An arts festival in St Louis High School, Rathmines, starts today. For two days the all-girls school will host concerts, exhibitions and workshops to do with dance, music, art, jewellery, stained-glass, film, juggling and circus skills, drama and writing. Talks will be given by writers and poets and a panel discussion on careers in the arts will be taken by Victoria White, arts editor of The Irish Times, Catherine Marshall, curator of IMMA and Assumpta Lawless, PRO of Music Network.