{"id":10048,"date":"2026-10-04T16:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/?p=10048"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:14:31","slug":"millstreet-community-school-co-cork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/index.php\/millstreet-community-school-co-cork\/","title":{"rendered":"Millstreet Community School, Co. Cork"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Beginnings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cNew Beginnings\u201d collaborative sculpture project invited students to explore themes of growth, change, resilience, and hope through the creation of individual wire trees. Students participated in brainstorming, sketching, and experimenting with wire sculpting techniques before designing and constructing their own unique tree forms. Each piece reflected the student\u2019s personal interpretation of the theme while contributing to a larger collective artwork symbolising community and connection. The project encouraged creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and hands-on learning, while also developing confidence in artistic expression and three-dimensional construction techniques. Over the course of the project, students worked together to assemble the individual sculptures into one final installation, celebrating both individuality and unity. Photographic documentation captured the development process from initial planning and material exploration through to construction, collaboration, and the completed sculpture display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10755-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10755-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10755-980x441.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10755-480x216.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-id=\"10050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10751-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10751-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10751-980x441.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10751-480x216.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10759-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10049\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/10763-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10051\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Beginnings The \u201cNew Beginnings\u201d collaborative sculpture project invited students to explore themes of growth, change, resilience, and hope through the creation of individual wire trees. 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