Óige an Daingin ag cur a dtimpeallacht féin in iúl go teibí agus é léirithe ag fíodóirí i Ríocht intíre Lesóta
- Ainm an tionscnaimh: Partaiocht Chruthaitheach i bPobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne
- Rannpháirtithe: Scolairí na hIdirbhliana i bPobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Na Múinteoirí Ealaíne Brenda Friel agus Jane Ní Mhurchú, Ealaíontóir Maree Hensey, Griangrafadóir faisnéise Eileen O’Leary
- Bunaíodh an togra i mí na Samhna 2012
- Bhí Maree Hensey mar éascaitheoir ar an togra tré nascanna le físchomhrá agus ceardlanna sa scoil agus d’eirigh leis na scolairí dearradh íocónach a chruthú a léiriodh mar phíosa mór fíodóireachta.
- As na ceardlanna seo tugadh na scileanna do dhaltaí a dtimpeallacht féin a léiriú go físiuil, le dathanna, le cruthanna, agus beocht thimpeallacht Chorca Dhuibhne.
- Roghnaigh na scolairí teideal an togra IMRAM focal ársa sa Ghaeilge a chiallaíonn turas ar an bhfarraige.
- Feabhra ’13 2013: Thaisteal Brenda Friel, Máire Ní Normaile, Maree Hensey agus scolairí na hidirbhlaina Josie knight agus Anna Aranowska go Lesóta chun an píosa coimisiúnaithe a thabhairt ar lámh chuig Setsoto Design.
- Cruthaíonn na fíodóirí, Motselisi Ntai, ‘Makamoho Setenane’, ‘Mampotokang Tebeli’ IMRAM
- Glactar griangrafanna le linn na próiséise seo.
- Seoladh oifigiúil na fíodóireachta agus taispéantas griangrafadóireachta, 6.in Déardaoin 18ú Aibreán, Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Co. Chiarraí.
- Aíonna speisialta ag an seoladh ná Ambasadóir na hÉireann go Lesóta, A Shoilse Gerry Gervin, Céad Rúnaí Lesótha chun na hÉireann Mr Machachamise agus Dermot Carney Creative Engagement, NAPD (Eagraíocht Náisiúnta na bPríomhoidí agus Leasphríomhoidí)
- Tá cuid den togra seo maoinithe ag Creative Engagement.
Dingle youth abstractly express their surroundings interpreted by weavers in landlocked kingdom of Lesotho.
- Project Title: Partiocht Chruthaioch i bPobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne
- Participants: Transition Year Students Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Art Teachers Brenda Friel and Jane Ní Mhurchú, Artist Maree Hensey and Documentary Photographer Eileen O’Leary.
- Project commences in November 2012
- Maree Hensey through on line video conferencing and school based workshops facilitated students to create an iconic design to be translated into a large scale weaving.
- Through these workshops students were given the tools to visually express the colour, shape and vibrancy of the Corca Dhuibne landscape.
- The title of the work is chosen by students: IMRAM: An old Irish word referencing epic journey across seas.
- February ’13 2013:Brenda Friel, Maree Hensey, Mary Ní Normaile and Transition Year Students Anna Aranowska and Josie Knight travel to Lesotho and hand over the commission to Setsoto Design
- Weavers Motselisi Ntai, ‘Makamoho Setenane, ‘Mampotokang Tebeli create IMRAM
- This process is documented photographically.
- Official Launch of weaving and photography exhibition: 6pm, Thursday 18th April, Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne Dhuibhne, Co Kerry
- Special guess at launch include Irish Ambassador to Lesotho His Excellency Gerry Gervin, First Secretary to Ireland , Mr Machachamise and Dermot Carney, Creative Engagement, NAPD (National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals)
- This project has been part funded by Creative Engagement
