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Artist Sarah Ward has started her PhD at TU Dublin as part of the ARISE Scholarship programme co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
Sarah’s research title ‘Sites of Learning’ will examine the educational relationship between artists, galleries and the public through practice-based research. We are extremely excited to be partners in this process.
Sarah is an artist educator based in Dublin and regularly facilitates educational workshops in Draíocht. Her multidisciplinary practice explores the relationships between space, embodiment and pedagogy. Through her multidisciplinary practice and research Sarah positions space as a vital means in how we come to learn and experience the self, others and the world we live in.
"I am extremely excited to partner with Draíocht to explore how gallery-based educational programmes, informed by critical-spatial practices, can support more embodied and emancipatory aims, in support of intersectionality." - Sarah Ward
Images:
Main Image: Sarah Beirne, Draíocht's Children & Youth Arts Officer, with Sarah Ward
Image 2: A selection of images from a workshop led by artists Michelle Hall & Sarah Ward in Draíocht
Sarah Ward is an artist educator based in Dublin 15. She regularly facilitates educational workshops in Draíocht, as well as the National Gallery of Ireland and the Hugh Lane Gallery. Her creative practice explores the relationships between space, embodiment, and learning.
She is currently pursuing a PhD at TU Dublin and as part of the ARISE Scholarship programme: Amplifying Research Innovation Supporting Enterprise, her project ‘Sites of Learning’ is in partnership with Draíocht Arts Centre. The research will examine the educational relationship between artists, galleries, and the public through practice-based research. This summer, she will design Shapes & Structures - Creative Response Space, which will provide a relaxed environment for children and families to play and explore art and art-making.
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