Arts in Schools, 2004 Directory of Arts Council-funded organisations with arts-in-schools programmes Cover photograph: Sinead Foley, artist facilitating a Mask-Making Workshop as part of Kilkenny Arts Festival 2003 programme for Young People. Photographer: Michael Brown © The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, 2004 ISBN 1-904291-08-2 Arts in Schools, 2004 For over 30 years, the Arts Council/an Chomhairle Ealaíon has supported the arts within formal education – both directly, through schemes and residencies and, indirectly, through funding the education and outreach programmes of arts organisations. New and revised curricula in primary and second-level schools have strengthened the place of the arts in education. As a result, an increasing number of arts organisations are becoming involved in education programmes. The Arts Council encourages and supports collaboration between arts organisations, artists and schools as a means of enriching young people’s artistic and aesthetic education. We also value the positive contribution this collaboration makes to the work of the artist and the teacher. To support and promote collaborations between artists, arts organisations and schools, the Arts Council published, last year, a directory of organisations running arts-in-schools programmes, Supporting Arts in Education. This addressed the information gap between the arts and education communities regarding the work in schools of arts organisations. The directory was popular with artists, educators and administrators, who use it as a practical resource in setting up new projects and relationships. To maintain the momentum and to keep the information up-to-date, we have again compiled this directory for 2004. Arts in Schools, 2004 lists an additional 40 arts organisations working in schools, reflecting both the increase in arts-in-schools activity and its changing nature. We are currently looking into the possibility of transforming this directory into an online interactive database, which would be searchable and updateable. We welcome your comments and suggestions for improving this service. You can fill in the evaluation form on our website or email your comments to Sarah Bannan, Local Arts Services Officer, at [email protected]. Thank you for your comments and suggestions in relation to last year’s directory, which informed the production of this year’s publication. Mary Cloake Development Director The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon Lorraine Comer, Education Specialist Sarah Bannan, Local Arts Services Officer t +353 1 6180221 t +353 1 6180241 e [email protected] e [email protected] 70 Merrion Square, 70 Cearnóg Mhuirfean, t +353 1 6180200 e [email protected] Dublin 2, Ireland Baile Átha Cliath 2, Éire f +353 1 6761302 w www.artscouncil.ie Callsave 1850 392492492 1 2 About the Arts in Schools 2004 directory The information in this directory comes directly from the arts sector, with each organisation describing its arts-in-schools programming in its own words. The directory was compiled from questionnaires sent in March to all organisations in receipt of Arts Council revenue funding in 2004, seeking information about their arts-in-schools activities, if any. Local authority arts officers and the Council of National Cultural Institutions were also surveyed. The document is presented in two parts. Part One summarises the information in a series of overviews – by county, by artform and by age range. We hope that this makes the directory more accessible and easier for readers to locate an organisation in their area, working with a particular education level or an artform of interest, and so on. Part Two presents the information in detail; it lists all the organisations surveyed, along with appropriate contact details and their own descriptions of their arts-in-schools programming. The Arts Council is constantly responding to requests for information and advice relating to arts in schools from individual artists, arts organisations, schools and others. As an artist working or hoping to work in schools, you may wish to contact the Arts Council and find out how we can help support your work in education settings. The Arts Council offers financial supports for artists through grants to individual artists or groups of artists. Information on and application forms for these grants can be found in the Council’s practical guide, Supports for Artists. This explains how to apply for awards, how awards are assessed, the objectives of each award and who is eligible to apply. To get your copy of Supports for Artists, contact the Arts Council by telephone on 01 618 0200, by email at [email protected], or see www.artscouncil.ie. Arts in Schools, 2004 3 A directory of Arts Council-funded organisations with arts-in-schools programmes Contents PART ONE: Arts-in-schools activities in summary Overview by county 7 Overview by artform 10 Overview by target age range 18 PART TWO: Arts-in-schools activities in detail Arts organisations Abbey Theatre 22 Dance Theatre of Ireland 36 Access