Encounter Fest!

Pop online and or in person if you can, we'd love to have you with us. Encounter Fest! is a two-day FREE event taking place online on Thursday 17 October and in-person on Friday 18 October 2024 at The National Concert Hall in Dublin, organised by Encountering the...

Bandon Grammar School, Co. Cork 2024

Fifth/sixth year students from Bandon Grammar School worked with artist Shane O'Driscoll to create an exciting mural to give life to the bare concrete between the school and a new extension. The Creative Engagement Project 2024 not only taught them the skills needed...

Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork 2024

Fifth year students from Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown created oil portraits and displayed them at an Art Exhibition for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. Teacher: Linda Evans Artist: Aine Andrews

Rice College, Ennis, Co. Clare 2024

Rice College, Ennis Transition Year students created a beautiful mural with local Artist Rachel McManus Art Teacher: Clara Ryan Artist: Rachel McManus

St. Brigid’s Secondary School, Killarney, Co. Kerry 2024

St. Brigid's Secondary School Transition year and 5th year students hosted an art exhibition in Killarney to share their 2024 Creative Engagement Project 'Personal Reflections'. Teachers: Alice Quilter & Fiona Archibald Artist: Tracy Sexton

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The Abbey School, Tipperary 2020

The Abbey School, Tipperary 2020

The Abbey School, Tipperary have completed their Creative Engagement Project 2020. Their artist in residence was Lynn Kirkham .... she is a very talented lady who teaches sculpture (willow weaving). Her public sculptures can be seen at the Newbridge and Kildare exits...

Presentation Secondary School Warrenmount, Dublin 2020

Presentation Secondary School Warrenmount, Dublin 2020

The title of their Creative Engagement project this year is; Warrenmount Urban Garden Ceramic Installation For the Creative Engagement Project we are working with the Green School’s Committee to create a ceramic installation to compliment their urban garden. The focus...

Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont 2020

Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont 2020

Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont are delighted with the success of their Creative Engagement Project 2020. They have been working on ceramics for a mosaic and it is well underway. Artist: Niamh Sinnott Teachers: Sioned...

Limerick Educate Together Secondary School, 2020

Limerick Educate Together Secondary School, 2020

Limerick Educate Together Secondary School's Creative Engagement Project on Puppetry making is well underway in Limerick. 60 first years are participating in the project. Teacher: Norma Lowney...

Gaelcholáiste Mhuire A.G., Corcaigh 2020

Gaelcholáiste Mhuire A.G., Corcaigh 2020

The Creative Engagement Project 2020 is in progress by students from Gaelcholáiste Mhuire A.G., Corcaigh. The Project is a Wellness space mural. Here are a few images from their trip to Nano Nagle gardens to help inspire thoughts for the wellness space mural. They...

Coláiste Cois Life, Co. Átha Cliath 2019

Coláiste Cois Life, Co. Átha Cliath 2019

Students from Coláiste Cois Life created a number of illustrations for their Creative Engagement project 2019 Artist: Peter Donnelly Teacher: Paula Nic Oireachtaigh

Trinity Comprehensive Dublin 2019

Trinity Comprehensive Dublin 2019

Trinity Comprehensive, Ballymun Creative Engagement Project 2019 Circus Schools Project with artist Shane Holohan. https://vimeo.com/339964977

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It is an arts-in-education programme.  This entails an artist or artists coming into the school to work with the students. A creative engagement happens when a local artist or  arts  group comes into the school and imparts their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to the students.  This partnership has mutual benefits to both artist and school. Creative Engagement programme encompasses the arts in its broadest manifestation, from the visual arts to music, from theatre to dance and all the arts in between.

The Creative Engagement programme strives to encourage creativity, initiative and expression in our students and to complement curricular learning in the arts , heritage and culture.  NAPD envisions an education system energised through the arts and where creativity is a core activity in the post primary curriculum.   The NAPD Arts Culture and Heritage committee celebrates its twenty fourth anniversary this year 2023.  The Arts Culture and Heritage committee has been  administering the Creative Engagement programme in schools since 2005.