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‘Tea & Technique’ - Youth Led Projects with Victoria Durrer: South Dublin County Council Arts Office

In the second of this four-part professional development series, NYCI’s Arts Programme will facilitate a conversation between Victoria Durrer and Wayne Travers, a member of Tallaght Young Filmmakers. Tallaght Young Filmmakers is an award-winning youth-led filmmaking group that, with Victoria’s guidance, has been working towards a youth led practice approach for the last number of years. The presentation will centre on their experience of developing a sustainable youth-led approach to arts projects with young people, from the point of view of youth workers and arts managers, as well as the young people involved. This session will be an opportunity to hear about the potential successes and challenges of developing youth-led activities and will provide a forum for discussion about the methodologies for making youth-led arts projects a reality, after which participants will be invited to bring their own questions and experiences to the conversation.

Date: Thursday 1st December 2011, 10.55-12.30 (approx)

Outline of session

10.55-11.00: Participants log-in to ADOBE Connect (pre registration required - tom@nyci.ie)

11.00-12.00: Main presentation from Victoria Durrer and Wayne Travers

12.00-12.30: Q&A facilitated by Tom Donegan, NYCI

Location: Online

To register to take part in this workshop please email: tom@nyci.ie. An ADOBE Connect weblink will then be circulated in advance for you to access on the day.

Youth arts can broadly be defined as young people taking part voluntarily in creative, cultural or expressive activity outside of the formal education process. It can encompass participation and appreciation, as well as engagement with arts work specifically created by, with or for young people.

Art in Their Lives, A Policy on Young People and the Arts. National Youth Council of Ireland (2003-2007)

"Where words fail, music speaks"
- Hans Christian Anderson