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smART

smART documents hands‑on creative workshops across Belfast community centres and youth organisations.

Traditional crafts feature strongly: blacksmithing, glassmaking, bronze and stone sculpture, ceramics, willowcraft, felt work, Irish hurl making, and woodwork. Contemporary practices include graffiti, murals, mosaics, screen printing, monoprinting, digital photo manipulation, stop‑motion animation and sustainable fashion. The series also covers performance‑related skills such as Bollywood dance, percussion, musical composition, mehndi art and special‑effects makeup. Episodes connect with specific venues including Nubia Youth Centre, Ardmonagh Family Centre and the Street Beat Youth Project, showing how creative practice engages young people and community groups.

It’s a practical showcase of Belfast’s maker culture – demonstrating processes rather than finished pieces, and highlighting how art education reaches diverse audiences across the city.

This week young people from The Elephant in the Room campaign create bronze elephants at the Belfast Met foundry.
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04/02/2019
This week young people from Millisle Youth Forum explore ceramics.
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29/01/2019
This week young people from Upper Springfield Development Trust explore junk art.
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23/05/2018
This week young people from St John Vianney Youth Centre explore Mehndi, an ancient form of body art from India.
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15/05/2018
This week young people from Rosario Youth Centre explore the art of calligraphy, decorative handwriting and lettering.
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07/05/2018
This week young people from Glencairn Youth Initiative explore the creative possibilities of percussion.
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01/05/2018
This week young people from Inter Ethnic Forum in Ballymena explore the creative possibilities of felt making.
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23/04/2018
This week young people from Glor na Mona explore the creative possibilities of stop-motion animation.
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16/04/2018
This week young people from Youth Action NI explore the creative possibilities of monoprinting.
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06/04/2018
This week young men from Artillery Youth Club are tasked with making traditional furniture without electricity.
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26/03/2018
This week young people from Black Mountain Action Group explore the creative possibilities of screen printing.
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20/03/2018
This week young people from Forthspring Inter Community Group explore digital photo manipulation.
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12/03/2018