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Cork Youth Saturday Meet Ups (ages 13-16)
Dates: 22 March, 26 April and 24 May
Venue: Mayfield Arts Centre, Cork, T23 C3FW
Join our free Saturday youth meet-ups for ages 13-16 with lifelong physical health conditions.
Come on a journey of artistic exploration with us! Make friends, connect with people who share similar life experiences, and unleash your creativity. Join our community where every voice is valued, and every story is unique.
“I always look forward to the workshops as they are a fun and positive environment”
(Youth programme participant)
Are you new to Helium Arts? Register in 3 easy steps: Fill out the ‘Sign Up’ form, we’ll get in touch, and confirm your place!
Returning participant? You don’t need to sign up again. Just email hello@helium.ie to let us know you’d like to join these workshops!
The Saturday Meet-Ups for Spring will be held on 22nd March, 26th April, and 24th May
Venue: Mayfield Arts Centre, Cork
Times:
Morning and afternoon groups are available as follows:
Morning: 10:30 – 12:00
Afternoon: 14:00 – 16:00
We aim to place every young person in the most suitable group for them. Morning and afternoon groups will be assigned based on your child’s individual needs and the group dynamics.
After you sign up, we will contact you to discuss your child’s needs and recommend the most suitable group for them.
What’s Involved?
In 2024, our activities with the Saturday Youth Meet Up groups included visits to exhibitions, time spent outdoors in nature, and engaging in various artistic pursuits such as printmaking, painting, drawing, sketching, collage, sound art, animation and photography.
Supported conditions include diabetes, epilepsy, chronic asthma, juvenile arthritis, heart conditions, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis, allergies, rare and complex conditions and more.
Meet the Artist
Ashleigh Ellis is Helium’s Children’s Creative Health Programme artist in Cork. Ashleigh is a multi-disciplinary artist who loves material and process-led art, making art in/with nature and drawing as meditation. She is passionate about sharing this experience with others. She graduated from the Crawford College of Art and Design in 2011, and completed a MEd with the Open University in 2017 in which she undertook research about young artists identity and self-esteem. She has over ten years of experience teaching the arts in different alternative settings and was a residential Art Teacher in the U.K. for four years in an international school where she developed inquiry-based, multidisciplinary curriculum, taught Human Ecology, and was a Curriculum Coordinator. She is also very talented on the harp!