FIONA WHELAN: GUEST EDITOR

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

Fiona Whelan (IRE, 1968) studied Environmental Design in Dublin and scenography (MA) in Utrecht. In her artistic practice she focusses on community arts and educational projects. For this purpose she founded Dream Depot in 2008. She often works with socially or culturally disadvantaged youth, as for instance in projects in East Vlaardingen, Kildare and North Amsterdam. She combines her own observations with the dreams and thoughts of the youth and children, who use photography, model building, scenario writing and various other artistic techniques to develop their ideas. Together with Susann Rittermann she developed 'When does the day begin', an artistic and philosophical exploration of daily objects, realized as an art project by pupils of a primary school over a span of two years. She occasionally works as a set designer, collaborated with Hillary Blake Firestone and Artisjok020. She also was one of the original founders of Nairobits, the webdesignschool in the slums in Nairobi. To visit her website, click here.

About the Practice.ie Guest Editorship:

On a bi-monthly basis, practice.ie has invited professionals across different art forms to take up the role of Guest Editor, during which period, they will curate a number of features about contemporary art practice for children and young people. The Guest Editor will also be profiled on the website throughout the duration of their editorship and also have the opportunity to keep a blog. We are very exited about this initiative as we believe that the scope of Practice.ie can be broadened and new perspectives offered, by engaging key professionals in this curatorial process.

Practice.ie Redesign Survey

This will only take 2 minutes and 30 seconds!

We would like our members to help us with the Practice.ie redesign to ensure that it continues to be a space that supports artists working with children and young people. The redesign survey will enable us to get critical feedback on how Practice.ie can be developed to best meet the needs of its users. Please help us by answering these 8 short questions. It will take no more than 2 and a half minutes.

CLICK HERE: YOUR RESPONSE WILL MAKE PRACTICE.IE MORE USER-FRIENDLY