CINEMA 22 Dingle Writing Courses 36 Achill Heinrich Böll Association 22 Douglas Hyde Gallery 36 Alternative Entertainments Arts Group 23 Draíocht 37 Áras Éanna 23 Drama League of Ireland 37 The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children 23 Droichead Arts Centre 37 Artlink 24 Dublin Theatre Festival 38 Arts and Disability Forum 24 Dublin Youth Theatre 38 Arts and Disability Ireland 24 Dunamaise Arts Centre 38 Artspace 25 Éigse Carlow Arts Festival 39 Art Trail 25 Federation of Music Collectives 39 Baboró International Arts Festival Film Base 39 for Children 25 Fluxusdance 40 Ballet Ireland 26 Fresh Film Festival 40 Ballina Arts Events 26 Gallery of Photography 40 Barnstorm Theatre Company 26 Galloglass Theatre Company 41 Belltable Arts Centre 27 Galway Arts Centre 41 Books Ireland 27 Galway Early Music 41 Briery Gap Cultural Centre 27 Galway Film Centre 42 Buí Bolg 28 Galway Youth Theatre 42 Butler Gallery 28 Gandon Editions 42 Cairdeas na bhFidléirí 28 Garter Lane Arts Centre 43 Calipo Theatre Company 29 The Glens Centre 43 Calypso Productions 29 Graffiti Theatre Company 44 Carysfort Press 29 An Grianán Theatre 44 Children's Books Ireland 30 Hawk's Well Theatre 44 Cill Rialaig Project 30 IBBY Ireland 45 Cinemobile 30 Iniscealtra Festival of the Arts 45 Clifden Community Arts Week 31 Ionad Cultúrtha 46 Comhar 31 Irish Association of Youth Orchestras 46 Contemporary Music Centre 32 Irish Chamber Orchestra 46 Cork Opera House 32 Irish Film Institute 47 Cork Printmakers 32 Irish Modern Dance Theatre 47 Cork Film Festival 33 Irish National Youth Ballet Company 47 Cork International Choral Festival 33 Island Theatre Company 48 Cork School of Music 33 Junior Galway Film Fleadh 48 Courthouse Arts Centre 34 Kids' Own Publishing Partnership 49 Crawford Art Gallery 34 Kilkenny Arts Festival 49 CREATE 34 Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent 49 Cumann Náisiúnta na gCór/Association Lambert Puppet Theatre 50 of Irish Choirs 35 LD Dance Trust 50 Daghdha Dance Company 35 Letterkenny Arts Centre 50 4 Limerick City Gallery of Art 51 Local agencies Linenhall Arts Centre 51 Macnas 51 Carlow County Council 68 Mermaid Arts Centre 52 Cavan County Council 68 Model Arts & Niland Gallery 52 Clare County Council 68 Moving On Music 52 Cork City Council 69 Mullingar Arts Centre 53 Cork County Council 69 Music for Galway 53 Donegal County Council 69 Music Network 53 Dublin City Council 70 Myriad Dance/Pulse! Youth Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council 70 Dance Programme 54 Ealaín na Gaeltachta 71 National Chamber Choir 54 Fingal County Council 71 National Youth Orchestra of Ireland 54 Galway City Council 72 O'Brien Press 55 Galway County Council 72 Oireachtas na Gaeilge 55 Kerry County Council 72 Opera Ireland 56 Kildare County Council 73 Pavilion Theatre 56 Kilkenny County Council 73 Na Píobairí Uillean 56 Laois County Council 73 Plearáca 57 Leitrim County Council 74 Poetry Ireland/Writers-in-Schools Scheme 57 Longford County Council 74 Quare Hawks Theatre Company 58 Louth County Council 74 Ramor Theatre 58 Limerick City Council 75 Red Kettle Theatre Company 58 Limerick County Council 75 RHA Gallery 59 Mayo County Council 75 Riverbank Arts Centre 59 Meath County Council 76 Roscommon Arts Centre 59 North Tipperary County Council 76 St John's Theatre and Arts Centre 60 Offaly County Council 77 St Michael's Theatre 60 Roscommon County Council 77 St Patrick’s Festival 60 Sligo County Council 78 Samhlaíocht 61 South Dublin County Council 78 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 61 Waterford City Council 78 Scoil Sheamuis Ennis 61 Waterford County Council 79 Second Age Theatre Company 62 Westmeath County Council 79 Siamsa Tíre Theatre and Arts Centre 62 Wexford County Council 79 Sligo Art Gallery 62 Wicklow County Council 80 Sligo International Choral Festival 63 South Tipperary Arts Centre 63 Storytellers Theatre Company 63 Council of National Cultural Tallaght Community Arts Centre 64 Institutions TEAM Educational Theatre Company 64 Abbey Theatre (22) 81 Temple Bar Gallery & Studios 65 The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon 81 The Theatreworks Company 65 Chester Beatty Library 81 Triskel Arts Centre 65 The Heritage Council 82 Waterford Youth Drama 66 Irish Museum of Modern Art 82 Wexford Arts Centre 66 National Archives 83 West Cork Arts Centre 66 National Concert Hall 83 West Cork Music 67 National Gallery 83 Yeats Society Sligo 67 National Library 84 Young Irish Film Makers 67 National Museum of Ireland 84 Arts in Schools, 2004 5 A directory of Arts Council-funded organisations with arts-in-schools programmes 6 PART ONE: Arts-in-schools activities in summary Overview by county In this overview by county, arts organisations are listed by their base address. However, numerous organisations work outside their local area and indicated whether their work programmes brought them in touch with people at regional or national levels. This is indicated by the abbreviations in brackets after their names: N = national, R = regional and L = local.