21/10/2026
📣 Teachers, artists, arts managers and anyone with an interest in arts in education to join this free event.
📌The National Arts in Education Portal Day
📆Saturday, 7 November 2026
📍TU Dublin.
Book your ticket online at
https://artsineducation.ie/en/2026/10/15/programme-announced-for-2026-national-arts-in-education-portal-day/
The event will open with a panel discussion chaired by Phil Kingston, Arts in Education Portal board member and Community and Education Manager at the Abbey Theatre, with panellists Jo Mangan, Director of The Performance Corporation; Nathan Geszczak, a young person with a strong passion for the arts; Kate O’Shea, a multidisciplinary socially engaged artist; and Suzanne Little, Professor in the School of Computing at Dublin City University.
Some highlights from the programme include:
A talk from Playspaces: a collaboration between artist Chris Finnegan, Cork Midsummer Festival and three Múin Afterschool centres in Cork City;
A creative workshop with artist Susan Leen exploring rain as a creative lens for engaging with climate change in education;
A presentation: See Hear Play: Technology, AI & Inclusive Creativity with teacher Fidelma Morris and assistive technology expert Karl O’Keeffe.
