We have asked some Irish Artists to identify and discuss work that they admire that has been created for children and young people outside of Ireland. In this blog Muireann Ahern, Joint Artistic Director of Theatre Lovett, discusses the Danish Director, Bodil Alling.

In this blog, as the ‘Sing and Shine’ programme draws to a close, we talk to Mary Amond O’Brien about the positive impact that this project has had on the young people participating. 

Why do I work with children through the arts?

I work with children and young people through the arts for two reasons: first, it’s an area and methodology in which I’m deeply interested in and relatively skilled; second, many of the benefits that children experience from engaging in a creative process overlap with the outcomes we hope to generate through our direct work with them. 

In this blog, Youth Worker Emma O’Brien, discusses her motivation for delivering arts programmes with young people, also explaining in the process, the importance of defining roles when engaging an artist to work with young people in a youth work context.