{"id":9695,"date":"2026-09-28T10:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/?p=9695"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:32:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:32:36","slug":"ardscoil-na-mara-secondary-school-tramore-co-waterford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/index.php\/ardscoil-na-mara-secondary-school-tramore-co-waterford\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardscoil na Mara Secondary School, Tramore, Co. Waterford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miss Driver and Students from Ardscoil na Mara Secondary School, Tramore, Co. Waterford enjoyed their experience of working with Artist Declan O Meara on a mixture of Landscapes from their local environment and Self Portraits completed in Oil Pastels. The finished work was on Exhibition in our Local Art Gallery The Coastguard station where the work was on exhibition for a month. Students curated and Hung the Artwork themselves. The work was also exhibited during the Artifice Festival in Lismore Castle.<\/p>\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=\"768\" data-id=\"9697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_102400-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_102400-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_102400-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_102400-480x360.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 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https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150547-480x360.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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150645-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150645-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150645-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150655-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150655-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150655-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260106_150655-480x360.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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122659-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122659-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122659-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122756-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122756-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122756-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122821-827x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122821-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122821-480x594.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 827px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122833-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122833-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_122833-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"9717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123046-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123046-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123046-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123046-480x360.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=\"1024\" height=\"738\" data-id=\"9705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123140-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123140-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123140-980x706.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260508_123140-480x346.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=\"1024\" height=\"788\" data-id=\"9725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART1-1024x788.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART1-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART1-980x754.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART1-480x369.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mr. Cawley, Principal Ardscoil na Mara, Ms. Driver, Rosie Torpey, Jehovanie Nganduna and Arts Teacher. Photo: John Power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" data-id=\"9708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART2-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART2-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART2-980x663.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART2-480x325.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=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART3-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART3-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Akicia Fitzgerald and Layla Walsh. Photo: john Power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" data-id=\"9720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART5-1024x908.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART5-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART5-980x869.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART5-480x426.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=\"1024\" height=\"748\" data-id=\"9706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART6-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART6-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART6-980x715.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART6-480x350.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will Pas and Jack Barry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"825\" data-id=\"9702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART8-1024x825.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART8-1024x825.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART8-980x790.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ARD-ART8-480x387.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Caitriona Hubenko. Photo: John Power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" data-id=\"9713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ArdArt9-1024x845.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ArdArt9-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ArdArt9-980x809.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ArdArt9-480x396.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Will Pass and Jack barry. Photo: John Power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" data-id=\"9716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art2-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art2-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art2-980x788.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art2-480x386.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students Mia McAreavey and Taelyn Rempel with Oil Pastel Visual Artist Declan O&#8217;Mear. Photo: John Power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"804\" data-id=\"9726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art3-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art3-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art3-980x769.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art3-480x377.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students Eve Burton and Valerie de los Reyes with Oil Pastel Visual Artisr Declan O&#8217;Meara. Photo: John Power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" data-id=\"9712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art4-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art4-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art4-980x731.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art4-480x358.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students Olivia Hennessy and Diana Bubenko with Oil Pastel Visual Artist Declan O&#8217;Meara and Ms, Driver, Art Teacher.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" data-id=\"9704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art5-1024x789.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art5-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art5-980x755.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art5-480x370.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students Jasmine Murphy and Alex Connolly with Oil Pastel Visual Artist Declan O&#8217;Meara. photo: John Power<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" data-id=\"9722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art6-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art6-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art6-980x777.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.creativeengagement.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ardscoil-Art6-480x381.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students Nadine Crowley and Leah Buck with Oil Pastel Visual Artist Declan O&#8217;Meara. 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