Music is a central part of the human experience, but what is the natural force that drives us to sing, strum, drum and dance? What is the scientific basis of whistling, humming and toe-tapping?

From an acoustic bed to sonic tables and experiments on your emotional response to pop music, Science Gallery’s Summer exhibition BIORHYTHM will allow you to feel how music moves your body through an interactive bazaar of unique sonic experiences, installations, experiments and performances from musicians, engineers and neuroscientists from around the world. We have a great series of events lined up for BIORHYTHM, including the BIORHYTHM LIVE evenings exploring RHYTHM, EMOTION and SOUND and Friday night Gigs in the Gallery.

For more information visit the Science Gallery website.

This exhibition consists of a series of drawings, paintings and photography, depicting the artists’s interest in the exploration of her geographical place, living on the westernmost edge of Europe. She makes art that engages with her immediate environment of the beach, and with the found objects washed up on it. She uses as source material objects that have been worn and eroded by the sea. Through photographic documentation and then the process of drawing and painting, she explores both the strength and fragility of these objects and engages with the materiality of what has been displaced and given by the sea. The resultant works are small in scale and work together as constellations rather than separately, shifting with ease between the abstract and the representational.

Presented by Alternative Entertainments

Glee Club Summer Camps – aim to give young people aged 8 to 18 the opportunity to sing, dance and act under the guidance of some professional tutorage. At the end of the week-long course, “Gleeks” will have the opportunity to showcase their work to friends and family!

Dancing, acting and singing classes can boost confidence, the emphasis of this summer camp is to nurture the individual talents (however strong or weak) that each of us possess and more importantly to have fun. What’s unique about Glee Club is that it embraces all walks of life, all types of people and brings them together in their common interest… performing.  It creates a space where people with a talent in singing, can mix easily with people whose talent is in dance and drama alike.

Check out full details on www.gleesummer.com and be sure to book early to get your place!

To book please contact Thomas on 083 3098160 or email gleesummer@gmail.com

Cinemagic is offering a group of young people aged 15-18 from Belfast, NYC, LA, Dublin and Donegal the unique opportunity to take part in an intensive film camp residential course in Belfast. The young people involved will produce a short film under the guidance of Industry Professionals. They are looking for individuals who wish to pursue careers in writing, directing, producing, cotsume, sound and acting for camera.

The completed piece will then be screened at the Cinemagic festival in Belfast in 2010 and the Cinemagic NYC, LA & Dublin Festivals in 2011.

Film Camp will take place from 16th – 20th August 2010 in Belfast and the workshops will run from 10am – 4pm each day.

To get involved in this great opportunity and make your own movie email shauna@cinemagic.org.uk and tell them why they should pick you. Please specify which area you are interested in. Please state your age and where you are from. Places are limited so apply early to avoid disappointment.

For further information please call 02890311900

source: Young Arts Coop

Two categories:

One open to anyone under the age of 16

The other open to those aged between 16 and 21

Photographers are encouraged to highlight issues important to their generation, explore their place in society or celebrate people, places and animals that they value.

This competition actively encourages entries from beginners, as well as photography students. Winners receive cash prizes, and all winning and highly commended entries are displayed in the international Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibitions.

The competition is open until 5pm on 31st July 2010.

Summer workshops and programmes include: Taster DJ and Music workshop; beginner, intermediate and advanced DJ training programmes; DJ’s Take Control; and Using Music in Youth Work – a training workshop for workers and volunteers.
For more information about these workshops contact 087 9898930.

The strategy is a document that lists the Arts Office’s plans for supporting artists, communities, adults and young people to take part in the arts. You can see the last strategy here. Also, there is another plan just about young people and the arts too!

We are inviting young people to participate in a discussion about needs and interests in specific art forms on the following days:

FILM: Thursday, July 29th 5 – 7pm at RUA RED, South Dublin Arts Centre

MUSIC: Weds, July 28th 1 – 2:30pm at RUA RED, South Dublin Arts Centre

THEATRE/DANCE/DRAMA: Weds, July 28th 3 – 4:30pm at RUA RED, South Dublin Arts Centre

You may attend all or only one if you like. If you feel that the artform or style you are interested in, is not represented here, please come along to an event anyway and tell us what you think. This your chance to tell us what we should be doing for YOU to take part in different types of art!

Please contact Tori at vdurrer@sdublincoco.ie to register your interest and more details will be sent on. You may also book directly with RUA RED by calling 01 451 5860.

SPACES ARE LIMITED, SO PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

In this one week workshop students, aged 9yrs -15 yrs old, will learn how to Make, Animate, and Capture on camera their very own Stop-Motion character. Initial focus will be on the individual’s character development and construction. Later campers will split into age appropriate groups to write a script, build a set, light their scene and work together just like a production crew to complete their Stop-Motion Short.
SkilzWorkshop also give you a DVD copy of your Stop-Motion Movie at the end of camp so you can show all of your family and friends!

Skilz  :   Concept Art, Character Design, Making of an Animatable Armature, Set Design, Storyboarding, Motion Capture, Teamwork