This is Art!

Zahra is 13 and loves to make art. Here she talks about painting flowers from the Botanic Gardens, and how she doesn’t like to leave any blank spaces on the page!

Adam is 7 and an artist. He talks about how much he gets out of making art. And how fun it is to draw and paint with his brother Yahia.

Hafsah & Zahra practice the ancient art of Henna painting. Henna is painted on the skin leaving beautiful marks for weeks at a time. A different kind of canvas!

Competition judge Leanne McDonagh is an artist and an educator. She is also a Traveller woman who grew up on a halting site, with first-hand experience of the prejudices and misconceptions that society has about Travellers. As an artist she feels she has a unique opportunity to represent and record her community from within.

Hannah loves space and because her arms are unable to hold a brush to paint, she uses her mouth to paint pictures about the planets. And gets interviewed whilst doing it!

Joe Caslin is a street artist and art teacher born in Roscommon and he's also one of our judges! Here he explains why art means so much to him and gives some tips on how to approach your work.

In this episode, Ella from the Ballyfermot Youth Project shows how she and her crew use street art to represent the diversity in her community and to spread a message of inclusion and acceptance.

Fatti Burke is a world renowned Illustrator and Book maker and, now, a competition judge! In this episode she talks about what Art means to her and what she'll be looking for in your entries.

Suzel and Rubette love to make art. Luckily, their Grandad's print studio is a treasure trove of inspiration.

RTÉ and Creative Ireland have launched a brand new Digital Art Contest for young people aged 5-17 and we're going to introduce you to some of the amazing kids involved asking "What is Art?" Our first guest Noah proves you don’t need fancy materials to make great art, sometimes a wheelchair and a puddle are enough!