Eibhlín de Barra is Director of Young at Art, Northern Ireland’s leading children’s arts provider. Established in 1998 as the creator of the country’s first international arts festival for children and young people, Young at Art has grown both the festival (the annual multi-artform Belfast Children’s Festival running in early March) and its year-round programme reaching on average 50,000 children and adults each year, delivering performances, exhibitions, showcases, industry events, artist development, workshops and special projects. The organisation incorporates the charity Young at Art, the social enterprise agency Young at Art Events, and the creative writing centre Fighting Words Belfast.