Students from 1st and 2nd year completed a support studies project recently. They studied a painting from art history very closely both for its intrinsic value and to inform the students’ art practice. Students learned the importance of looking at and engaging with art works in the classroom and beyond, and it proved very enjoyable and beneficial .

May Bank Holiday weekend 5-7th May in Farmleigh, Phoenix Park

‘Art in Action is a 3-day arts & crafts festival where top artists and craftspeople from many different disciplines set up studio and demonstrate their work and skills live.’

http://www.artinaction.ie

Well Done to Jake McNicholl (Rudiments) who entered the Texaco Children’s Art Competition with this beautiful Henri Matisse inspired portrait. Check back next week to see Jake’s version of the Matisse painting, ‘The Green Stripe’, 1905 and other famous works by Rudiments Art students..

Be inspired by the 2012 Texaco Art winners http://www.texacochildrensart.com/winners_current/gallery_2012.php

Students from 1st and 2nd year took part in the Doodle 4 Google design competition and a number of them were selected for entry to the competition. Students were asked  to convey the theme ‘I wish….‘ through the Google logo. Well done to all who participated!!

Open to everyone over 18.

The Portrait Award, now in its thirty-third year at the National Portrait Gallery and twenty-third year of sponsorship by BP, is an annual competition aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop portraiture in their work.

The BP Portrait Award 2012 exhibition will run at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 21 June to 23 September 2012.

The competition is open to everyone aged 18 in recognition of the outstanding and innovative work currently being produced by artists of all ages working in portraiture.

Take at look at the previous work of young artists here.

Poetry students had an opportunity to work with professional printmaker, Debora Ando last Tuesday. It was a very interesting workshop where students were introduced to the technique of intaglio and etching. Students started creating their own etching plates from an image they had previously designed by engraving into the perspex plate using an etching needle. They  selected their favourite poem as a source of inspiration for their creativity. Here you can see some of the work in progress.

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After the completion of this stage students will learn how to ink up the plate using professional intaglio ink Charbonnell, wiping it off and print it using the print press.