August 2010
Junior Galway Film Fleadh
The Junior Galway Film Fleadh (JGFF) creates annually a programme of screenings and workshops which are enlightening, educational and entertaining aimed at young people from ages 13 – 18 years. Young people are catered for as a distinctive cinema going audience encouraging them to become involved in film through screenings, workshops and other related activities (eg script competition).
Create National Networking Day for Collaborative Arts, Dublin
Create National Networking Day for Collaborative Arts, Dublin
16 September, 10 – 6pm, axis Ballymun
Auditions for Dublin Youth Dance Company
Dublin Youth Dance Company will be hosting auditions for new members on Sunday, 26 September, 2010. This will take place at Dance Theatre of Ireland’s Centre for Dance,Bloomfields Centre, Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. The audition will consist of a company class, followed by a short interview.
EU Youth Conference and DG Meeting
Belgium holds the Presidency of the European Union at the moment and they are holding anEU Youth Conference, which will bring together over 100 young people to discuss matters of Youth and Employment with each other and with policy makers / government representatives from the 27 EU Member States. The National Youth Council of Ireland will be nominating 3 young people to attend this event. For more information www.youth-eutrio.be
Where: Leuven, Belgium
Conference Call to Youth Workers and Young people
"Many Cultures One Home" Thomond Park, Limerick 9th September 2010 Hosted by Doras Luimni.
Temporary Youth Worker - Arts
Ballymun Regional Youth Resource is a professional youth work organisation working for the welfare and development of all 10-21 year-old young people in the area.
NYCI Certificate in Youth Arts -CLOSING DATE EXTENDED
Applications now being accepted for 2010/11
The Certificate in Youth Arts is a part time, year long university accredited course of study in Irish Youth Arts Practice which aims to introduce those working in the non-formal education sector to the concepts, principles and practice of youth arts using a context and practice approach. It is co-ordinated by the Arts Programme at the National Youth Council of Ireland and accreditted by The Department of Applied Social Studies, NUI Maynooth.
Arts Council announces new funding scheme in dance and theatre
The Arts Council has announced the introduction of four new funding schemes on a pilot basis for 2010-2011, one in dance, and three in theatre.
The deadline for the new schemes is 5.30pm on Thursday, 12 August, 2010. Applications will be accepted through the Arts Council’s online services website.
The new schemes are:
New report confirms arts as Ireland's most popular pursuit
The majority of people in Ireland go to an arts event at least once a year, with plays, art exhibitions and classical music concerts most popular in every part of the country, according to research to be published this week.
In addition, more than 1.2 million people report that they actually participate in artistic or creative activities, such as drawing, painting, performing or playing an instrument.
CALL FOR DANCE ARTIST INTERESTED IN COLLABORATION AND WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
St. Kevin’s Integrated Youth Arts Group is looking for a dance artist to work on their latest film project. The group will be working on a project led by an animation artist to develop a new animation video. They would like a dance artist to explore the links between physical movement and movement created via animation.
The project will require planning time with the animation artist and delivery of 7 – 9 sessions, in some cases alongside the animation artist leading the project.
Fee: €1,500
