Education and Community > Projects & Research
The Education and Community Department has initiated and participated in a range of projects and research to promote access to modern and contemporary art. Most projects are medium to long-term action-research projects intended to inform IMMA’s own policy development and practice and cultural policy development in general.
Unspoken Truths 1991 – 1996Unspoken Truths was a cross-community project initiated by artist, Ailbhe Murphy, in 1991. The project brought together two Dublin-based community development projects: the Family Resource Centre, St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, in the south inner city and the Lourdes Youth and Community Services, Sean McDermott Street, in the north inner city, to explore issues held in common by the two communities in a city undergoing rapid change.The project progressed during 1991 and resulted in a major exhibition by the 32 women involved at the Museum at the end of 1992. The women mediated the exhibition which attracted a very large attendance during its 12 week run. A major conference was held which brought together arts and community development organisations to explore arts in the community and community access to institutions. The project continued to develop until 1996 during which time the exhibition toured throughout Ireland and women represented it at major international conferences. A final video document and publication was produced. The publication is available on loan from the Education and Community Department. Once is Too Much 1995This exhibition grew from a collaboration between the Family Resource Centre (FRC), St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, IMMA and four artists - Irish artists Ailbhe Murphy and Joe Lee, Scottish artist Rhona Henderson and Canadian artist Rochelle Rubinstein (through the Artists’ Work Programme). Working at community level to support women and children living in the context of domestic violence let the FRC to consider the creation of an exhibition to raise public awareness of this issue. The exhibition was initially shown at IMMA during the winter of 1997/98 and has since toured to Sligo, Derry, Limerick, Kilrush, Drogheda, Tralee, Kilkenny, Galway and Castlebar, accompanied by a workshop programme, two artworks also travelled to Toronto, Canada.The Sparkling Seven 1997 - 1999The Sparkling Seven was a collaborative initiative between St Michael’s Parish Youth Project and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The project involved seven young people between the ages of eight and twelve and a youth worker from St Michael’s Parish, working with an artist on a museum-based project over a two-year period between 1997 and 1999. A study is available on this project please follow contact the Education and Community Department for further information. Red Lines Between the Fingers 1997 - 2002A Review of the IMMA/Breaking the Cycle project Copies of the publication are available free of charge. There is a charge for post and packaging (Ireland €2.50, International €5.00). This publication presents the results of research undertaken as part of the IMMA/BTC project of the Department of Education and Science (DES) and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). This project ran over a four-year period from 1997 to 2001. The research draws on the views and experiences of teachers, artists, the Senior Curator: Head of Education and Community, IMMA, and the BTC Co-ordinator on the IMMA/BTC project. The report presents an original framework for developing effective and sustainable arts education collaboration. This model illustrates the type of questioning in which prospective partners need to engage so as to determine whether a joint approach can actually be implemented. The model serves both as a diagnostic tool and a support for ongoing project development and review. The report concludes with a series of recommendations for best practice in arts education, which incorporates the learning from this pilot project and build on its significant achievements. Mapping Art Project 1998 - 2006The Mapping Art Project was a developmental art project with young people between the ages of eight and twelve from three youth projects in Dublin’s south inner city - St Michael’s Parish Youth Project, Rialto Youth Project and Bluebell Youth Initiative. The project brought artists and youth workers together, to share knowledge, experience and skills in order to facilitate young people’s engagement with the visual arts. Based in the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the respective youth projects, the Mapping Art Project provided opportunities for young people to look at artwork, to meet and work with artists and to create artwork in response to their experiences. The Mapping Art Project was evaluated using an action research model with a view to identifying models of practice which could be disseminated and replicated. To download the Mapping Art Project catalogue please follow the link:
Somebodies: Young Curators 1999 - 2000Somebodies was an exhibition jointly supported the Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition was curated from the Museum’s Collection by a group of young curators drawn from Waterford, Meath, Cavan and Dublin, and was on shown in three venues, including the Museum, between November 1999 and January 2000.Out of Place 1999 - 2003The Family Resource Centre, St. Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, worked with artist Joe Lee on a long-term project engaging a large number of tenants, past and present, from St Michael’s Estate in a process of exploring feelings, memories and concerns relating to the imminent demolition of their estate as part of Dublin City Council redevelopment plan for the area. Working with a number of artists, including Rhona Henderson and Ailbhe Murphy, this project has had a number of manifestations both in St Michael’s Estate and in the Museum’s studios resulting in an exhibition of the work in St Michael’s Estate in the Spring of 2002 and an outdoor projection, Dreams in the Dark in 2003.even her nudes were lovely: towards a connected self-reliance at the Irish Museum of Modern Art 2000The Older People’s Programme was the focus of research carried out by the Adult and Community Education Department of the University of Ireland at Maynooth. The result of the research was a publication called even here nudes were lovely: towards connected self-reliance at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. One of the main findings of the research was that involvement in the arts contributed towards well-being and independent living for older people. A research report is available please contact the Education and Community Department for further information. Council of National Cultural Institutions: A Policy Framework for Education, Community, Outreach (ECO) 2004Published 2004, ISBN: 0-9547261-0-3 This seminal Policy Framework document marks a significant moment in the development of the ten national cultural institutions in relation to public access, described here as Education, Community and Outreach (ECO) programming. The aim was to establish shared understandings and common points of reference that would clarify the nature and purpose of ECO work, to assist dialogue about ECO within CNCI and key government departments and agencies; and to establish a basis for any future joint actions in this field. The document clarifies and articulates policy principles and guidelines to inform practice in this area and to influence its wider policy and resource context This is the first policy document of its kind to be drawn up by the National Cultural Institutions and builds incrementally on the growth of practice in recent years. It was commissioned by the Education, Community, Outreach (ECO) Working Group of the Council of National Cultural Institutions (CNCI), and was researched and written by external consultants Martin Drury and Susan Coughlan in consultation with the members of CNCI’s ECO Working Group. To download the National Cultural Institutions ECO document please follow the below link:
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