The first online reading room was held on February 11th and 1.00pm.
It’s very exciting for us here at Practice.ie to be able to create a space for like minded people to communicate and discuss topics relevant to their work and lives. You can be anywhere, one attendee was participating from a train, Amazing!

At the start of the meeting I asked each person to use a few words to describe what they do.

Session one attendees:

1. Ann Henderson: artist - process- the environment - people
2. Orla Kenny: artist/director
3. Michael Mcloughlin: youth arts worker with dlr arts office
4. Jo Holmwood: administration with lots of creative thinking and planning
5. Heather James - teacher
6. Jackie Ball: artist - work with children
7. Caragh: Artist, work for kids festival and also work for communtiy arts forum
8. Maire Brett: Artist

Topics under discussion included;

“We did stir things up”, the role of artists in sites for learning. Emily Pringle
Position paper – defining and negotiating the artists role working with children and young people.

The meeting was recorded and is available for people here
:http://opencollegeir.emea.acrobat.com/p27833136/

the next meeting will be held on March 3rd at 1.00. for more inforamtion visit http://practice.ie/