Posted by admin on Mar 24, 2020 in Featured, Gallery

This Year under the Creative Engagement Programme 2020 the CBS Thurles turned to the Walls Project in Waterford. They needed: Ideas – these were generated by the TY students using Key Words Funding – awarded by the Creative Engagement Programme and the BOM 15/20 TY students to work on the project for stage 1 ​ Send ideas to The Walls Project – they will work up ideas based on our key words, sketches, and research.   Why did they chose this project for 2020? Bring some renewal to the walls of the school yard​ Encourage whole school engagement through the student council Engage students with VISUAL CULTURE​ Working with Waterford Walls: They could bring the expertise of an external artist They have an arts-in-education programme. This entails an artist/artists/ artists groups coming into the school to work with the students and imparts their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to the students.  ​ This type of engagement encourages creativity, initiative and expression in students and complements learning in the arts, heritage and culture.​ A little about Waterford Walls: Waterford Walls, founded in 2015, is an international street art festival, managed by The Walls Project, that has worked with some of the largest and most well-known national and international names in Street Art to transform Waterford into Ireland’s largest and most accessible outdoor gallery.​ Their mission is simple-to use arts as a medium for rejuvenating and inspiring urban space.​ Where in the School: ​The Starting size is 10 feet x 4  for the project​ – this wall is a visual connection to the yard and the school building.  Students gather here every day at lunch.  It is a space that could support a visual statement. Stage 2 is later in 2020 – Waterford Walls is offering a free workshop to be held later on in 2020. ​ “The Arts Council of Ireland has awarded The Walls Project funding for a workshop programme, and we would love to include your school as one of the five youth groups that we would love to include in this programme. This free workshop (from The Walls Project) could be a follow up for this upcoming workshop in March, and the...

Posted by admin on Mar 10, 2020 in Featured, Gallery

The well known Galway musician Seán Gavin lead a music workshop with students of St Joseph’s College Bish for their Creative Engagement project 2020 with Teachers Caitríona Lee, musician/teacher Gráinne Cotter. The students also participated in a workshop with teacher/artist Isbéal Nic Aoidh and Gráinne Cotter to explore ideas around languages, cultures and music. Muscian: Seán Gavin Teachers: Caitríona Lee, Isbéal Nic Aoidh, Gráinne Cotter...

Posted by admin on Mar 9, 2020 in Featured, Gallery

Banagher College, Co. Offaly have their Creative Engagement Project 2020 well under way and hope to have it finished in the next few weeks. Teacher: Breed Hassett...

Posted by admin on Mar 4, 2020 in Featured, Gallery

The Abbey School, Tipperary have completed their Creative Engagement Project 2020. Their artist in residence was Lynn Kirkham …. she is a very talented lady who teaches sculpture (willow weaving). Her public sculptures can be seen at the Newbridge and Kildare exits just off the M7 motorway. (Large scale horses and Cuchulainn and his hounds).  Her website is the ‘GreenMantle Studio’. Lynn has a page on Facebook and has shared a time lapse video of the Willow Sculpture the students completed. The project was inspired by a visit from Eddie Lenihan (seanchai). They linked up with the Writer In Residence Program and the English Department, who have been writing poetry inspired by the new sculpture outside the English Room. Artist: Lynn Kirkham Teacher: Jolene Carey...