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Course for Primary School Teachers on looking and responding to the visual arts in the primary school curriculum
1 – 7 July, 2010
9.30 – 14.00
This course for primary school teachers considers the history of modern and contemporary art (from Cubism to Performance) as a spring board to ideas for hands-on workshops in the classroom that will be trialled during the course with artists Jean Conroy adn Julie Moorhouse. Participants engage in a mixture of talks, practical art workshops and gallery workshops at the Butler Gallery, KIlkenny County Council Arts Office space and the National Craft Gallery. Places can be booked through the Kilkenny Education Centre.
See eckilkenny.ie for more information and to book a place. |
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Artist in Residence in Schools Programme 2009, Ballyragget
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For the final term of the school year, the Butler Gallery has once again matched artists with primary schools throughout the county to spend time working with children in schools. This year, some of the exciting projects that are taking place involve silk paper making in Listerlin, different types of printing in Loch Bui, ceramic landscapes in Graiguenamanagh, illuminous murals in Templeorum and kites made from natural fibres in Gowran. The following artists and schools are part of our programme this year:
Rachel Burke – Templeorum National School, Piltown
Helen Faulkner – Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, Griaguenamanagh
Mairead Holohan – School of the Holy Spirit, Callan Road
Polly Minnett – Gowran National School, Gowran
Amelia Peart – Colaiste Pobail Osrai, Loch Bui
Tunde Toth – Scoil Mholainge, Listerlin
The Butler Gallery co-funds residencies with participating schools, accepting applications from schools and proposals from artists on an annual basis. Please Jean Tormey, Education Curator at jean@butlergallery.com or by calling 056 7761106 for more information. |
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A board game for primary schools fusing Art, Maths and Science
Launched in May 2008 in Kilkenny Castle’s Parade Tower, Art-i-fact is a new initiative for primary schools developed over the past two years by the Butler Gallery, artist Andrew Snyder, and students and teachers at Scoil Naomh Fiachra and Lisnafunchin National School. Art-i-factis a board game that integrates subjects in the primary school curriculum - maths, science and art, and aims to introduce school children to aspects of these subjects in the curriculum in a fun and interactive way.
Art-i-fact is based on the concept of gaming or trading cards such as ‘Yugio’ or premiership soccer cards, however art cards use images from the Butler Gallery collection and a strategy designed by students aged 7 – 11 and teachers of Scoil Naomh Fiachra and Lisnafunchin National School. Students worked with the artist and their class teacher over a 14 week period to design a set of art cards and to develop a gaming strategy which can now be used in the classroom.
Art-i-fact art cards are now ready to be used by primary schools. For more information and to receive a set of cards, please contact Jean Tormey, Education Curator, Butler Gallery on 056 7761106 or email jean@butlergallery.com
‘Art-i-Fact’ was funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, Kilkenny County Council Arts Office, Empowering Minds, the Kilkenny Education Centre and supported by the Office of Public Works. |
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