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Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown 2019

Presentation Secondary School, Mitchelstown 2019

Posted by on Mar 11, 2019 in Featured, Gallery, Uncategorized

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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Drimnagh Castle Secondary School, Dublin 2019

Drimnagh Castle Secondary School, Dublin 2019

Posted by on Jan 29, 2019 in Featured, Gallery, Uncategorized

The Drimnagh Castle Secondary School Creative Engagement Project 2019 was made to celebrate Wellbeing Week in their school. This piece of art work aims to send a clear message to others that being yourself is the most important thing. Lots of hard individual work by students as they meticulously cut out stencils in preparation for their final work of art. They used their thumbprints as inspiration as each is unique to them as indeed their Art work is! Teacher: Shirley Holland Artist: Barry...

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Bandon Grammer School, Cork 2016

Bandon Grammer School, Cork 2016

Posted by on Apr 20, 2016 in Gallery, Uncategorized

Bandon Grammer Schools’s Creative Engagement 2016 Project is in full flow. Transition Years are working on 379 triangular shapes for a construction that will be suspended in the New foyer of the Deane Building at Bandon Grammar. Students will bring there insights in how to connect,build,construct and hang these geometric structures, collectively in the school building. Artist: Dominic Fee Teacher: John Twomey...

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