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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Colaiste Muire, Ennis, Co. Clare 2024

Colaiste Muire, Ennis, Co. Clare 2024

Some beautiful work created by Transition Year students in Coláiste Muire, Ennis for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. The students were led by stained glass artist Nathalie El Baba. Teacher: Niamh Hickey Artist: Nathalie El...

Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore Dublin 2024

Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore Dublin 2024

Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore Dublin's Transition Year class worked alongside artist Season Dailey to design, plan and create a collaborative outdoor mural. They all thoroughly enjoyed the project and have learned so much. The weather was their biggest...

Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together Secondary School, Dublin 2024

Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together Secondary School, Dublin 2024

Malahide Portmarnock ETSS students worked with artist Claire Henderson to create Monoprints for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. They drypoint engraved onto Tetra Paks to create their plates. Not only did they create beautiful art but they also found another...

Colaiste Muire Ballymote, Co Sligo 2024

Colaiste Muire Ballymote, Co Sligo 2024

Colaiste Muire Ballymote students created puppets with Artist Carmel Balfe for their Creative Engagement Project 2024. Teacher: Oonagh Mc Grath Artist: Carmel Balfe

Good Counsel College, New Ross, Co. Wexford 2024

Good Counsel College, New Ross, Co. Wexford 2024

The students of the Good Counsel College in New Ross really enjoyed their time working on their Creative Engagement animation Project. Working with set designer and artist Brian Norris was a great experience. Teacher: Emma Ryan Artist: Brian...

Ardscoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford 2024

Ardscoil na Mara, Tramore, Co. Waterford 2024

Ardscoil na Mara 5th year students enjoyed their Creative Engagement Project experience painting landscapes with artist Declan O'Meara. They held an exhibition of their work in the Tramore Coastguard Cultural Centre. 

St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam, Co. Galway 2024

St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam, Co. Galway 2024

President John Kelly visits St. Jarlath's College, Tuam have completed their Creative Engagement Project. "We worked with the mosaic Artist Nathalie EI Baba with a 2nd year Art group. We looked at plans, discussed ideas and the processes involved in making...

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Arts in Education Portal Day submissions.

Arts in Education Portal callout Arts in Education Portal Deadline: Friday 15 September 2023 Artists, teachers, academics and arts education professionals….Do you want to be part of the eighth annual National Arts in Education Portal Day? The National Arts in...

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Welcome back & Exhibition

Welcome back to schools and to arts in education. The first physical Annual Creative Engagement Exhibition will be held in the National Indoor Sports Arena November 29 2023. The Exhibition will be opened by author and film script writer Roddy Doyle. Further details...

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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.