You couldn’t make this up!
Cork City Council is inviting children and young people to transform their faces as part of a special day of creativity.
Organised in conjunction with Creative Ireland, Cruinniú na Óg will feature more than 40 free interactive and imaginative events for children and young people hosted by 39 Cork creative organisations.
As part of the event, which takes place this Saturday, Cork City Council is calling on Cork’s young masters of disguise and makeup artists to bring their creative ideas to life using faces as a canvas.
Once the transformation is complete, they can then take a photograph of their masterpiece and send it into the Arts Office where they will be in with an opportunity to win a range of prizes.
Entries can be sent to creativecall@corkcity.ie along with an entry form and signed consent from parents or guardians.
There are 2 themes in the Creative Faces challenge called Creative Look and Inspired Look. Each theme can be entered in 2 categories. These are 10 years and under and 11-18 years old.
The Creative Look category is an open theme that invites imaginative and experimental responses, while the Inspired Look category is for entries on a specific topic of importance to children or young people.
Entry forms are available to download from corkcity.ie/en/cruinniu-na-nog or by emailing creativecall@corkcity.ie.
Entries to the Creative Look theme will be judged by Glow Up semi-finalist and make up artist Jade Foley from Knocknaheeny.
Jade creates looks from natural and soft to full-blown body art. She takes inspiration from everyday objects such as magnets, patterns on clothes, and even food. She is known on TikTok for her skills as well as her Irish humour, which she incorporates into her videos to bring an extra bit of entertainment.
Entries to the Inspired Look theme will be judged by young members of Cork city’s Comhairle na nÓg, 1 of 31 child and youth councils based in local authorities around Ireland, which give children and young people the opportunity to be involved in the development of local services and policies.
A spokesperson for Comhairle na nÓg said: “We are delighted to support an opportunity to show off what’s on your mind on your body. Creative Faces is a way for young people of all ages to display their artistic talents and what inspires them at the same time. It’s just one of the amazing creative activities taking place as part of Cruinniú na nÓg Cork City 2022.”
The closing date for all entries is 12pm Sunday night. For further details of all events taking place for Cruinniú na nÓg, see corkcity.ie/cnn.