Artist-Teacher-Researcher - Winter Professional Development Session-Wexford

Enrich your practice as an Artist - Teacher - Researcher this November

Artist-Teacher-Researcher/ Winter Creative Surge

Saturday 8th November 10am-3pm offsite, in New Ross and Wexford

Are you an art-teacher at second level or similar, or an artist working in the education sector, with a keen interest to keep up to speed with your own professional development, whether your Fine Art or Design practice is active or passive, we believe that the 'researcher' part of your role as teacher/artist can be stimulated and engaged both for you and your students, and through our programme with sessions to engage and help you develop and remain sustained and stimulated

Why Wexford?

To coincide with Ursula Burke's exhibition Siren which we are presenting as a National Tour and in Wexford this autumn, we are working in partnership with Wexford Arts Centre to present our first ATR Session there. While in Wexford we also decided to focus on a unique community project a tapestry which may be the largest in Europe.

What's in store for the morning?

The session begins by meeting on the Quays in New Ross to see the Ros Tapestry which tells the story of the Norman arrival in South-East Ireland and depicts centuries of ancient traditions, political intrigue, romance, war, invasion and invention. This important work of art, craft and history, is a national treasure, and volunteers who were involved in its creation discuss and share insght into its meaning and making.

We meet next back in Wexfor town centre where tea/coffee and a mid-morning snack is shared ahead of exhibiting artist Ursula Burke's introduction to her exhibition at the arts centre, followed by a mosaic workshop.

The morning closes with a peer curatorial group discussion led by our six Artist-Teacher-Researcher group, exploring Ursula's exhibition, and the groups connection with her work and their curatorial and research work exploring historic and contemporary art.

This discussion will serve to demonstrate and activate a quality engagement with art (in any gallery) informally and what shared reflection and discussion can offer you as an Artist-Teacher-Research in your professional development.

Spend a half day connecting. This intense and dynamic session series will stimulate and invigorate you, as you evolve through the multiple aspects of your professional life as an Artist-Teacher-Researcher.

Artist-Teacher-Researcher/ Winter offsite

Saturday 8th November 10.00am-3pm, New Ross & Wexford

Schedule - at a glance

• 9.50am Meet Aoife Ruane (Highlanes Gallery) & Catherine Bowe (Wexford Arts Centre), register with short informal introductions. LOCATION: Ros Tapestry Exhibition Centre, The Waterfront, The Quay, New Ross, Co. Wexford. Y34 CX76
• 10am-10.50am Guided tour of the Ros Tapestry by volunteers involved with its creation.

• 11am Travel to Wexford town centre to Wexford Arts Centre Cornmarket, Wexford, Y35 X5HF Suggestion to support a healthy environment, car share, book with a colleague and travel together.
• 11.50-12.15pm – Tea, Coffee & light snack
• 12.20 - 2pm – Practical workshop led by artist Ursula Burke exploring ideas and materials within her exhibition Siren at the arts centre, in this session working with mosaic.
• 2-2.50pm Group response talk led by Eileen Brennan, Kieran Gallagher, Bairbre Geraghty, Veronica Lavin, Ciarán Power and Roisin O’Sullivan on their collective research/curatorial practice and how you can work with your local gallery/collection to enrich your own practice, connection and professional development.
• 3pm - Session Ends

Artist-Teacher-Researcher/ November Event Fee: The session is charged at €30 and includes all materials and refreshments.

Note 1: After completing the session you will be emailed the CPD Certificate.

Note 2: Dietary Asks - Please email [email protected] on booking with any dietary requirements you may have.

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