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An initiative of the Dublin City Council Arts Offi ce
Children’s Art in LibrariesAutumn Programme 2011
Visual Arts
Puppet Making
Singing
Sculpture
Music
School is back and so is the Children’s Art in Libraries Autumn Programme!This Autumn, Dublin City Council is delighted to once again offer the children and young people of the City the opportunity to participate in a range of ten exciting Arts projects in eighteen libraries that are as diverse as singing and felt making.
In addition to this, to celebrate Science Week and Innovation Dublin we are once again running our specially commissioned Imaginative Sky Workshops with Artist Martina Galvin who will also be delivering Monoprints a series of one-off workshops aimed at the four – six year old age group which will take place across the city’s libraries.
Each programme has been carefully designed to match the needs of the specifi c age group that the artist has identifi ed.
So how can you participate? Well, participation is free of charge so if you’re interested, read on to fi nd out what we have waiting for you in your local library this Autumn.
Ballyfermot & Donaghmede
Our Place, Real and Imaginary with Artist Elizabeth ArchboldAge group: 7 – 10 year olds
Where is your favourite place?Why is it so special?If you had to create an imaginary world what would it look like? Who would live there?
Over six weeks using many different Visual Art Techniques and working creatively together, children will develop the world of Our Place using their imaginations to create a fantasy place of colour, sparkle, spectacle and of course the unexpected.
Our Place Real and Imaginary will take place in the following venues:
Ballyfermot library from 3.30pm – 5.00pm on Wednesday 5th October – Wednesday 9th NovemberFor further details please contact: Ballyfermot Library,Telephone 01-626 9324 or e-mail: [email protected]
Places limited to 15
Donaghmede Library from 10.30am-12.00pmOn Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th NovemberFor further details please contact: Donaghmede Library, Telephone 01-848 2833 or e-mail: [email protected]
Places limited to 15
* Please note: There will be no workshop in Donaghmede Library on Saturday 29th October.
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I made this book myself … Bookmaking for children with Artist Aine IversAge group: 9 – 11 year olds
Do you think you could make your own book?What would you write about?How would it look?
Using their own designs to make a book, over six weeks, children will explore drawing, story-making, painting, layout, cutting and assemblage in a fun and relaxed series of processes that will culminate in the creation of individual books and possibly some collective works that could be displayed in their local library.
I made this book myself … Bookmaking for children will take place in
Pembroke Library from 11.00am – 12.30pmon Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November.For further details please contact: Pembroke Library, Telephone 01-668 9575 or e-mail [email protected]
Places limited to 15
* Please note: There will be no workshop in Pembroke Library on Saturday 29th October.
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Pembroke
Hilarious Happy Sculpture with Artist Aine Ivers
Age group: 4 – 6 year olds
What is a sculpture?If you could make any sculpture what would it be?
Over six weeks children will use a variety of art processes to explore making three different sculptural objects that will hopefully culminate in an exhibition of their work in their local library.
Hilarious Happy Sculpture will take place in the Central Library from 3.30pm – 5.00pm on Thursday 6th October – Thursday 10th November.
For further details please contact: The Central Library, Telephone 01-873 4333
or e-mail [email protected]
Places limited to 12
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Central library
13th Nov – 20th Novwww.scienceweek.ie
Imaginative Sky Workshops with Artist Martina GalvinAge group: 7 – 10 Year Olds
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered.The point is to discover them. – Galileo Galilei
Imaginative Sky is a series of six workshops of 90 minutes duration each, aimed at children aged 7 to 10 years old and focusing on fossils, snowfl akes, light, stars, planets, moons, craters and telescopes. The aim of the workshops is to provide a learning experience through science and art that children would not normally experience, by fostering skills of observation and recording, stimulating an appreciation of beauty and discovery and hopefully inspiring a further interest in science and art.
Each workshop will have a separate theme, building towards and contributing to the fi nal art work which will be installed in the library where the programme has taken place.
Imaginative Sky workshops will take place in the following venues:
Pearse St. Library from 3.30pm – 5.00pm on Wednesday 19th October – Wednesday 23rd November.For further details please contact: Pearse St. Library, Telephone 01-674 4888 or e-mail [email protected] limited to 15
Rathmines Library from 11.30am – 1.00pm on Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November.For further details please contact: Rathmines Library, Telephone 01-497 3539 or e-mail: [email protected] limited to 15
* Please note: There will be no workshop in Rathmines library on Saturday 29th October.
