Walkers Global Art Prize

Congratulations to 2nd year Conor Barron on coming second in the Walkers Global Art Competition. Conor entered a very accomplished composition of Dublin City entitled "The Golden Age of Dublin" and it was very well received by the Walkers Solicitor firm and Guest Judge Artist Rasher. Conor recieved his prize at an awards ceremony where he met Rasher and got to see the other contending pieces of art that were on display from schools around Dublin. Well done Conor, the Art Department are very happy with your achievement.

National College of Art and Design Portfolio Brief Talks and Open Day

Portfolio Brief Information Sessions

For interested senior pupils

Wednesday 16th November 6.30pm -8.30pm
Saturday 19th November 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Please let either Ms Brady or Ms Bennett know if you are interested in attending, as places need to be reserved.

NCAD Open Day is on the 1st of December from 9.30am-2.30pm and is a key opportunity for senior students to see the college and get a taste of what it's like to study Art at third Level as well as investigating the different courses there are available on campus.

The Art of Mind Mapping

Learn how to make a mind map for revision purposes by watching the video clip below.  Many artists are visual learners and benefit greatly from this technique.  Mind Mapping was invented by Tony Buzzan and has proved to be a very successful method of study.  Mind Mapping can also make learning and studying more fun and enjoyable as it involves using colour, imagery, and fluidity of line. This video tutorial shows how to mind map using computer software, but you can create your own mind maps by hand using paper, a variety of different coloured pens/markers and by following the steps outlined in the tutorial. Making your mind map by hand will give them a creative and an individual quality, which will make them much more memorable for you!  Give it a try and see what you think!

CLICK HERE FOR SOME MINDMAP ART

Learning Styles!

November exams are coming up and if you are interested in finding out what type of learner you are and what are the best ways of studying for your type, why not click on the link below to take a quiz and find out?!

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/choose_lang.cfm

3rd Year Portraiture

Over the last couple of weeks, the 3rd year Art students have been practicing drawing the human form. One of the most difficult skills in Art is to achieve a likeness of a person through drawing and the 3rd years have shown some exceptional talent. Well done! Below are some examples of the work!

Fringe Festival 2011

No Man's Land

Fergal Mc Cathy

"No man is an Island, yet we've all had dreams of escaping to one"

The Absolut Fringe Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts festival and will be showcasing for 16 days in venues across Dublin.  Fergal Mc Cathy is a performance artist who has made an art installation of a man made desert island, which will appear on the Liffey river overnight, where Mc Cathy will camp amid the sand and palm trees that accompany his installation.  Be sure to keep an eye out for his interesting piece of work and wish him well in this terrible weather we have been having lately.  To check out other events happening at the Fringe Festival click on the link below.

http://www.fringefest.com/

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First Week of September 2011

Vincent Van Gogh

Ross McCabe Ist Year

We are now in to our second week of the new school year and all of the art students at CCC have got off to a flying start!  The First Year students have displayed great aptitude and talent in their drawing skills portrayed in their shoe drawing project.  The Second Year students are working away on drawing natural forms and have demonstrated a great development in their skill since last year and the Third Year students are busy practicing life drawing and are all displaying great dedication and flare!  

In Senior cycle the LC1 and LC2 classes are working hard on their still life drawing and are back in full swing!  It's proving to be a great start to the new term. Keep the good work up!

Click here to see more work from the first week of term.

Switch on to Craftmaster on RTE

The Crafts Council of Ireland have designated 2011 as the year of craft and in collaboration with this RTE has produced a series of programmes surrounding various crafts that are practiced in Ireland. Below is a link describing the series.  In the first episode of the series, contemporary glass artist Roisin de Buitlear acts as a mentor to three glass art enthusiasts. Craftmaster can be viewed on RTE every Tuesday at 7pm or if you miss it you can view it on RTE Player.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/craftmaster/

Information for LC2 Students

All LC2 Art students, should view the link below for some helpful advice on sitting the Leaving Cert Exam. The link will be added to the side column, under the title Revision Notes.

http://www.dublincontemporary.ie/images/releases/Exam_Desk_with_KPMG.FINAL.pdf

Junior Cert Projects 2011

Textile Embroidery by Sinéad Comerford

This years third year students worked extremely hard to produce some excellent project work. Click on the link below to view some examples of the work.

https://picasaweb.google.com/103151446633533947929/JuniorCert2011

Desmond Kenny at Draíocht Centre for The Arts

If you are popping up to do some shopping in The Blanchardstown Centre, why not drop in to Draíocht to see "Past and Present" by Desmond Kenny, a local artist living in the Dublin 15 area. The exhibition is free of charge and open to the public. Click on the link to read more about the artist and his work.
http://www.draiocht.ie/visual_arts/

Graduation Canvases 2011

                                                                                        

These two canvases were painted by the talented LC1 Art students for the Graduation Ceremony last week.  The work represents the roller-coaster journey one takes on the journey of life.Below are the students on their last day in the art room.  It has been a pleasure to work with such a lovely group of students over the past two years and I take this opportunity to wish them all the very best of luck in their exams and future aspirations.

 M.Brady

Irish Museum of Modern Art Celebrates 20 year Anniversary

Imma are celebrating 20 years since first opening and are hosting an array of events including

exhibitions, artist talks and music.  Check out their website for further information.

http://www.imma.ie/en/index.htm

Graduation 2011 Art Work

The LC2 students have been working on a collaborative art piece to be displayed at this years graduation ceremony on the 26th of May.  The work includes two canvases which depict a roller-coaster theme and canvas scrolls which illustrate the names of their class groups, which are of Irish decorative artefacts origin.  Pictures of the finished artwork to follow!

 

click here to see more...

Second Year Creative 3D Textile Birds

Karolina Venslaviciute

 Click here to see more....

State Art Examinations 2011

To all Junior and Leaving Cert Art students, the Art Department wish you GOOD LUCK!!!

NCAD Portfolio Brief

To gain entry into third level courses at The National College of Art and Design, students must submit a portfolio of work based around a structured brief/project that is put forward by the college each year.  Below is the link to the brief for entry in 2012.  It is advisable that fifth year students who are interested in going to NCAD after they finish second level, should download the brief and begin work on the portfolio as soon as possible.  Students should attempt to get the brief finished over the summer period to avoid any unnecessary stress when students settle into sixth year this September.  The portfolio is to be submitted to NCAD by the end of January 2012.

http://www.ncad.ie/faculties/core/docs/PortfolioWeb2012.pdf

State Art Examinations 2011

The Leaving Certificate Art and Craft Practical examinations will take place on Thursday and Friday the 5th & 6th of May in Art Room 47.  This year students will have the opportunity to research and develop drawings for their Craft exam on their A2 preliminary pages over the Easter break.   Students must be in full uniform for the exams and present themselves at the exam centre for 8.30am each morning.

The Junior Certificate Drawing exam from Natural/Man-made forms and Life Drawing exam will take place on Wednesday the 4th May.  Students must present themselves in full uniform at the canteen for 8.45am, with their chosen object to draw and their art materials.

The Junior Certificate Art project is due in full on Friday 15th of April before the school closes for the Easter holidays.  Click onto the link below to find the project exam paper giving the themes and a check-list of what is to be handed up by each candidate.

Junior Cert Art, Craft and Design Exam Paper

  Martyna Borkowska LC2