Studio Classroom Art Exhibition launched at Mary Immaculate College
he Studio Classroom Art exhibition was launched in Mary Immaculate College (MIC) recently by Dr Angela Canny, Acting Dean of Education, MIC. This exciting and innovative exhibition of children’s artwork is the result of a creative collaboration, which took place over the months of May and June 2018, between children and teachers from three local primary schools and three artists based in MIC. The children that participated in the project are from: Our Lady Queen of Peace NS, Janesboro; St. Michael’s Infant School, Sexton Street and Thomond Primary School, Ballynanty.
In this teacher-artist partnership, three visual artists - Julie Brazil, Mary Conroy and Sheila Richardson - and three primary school teachers - Dearbhla Casey, Our Lady Queen of Peace; Ciara Ryan, St. Michael’s Infant School and Lorraine O’ Donnell, Thomond Primary School - collaborated with the children to develop their art practice through a blended learning approach involving online communication and onsite art lessons in the classroom.
The initiative aims to promote innovative ways for artists, primary school teachers and pupils to engage and respond to art practice. Connecting the artists in their studio with the primary schools in this way created a shared virtual space where exciting collaborative art practice evolved.
The artworks in the exhibition include drawings, painting, ceramics, mapping and mixed media. The exhibition will be on public view in the Art Room in MIC until 18 January
The Studio Classroom is an art and research collaboration between Anne-Marie Morrin, Lecturer Visual Arts Education, Department of Arts Education and Physical Education, andthe PLUS network of schools facilitated by the Transforming Education through Dialogue (TED) Project, Curriculum Development Unit, MIC. The initiative also seeks to develop a Studio Habits framework that focuses on the pedagogical approaches that are traditionally found in the methods of an artist’s studio and how these can be utilized to promote innovative ways that primary schools can engage, respond and challenge contemporary issues within our society.
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