Member Profile
- First Name
- Marie
- Last Name
- Brett
- Background
Freelance visual artist.
Extensive experience in devising, facilitating and managing arts in education projects included training and mentoring.Hold MA & BA from Goldsmiths’ College, London University
Community Development and Group Facilitation certificates from Crawford College, Cork.
Qualified Teacher (secondary level – art & design)Received awards from The Arts Council of Ireland, Create and Cork County Council and Cork City Council for arts in education projects
- Professional Organisation
- The Crafts Council of Ireland. Craft in the Classroom national programme - trainer, The Heritage Council. Heritage in School Scheme. Panel member of heritage specialists., West Cork Education Centre and Cork County Council Arts Office. Fun with Glass programme – lead artist, mentor & trainer, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Council Arts Office. Creative Classrooms programme – artists panel, Cork County Council Arts Office. Artist in Residence ‘We All Have Feelings’ video case study of good practice – artist in school., Cork City Council Arts Office. In Context Award. Intergenerational Residency ‘4 Leaf Clover’
- Professional Statement
I am genuinely committed to arts in education and through my work with children aim to nurture an interest, enthusiasm and ambition for the creative process.
My practice uses process based methodology and professional partnership.
I’m particularly interested in training and mentoring although my practice spans devising, facilitating and managing arts in education projects now in Ireland and previously in the UK.
- Another site link
- www.greencrafts.ie
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- 43 weeks 4 days
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