Maire Davey interviews Michael McLoughlin artist from The Grain Store

Listen to Máire Davey interview Michael McLoughlin. Michael is a youth arts worker at The Grainstore Youth Arts Centre.

Michael McLoughlin is Youth Arts Worker with DLR Youth Arts Programme. His role involves supporting youth led creative initiatives, developing collaborative projects with young people and encouraging creative activity among young people in DunLaoghaire Rathdown. He works directly with CANVAS, who he collaborates on many music and visual art based projects.

McLoughlin is a practising artist based in Dublin. He has exhibited widely in Ireland and internationally. McLoughlin's work combines audio, drawing, photography and sculptural objects, and has explored social relationships with the built environment. The work generally involves collaboration/co-operation with residents of a particular locale and the processes often to revolve around social activities.

Listen to the interview with Michael McLoughlin

About The Grainstore Youth Arts Centre:"The Grainstore is unique. 10 years on and it's still the only dedicated Youth Arts Facility in Ireland. It's always been ahead in the development of Youth Arts in Ireland and with the help of the Youth Arts Action Committee it with continue to present a way of working that values the creativity of young people."

View a video of an interview between Michael and Máire The Grainstore

Maire Davey in conversation with Michael McLoughlin from practice.ie on Vimeo.