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Mapping Youth Arts Provision in Youth Work Settings in Ireland

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NYCI commissioned University College Cork to carry out this independent mapping of youth arts provision in youth work settings in Ireland. The research report outlines: What the nature and […]

NYCI Annual Review 2018

We’re very proud of what we achieved for the youth sector in 2018. With our members we’ve worked hard to make sure youth work is recognised […]

NYCI Arts Programme – Digital Filmmaking Handbook

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A tool for inspiration, exploration and imagination in youth work. This resource is published by the Youth Arts Programme, an initiative of the National Youth Council […]

Guide to Project Planning Framework

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Guide to Project Planning Framework

Guide to drawing up an artist’s contract

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Guide to drawing up an artist’s contract

Guide to creating a successful youth arts residency

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Guide to creating a successful youth arts residency

National Youth Strategy 2015- 2020

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The aim of the National Youth Strategy is to enable all young people to realise their maximum potential, by respecting their rights and hearing their voices, […]

Creating Magic

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If you are currently running an arts project or you are thinking about getting started, we hope this publication will prove very helpful. It is intended […]

Capturing Magic: A Tool for Evaluating Outcomes in Youth Arts Projects

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This resource will help you measure the outcomes of your youth arts project. This set of scales specially designed to provide a series of observable behaviours in a group of young people taking part in an arts project.

Evaluating outcomes: How to use ‘Capturing Magic’

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A Practical Guide to using NYCI’s ‘Capturing Magic’ – a tool for evaluating outcomes in youth arts projects in line with the National Quality Standards Framework […]

Introducing Visual Art

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Introduction Using Art in Youth Work provides opportunities to encourage creativity and self-expression.  It presents new challenges and can expose people to new and exciting art forms. […]

A Creative & Participatory Evaluation Workshop for Facilitators and Youth Leaders Working with Young People

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Introduction Evaluation of process, progress and outcomes is a vital part of any youth work, and should occur as an ongoing activity throughout any project. A […]

Engaging young people with photography

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This online resource gives you a duo of photography workshops to undertake with young people – one using cameras and one without. Written by Aoife Giles, […]

Engaging young people with photography

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This online resource gives you a duo of photography workshops to undertake with young people – one using cameras and one without. Written by Aoife Giles, […]

Working in Partnership

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Courage, tenacity and patience key to partnerships involving young people and the arts Seeking out partnerships can be enormously helpful to youth work and artistic programmes […]

12 Tips for Embedding the Arts in Your Youth Work Setting

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12 Trusty Tips for Starting and Sustaining Youth Arts Work: Youth arts work involves, by necessity and design, the collaboration of young people, youth workers and […]

Questions To Ask About Joining A Youth Arts Project

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With suggested questions and sample answers, this handy step-by-step guide for young people, youth workers and parents will help you choose the after school activities and […]

How to get funding to work with an artist

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Funding for the Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme 2018/19 has been confirmed! Funded by The Arts Council and The Dept of Children and Youth Affairs, […]

How to get funding to work with an artist

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Funding for the Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme 2018/19 has been confirmed! Funded by The Arts Council and The Dept of Children and Youth Affairs, […]

Ten Lessons the Arts Teach

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By kind permission of the National Art Education Association, we begin our special suite of blogs to close 2014 with Eliot Eisner’s ’10 Lessons The Arts […]

Intergenerational Youth Arts Practice – Part 1

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Have you ever thought about the benefits that Intergenerational work could bring to the young people in your group? The next two blogs, profile a long […]

Intergenerational Youth Arts Practice – Part 1

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Have you ever thought about the benefits that Intergenerational work could bring to the young people in your group? The next two blogs, profile a long […]

Youth Arts Position Paper

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This position paper has been produced following a decision by the Board of NYCI to set out the key issues and proposals on youth arts from […]