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For those interested in Graet News Network in working creatively with early-year children (0 – 6 years ), look no further than this exciting opportunity with Baboró International Arts Festival for Children. Baboró is inviting two successful candidates to join artists Deirdre Rogers and Órla Kelly (Director of Early Childhood Creativity ) as mentees for the week of the festival (October 17 – 23 ). Deirdre and Órla are highly experienced at facilitating creative projects and assisting parents and teachers in developing the skills and confidence to engage in artistically rich experiences with their children. Baboró is delighted to welcome them back after their wonderful work last year in the popular Happy Heart Zone in the Cornstore.

The two chosen applicants will shadow Deirdre and Órla as they work with early years children, parents, and educators in various settings, including Baboró’s Creative Lab at NUI Galway, a crèche, and the Paediatric Unit at University Hospital Galway. The mentorship program is envisioned as an intensive crash course in early years arts, offering contemporary theory, sharing creative ideas and personal research, and a working insight into the skills of young children. Ideally, the program will be designed so that each mentee will develop their practice in this area .

Please note that there is no fee or payment for this mentorship program. Experience will be gained in various ways, from lectures to planning and creating and engaging in creative performance sessions through the visual arts. The program is designed to share knowledge so that artists and educators may promote and develop the skills for the early years in Ireland.

Applicants are expected to have either an artistic or early childhood education background, but this is not a prerequisite. Applicants must be available throughout the festival from Sunday, October 16th to Sunday, October 23rd. The application is via a statement of practice (500 words max ) and reasons why the mentorship would be useful to the applicant’s current practice (300 words max ). Please submit a current CV (max two pages )

Baboró’s Creative Lab at NUI Galway is an amazing place to invent, design, explore, build, and create with a wealth of unusual materials gleaned from Recreate’s Warehouse of Wonders. Specifically designed for Baboró to complement the festival program, visual artists Órla Kelly and Deirdre Rogers, inspired by the themes of voyages and adventures, have created a space that will delight and inspire both young and old to venture into the beautiful world of the arts and make their adventure.

Deirdre Rogers is an artist, designer, and educator. Her involvement in teaching programs over the last 15 years has strengthened her interest in integrating creativity in all learning environments and assisting parents and teachers in developing the skills and confidence to engage in artistically rich experiences with their children. Working collaboratively with other artists and organizations such as the Design Crafts Council of Ireland and currently as Arts Coordinator for ReCreate Ireland, Deirdre is instrumental in facilitating quality creative projects with schools, early years, and community groups nationwide.

Having completed a Certificate in the Principals of Art Therapy, she has a greater understanding of the healing capabilities of creative art practice, encouraging the engagement of all ages and capabilities through the visual arts and creative reuse of materials. Órla Kelly is the co-founder and director of Early Childhood Creativity, an initiative that aims to stimulate creative thinking and activity in the early years of children and their parents and support artists and educationalists in developing specific and innovative ways of working with early years children (0-6 years ).

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