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TOMORROW, A RANGE of free arts events and workshops for children and teenagers is kicking off – to propel students into arts, crafts and music by asking them to give creativity a go.
Cruinniú na nÓg – which is organised and funded by Creative Ireland, and the Dublin events are programmed by Dublin City Council – is hosting its events online this year meaning that children from across Ireland can access most of the workshops and classes.
To add to that, organisers have decided to put many of its 500 events, tutorials, videos and guides online for the entire summer – a resource much-needed by parents.
Margarita Cappock, an Assistant Arts Officer at Dublin City Council, told TheJournal.ie that artists usually submit ideas for what activities they can do for children and teens – this year they had to tweak these pitches in order to move all but one of Dublin’s 27 events online.
“The amount of goodwill and can-do from all the artists and organisations has been absolutely brilliant,” she said. “Some of them have turned out just really so well.”
It means children from outside Dublin may join in, and it’s a system they might keep on after the pandemic.
Among the events she highlights are:
When asked what the aim of the festival is, Cappock says: “We just want to really encourage people to make, and to create – whether it’s writing or performing, or just enjoying the virtual visits to various places, or the workshops.
I think that it really is just to provide a wide range of events and activities for everybody, so there will be something for every child.
I think the great thing about it, in particular Tunes from Me Gaff, is to give teenagers the opportunity to actually perform and have their work streamed like that. It’s very confidence inspiring, I think it’s a great opportunity also to make connections with like-minded teenagers.
You can view the full list of events on Dublin City County Council’s site here, or on the Cruinniú na nÓg website here.
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