2024 Arts in Education Portal Regional Day - North West

The Arts in Education portal team are delighted to announce the full programme for our Spring Regional Day on Saturday 25 May in Sligo at Sligo Education Centre.

We invite teachers, artists, arts managers and anyone with an interest in arts in education in Donegal, Mayo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo and beyond to join us for this free event.

The programme for the day includes a series of presentations in the morning; teacher Triona O’Dowd Hill and artist Andy Parsons will discuss the collaborative journey embarked with Triona’s class in St. Cecilia’s School, a school that caters for students with moderate to profound learning disabilities. Following this discussion, Karen Brogan, a teacher from the West Sligo Creative Cluster will share their cluster journey where they explored themes within ecology and heritage through sculpture, sound and visual art and how they developed new and innovative ways of working co-operatively.

In the afternoon, sample some creative spark with the choice between two creative workshops. STEAM facilitator Kathleen Gallagher, will provide educators with comprehensive training on utilising Scratch, a visual programming language, and Makey Makey, a circuit building invention kit, to create interactive art projects. Alternatively join Maeve Pudney to explore colour and pattern through Donegal yarn using a small weaving loom invented through her creative business Pop Out Projects.

Tickets for the 2024 Portal Spring Regional Day are free. It is essential to book in advance as capacity is limited.

Schedule

10:15am — Registration & coffee

10.45am — Welcome & Introduction - The Portal: a brief introduction by Edel Doherty, Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership (Portal Content Manager)

11:00am — Presentation: “Collaborations in Abstract sculpture” with Triona O’Dowd Hill, Andy Parsons and Lorna Kavanagh

11:30am — Presentation: “Dúlra agus Dúchas: The Ties that Bind Us”; A Creative Cluster Journey from Beach Foraging to Beach Installation with Karen Brogan and Leslie Ryan

12:00am —Bulletins from the Education and Arts sectors

12:15pm — Q & A: whole panel of presenters

12:30pm — Lunch & networking (lunch is provided)

1:30pm - 3:00pm — Parallel session: choice between two creative workshops:

“Engaging Minds: Interactive Art Workshop with Scratch and Makey Makey” with Kathleen Gallagher

Or

“Learn to Weave Irish Tweed” with Maeve Pudney

The Portal Spring Regional Day is a free event but booking is necessary. If you have any questions, just drop us an email on: events@artsineducation.ie