PRESS RELEASE – 27 January 2011
The new season of the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s young people’s programme, Studio 8, begins on Saturday 5 February, providing 15-18 year olds with various ways to connect with all that is happening at the Museum. For the first session, IMMA Mediators Brigid McClean and Seamus McCormack will lead a gallery discussion and workshop based on portraiture in the modern age as featured in The Moderns exhibition. Artists will include Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Louis le Brocquy and Edward McGuire, all of whom create portraits that look well beyond the physical surface.
Studio 8 offers young people the opportunity to meet up and explore the Museum on their own terms and to participate in activities relating to IMMA’s exhibitions. The next Studio 8 sessions take place on Saturday 5 February, Saturday 5 March, Saturday 2 April and Saturday 7 May, from 11.00am – 2.00pm. Booking is requested – please contact Maggie Connolly, email: [email protected] or tel: 01 612 9919. Alternatively, just show up at 11.00am on the above Saturdays to join the session. The gallery/studio sessions are free with basic materials provided.
Studio 8 activities include tours of exhibitions, talks and discussions, art making in different forms and media, and lots more. Studio 8 is an opportunity for young people with varied interests and all levels of creative experience to get to know IMMA.
For further information and images please contact Patrice Molloy or Vanessa Cowley at Tel: +353 1 612 9900; Email: [email protected]
27 January 2011