This year a total 253 young people took part in over 32 workshops across Kilkenny schools and an after school youth group!
- Deliver fun, inclusive, and hands-on experiences
- Develop young people’s skills and knowledge of art processes and techniques
- Increase young people’s knowledge of sustainability and environmental issues
- Empower young people to see their actions as impactful and meaningful.
- Build personal connections to environmental issues through creative exploration
- Support curriculum-linked learning
- Create a space for connecting and making friends, with strong focus on the well-being of young people
This year the young people got a chance to work with an incredible range of artists including Thomas Duffy, Sheila Jordan, Mairead Holohan, Aoife Lyons, Polly Minett, Rudi-lee McCarthy, Miriam Keegan and Lynn Haughton
About Art of Change
The Art of Change initiative, part of the Arts Office’s Climate Action programme, invites young people to engage with environmental and climate issues through the arts. This programme aims to inspire young people, offering new perspectives on our natural resources and fostering a deeper awareness that environmental care can be approached in diverse ways, that their actions can lead to significant change. Art has the power to shift our thinking, helping us connect with global issues on a personal level, in ways that the constant flow of information often cannot.
