This autumn, there are a number of events taking place across Ireland showcasing artwork produced in collaboration with young people and experiential work that children and adults can engage with. Not to mention, Baboró Arts Festival for Children in Galway is back for its 18th year. Below are some of our highlights.
The Ark, Dublin
make|shape: collaborations in clay
9 September - 18 October 2014
This exhibition explores the work of eight ceramic artists who have worked on the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s primary schools CRAFTed programme: Julie Forrester, Kathleen Moroney, Maeve Sookram, Aidan Power, Adele Stanley, Orla Kaminska, Jodi Coyne and Jane Seymour. make|shape explores how these collaborative projects with children have influenced the artists’ ways of making and working creatively with children.
http://ark.ie/events/view/makeshape-collaborations-in-clay
IMMA, Dublin
Hélio Oiticica: Propositions
19 July – 5 October 2014
The work of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980) has proved a big hit with families at IMMA over the summer with its invitation to explore and participate in his interactive sculptures.
http://www.imma.ie/en/page_236815.htm
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, Galway
11th-19th October 2014
Baboró is back and inflatable art is on the agenda. A luminarium is a sculpture that people can enter, light and colour shifting as you move along its pathways. Amococo by Architects of Air (England), described as the the most labyrinthine luminarium, will be stationed at the Spanish Arch for the duration of the festival. Blue Teapot will be giving drama workshops to young people with learning disabilities, Branar will be bringing Oliver Jeffers’ The Way Back Home to life and lots more besides. http://baboro.ie/
Virtually There Exhibition Tour
Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
8 September – 16 October 2014
The Education Centre, Tralee
24 October – 21 November 2014
Virtually There is a national touring exhibition of work by artists, children and teachers created through online residencies. The work of five artists and schools demonstrates the use of virtual technology to connect studio and classroom in a ‘third space’ where exciting collaborative arts practice can evolve. The Virtually There project, produced by Kids’ Own, has been runing in Northern Irish schools since 2007. Exhibiting artists are Ann Donnelly, Julie Forrester, Ann Henderson, Sharon Kelly and Andrew Livingstone. A programme of events accompanies the exhibition tour for artists, educators, schools and children. http://kidsown.ie/
