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St. Kevins School Lead Artist
At risk Children
2010-2011
The programme with St. Kevin’s ran throughout the school year, the aim being to encourage the children aging between 10-12, to engage with the school and each other by using creative practices and techniques.
This programme aimed to encourage socially acceptable behaviour, with this in mind we created projects that involved working together for large scale pieces such as this ‘cityscape’, with each child creating several props that were combined to create a larger piece. This made the children co-operate in order to not produce the same prop or to fill a gap in the scene along with using shared materials.
This group involving 8 teens suffering from autism aging from 12-20, the aim of the project was to give them a creative outlet while also helping them engage socially. The programme was based away from the school, as to expand upon their social engagement.
Coláste Eoin Special Needs Adolescence
Lead Artist
2011
We ran several projects with them from creating a group book of images about their social world to individual projects such as a fossil, teaching them the techniques and processes involved.
While trying to engage them with as many artistic processes as possible we had to be aware that some of their needs revolved around aversions to some tack tile sensations, so we had tailor some projects to avoid unwanted reactions.
Art classesTeenLead Artist2010-2011
This afterschool programme was run for Teens aging from 12-16; the aim was to encourage and expand upon their artistic talent, helping them explore the media of art in a fuller way. As the class was self-motivated the group were encouraged to help in the planning of projects and to create a more finished product.
Children’s Summer Camp
Lead Artist2011
This creative summer camp ran for two weeks and was a full time programme for the children involved (7-12 years old). There were two themes used for the project, those of adventure and natural wonders, with several pieces being made over the course of the weeks.
While it was difficult to keep a level of interest and the long days created issues with fatigue, the quality available in running a day long project can be seen. The camp allowed the children to use materials they would not generally get to use such as plaster of Paris, canvas and plasticine.
Summer Camp, PreteensThe Den
2011
Project Co-ordinatorThis project ran for four afternoons, with the aim that the group (10-14 years old) would exhibit the work at the end of the week, at an event being held in the local youth centre. The Den centre is used by underprivileged children, with the aim of creating a stable environment where the Adolescents can feel secure.
Using this as a starting point, I created a project that would explore the self through creating pieces that while programmed, would allow for the individual to express themselves.
Easter Island heads were the launch point for this, creating a basic sculptural representation of the monuments and then allowing them to alter and add to the original piece creating a unique creation. This idea of the self was then culminated in the creation of a self-portrait, which was eventually displayed on the windows of the youth centre looking out onto a busy road. This gave the youths involved a sense of self-respect and accomplishment in their work.
● Workshops and classes ran in several different settings and skill levels.
● Ranging from elective enrolment to more structured classes.
● Several techniques and processes demonstrated and practiced.
Adult Drawing and Painting Classes
Old Age Pensioner Workshops.
● Projects had to be made using materials that were soft and easy to use, due to participants having strength and hand use issues.
● Projects focused more on the finished product with the idea of being given as presents or used as decoration.
Photograpy Workshops● Deamonstrations in a variety of
both practical and theoretical skills.
● Basic photography understanding, composition, colour use, exposure etc.
● Workshops in film processing, pinhole cameras, digital processing and manipulation
