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

Intermediate School Killorglin, Co. Kerry 2024

Transition Year students from the Intermediate School Killorglin, Co. Kerry have completed their Lino printing Creative Engagement Project 2024. Teacher: Rebekah Power Artist: Rochelle...

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Royal Cavan 2015

Royal Cavan 2015

The Royal Cavan hard at work on their Creative Engagement project

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Unveiling of the Pobalscoil Chorcha Dhuibhne project

Unveiling of the Pobalscoil Chorcha Dhuibhne project

Unveiling of the Pobalscoil Chorcha Dhuibhne project - April 2013 Pictured from left to right:  Mr. Machachamise First Secretary to the Ambassador of Lesotho to Ireland. Maree Hensey, Artist. Mr Gerry Gervin Irish Ambassador to Lesotho, Brenda Friel, Art...

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Creative Engagement Exhibition

Creative Engagement Exhibition

Minister Jimmy Deenihan pictured  at the Creative Engagement exhibition in Collins Barracks  October 11 2012. The second national exhibition of Creative Engagement NAPD will be held in The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin October, 5 2013

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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.