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Tales of Light and Shadow, Children’s Exhibition
Created 2013-03-16 by Alison Cronin
Location: West Cork Arts Centre - Co. Cork
Duration: 2013-03-16 to 2013-04-07
Project Outline
Tales of Light and Shadow, was West Cork Arts Centre’s Annual Children’s Exhibition for 2013, which ran from 16th March - 7th April.
The nine participating groups were all part of our Primary Schools Classroom-based Programme 2012 - 13 and worked with me over the course of six months, beginning with a visit to the exhibition The Essence of Taste by James L Hayes at WCAC in October 2012. The two dedicated special needs groups worked with artist Tess Leak.
The children and their teachers responded to a number of elements within James’s artwork including the use of materials and technology, the play of light and dark and an interest in stories, histories and the environment. Each group took their project in their own unique direction exploring themes and materials that were relevant or interesting to them.
The resulting exhibition showed such a varied and interesting response that I feel its well worth sharing here along with the artists statements that each group wrote explaining the origins of the work, which I will upload in a number of posts.
Project Details
- Location: West Cork Arts Centre
- From date: 2013-03-16
- To date: 2013-04-07
- Length: 6 months, with 9 hrs contact time with artist and further time spent developing projects with class teacher
- Participants per session: anything from 6 - 30
- Participants in total: approx 150
- Contact hours: 9
- Age range of participants:
3-5, 5-7, 8-11, 12-14 - County(ies):
Cork - Related Organisation(s):
West Cork Arts Centre, West Cork Education Centre - Funding Bodies:
The Arts Council, Cork Co Council - Other Related Artists:
Tess Leak, James L Hayes
Project Posts
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On the Move, 1st - 3rd class, Drinagh National School | Alison
2013-04-23The twenty children from 1st , 2nd and... -
Going once, Going twice, Gone, Our Lady of Mercy National School, Bantry, Integrated group (Special needs and 3rd class) | Alison
2013-04-23For this project we used our imagination and creativity to show people what it might... -
Irish Legends, Our Lady of Mercy National School, Bantry, 3rd Class | Alison
2013-04-23Our art work entails four legends from Irish History. We displayed these... -
The Journey of the Carrot from Farm to Plate, 3rd Class, St Finbarr’s Boys National School, Bantry | Alison
2013-04-23We were inspired by James L. Hayes’ artwork The Essence of... -
When this Chimney Smoked, Many Men were Employed, 4th - 6th class, Reenascreena National School | Alison
2013-04-23"When this chimney smoked many men were employed" (The Southern Star) When you... -
The Market, St Mary’s Senior Girls School, Dunmanway, Rang 7, Junior Special Class | Alison
2013-04-23These photographs are of us dressed-up and pretending to be at the Market in... -
World War II begins, St Matthias National School, Ballydehob, 2nd - 4th class | Alison
2013-04-23Our film is about how sad it was in 1939 because World War II... -
Tír na n’óg vs Cúchullain, Gurraneasig National School, 1st - 3rd class | Alison
2013-04-23The children of Gurraneasig National School took inspiration from the exhibition,... -
The Whole World in our Hands, Cappabue National School, Infants - 6th class | Alison
2013-04-23We were inspired by James L. Hayes’ exhibition, in particular...