17th Oct – 18th Novwww.innovationdublin.ie6
Pearse Street & Rathmines
Under the SeaCollage and Felt Making with Joanna KidneyAge group: 6 – 9 Year Olds
What is felt making? What sort of materials can you use? Could you create a collage out of felt? What would it look like?
Over six workshops children will have the opportunity to work with artist and felt-maker Joanna Kidney to create a series of images and sculptures using the medium of felt. Using the theme of Under the Sea children will have the opportunity to experience this ancient organic process which involves the manipulation of loose wools and fi bres.
Under the Sea will take place in the following venues:
Inchicore Library from 3.00pm – 4.30pm on Saturday 22nd October – Saturday 3rd DecemberFor further details please contact: Inchicore Library,Telephone: 01-453 3793 or e-mail: [email protected]
Places limited to 10
* Please Note: There will be no workshop in Inchicore Library on Saturday 29th October
Charleville Mall Library from 3.00pm – 4.30pm on Tuesday 4th October – Tuesday 8th November.For further details please contact: Charleville Mall Library, Telephone: 01-874 9619 or e-mail: [email protected]
Places limited to 10
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Inchicore & Charleville Mall
Singing with Artist Cliona CassidyAge group: 9 – 12 year olds
Do you like to sing? Would you like to try something new and make new friends along the way?
Singing with Cliona Cassidy is singing with a difference, not only does it include an introduction to singing and theatre but participants will also learn about the many ways it is possible to enjoy and be involved in music. Over six weeks children will learn about all the different roles required in staging a musical production or opera and may even have the opportunity to stage their own miniature version!
No previous experience is required, just a desire to participate and have lots of fun.
Singing with Cliona Cassidy will take place in Ballymun Library from 2.30pm – 4.00pm on Saturday 15th October – Saturday 26th November.For further details please contact: Ballymun Library, Telephone: 01-842 1890 or e-mail [email protected]
Places limited to 15
* Please note: There will be no workshop in Ballymun Library on Saturday 29th October.
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Ballymun
What’s in the Bag?with Artist Deirdre RogersAge group: 7 – 10 Year Olds
Do you love stories? How about Drawing, Collage, Playing Games, Puppetry, Mask Making and of course using your imagination? If the answer is yes well then What’s in the Bag? might just be for you!
Over six weeks children will have the opportunity to explore and animate a specifi c story by Children’s Author Fiona Tierney, creating and decorating their own magical story bag and using a range of art and craft activities, games and projects which they can then bring home and continue with their family, friends or teacher.
What’s in the Bag? will take place in Cabra Library from 2.30pm – 4.00pm on Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November.For further details please contact: Cabra Library, Telephone: 01-869 1414 or e-mail: [email protected]
Places limited to 15
* Please note: There is no workshop in Cabra Library on Saturday 29th October.
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Cabra
Terenure
Story Labwith Artist Niamh LawlorAge group: 7 – 9 year olds
What sort of puppet would you like to make?What might his or her story be?
Over six weeks children will be invited to share and create their own stories using a broad range of puppetry techniques including shadow puppetry and image making using light sources, artistic and found materials. They will meet characters from Niamh’s favourite puppet stories, do some drawings and ‘brain stormings’, begin to assemble an ‘ideas board’ of ‘story germs’ and maybe just maybe create their own unique puppet show by the end of the week.
Story Lab will take place in Terenure Library from 11.00am – 12.30pm on Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November.For further details please contact: Terenure Library,Telephone 01-490 7035 or e-mail: [email protected]
Places limited to 15
* Please note: There is no workshop in Terenure Libraryon Saturday 29th October.
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Walkinstown
Postcards from Dublinwith Artist Elaine LeaderAge group: 10 – 12 Year Olds
What do you think about Dublin? Is it just a location or is it more? What do you think of the people who live there? The neighbourhoods? The buildings? The landmarks? Rooftops? The stories and histories that surround us? Have you ever thought about the impact that we have on these places?
Using a broad range of printmaking techniques, Postcards from Dublin will provide children with the opportunity to explore their sense of ‘place’, allowing them to express their responses to the city and their local environment in an experimental and creative way culminating in a range of postcards which will convey their feelings and attitudes towards their Capital City.
Postcards from Dublin will take place in Walkinstown Library from 11.00am – 12.30pm on Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November.For further details please contact: Walkinstown Library, Telephone 01-455 8159 or e-mail: [email protected]
Places limited to 15
* Please note: there is no workshop in Walkinstown Library on Saturday 29th October.
