The closure of The Model for re-development
in December 2007 has presented the education programme with
a unique set of circumstances - without a building how do
we engage the public in a programme of activities and events.
The redevelopment has given us an opportunity to really bring
art out onto the streets of Sligo. The occupation of
a premises on Wolfetone Street, a former pharmacy has been
a key venue for education projects, gigs and workshops during
2009. The site has been the venue for a number of education
programmes and has also doubled as an artist studio |
Young Model and artist Artist Andy have shared
the studio space aptly named Wolf on Arm since Spring this
year. See what
they have been up to over the summer by clicking the following
links. YM
Blog
archive / Young
Model Diarys |
|
Children from the Cranmore Regeneration Project were also
working in The ‘Wolf on Arm’ over the summer. Their
Big Art Project will be on diplay on the hoarding around the
perimeter of The Model re-development site and a video of the
process will be screened in Cranmore as part of Culture
Night Sligo.
Click
here to find out what they have been getting up to |
The Film for school programme this autumn will be screened
in the Gaiety Cinema Sligo in association with The Irish Film
Institute. Click
here to see our programme and for booking details. |
Amongst other education initiatives, this autumn will also
focus on our primary and secondary schools programme, inviting
schools to respond through a series of collage parties to the
exhibition Reverse
Pedagogy at The Model Satellite. |
With the Reopening of The Model in March 2010, there will
be a large and unique reopening programme entitled DORM. As
part of this project, The Model will collaborate with the School
of Product Design at the Institute
of Technology Sligo in the creation of a series of temporary
sleeping quarters.
More
here. |
Touch the
Sky performance
group will look to the exhibition Reverse Pedagogy as
a springboard for fresh ideas and new directions. In
2010 Touch the Sky performance group will partner with Stravaganza
on a major cross-border initiative.
The Model is committed to the professional development of
those working in the gallery education field. This
includes presenting at peer led workshops and conferences,
offering professional development workshops to artist educators
working on its education programme and the development of PACE, the Partnership
for the Arts through Creative Engagement, which
can be accessed at www.artspace.ie/about
|
| |
|
| |
|
