The “Arts in Education Charter” articulates and promotes the essential role of the arts in education, enabling students to be successful in school life and work.

One of the 5 Pillars of the Creative Ireland Programme 2017 – 2022 is to: Enable the Creative Potential of Every Child. Devising an integrated implementation plan for arts in education is a priority for Creative Ireland.

Implementation of the objectives of the charter and Creative Ireland requires the partnership and collaboration of arts, education, business, philanthropy and government, that have a national scope and impact as well as state and local partnerships that promote educational policies supportive of arts in education.

The rationale for the establishment and development of a Local Arts in Education Partnership in the CMETB region is to nurture and support new relationships that will develop a shared responsibility for the delivery of arts in education that embraces visual, performing and literary arts.

For 2021, the main program objectives will be: 

1. Liaise with national organisations with expertise in Youth Arts to design and deliver a training and networking programme to support working with young people.

2. Commissioning bespoke work which presents itself organically to the Partnership and Creative Monaghan

3. Resourcing and programming of a Cavan/Monaghan Mobile Van in partnership with relevant arts venues and organisations to combat the lack of provision and facilities in rural areas.

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.