The Creative Youth Lab
Open Call for Transition Year participants
Wexford Arts Centre is seeking expressions of interest from Transition Year students who would like to participate in the Creative Youth Lab 2026, where students and facilitators collaborate on developing creative projects. The Creative Youth Lab has been running successfully since 2022, and participants have learned valuable skills in project development, critical skills learning, performance, visual arts, scriptwriting and filmmaking. Some of the former Creative Youth Lab participants have gone on to third-level study programmes in art, design, and performance and have also benefitted from applying skills to areas of interest as well as developing new friendships and collaborations with other participants with the same interests.
The Creative Youth Lab will run weekly on Wednesday 2-4pm from 14th January 2026 until 3rd June, 2026 for 20 weeks with breaks for Mid-term/Easter. The lab is free of charge. There is a limited number of places, up to a maximum of 15, for participants.
The Lab will be facilitated by Jeni Roddy, an artist with experience in visual arts, performance, production, and costume design, with support from guest facilitators.
Facilitators will provide valuable expertise for guiding participating youths in the Lab on transforming creative ideas into creative projects, which may include visual art exhibitions/installations or performance events, podcasts, or other mixed media. Additional support will be provided by Wexford Arts Centre’s management team. The team will advise on budgeting/fundraising/marketing/technical production of creative projects.
We encourage and welcome applications from young people of all genders, nationalities, races, cultural backgrounds, ages, religions, languages, abilities, sexual orientations and socio-economic statuses.
To apply, Transition Year age students, please email elizabeth@wexfordartscentre.ie with some brief information about yourself and creative ideas that interest you and that you would like to see developed as part of a programme at Wexford Arts Centre. You can also send a short video/audio file link if preferred (ensure it is under 3 minutes).
There are limited places. No fee is required to participate. Deadline for applications Monday 5th January, 5pm. If you have any access requirements or additional needs, please let us know and we will find a way to support and facilitate your application.
Supported by Arts Council Ireland and Wexford County Council.
