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

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

First year students in St Jarlath's College in Tuam enjoyed a felting workshop with artist Karena Ryan. Beautiful results. Teacher: Therese Kenny Artist: Karena Ryan

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Glenamaddy Community School 2016

Glenamaddy Community School 2016

The Transition Year students of Glenamaddy Community School worked with textiles artist Lynn Naughton from Roscommon.  Lynn visited the students in the art room for several workshops, teaching the students her specialised skills and then working alongside the students...

Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore 2016

Mercy Secondary School, Inchicore 2016

The title for this project is 'Ambition'. As we are a leading CFES school we are constantly talking about the future and career paths. The girls initially came up with images that reflected where they saw themselves in the future. We decided to use screen printing as...

Cavan Institute 2016

Cavan Institute 2016

Students of the Cavan Institute working on their Creative Engagement project 2016  

St Joseph’s College, Lucan 2016

St Joseph’s College, Lucan 2016

‘Mná Cróga 1916’ Celebrating the bravery of the women of the 1916 Rising   This year our History & Art Departments undertook a very exciting collaboration. Ceramic Artist Niamh Synnott returned to St. Joseph’s College in October 2015 to meet a group of...

Ard Scoil La Salle – 2016

Ard Scoil La Salle – 2016

Ard Scoil La Salle - Creative Engagement Project 2015/16 Pictured is the Creative Engagement Project - Wall Mural - which was completed for for the opening night on December 13th. Below are images of the project in progress, finished Mural and formal launch.  This...

St. Mary’s New Ross 2015

St. Mary’s New Ross 2015

Teacher Rosy Cantlon and the students of St. Marys New Ross produce Creative Engagement 2015      

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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.