Junior Induction Day

After a brief introduction to Henri Matisse and his paper cut out images, the Junior pupils intending to enter The College for the next academic year undertook to create their own images made from cut out paper.  The pupils could choose to create any image using this technique, and they came up with some interesting results. The Art department looks forward to seeing them develop their artistic skills when they join The College next September.

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Preparations are well under way for A Showcase of Art by Old Columbans which will he held at the College on Thursday and Friday this week.

A Showcase of Art by Old Columbans

This exhibition will run over two days at The College. There will also be a 2012 calender available to buy which showcases the work of  talented artists emerging within The College.

'July' displays the work of Molly Dunne.

There will also be a full colour  exhibition catalogue available with examples of work from the exhibitors.

Old Columban Art Exhibition

New Term!

Welcome back to a new term here at The College! Art classes just began yesterday so we took time to look through the archives for some examples of pupil work. Posted today is work by OC Greg Howie . His distraught and angst ridden portraits still adorn one of the supporting pillars in the Art Room. They are somewhat reminisent of the infamous Edvard Munch painting 'The Scream' (shown here as a print).

That said, we are looking forward to another hugely creative and  productive year! Congratulations to the Form VI leavers whose overall exam performance was, once again, incredible. We are also looking forward to a very exciting exhibition which is none other than an exhibition of Old Columban Artists which will take place here at The College during the coming Michaelmas Term; more news on that in the coming weeks. We also look forward to working with the new budding artists some of whom displayed their talents for us last term.

Art Club

Tonight was the first Saturday evening of activities this term. The Art Room was a hive of activity with Form III pupils working on their Junior Cert projects while some members of Form  Primary experimented with paint.

Posted below are two paintings by members of Form Primary.

Portrait of a Girl by Penny Nash

On the Golf Course  by Petra Duran Basso.

Dates confirmed for Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate Art Exams 2010

The dates for the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate Practical Art Exams have been confirmed.

The Junior Certificate Life-Drawing and Object Drawing Exam will take place on the  morning of Wednesday May 12th 

The Leaving Certificate Craft Exam will take place on Thursday, May 13th, all day.

The Leaving Certificate Still-Life and Life-Drawing Exams will take place on Friday, May 14th, all day.  

Art Department Resource Library

 Recently a large number of National Geographic Magazines were donated to the Art department resource library. These publications are a valuable store for secondary source material for our pupils when they are researching various themes for their projects. They are much appreciated and the Art Department wishes to thank Frank Cullen for making them available to the college.

F J Cullen                                    'Self-Portrait'