Sparkcatchers! Jojo & Midie will deliver ‘Middle of Somewhere!’ a weekly teenage socially engaged youth voice arts project over a six- week period in 3 rural communities in County Galway Corr na Móna, Glenamaddy and Portumna. The young people will use arts to explore their lived experiences of what it is to be a teenager in rural Ireland in 2025. Sessions will commence in May and be completed by the end of July.

Sparkcatchers! will explore how teenagers can use shared space in rural communities to connect, create, communicate and celebrate through a series of ArtS workshops. We will facilitate 6 weekly sessions offering participants the time and space to hang out, exchange stories, have music ‘jams’, and have fun.  

These workshops will be open to all, inclusive and appropriate and capacity at sessions will be no more than 12 in line with Sparkcatchers! Child Protection Policy. 

The project will culminate in a celebration of their creations in their chosen medium(s) to be determined by the participants but inspired by the workshops and previously delivered projects by Sparkcatchers! Details coming soon!

To get in touch with Sparkcathcers! and to learn more contact sparkcatchers.info@gmail.com or check out their Instagram Page

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