The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children presents
Figure Me Out
The Ark Artist in Residence 2007 Spring Programme
Ever tried to draw your personality? Or make a portrait with your voice? Figure Me Out is a series of once-off workshops for children of all ages to explore the theme of physicality.
Using a diverse range of media including drawing, digital animation, photography, sound and even movement, participants will work with The Ark’s Artist in Residence, Yvonne Cullivan, to investigate aspects of their physical selves: bodies and shapes,thespaces and places we inhabit, personality, individuality, and how the body relates to the mind.
Older groups will explore identity, portraiture and physical presence, while younger groups will investigate physical presence through sound and movement. Figure Me Out is the first programme of activity in the year-long Artist in Residence project, a flagship event of The Ark’s Year of Childhood 2007.
| SCHOOL WORKSHOPS: | ||
| Class Range: | Preschool, Junior Infants to Sixth Class | |
| Dates: | Wednesday–Friday during term-time from 7 March–25 May | |
| Times: | 10:15am | Preschool, Jnr & Snr Infants, Thursdays & Fridays |
| 12 noon | First to Third Class, Thursdays & Fridays | |
| 10:15am | Fourth to Sixth Class, Wednesdays | |
| Duration: | 1 hr | Preschool, Jnr & Snr Infants |
| 1 hr 30 mins | First to Third Class | |
| 3 hrs | Fourth to Sixth Class | |
| Prices: | €6.50/€4.50 concession* | |
| PUBLIC WORKSHOP 3-6 yrs | ||
| Dates: | Saturdays | 10 & 24 March / 7 & 21 April / 5 May |
| Bank Holidays | Monday 19 March / Monday 7 May | |
| Easter Holidays | 3 – 5 April / 10 – 13 April | |
| Times: | 11am | |
| Duration: | 1 hour | |
| Prices: | €9/€7 concession** | |
| PUBLIC WORKSHOP 7-10 yrs | ||
| Dates: | Saturdays | 10 March–26 May [except 17 March/ 12 & 19 May] |
| Bank Holidays | Monday 19 March / Monday 7 May | |
| Easter Holidays | 3 – 5 April | |
| Times: | 11am | Saturdays – 31 March / 14 & 28 April / 26 May |
| 2:30pm | On all other dates | |
| Duration: | 1 hr 30 mins | |
| Prices: | €9/€7 concession** | |
| PUBLIC WORKSHOP 11-14 yrs | ||
| Dates: | Saturdays | 31 March / 14 & 28 April / 26 May |
| Easter Holidays | 10 – 13 April | |
| Times: | 2.30pm | |
| Duration: | 2 hrs | |
| Prices: | €9/€7 concession** | |
| *price
for designated disadvantaged schools and schools travelling from
outside Dublin **price for students, senior citizens, the unwaged, those parenting alone and their accompanying children |
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Teacher’s Corner
This programme makes links to the Music, Sports, SPHE, Art, Science and English curricula.»Workshops will be adapting and changing as the season progresses. The artist is very open to accommodating school groups wishing to attend more than once to further explore and develop the programme’s themes.
After-school groups:
Workshops are available for after-school groups on Wednesdays and Thursdays during term-time, on request. Special group rates available. The Ark is interested in developing relationships with youth services and particularly working with groups catering for 10–14 year olds. For more information contact Helen Barry, Visual Arts Project Manager at The Ark, email helen@ark.ie
