Living Arts Project 2019-20 - Arts in Education
In association with the Arts Department of Wexford County Council and the Arts Council
The Arts Department of Wexford County Council and Wexford Arts Centre are delighted to announce the successful applicants for this year’s Living Arts Project.
The Arts Department of Wexford County Council in partnership with Wexford Arts Centre are delighted to announce this year’s successful artists and schools for the Living Arts Project. The aim of the Living Arts Project is to provide children with an understanding and appreciation of contemporary visual art. Selected primary schools have the opportunity to host an artist in residence for fifteen weeks during the school year.
In April of this year, an open call took place for interested artists and schools to submit expressions of interest to participate in the project. The artists and schools selected are; artists David Begley and Hanneke van Ryswyk with Danecastle NS (Carrig on Bannow); artists John Busher and Sonya Weston with Gorey Educate Together NS (Gorey); artists Deirdre Buttimer and Jeni Roddy with St. Joseph's NS (Donard, Enniscorthy); and artists Mary Claire Kehoe and Anne Martin Walsh with Kiltealy NS (Enniscorthy).
A mentorship programme runs alongside each residency, and each artist nominates an independent artist or curator they feel is relevant to their professional practice. This mentorship helps to ensure the effectiveness of the project on an ongoing basis, while also providing positive critique for the resident artist. The mentors involved in the 2019-20 project are Katherine Atkinson, Gareth Kennedy, Eamonn Maxwell, Rosie O'Gorman, Sue Rainsford, Caroline Schofield, Anya von Gosseln, and Marysia Magda Wieckiewicz.
All residencies culminate in an exhibition from participating schools at Wexford Arts Centre in April/May 2020. Pupils participating in the project have the benefit of detailed guidance from the artist over the period of the residency and the opportunity to see their work exhibited in a gallery.
In April of this year, an open call took place for interested artists and schools to submit expressions of interest to participate in the project. The artists and schools selected are; artists David Begley and Hanneke van Ryswyk with Danecastle NS (Carrig on Bannow); artists John Busher and Sonya Weston with Gorey Educate Together NS (Gorey); artists Deirdre Buttimer and Jeni Roddy with St. Joseph's NS (Donard, Enniscorthy); and artists Mary Claire Kehoe and Anne Martin Walsh with Kiltealy NS (Enniscorthy).
A mentorship programme runs alongside each residency, and each artist nominates an independent artist or curator they feel is relevant to their professional practice. This mentorship helps to ensure the effectiveness of the project on an ongoing basis, while also providing positive critique for the resident artist. The mentors involved in the 2019-20 project are Katherine Atkinson, Gareth Kennedy, Eamonn Maxwell, Rosie O'Gorman, Sue Rainsford, Caroline Schofield, Anya von Gosseln, and Marysia Magda Wieckiewicz.
All residencies culminate in an exhibition from participating schools at Wexford Arts Centre in April/May 2020. Pupils participating in the project have the benefit of detailed guidance from the artist over the period of the residency and the opportunity to see their work exhibited in a gallery.
For further information on the Living Arts Project and how to apply please email catherine@wexfordartscentre.ie.
The Living Art Project is funded by the Arts Department of Wexford County Council, The Arts Council and participating schools. The project is administered by Wexford Arts Centre.
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