Cois na Coille : Beside the Wood
Submitted by Marie Brett on Sun, 13 Dec 09
Based in West Cork, ‘Fun with Glass’ is a progressive artist in school project which partners teachers and artists through training and brings the experimental use of fused glass and metalwork into National Schools.
Scoil Fionnbarra in Ballingeary, Macroom, County Cork has been working closely with two artists Marie Brett and Gana Roberts on a 6 week school project titled: ‘Cois na Coille : Beside the Wood’, inspired by a poem by Maurice Riordan the art project interprets the school’s local natural environment and offers cross-curricular opportunities in: SPHE, Science, English, Maths, History, Geography and Music.
A mentoring programme is built into the project in association with West Cork Arts Centre. Key project partners are West Cork Education Centre and Cork County Council Arts office.
General Information
Project Dates:
25 Nov 2009 - 8 Jan 2010
Project length:
6 days
Location:
Rural
County or Counties:
Cork
Related Organisation(s):
West Cork Education Centre. Cork County Council Arts Office.
West Cork Arts Centre.
Funding Bodies:
Cork County Council Arts Office.
West Cork Education Centre.
Related Artists:
Gana Roberts
Tess Leak
Participants
Age range of participants:
8-11
12-14
How many participants in each session?:
between 6 to 28 per group
How many participants over the life of the project:
28
Total contact hours:
28
Project Posts
- Fun with Glass Cois na Coille project Sun, 13 Dec 09 Marie Brett
