YouthArts News

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 next two NYCI Professional Development workshops have now be confirmed for THURSDAY 24th NOVEMBER and THURSDAY 1st DECEMBER, with a third planned to take place before Christmas (date TBC).  These sessions are free to join and open to anyone with an interest in Youth Arts.

Co. Mayo Vocational Education Committee, on behalf of Mayo Music Education Partnership invites applications for the position of tutors - music /instrumental/voice.

The Arts Council/ An Comhairle Ealaíon have published an update on recent developments in child protection and some information on forthcoming legislation here: http://bit.ly/v4YLMd

‘Where are we now?’ – A symposium examining arts for children in hospital within the context of the Puppet Portal Project. Helium, in collaboration with Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership, is hosting this symposium as part of the 2011 International Puppet Festival Ireland for artists and healthcare professionals who are interested in participatory arts with children in hospital.

The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland cordially invites you to teh launch of ‘Making Ireland Home’, a film sharing the stories of young migrants produced by the mPower Youth Empowerment Project. Mary Cunningham, Director of NYCI, will launch this event.

Donegal CDB Peace and Reconciliation Partnership's ‘One Donegal’ cultural diversity month will be taking place throughout November. The wide range of activities in this year’s programme reflects the variety of work supported by the Partnership through the Donegal PEACE III Action Plan (2008-2013) in an effort to attain their shared vision of 'Donegal, a county where racism and sectarianism no longer exists and where all feel equally valued and confident that they belong.'

In accordance with its Arts Service Plan, Dublin City Council invites applications for funding towards arts projects and programmes in the city which are complementary to the following objectives:
 

NOISE Flicks Work Experience positions are run by South Dublin County Council Arts Office with support from RUA RED. The internship is open to persons aged 16-25 and runs November 2011 – February 2012. To apply download the application, and complete including the requested samples of work and two references.

The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children is recruiting for a dynamic and imaginative Theatre Programmer with significant theatre production expertise. The position requires a proven track record in theatre programming and producing. The successful candidate will have a passion for child centred cultural work and be expected to drive a high quality, innovative theatre programme for children, schools and families. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 18 November.

On October 10th Minister for Children & Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, joined Barnardos and the Family Support Agency to launch Parenting Positively – Coping with a Parent’s Problem Drug or Alcohol Use, a new resource for children, teenagers and their parents to support them in understanding and dealing with difficulties that can result from a parent’s problem drug or alcohol use.

The purpose of the annual programming grant is to assist applicants with the costs of their artistic programme. The scheme is not intended to provide support for ongoing operating/administrative costs. Organisations applying for the first time are requested to first discuss their suitability for this funding programme with the relevant Head of Team at the Arts Council.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Arts in Healthcare Settings is the first accredited course in Arts and Health in Ireland. The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the key theories that inform teaching and learning in adulthood; to provide them with the knowledge and skills to work creatively with groups; to give them the capacity to critically reflect on their practice in the field of arts and health; and to give them an understanding of what ‘arts and health’ is and the role of the arts in healthcare, both theoretical and practical.

On 26-28 April 2012, more than 100 students and teachers from schools in every country in the European Union will enjoy an experience to remember, as the guests of the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. For two remarkable days they will become ‘extraordinary members’ of the EESC. For the third year running, the EESC is organising a simulated plenary session, at the heart of Europe, where school pupils and their teachers will debate, negotiate, and thrash out consensus just as the real Committee does.

‘How do we know it’s Working?’ is a North/ South Conference focusing on supporting youth organizations and youth workers to enable them to better plan for and demonstrate the benefit, outcomes and impact of their work. The Conference is a joint venture between the National Youth Council of Ireland and Youthnet, funded through the EU Peace III Programme, and will consist of a combination of key inputs and participative workshops.

IUGTE and ArtUniverse have announced seven bursaries for participation in ‘Theatre Between Tradition & Contemporaneity’, an international professional conference researching the bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. The bursary is €300 and covers part of the participation fee. Accommodation and meals are organized for the group. The Conference will take place in a 15th Century castle, the international educational centre in the picturesque Styria region, in the southeast of Austria.

How are we connected to the world around us? How do our links - through people, food, money, technology and ideas – affect us, the world we live in and people in the Global South? Are young people active citizens or just consumers who buy first and think later? This year’s One World Week central action ‘Consume with Care’ looks at how we as consumers, have ‘purchasing power’ in what we buy and how we spend our money. Changing our spending habits can positively benefit people, places and production locally and globally. 

