Young writers and readers festival

Love Reading, Writing and all things wordy? Waterford Youth Arts are super excited to start planning a weekend of festivities for you. Yes you! We plan on launching a festival for young writers and readers (ages 14-19) in 2017 and we want you to have your say. Join us December 10th at the Arch from 11am to 1pm for a workshop to brainstorm ideas, make plans and have a whole lot of fun!!! Open to all.

Email eimear@waterfordyoutharts.com to book your place

28 Hours Waterford Youth Arts

On the 21st of January Waterford Youth Arts are having a major fundraiser in Garter lane Theatre.
Over 80 local adult theatre actors, directors, writers and crew alongside local musicians, filmmakers, poets and dancers will get together to create new performing arts for WYA.








The event kicks off on the 20th at 4pm with all the artists gathering in various locations in the city with a blank piece of paper and then it all culminates 28 hours later in Garter lane Theatre at 8pm on Saturday the 21st with new short drama pieces, films, dance and music.

Community Arts awards to Waterford Youth Arts, IPB Pride of Place Awards 2016

WYA is very happy to have received a lovely acknowledgement at the 2016 annual IPB All-Island Pride of Place Awards ceremony in Belfast.

WYA represented Waterford in the Community Arts Category entry and came away with the award after impressing the judges during their visit earlier this year.

The judges commented on the strong tradition in drama, dance and film but also in its role as an educational resource to Waterford. 

PICTURE PERFECT CHRISTMAS

This Christmas Waterford Youth Arts presents our annual Christmas play, Picture Perfect Christmas performed by the 12-14 year old drama group.

Expect our usual WYA fun.

Written by Martina Collender

Venue: WYA, The Arch, The Barracks, Barrack Street, Waterford

Date: Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st December at 7pm

Admission: €5 and €15 for a family of four

WYA FM

This week we are taking on a new challenge we are asking all the members to think about our own little radio programme. Well maybe two radio programmes one made by younger members (under 12's) and one made by the older teenagers and both programmes aimed at their own age group listeners.
So what we need is content - most iphones etc. have very good audio recording devices on board so you could get started straight away or just start writing content. It could be a radio play, a poem, a story (with sound effects added later), it could be an interview with someone, a review of an arts event, a vox pop on some issue that you think is important, an opportunity to play one of your own songs etc. etc.
Next Saturday 12th Nov. at 4pm we will read through the ideas and then plan the recordings. Martin and Niamh will look after all the technical side.
Send any scripts / ideas to me - ollie@waterfordyoutharts.com - marked WYA FM OR just come along Saturday - Spread the word in your workshops.
See you then

We're All Saints Out Here

You can now get your copy of 'We're All Saints Out Here' the new film about the early days of St. John's Park and surrounding areas. They are selling for €10 and can be purchased from: 
Waterford Youth Arts, Barrack Street
The Book Centre
and in the St. Johns Park Area: 
Bobby's Butchers, Ballytruckle
Centra in St. Johns Park
Bradys Pub, St. Johns Park
Spread the word

Horribly Historic Trails

'All goes well for about a week

And then your coffin begins to leak'

Waterford Youth Arts in association with Imagine Arts Festival presented 'Horribly Historical Trails' in the Viking Triangle from Tuesday 25- Friday 28th October 2016. A Hallowe'en inspired chilling experience for all, audiences followed Crotty the Highway Man as the story meandered and weaved through the Viking Triangle to the sorry tale of war and The Boy Soldier while Chairman's Arch harbored audiences to avoid the claws of the Body snatchers and certain impalement!