• PublicRelations–AtoZof:• BuildingRelationships–Understanding

theMedia–PrintversusRadio.

• AneffectivePRstrategyforYourFestival.

• Howtowriteapressrelease/prepareforaRadioInterview.

Thursday: October 14th Paying for Your Festival / Event Activities

• FinancialManagement–Income/Expenditure–handlingcash,receipting,vouchedexpenses,authorisation,guidelinesforcosts–capitalandcurrentMonthly/Quarterlyreviews.AnnualAccounts–transparency.

• Budgeting–creatingabudget,obtainingcosts–guesstimatingincome;devisingabudgetcycle–changestobudget:

• Fundraising–Why,Howmuch,surefirewinnersthatwork.

• GrantAidApplications–theGrantAidprocess,thefundingcycle,thedo’sanddon’ts.(AOIFEwillbejoinedbySineadConnolly,CityArtsOfficer(Acting)andÚnaMcCarty,HeadofFestivalsandEvents,TheArtsCouncil.)

Thursday: October 21st Health and Safety at your Events – Planning and Delivery

• AtoZofPracticalEventManagement.• HealthandSafetyandtheLaw/

Regulations.• YourSafetyOfficer.• RiskAssessment.• YourHealthandSafetyPlan.• PointersforStewards.

Saturday: November 13th

Child Protection Awareness Training and Developing a Child Protection Policy with National Youth Council Ireland.

Times 10.00am – 2.00pm

Venue: Dance House, Foley Street, Dublin 1 (Beside the LAB)

Max participants: 20

TheNationalYouthCouncilofIrelandistherepresentativebodyfornationalvoluntaryyouthworkorganisationsinIreland.Itrepresentsandsupportstheinterestsof50voluntaryyouthorganisationsandusesitscollectiveexperiencetoactonissuesthatimpactonyoungpeople.

BroughttoyoubyDublinCityCouncilArtsOffice

FESTIVAL Training Programme forYouthandCommunitybasedFestivals

Venue: Conference Room, The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1Times 6.15pm – 9.00pm

Max participants: 26

AOIFE,theAssociationofIrishFestivalEventsisavoluntarynetworkorganisationthatbringstogetherorganisers,policymakers,fundersandsuppliersoffestivalsandeventsinIrelandtoactasaforumforthesharingofideasandtoresolvecommonareasofconcernandtoinfluencegovernmentpoliciesinrelationtothesector.

AOIFETrainers:• ColmCroffyExecutiveDirector,

evenings1to3.• TadhgMoriarty(AOIFESafety

Consultant),evening4.

Thursday: September 30th The Organisation Behind the Event

• Protectionofgroups/Organisationstructures.

• Writingaconstitution.• Benefit/Impactforcommunity/voluntary

groupshavingcharitablestatus.

• Protectionofpersonsandgroups–legalpointerstobeawareofincludinginsurance.

• TheDutyofcareoforganisers.• BlockagestoDevelopment.• CommitteeHealthAudits–Howeffective

isyourfestivaleventorganisation?• Meetings–RolesofOfficers.• Planning–Cycles.• Objectives–Prioritisingactions/Strategy.

Thursday: October 7th Selling Your Festival Programme

• MarketingYourEvents/Activities.• KeyMessaging–ShapingAnIdentity/

BrandforyourFestival.• MarketingonaShoestring.• Usingnewwebandsocialmarketing–

E-zines.• InternetandTheMouse–Reducing

StressandCommunicationCosts.

PRACTICAL TRAINING SESSIONS

WehaveenlistedsomeofIreland’sforemoststreettheatre,specialeffectsandspectacleexpertstodeliverthoseelementsoftheprogrammethatconcentrateonthecreativedesignandmakingprocesses.Theseenjoyablehands-onworkshopswillbeparticularlyusefulforyouth/communityartsworkersandyouthworkers/leaders.Techniqueslearnedshouldhelpyouplanandcreateexcitingmemorableeventsofasmallormoreambitiousscale.

