The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children and Trinity Access Programme present
Bookmarks
| Class range: | Fifth Class |
| Dates: | Six weeks from 30 January |
Every picture tells a story... so what is yours? This Spring Bookmarks
will inspire 11–13 year olds to awaken their imaginations through
the creation of their very own modern fairytale or fable.
Bookmarks is a highly accessible illustration, story-writing and
bookbinding workshop which will encourage the participating children
to use Trinity College’s fascinating Pollard Collection of
Children’s Literature to inspire their own creativity and to
discover what it was like to grow up from the 17th to the early 20th
centuries.
Over the six weeks artists Liz Smith and Laura De Búrca will
guide students from St. James Senior NS, Dublin 8, St. Ann’s
NS Tallaght and Assumption Senior NS Walkinstown, through becoming
authors and illustrators. The children will have the opportunity
to use a wide range of high quality professional art materials as
well as learning the craft of storytelling. An exhibition of the
children’s books in Trinity College will conclude the project.
This programme has been made possible with support from the O’Connell
Boys Trust through the Trinity Foundation,Trinity College Dublin.
