What our 28 young people (Georgians and Irish) wanted to achieve by implementing this youth-led Erasmus+ initiative: "Youths Creating Arts" Erasmus+ Youth Exchange was to inspire all of them, including those with fewer opportunities, to explore various forms of art and to create. Participants felt that they were always surrounded by the arts and their creativity in general. This led to the idea for the project. Through social media posts, museums, smartphone apps, innovative tattoos, haircuts, nail art, drawing, movies, dancing, music, pastries, and other online and offline mediums, even though there are so many different, fascinating, attractive, and accessible forms of art in young people's lives, only a few of those who appreciate them are skilled in their creations because there are few opportunities to do so. This Erasmus youth exchange created opportunities for all participants involved in this project to explore, create and be inspired by various forms of art. On March 23, 2023, 31 young people, including those with fewer opportunities from the YouthsRule youth club, participated in a Zoom focus group with the Georgian group and created a WhatsApp group poll about this project because they felt the need to express themselves and foster their own creativity through a variety of artistic mediums. According to the comments, 28 of the 31 young people, including those who identified as refugees, wish to learn about various forms of European art. These youths indicated in their WhatsApp pool comments that they are aware of the therapeutic, social, and personal benefits of participating in the arts. According to 76% of them, art encourages social inclusion, well-being, intercultural learning, and creativity. They also stated that art comes in a variety of forms, such as painting, hairdressing, and new styles. Based on all youth's agreed definition, art is a diverse range of human activity that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. Together, they listed many benefits of the arts for young people, which include improving confidence, coming out of their comfort zone, developing creativity, social skills, problem-solving abilities, literacy, fine and gross motor skills, connection, helping youths express their emotions and feelings, and intercultural understanding. 17 youths in the focus group said it has also been proven that young people who learn any form of art improve their body coordination and/or visual and spatial ability, which has been linked to improved academic performance and academic achievement. This youth exchange, "Youths Creating Arts," aligned with the Erasmus+ 2021–2027 programme and its first priorities: inclusion and diversity, as it promoted equal opportunities and access, inclusion, diversity, and fairness through the arts; the Irish National Strategy Project Ireland 2040: Investing in our Culture, Language, and Heritage 2018–2027; and the EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027. The European Union Youth Strategy 2019–2027 focuses on three core areas of action around the three words: engage, connect, and empower. Therefore, these three words served as the foundation of these youth-led project objectives: ● To provide meaningful art workshops to youngsters in a variety of creative activities such as eco-sustainable arts, painting, fashion design, music, literature, theatre, and dance. ● To empower teenagers to teach and learn art as a tool for increasing social inclusion and intercultural learning via creative, non-formal workshops. ● To connect youths with various European art forms. ● To promote Erasmus+ and its goals through a variety of innovative youth-led artistic activities.Hosting a youth exchange in Ireland is now a huge challenge due to the current accommodation crisis post-Covid-19 and inflation. "Ireland is now the most expensive country in Europe".(www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid40903094.html).#:~:text=The%20latest%20EU%20figures%20are,40%25%20above%20the%20EU%20average). The Georgian team's difficulty or uncertainty in obtaining Irish visas All of the young people who came up with the idea for this initiative chose to hold the exchange in Tbilisi, Georgia. Outdoor activities in nature in Ireland can be difficult owing to the unpredictable Irish weather, but the weather in Georgia was great, and we had access to Tbilisi National Park (river and wood), which is ideal for outdoor youth-led activities that adhere to the Leave No Trace Principles. According to our survey on SurveyMonkeys.com, 98% of our young people from Ireland, including those with fewer opportunities (migrants, those with financial barriers, etc.), participated in this project who had never had the opportunity to travel abroad, to participate in international projects, or to communicate with someone from another cultural background.