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Families
Young People
Adults
Focus On... Programme
Workshops

FAMILIES

Families are invited to visit IMMA’s artworks at any time during opening hours. Families can use art materials in the Response Room, take part in the IMMA TRAIL or explore the grounds and history of the Royal Hospital.

IMMA Art Trail
An Art Trail featuring outdoor works from the IMMA Collection is available to pick up in the galleries.

The Response Room
During your visit to IMMA, drop into the Response Room. Tell us about your experience of the artworks on exhibition, draw or write on a Response Card and pop it into the special postbox. Make an artwork with the materials in the room (pencils, markers, paper and fabric) or have a look at what other visitors have pinned on the display boards in response to their experiences at IMMA.

Explorer for Families 
IMMA’s family programme, Explorer, welcomes children and adults to experience art works and art making together on Sunday afternoons, in the company of two of IMMA’s gallery staff, the Mediators.
Explorer is:

• Free and drop-in
• On Sundays between 2.00pm to 4.00pm
• Explorer runs from 5 October to 7 December 2008 and from 11 January to 31 May 2009
• There is no Explorer on Easter Sunday, 12 April 2009
• The maximum number of participants is 35 (adults and children), so arriving early is advised
• Projects are designed for children aged 4 to 10 years old
• Project themes are repeated over four consecutive Sundays

For further information about Explorer please contact Seamus McCormack, Assistant Curator: Children's Programmes, email: family@imma.ie or contact the information desk email: frontofhouse@imma.ie

What’s on at IMMA for Families?

Gallery Visit
Guided Tours
Heritage Tours
Response Room

YOUNG PEOPLE

STUDIO 8
A space dedicated to young people at the Irish Museum of Modern Art

Drop-in anytime from 10.00am–5.00pm every Saturday
From 11 October—13 December 2008 & from 10 January—30 May 2009
(excluding Bank and Public Holiday weekends)
Studio 8 Open Day 10.00am–5.00pm 4 October 2008

What is Studio 8? Studio 8 is a space dedicated to young people, aged 15-18 years old, at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). It is a space where you can think about, discuss and make art work, all in your own time.

Each Saturday, a different aspect of IMMA’s exhibitions and programmes is experienced and discussed. This allows an opportunity for dialogue and response which can be used creatively within the studio space later on.

It is a space for you to meet new people with similar interests, a space for you to relax and enjoy some time for yourself. It is an opportunity for you to see what IMMA does, to discuss your ideas and to create your own pieces of art work in an open, friendly environment.

Studio 8 is facilitated by artists and Mediators (IMMA’s gallery staff). It is free of charge and basic art materials are provided. No booking is required and there is no need to attend every week. Lynn McGrane will coordinate each Saturday’s workshop.

Studio 8 will host an Open Day 10.00am-5.00pm on Saturday 4 October 2008 for everyone; parents/guardians, teachers, youth workers, friends and of course, you. The Open Day will be an opportunity to meet the staff at IMMA, to view Studio 8 and to get an idea of what we have to offer.

For further information, please contact:
Mark Maguire, Curator: Education and Community Department, IMMA
T: +353 (0)1 612 9912 / E: mark.maguire@imma.ie

What’s on at IMMA for Young People?

Gallery Visit
Guided Tours
Heritage Tours
Talks & Lectures
ARP: Public Access
Focus ON… Programme


For further information on the Youth Programme please contact Mark Maguire, Curator: Education and Community Programmes, email: mark.maguire@imma.ie

ADULTS

STUDIO 10
Explore modern and contemporary art through a weekly workshop for adults.

The Irish Museum of Modern Art invites adults to attend art workshops in Studio 10 in the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Friday mornings, 10:00am – 1:00pm.

The workshops will run until 12 December 2008 and from 16 January until 15 May 2009. This is a ‘drop in’ programme, and no booking is required, nor is it necessary to attend every week. Participants can work on their own projects in the studio or work with the artist on new projects. There will also be visits to the gallery spaces and resident artists’ studios. These workshops will be led by a professional artist and mediator who will facilitate participants to explore modern and contemporary art by looking at and discussing work in the gallery spaces and making work in the studios. There is no charge for these workshops and basic materials will be provided. There is no age limit and no previous experience is necessary to participate.

The workshops take place every Friday on the dates listed above in Studio 10 in the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8.

Studio 10 is designed for individuals and is not suitable for organised groups.

If you are interested in attending, why not drop in and try it out? If you would like more information first, please contact: Mark Maguire, Curator: Education & Community, IMMA, tel: 01 612 9912, email: mark.maguire@imma.ie

What’s on at IMMA for Adults?

Gallery Visit
Guided Tours
Heritage Tours
Talks & Lectures
ARP: Public Access

For further information on programmes for adults please contact Mark Maguire, Curator: Education and Community Programmes, IMMA, email: mark.maguire@imma.ie

FOCUS ON… PROGRAMME

The Focus On… Programme provides an introduction to IMMA for groups, such as youth groups, multi-cultural groups, groups of people with disabilities, groups of older people, etc, visiting the Museum for the first time. Through a combination of gallery visits, guided tours, workshops, talks and discussions, and studio visits, groups become familiar with the Museum’s resources and are encouraged to develop independent access to the Museum.

Museum Mediators (gallery staff) and artists from the Museum’s Artists’ Panel facilitate visits to the exhibitions, creative workshops and contact with artists in the studios. The exchange of skills and experience between artists, mediators, group leaders and participants exposure to artworks, and the opportunity to respond to those artworks form the core elements of the Focus On… Programme.

Groups are invited to choose from a range of options such as once-off guided tours or a series of tours and artist-led workshops in the Museum’s studios. If you and your group are interested in participating in the Focus On… Programme please download and fill in the following booking form and return to the Museum.

Download the Focus On... Booking Form (Adobe pdf - 39KB)
Download the Focus On... Booking Form (Word 2000 doc - 47KB)

For further information on the Focus On… Programme please contact Mark Maguire, Curator: Education and Community Programmes, email: mark.maguire@imma.ie

WORKSHOPS

IMMA offers a range of once-off and ongoing workshops to provide people with an opportunity to create work in response to their experiences visiting the gallery spaces and meeting artists. Workshops are led by professional artists from the Museum's Artists' Panel and Mediators (gallery-based staff). Workshops take place in Studios 8, 9 and 10, and also in the galleries.

STUDIO 10
Art Workshops to explore modern and contemporary art are available from September to May every Friday morning from 10:00am - 1:00pm in Studio10 on a drop in basis.

Download: Studio 10: Art Workshops to explore Modern and Contemporary Art (Word 2000 - 22KB)

CHARCOAL AND CHOCOLATE: EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH DRAWING
IMMA invites adults to explore new ways of looking at and making artwork through the medium of drawing. This programme, Charcoal & Chocolate, is presented in a series of four week-blocks. Each block is led by an artist who is a member of IMMA's Artists' Panel. Participants experience selected artworks during visits to IMMA's galleries. Participants also spend time in IMMA's studios exploring ways of drawing.

Details of the Charcoal and Chocolate workshops in 2009 will be available in November 2008.

For further information please contact Mark Maguire, Curator: Education & Community Programmes, tel: 01 612 9912, email: mark.maguire@imma.ie