Youth Sector Listens to NOISE
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The Mayor of South Dublin County Council launches new creative resource for youth work.
Date: February 15, 2012
Launch and Reception: 9:45am – 10:15am
Introductory workshops: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Knockmitten Youth and Community Centre, Clondalkin
Queries: All are welcome to attend the launch and workshops, but booking is essential. Please contact Victoria Durrer at vdurrer@sdublin.coco.ie or 01 414 9000 ext 4606.
On February 15th, Mayor Caitriona Jones of South Dublin County will be launching a toolkit entitled Listen to NOISE. The toolkit provides steps for engaging young people in critical and creative thinking about issues important to them. Aimed at youth workers, the toolkit presents practical, hands-on and creative activities geared toward using song lyrics, writing and poster design to explore issues related to health, community, the environment and society.
The design of the Listen to NOISE toolkit is based on a project of the same name which was carried out through NOISE South Dublin (www.noisesouthdublin.com), a youth arts programme and a website managed by South Dublin County Council’s Arts Office. The website provides a space for young people to develop and share their creative interests and practice as well as gain opportunities to receive mentoring by a NOISE Project Artist.
In 2009, artist Jessica Tobin was the NOISE Project artist. She worked with young people in Clondalkin and Lucan Youth Services (both supported by Catholic Youth Care and the County Dublin VEC) and mentored them and their youth workers in designing posters that visually voiced their opinions on issues that mattered to them.
Work created was displayed in area community centres and throughout Dublin as advertisements at bus shelters. The project was supported by Clear Channel as well as the youth services, South Dublin County Council, Catholic Youth Care and County Dublin VEC.
Youth Arts Development Officer, Marie Carey, who supported the project alongside Development Officer Julieann Hynes for Clondalkin Youth Service, proposed the idea to create a packet to provide other youth workers with the practical, hands-on creative activities that Jessica Tobin devised for the original project.
The toolkit was developed in partnership between Marie Carey, Jessica Tobin and Victoria Durrer, Youth Arts Coordinator for South Dublin County Council who oversees the NOISE South Dublin Youth Arts Programme.
Workshops organised by Marie and Jessica will be offered on the day of the launch from 10:30 – 12:30pm in order to provide an opportunity for youth workers to ask questions and learn more about its potential for use.
Speaking about the toolkit, Victoria Durrer said,
“The toolkit presents very accessible activities for exploring the arts and for discussing issues important to young people. We feel that the ideas presented here show how the arts may assist with the achievement of youth work goals, while still holding true to the quality of creative processes.â€
The development of the toolkit was funded by South Dublin County Council and supported by Clondalkin Youth Service, Catholic Youth Care, the County Dublin VEC, and the Arts Council.
All are welcome to attend the launch and workshops, but booking is essential. Please contact Victoria Durrer at vdurrer@sdublin.coco.ie or 01 414 9000 ext 4606.
