Live Online Workshops for Broadband Connection Points 2026 1 Jul - 31 Aug 2026
This summer, The Ark has created three bespoke workshops for Broadband Connection Points as part of the 2026 BCP Programme.
Funded by the Department of Rural & Community Development & The Gaeltacht, The Ark presents exciting, live online workshops with music artist Ríona Sally Hartman, artist Luke Casserly and visual artist Róisín White.
- Wild Songs: a bi-lingual musical adventure with Ríona Sally Hartman
- 100 Tiny Moments of Care: a drawing/creative writing workshop with Luke Casserly
- What if we just invent it?: a creative visual arts workshop with Róisín White
Workshops are available for booking via this form.
If you think your local BCP would like to participate, get in touch to learn how your centre can get involved. Find your nearest BCP here.
Wild Songs with Ríona Sally Hartman
Join our joyful, interactive children’s online music workshop with artist Ríona Sally Hartman! A fun filled sing along where everyone will learn some Irish words through simple, catchy songs. Together, we’ll sing, move, dance, clap and we might even come up with songs of our own. Explore rhythm, body percussion, language, and movement.
No need to speak Irish, just bring your voice and your imagination.
Workshop Dates and Times
- 17 July @ 11am & 2pm
- 22 July @ 11am & 2pm
- 6 August @ 12pm & 2pm
- 7 August @ 11am & 2pm
100 Tiny Moments of Care with Luke Casserly
What does it mean to care for the place where you live?
In this interactive online workshop, artist Luke Casserly will invite children to explore their relationship with the place they live through small acts of imagination and creativity. Together, we will think about “tiny moments of care” - simple actions that show how we connect with and look after the world around us.
These moments might be real (watering a plant or noticing a bird) or imagined (protecting a secret place or even having a conversation with a tree.) Participants will be invited to respond using drawing and/or creative writing to create their own collection of “tiny moments of care” inspired by their local environment.
The workshop will encourage children to notice their surroundings and express their ideas in their own unique way. Each participant will also have the opportunity to share their work during the session.
Workshop Dates and Times:
- 24 July @ 11am & 2pm
- 25 July @ 11am & 2pm
- 27 July @ 11am and 2pm
- 6 August @ 10am and 3.30pm
What if we just invent it? with Róisín White
In this online workshop be inspired by inventors of the past and dream up fantastical inventions for the future! Together we will look at the weird and wonderful ideas that inventors had for new machines and technologies, some that seemed impossible, and some that became realities.
Big ideas and big discoveries can often begin with a simple “what if…?”, and in this workshop we are going to start working on those big ideas! Through drawing and lots of different materials, we will dream up new inventions. We’ll get our blueprints ready, and design something that even science-fiction hasn’t thought of yet!
Workshop Dates and Times:
- 17 August @ 11am & 2pm
- 18 August @ 11am & 2pm
- 19 August @ 11am & 2pm
- 20 August @ 11am & 2pm
About the artists
Ríona Sally Hartman
Ríona Sally Hartman is an Irish musician who specializing in making music with and for children of all ages and abilities. Her focus is on child lead, inclusive, process driven, neuroaffirmative music making.
Ríona has been musical director of The National Concert Hall’s Education and Community Outreach ensemble (also known as the Echo band) for a decade. Sometimes she writes music for children’s TV for example music education show Bígí ag Ceol (RTÉ), and Maddie and Triggs (RTÉ, BBC).
Luke Casserly
Luke Casserly is a multidisciplinary artist whose work weaves together environmental research, sound art, documentary, and site as a way of carving out space for new possibilities to emerge between live performance and physical landscape. Luke has been working with The Ark for a number of years, delivering thoughtful storytelling and drama-based workshops with environmental themes and content....
Róisín White
Róisín White is a Dublin-based artist working in photography, sculpture, and ceramics. She creates visual stories from overlooked history and believes in learning through doing. She has over 10 years' experience facilitating children’s arts education.