Date: Spring Term
Cost: €10 per child. (Minimum group is ten and maximum is sixty)
Booking is essential, dates book up fast, so to avoid disappointment call early.

Artlink’s is delighted to be hosting summer school tours for primary schools. The programme for the day has been designed so that children can experience a taste of the visual arts through the sharing of exploration and imagination within an arts environment. These end-of-year visits have always been in great demand and we expect this year to be no different. The workshop can be enjoyed by a variety of ages and will be 2-hours in duration.

The workshops meet the visual arts curriculum learning objectives and curriculum strands such as paint & colour, print and fabric & fibre. The aim is to provide unique and imaginative experiences for children to develop their sensitivity and appreciation of the visual art world.

If your school would like to make a day of its trip to Artlink, the other attractions in Buncrana include the nearby Swan Park, Festival Playpark on the Shorefront, and Dunree Military Museum, which is a 15-minute drive further along the Peninsula.

Telling Tales
Primary Junior

This programme focuses on developing the child’s drawing and creative writing skills through the use of ICT to create a digital storyboard. The workshops are designed to nurture the children’s imaginations and creativity by combining the strands of drawing, paint and colour, writing and story telling skills through the use of modern technology.

I Love Pop
Primary Senior

This programme has been designed to educate students on the history of Pop Art. Students will look research influential pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, Jasper Johns and Jeff Koons to name a few before designing their own poster in the the Pop Art style.

The City of Superhero's 
Primary All Ages

The programme focuses on clay modelling through the use of ICT to create the initial design. Children will create their very own superhero and make your him/her come alive by adapting their drawings on the computer. Once your superhero is finalised on screen begin to make a 3D clay model version to display in the school. The project will end with an exhibition of students work. The strands explored include drawing, clay, ICT, paint and colour, as well as studying a brief history of superheros and comic book creation.