Sligo Art Gallery and Kids' Own Publishing Partnership
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About The Exhibition

In January 2009 Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership are holding a retrospective exhibition at the Sligo Art Gallery Insight. The exhibition has been commissioned by Sligo Art Gallery with Sligo Local Authorities’ Arts Service as part of the Primary Colours Arts & Education Programme. The exhibition is curated by Sarah Searson, a cultural consultant and curator. Insight celebrates twelve years of collaborative work by artists and young people and educations working together through technology-developed projects managed by Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership.

About The Event

Insight Open, a forum for discussion, coincides which this exhibition. Both the exhibition and talks are an exploration into current practice and creativity between children, artists, educators and technology. Insight Open is a forum by which we can exchange ideas and think together about artists' practice with young people with an emphasis on how creativity can be mediated through technology.

For who

This event has been developed for professionals, such as artists, educators, third-level lecturers and students interested in gaining insight about creatively engaging children and technology. It gives context to the concepts, methodologies and development of this work practice.

Objectives

Insight Open celebrates, explores and provides a platform for discussion of innovative and current practices by focusing on a number of models of interesting practice and workshops.
Insight Open will celebrate and highlight technology's role as a tool for creativity, collaboration and exchange.

Format

The format for the day will comprise of three presentations and three round table discussions. The discussions will focus on particular areas for consideration e.g. Technology and Rural, Private to Public and Seeing beyond the technology.

About Kids’ Own

Kids’ Own provide and support high quality authentic engagement between artists and children. Over the past 12 years we have supported a number of school based residencies that have explored creative engagement between artists and children using technology. This work has developed new opportunities for children to engage with artists and for artists to develop new ways of working with children. Looking forward Kids’ Own are keen to develop this work further by maximising the use of online technologies to offer further opportunities for exchange and learning between artists and children, between artists, between educators not only as a tool for communication but also as a vehicle for creating new work and professional development. We are keen to explore the social, ethical, and environmental impact, and benefits of this type of work

Timetable :

2.00 - 2.30 Opening address
2.30 - 3.00 Artists presentations
3.00 - 4.00 Roundtable Discussions

1. Technology and the rural, creative approaches to using technology as tool for remote communication, exploring the professional opportunities of collaboration for people in rural areas.

2. From Private to Public, exploring the virtual studio and blogging, questioning how much do you share?

3. Seeing beyond the technology. Using technology as a medium for communication and creation.

4.00– 4.30 Chaired discussion

Coffee

4.45 Opening of Exhibition by Martin Drury

Booking:
To book contact Orla Kenny at:
Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership
Carrigeens, Ballinful, Co.Sligo
T: 071 91 24945
E: info@kidsown.ie
http://kidsown.ie/index.php
Deadline Friday 9th January 2009

The event will take place at Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo,
Date: Saturday January 17th
Time: 2.00 pm to 4.30pm
Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment
Cost for this non-profit event has been kept deliberately low to encourage wide participation and with the assistance of Sligo County Council Arts Grant.

Registration Fee €10

This discussion forum has received funding from Sligo County Council’s Arts Grants Scheme 2008.