Art School is invested in a longer-term enquiry into pedagogical shifts in education through the means of art. Art School takes place as a series of independent projects, exhibitions, workshop and residency programmes, bringing active contemporary artists into educational systems to inspire and expand their teachings. Art School has worked on many projects including:
The Masterplan
Bead Game
Play
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Magnetic Fields
Other* Other? Part of the Art School framework is developing different ways of communicating about the process-based work that goes into each workshop, residency, or exhibition that it explores. Video documentation produced for many of these projects can be found on YouTube. Art School has worked with numerous partners, schools, and supporting institutions including:
Thinking Visual, Wicklow County Arts Office and Mermaid Arts Centre / hablarenarte, Madrid, Spain / Tabakalera, Donostia/San Sebastian Spain / CAPP European network / The Grangegorman Development Agency / Roscommon Arts Office and Roscommon Arts Centre / South Dublin County Council / RUA RED / The Irish Museum of Modern Art / Lismore Castle Arts / TULCA Arts Festival / Blessington Community College, Co. Wicklow / Scoil Chonglais, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow / Bray School Project, Bray, Co. Wicklow / Dublin 7 Educate Together, Dublin / St. Gerard’s National School, Enniskerry / St. Catherine’s NS Rush, Co. Dublin / Whitecross NS, Julianstown, Co. Meath / Our Lady’s National School, Terenure, Co. Dublin / Killinarden Community College, Tallaght, Co. Dublin / Willow Park Juniot School, Blackrock, Co. Dublin / Gaelscoil de hIde National School, Roscommon / Scoil Mhuire National School, Roscommon / Feevagh National School, County Roscommom / Brideswell National School, County Roscommon / Tisrara National School, County Roscommon. Curatorially, Art School seeks to engage students with active contemporary artists. The platform continues to develop strong, mutually-beneficial relationships with it’s collaborating artists, as they are creating decisive interventions within school curricula. To date this curatorial platform has worked with many artists, including:
Sven Anderson
John Beattie
Stephen Brandes
Michelle Browne
Sarah Browne
Karl Burke
Rhona Byrne
Ella de Burca
Vanessa Donoso Lopez
Priscila Fernandes
Hannah Fitz
Jane Fogarty
Kevin Gaffney
Mark Garry
Fiona Hallinan
Emma Haugh
Adelita Husney-Bey
Elaine Leader
Ruth Lyons
Stine Marie Jacobsen
Maria McKinney
Isabel Nolan
Mark O’Kelly
Sarah Pierce
Naomi S*x
Michael West
Jennie Guy has been asked to represent Art School via visiting lectures, talks or seminars by Dublin Institute of Technology, National College of Art and Design(NCAD), Marino Institute of Education, Piet Zwart, the Spanish CAPP Programme, Belfast Exposed, among others.