Fire Station Artists’ Studios in partnership with FOMACS (Forum on Migration and Communications) will present a workshop programme exploring the relationship between ethnographic methods, representation, human rights and the ethics of collaborative engagement in visual arts practice.

The ‘Business of Fun’ Conference in association with Fáilte Ireland will be held on 10-11 November, in the Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe. This is the definitive festivals and events conference with streams that will cover all aspects of producing successful festivals and events. This is where the art, people and business of festivals and events converge.

The 17th Junior Film Fleadh which takes place from 16–19 November in Galway’s Town Hall Theatre,  Huston Film School and City Museum. A varied and exciting line-up is on offer for young people from the ages of 4–18 years, which will include a mixture of features, documentaries and workshops to support the curriculum, develop the imagination and stimulate both discussion and creativity.

The Youth Arts Programme is an initiative of the National Youth Council of Ireland and is partner funded by the Arts Council and The Department of Children and Youth Affairs.  The Programme is dedicated to the development and advancement of youth arts in Ireland. It aims specifically to realise the creative potential of young people through good quality arts practice within youth organisations and to develop appropriate policies and activities at local, regional and national level.

The NYCI Arts programme announces a call for applications for the 2nd round of the 2011 Artist in Youth Work Residency Scheme. The Artist in Youth Work Residency Scheme offers grants to youth arts organisations or youth work organisations working in an arts context, who would like to engage with a professional artist.

The first in our youth arts professional development series will now be taking place online on Wednesday 5th October from 11.00am-13.00pm. The sessions will be hosted by us on ADOBE Connect, but you don’t need to have this software to attend-all you need is a computer, an internet connection and a set of speakers or headphones. The session is free but you need to register your attendance by Friday 30th September 2011. You will then be sent the link and instructions for attending the online session. The structure of the session will stay the same, for more information on the session, please see below or if you have any questions please contact Fiona at fiona@nyci.ie or on 01 4784122

This one-day workshop will introduce participants to the process of digital filmmaking in youth work. The digital filmmaking workshop will offer participants a very practical one-day interactive training experience which will see the group devise and make a short film of their own. 

To book see www.nycitraining.org

This year the theme of our annual conference is “How do we know its working?” - Supporting youth organisations to plan for and demonstrate the outcomes of their work.

With funding from the Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund, Ballymun Regional Youth Resource (BRYR) is seeking a Senior Youth Worker Groups & Arts (full-time) Ballymun Regional Youth Resource is a youth work organisation working for the welfare and development of all 10-21 year-old young people in the area.  

The next round of Near Media Coop’s “Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media” initiative beginning this October. The aim of Near Media’s Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Project is to increase integration and intercultural understanding in society.

Éigse Carlow Arts Festival is now accepting applications for the position of artistic director/CEO for the Éigse Carlow Arts Festival. Carlow enjoys a national reputation as a centre for the arts due mainly to the success of the annual multi disciplinary Éigse Carlow Arts Festival, which is 33 years in existence.

TG4 and the Arts Council invite submissions for the 7th season of Splanc!, the television documentary scheme that supports the creative exploration of the arts in Ireland. This year the scheme aims to support a number of documentaries on one or a number of art forms for a series of programmes that will provide an insight into the arts and into the making of art in Ireland today.

Volunteer Ireland is gathering a squadron of volunteer photographers in preparation for the 4th Annual Ireland Involved Awards. The Ireland Involved Awards recognise the contribution volunteers make to communities around Ireland; it’s about saying thank you to the people who make a difference. We need the help of photographers from all over Ireland to snap the 30 nominated volunteers.

Finglas Artsquad Community Employment Project currently has some positions that will be available in the coming months. The positions are all 19.5 hours a week and all applicants must be eligible under FAS criteria. Fingal Artsquad is seeking 4 Community Artists Positions, based in Finglas and 1 Administrator based off the Navan Road.

Community and voluntary groups, clubs and associations are invited to submit a three-minute video clip to www.bettertogether.ie Your video should explain: 1) what your organisations does,2) why it matters and 3) why you think we are “better together”. It can be a new or existing video clip, but it must be no longer than three minutes.

The Playhouse Theatre seeks young people aged 16 – 25 years to join its youth theatre, First Call Youth Theatre. The Theatre Company restarts at the end of September and they are inviting young people for auditions.

The professional development programme for adults continues for 2011, as part of the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children.