SPARK Youth Arts Festival 2024

NYCI’s SPARK Youth Arts Festival 2024 takes place from February 19 – 24 with events in Cork and online. SPARK Youth Arts Festival is a national event to explore, discuss and celebrate the inspiring world of youth arts practice in Ireland. Take part and spark your interest in developing youth arts activities with young people and embedding youth arts practice in your work.

The thematic focus of the 2024 festival is celebrating and promoting inclusion in youth arts. The festival will be all about creating space to share good practice, learn and take positive action to collaboratively work towards a more culturally inclusive youth arts community.

The programme features: webinars, panel discussions & case studies, youth arts training; a youth arts advocacy event for young people (18-25), the SPARK Mini-Grant scheme, a showcasing event for youth arts projects and the launch of the Artist and Youth Work Residency Grant Scheme for 2024!

Learn more and register online here.