Presentation Secondary School, Warrenmount have been working with artist Patricia Rafferty to create their 2019 Creative Engagement Project. The students researched the origins of the school and the Presentation Order. They decided to do a sculpture of the crest and wanted to represent themselves in the sculpture. They decided to create clay tiles of birds in flight to represent their journey through life and their life after their education. Artist: Patricia Rafferty Art Teacher: Louise Sweeney ...
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Hansfield Educate Together Secondary School, Dublin have their Creative Engagement Project 2019 underway. Artist: Gabi McGrath Teacher: Elaine Stephens...
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Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork have now completed their Creative Engagement Project 2019. As part of the project, transition year students were given the opportunity to work with professional artist Sean Corcoran from the ‘The Art Hand’ company in Waterford. The project ran for one week at the end of January. This project not only focused on Art but incorporated elements of Wellbeing and current Environmental issues. The following is a summary of the Creative Engagement Workshop, written by one of the TY students. For a week in January, every TY student took part in a creative engagement workshop with the end goal of a fully completed mosaic. Throughout the week, we were split into groups as there was too many of us all together. Some students worked on the mosaic while others either returned to class or worked through the wellbeing side of the project. In brainstorming for our mosaic, Ted (the instructor) helped us brainstorm ideas and possible themes for the piece. Some ideas were the landscape of Mitchelstown, a face that embodies and includes every student, diversity and inclusivity. Every student put forward their own take on the piece and openly shared their opinions throughout the week. The piece promoted team-based art and creativity as a group. Collaboration was key in creating the mosaic. Nobody held back on what they thought could be improved or what looked rough when stuck down into the mosaic. We ended the workshop on a positive note by signing all our names on the whiteboard and writing different encouraging comments. I found the ongoing mix of wellbeing and creativity piqued my interest and kept me engaged. I think, as a group, we all can agree that our finished product is something to be proud of and something we would be proud to claim as ours. Artist: Sean Corcoran Teacher: Linda Evans...
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St. Michael’s Holy Faith Secondary School Creative Engagement Project 2019 Parallel to Creative Engagement, Sky Portrait Artist of the Year contestant, Dave Duffy, held a workshop with St. Michaels Finglas students. Dave uses Polychromos colouring pencils as a medium. Artist: Patricia Rafferty Teacher: Linda Keegan...
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