Nationalresourceagencies(AOIFE,NationalYouthCouncilofIrelandandtheArtsCouncil)willfocusoncriticalissuessuchaschildprotectionpolicies,marketing,legalandinsurancerequirements,healthandsafety,financeandfundraising.Increasingly,publicandprivatefundingbodiesdemand

thatcommitteesareworkingeffectivelytoaddresstheseissueswhichwhenproperlyconsidered,leadtosustainable,organised,safe,well-attendedevents.Weencourageyoutonominateafewpeopletoattendfromyourgroup/festivalcommittee,sothatlearningcanbesharedandsustained.

Participantsmayattendone,severalorallofthesessions.Placesarelimitedandwillbeallocatedonafirstcomebasis.

TheenclosedbookingformmustbecompletedandsubmittedbyWednesday15thSeptember.

WelookforwardtomeetingyouallintheAutumn.

Sinead Connolly City Arts Officer (Acting)

Each company will give a presentation about their work followed by a Q & A session. The afternoon sessions will focus on different elements in hands on workshops. Please note the morning sessions are open to a maximum of 35 people and the afternoon sessions are limited according to workshop.

Saturday: 25th September – BUÍ BOLG

11.30am – 1.00pm:Tenstepsonhowtodeviseanexcitingandengagingparadeorpageantfortheentirecommunity.

2.00pm – 5.00pm:CostumeandMaskmakingworkshop(15 participants).

Buí BolgareastreettheatrecompanybasedinWexford.Theycreatelargescalestreetspectacles,paradesandeventswithalotofcommunityinvolvement.BuíBolghaveperformedateventssuchasStPatricksFestivalandBealtaineandevenasfarafieldasSingapore.

LucyMedlycott,CofounderandManagerofBuíBolgwillbetakingusthroughthestepsofhowtodeviseanexcitingandengagingparadewhichinvolvesadiverserangeofcommunitystrands.Shewillbelookingateverythingfromthepurelypracticaltothemorephilosophicalreasonsofwhyandhowto!

Saturday: 16th October – ARTASTIC

11.30am – 1.00pm:Introduction/Eventplanning/Processionalmovement.

2.00pm – 5.00pm:Basicbudgetmaterials,PropmakingandCarnivalbackpackmakingworkshop(20 participants).

Artastichasahistorysteepedincommunitystreettheatreandartseducation,skilledinboththedesignandproductionofcostumes,propsandpuppetsfortheatre,filmandparades.ArtastichasmadeasignificantimpactontheculturallifeofcommunitiesthroughoutIreland.

ARTISTIC TRAINING SESSIONS FOR COMMUNITY ARTS WORKERS AND YOUTH WORKERSVenue: The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1

Dublin City Council Arts Office is delighted to offer an exciting new free training programme designed to support both Youth and Community based festivals (and event organisers) in the city’s neighbourhoods. We hope you will find the programme inspirational and practical.

ArtisticDirector,VijayaBatesonwillgiveapresentationontheworkofArtasticandwillcoveravarietyoftopicssuchas:effectiveplanningofcommunityevents,simplifyingapproachtocommunityparades,basicintroductiontoprocessionalmovementandmanipulationofbasicbudgetmaterials.

Saturday: 20th November – MACNAS

11.30 – 1.00pm:Introduction/Casting,schedulingandmanagingvolunteers.

2.00pm – 5.00pm:WillowandlanternmakingworkshopwithafocusonSignaturefloats/LightingandanimatingparadepieceswithDaveDonovan(15 participants).

MacnashasbeencreatingperformancesinGalwayforover23years.Theseperformanceshavebeencreatedwiththecommunity,forthecommunityandhaveformedthecentrepieceofeachyear’sGalwayArtsFestival.Fromthebeginning,Macnashascombinedthissenseof

communitywithadesiretoproduceworktothehighestpossibleartisticstandard.

SharonO’GradywillgiveanintroductionandoverviewofMacnas’workandhowtheygoaboutcasting,schedulingandmanagingvolunteers.

Tuesday: 26th October Special Effects Workshop

SpecialEffectsMake-upworkshopwithMakeupFabLiciousAcademy.“Frombruisestowitches–yourintroductionintotheworldofSpecialEffectsMake-up”.

Please note this workshop is open to youth workers and teenagers only and booking is through a separate application form (21 participants).

Further information:TheArtsOffice,DublinCityCouncil,TheLAB,FoleyStreet,Dublin1.

E-mail:victoria.kearney@dublincity.ieTel:012227843/2228588