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Monoprints with Artist Martina GalvinAge group: 4 – 6 years olds
Draw, colour and then make a print of your fi nal art work
These workshops will take place in a number of libraries across the city, providing young children with a simple, practical and new creative experience. Parents and grandparents will also be encouraged to actively participate, maybe even giving them the opportunity to rediscover their own creativity.
* Please note: Each child should be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the workshop.
Places are limited to 10 in each workshop.
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Monoprints
Monoprints will take place during the mid termbreak in the following venues:
Marino Library from 11.00am – 12.30pm on Tuesday 1st NovemberFor further details please contact: Marino Library,Telephone 01-833 6297 or e-mail: [email protected]
Coolock Library from 11.00am – 12.30pmon Wednesday 2nd November.For further details please contact: Coolock Library,Telephone: 01-874 7781 or e-mail: [email protected]
Finglas Library from 2.30pm – 4.00pm on Wednesday 2nd November.For further details please contact: Finglas Library,Telephone: 01- 834 4906 or e-mail: fi [email protected]
Ringsend Library from 11.30am – 1.00pmon Thursday 3rd November.For further details please contact: Ringsend Library,Telephone 01-668 0063 or e-mail: [email protected]
Kevin St. Library from 11.00am – 12.30pmon Friday 4th November.For further details please contact: Kevin St. Library, Telephone: 01-475 3794 or e-mail: [email protected]
Drumcondra Library from 11.00am – 12.30pmon Saturday 5th November.For further details please contact: Drumcondra Library, Telephone: 01-837 7206 or e-mail: [email protected]
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Monoprints
Autumn Programme 2011 – Workshop Trail
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1. Ballyfermot LibraryOur Place Real and Imaginary with Artist Elizabeth ArchboldWorkshops taking place Wednesday 5th October – Wednesday 9th November
2. Donaghmede LibraryOur Place Real and Imaginarywith Artist Elizabeth ArchboldWorkshops taking place Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November
3. Pembroke LibraryI made this book myselfwith Artist Aine IversWorkshops taking place Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November
4. The Central LibraryHilarious Happy Sculpturewith Artist Aine IversWorkshops taking place Thursday 6th October – Thursday 10th November
5. Pearse St. LibraryImaginative Sky Workshopswith Artist Martina GalvinWorkshops taking place Wednesday 19th October – Wednesday 23rd November
6. Rathmines LibraryImaginative Sky Workshopswith Artist Martina GalvinWorkshops taking place Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November
7. Inchicore LibraryUnder the Sea, Collage and Felt Making with Artist Joanna KidneyWorkshops taking place Saturday 22nd October- Saturday 3rd December
8. Charleville Mall LibraryUnder the Sea, Collage and Felt Making with Artist Joanna KidneyWorkshops taking place Tuesday 4th October – Tuesday 8th November
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11. Terenure LibraryStory Lab with Artist Niamh LawlorWorkshops taking place Saturday 8th October –
Saturday 19th November
12. Walkinstown LibraryPostcards from Dublinwith Artist Elaine LeaderWorkshops taking place Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November
13. Marino LibraryMonoprints with Artist Martina GalvinWorkshop takes place onTuesday 1st November
14. Coolock LibraryMonoprints with Artist Martina GalvinWorkshop takes placeon Wednesday 2nd November
15. Finglas LibraryMonoprints with Artist Martina GalvinWorkshop takes placeon Wednesday 2nd November
16. Ringsend LibraryMonoprints with Artist Martina GalvinWorkshop takes place onThursday 3rd November
17. Kevin St. LibraryMonoprints with Artist Martina GalvinWorkshop takes place onFriday 4th November
18. Drumcondra LibraryMonoprints with Artist Martina GalvinWorkshop takes place on Saturday 5th November
9. Ballymun LibrarySinging with Cliona Cassidy
Workshops taking place Saturday 15th October – Saturday 26th November
10. Cabra LibraryWhat’s in the Bag?with Artist Deirdre RogersWorkshops taking place Saturday 8th October – Saturday 19th November
www.dublincity.ie
Further information is also available from:
Dublin City Arts Offi ceThe Lab, Foley St., Dublin 1Telephone: 01-222 5455 / 222 7305E-mail: artsoffi [email protected] / [email protected]
Or
The Development Offi ceDublin City Public LibrariesTelephone: 01-674 4842 / 674 4858E-mail: [email protected]
www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie
The Children’s Art in Libraries Programme is an initiative of the Dublin City Council Arts Offi ce in collaboration with Community and Enterprise.