Posted by admin on May 31, 2022 in Featured, Gallery

St. Nathy’s College, Co. Roscommon created an all weather metalwork sculpture named ‘Cur Óg’ for their Creative Engagement Project 2022. The students from TY and EAL were given the task of creating designs in keeping with the agreed theme of the biodiversity green flag. The students learned different techniques a blacksmith would use to shape metal and became familiar with the traditional tools used.   Artist: Garret Herbert Teacher: Karen Munnelly  ...

Posted by admin on Dec 20, 2021 in Featured, Gallery

Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont have created a Mural for their Creative Engagement Project 2020-21 Artist: Niamh Sinnott...

Posted by admin on Nov 29, 2021 in Featured, Gallery

The Patrician Secondary School, Newbridge, Co Kildare 2021 have finished their Creative Engagement 2021 Project. “Starting with the theme of identity, we looked at unique body identifiers that we all have. Such as fingerprints and iris patterns in our eyes. We asked the students to photograph their own eyes and then supplied each person with a round canvas on which to paint a copy of their own iris pattern. The discussion around this work centered on the fact that the eye paintings were very like planets in the cosmos. This gave us the idea to base our mural on galaxies and the cosmos with planets that were inspired by our first eye paintings. A discussion was had with school management and an area of wall was allocated to the mural. The students were so taken with the project that they came in on their own time during the mid term to get the work done.” Teacher: Kieran Behan...

Posted by admin on Nov 24, 2021 in Featured, Gallery

St Brigid’s Presentation Secondary School, worked on Self Portraits for their Creative Engagement Project 2021.     Art teacher: Alica Quilter...

Posted by admin on Nov 24, 2021 in Featured, Gallery

Hansfield ETSS Transition Year Students have completed their Creative Engagement project 2021 called “Developing Characters”. They learned all about animation and illustrations.     Artist: Bruno Ferreira Silva Teacher: Elaine...

Posted by admin on Oct 6, 2021 in Featured, Gallery

Claregalway College took on an interesting 2021 Creative Engagement Project where Transition Year students studying Italian learned Circus Skills through Italian.   Artist: Maria Auletta Teacher: Ilaria Dore  ...