The Virgin Mary's Bank'
Submitted by Marie Brett on Sun, 27 Sep 09
'The Virgin Mary's Bank' was a visual arts project based in a large West Cork boys school: Scoil na mBuachailli, facilitated by artist Marie Brett and craftsperson Gana Roberts.
The project was part of The Fun with Glass programme, a teacher/artist partnership, initiated by artist Marie Brett and supported by West Cork Education Centre and Cork County Council.
Over a period of 5 days, 32 boys experienced using glass and metal to create fused glass artworks, both individual and collaborative pieces, exploring the theme of a local historical site, The Virgin Mary Bank.
The project was process led and involved a sketching visit to the water-side site and a teacher training aspect.
General Information
Project Dates:
16 Apr 2009 - 28 May 2009
Project length:
6 days
Location:
Rural
County or Counties:
Cork
Related Organisation(s):
West Cork Education Centre
Cork County Council Arts office
Funding Bodies:
Cork County Council
Scoil na mBuachailli, Clonakilty, Co Cork
Related Artists:
Gana Roberts
Participants
Age range of participants:
8-11
How many participants in each session?:
ranging between 6 to 32
How many participants over the life of the project:
32
Total contact hours:
30hrs
Project Posts
- Fun with Glass The Virgin Mary's bank Sun, 13 Dec 09 Marie Brett
