Posts Tagged ‘arts’

Creative Arts Workshop in Dublin 8

A friend of mine, Una Keane, runs a fantastic summer project for children in Dublin 8 each summer, D8CASP. I was helping her out last week, doing some face-painting, and photographing the extravaganza.
Music, dance, Arts & Crafts and Movie-making are all options for the children, and watching the performance last friday opened my eyes again [...]

Free African Storytelling and Craft Workshops!

To mark Africa Day, Irish Aid is hosting African storytelling and crafts workshops in May for children. 
(I will be helping out on Saturday mornings, be sure to say hello!)
 
Where: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O’Connell St, Dublin 1.
When:  10.30 and 12.00 on Saturday mornings in May (2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 of [...]

Arts and Crafts Birthday parties!

I’m glad to report that my creative outlets have been branching out of late, providing entertainment for myself and lots of colour for seven year olds. Working with a friend, Una Keane, we ran an arts and crafts birthday party last saturday. 
I was designated face painter and a host of wonderful animals and sea creatures emerged. [...]

Change?

Change.The word has been in the air for some time now and its uttering led to an inaugration like none other. But I saw it written on a wall too the other day, with a date for a discussion below it. So tonight I found myself down a the project arts centre for the first [...]

Bald Cats, Classrooms and Fighting Words- the common link?

The answer lies in a great little article in the Irish Times which you can read here