Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, and Common Ground - a local arts development organisation based in Inchicore, Dublin - have joined forces to carry out a national action research project that looks at mentoring for professional artists, and specifically at how mentors can help artists working  collaboratively with communities to realise contemporary arts projects.

The core of Connect is a mentoring programme that brings experienced artists together with less experienced artists, to guide and support their creative process.  A range of events are also taking place which present and discuss ideas about mentoring, through panel discussions, presentation of case studies and workshops.  This public action research forum is one of these events. It will be of interest to artists, those working in the arts sector - particularly within the field of participatory arts practice - and those working in other sectors who have an interest in collaborating with artists or are already doing so, e.g. youth workers, community development groups, educators, healthcare professionals, etc.

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