Send us your photo or drawing of your beloved pet, as The Ark invites children all over Ireland to join us in taking a moment to celebrate the wonderful animals that have been keeping us company during lockdown.
This June, as part of the Ark Access Programme for Schools, illustrator Duffy Mooney-Sheppard delivered original online visual art workshops for groups of school children while they were at home due to the Covid-19 restrictions in June. Here, Duffy recounts the imagination and joy shared during these sessions.
This June, The Ark has been working closely with some of our neighbouring city centre schools to deliver bespoke online visual arts and creative writing workshops tailored to each school’s individual needs.
As we look forward to the time when we are able to safely reopen our building, The Ark announces details of our first online summer programme, The Beautiful Beasts @ Home. Join us for brand new online workshops, video tutorials, at-home activities and art adventures for children aged 2-12.
Over the last two weeks, PUSH+ Lead Artist Luke Pell has been facilitating an online offering for participating artists from all three PUSH+ Labs to come together and see what they can - and want to - sit with, together, through contemplation and careful conversation as a source of support for their practice.
The Ark is delighted to announce the publication of Working with Young Children in Museums: Weaving Theory and Practice (Routledge 2020). The book features a chapter case study of The Ark’s John Coolahan Early Years Artist Residency with visual artist Lucy Hill (2018/2019).
