Mary Carty

Highly Strung from dave jones on Vimeo.

I have spent lots of time working with children and young people developing fun, engaging and high quality arts projects, first as an artist and later as a policy maker and arts manager. It’s an area I feel very passionate about. Lots of people call themselves educators, arts facilitators and the like but unfortunately, little of this work is top class, child focused, child oriented, by the children and for the children.

Thankfully there are talented artists and creatives who believe in the same ideals as me and create the most amazing work at every opportunity. We have many talented, committed people here in Ireland and the sector is growing. This afternoon I came across this magical piece from Australia. This is how work with children should be done. Enjoy.