piano in Bennekerry primary school in Carlow, when Trudi Shannon the principal approached me about forming a school choir. I had some experience of singing in choirs and could sing well, but I had never thought about leading one.
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26 June, 2014Choir is the second art form that we have chosen to profile in this blog series, examining how young people in arts groups have made the transition from being a member to becoming a leader. In the following two blogs, Artistic Director Mary Amond O’Brien and ex-member and leader Karen Kelly of Aspiro in Carlow, discuss work, the ongoing development of their group and of course the role that they now play within it.
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