Holdfast Project Space for Families

Holdfast Project Space for Families
Thu 12 Dec - Sat 29 Feb 2020 / First Floor Gallery

Come along and enjoy the interactive Project Space in the First Floor Gallery, designed specifically for children by Orla Goodwin. There are free art activities for all to enjoy that connect to the exhibition ‘Holdfast’ by Ann Ensor, which is showing in the Ground Floor Gallery. You are invited to engage with the themes and ideas presented in ‘Holdfast’ in a creative, fun way. Explore the space with your child in your own time over the course of the exhibition or come along on a day when one of our artists will be on hand for some creative guidance (see times and dates below for guided engagement). You can draw, read, watch and make, as you learn more about the wonders of kelp and the important role we all play in keeping our kelp forests healthy.

Times And Dates:
Holdfast Project Space in Draíocht’s First Floor Gallery opens from 10am- 4pm Mon-Fri over the course of the exhibition. The space has been designed for self-lead creativity for children aged 5-10 years, but older and younger children are also welcome to explore. We ask that children are supervised at all times in the space. Please leave the space as you would like to find it.

Open for guided engagement by Draíocht's Artist's Team:
January:
Sat 04 Jan / 1pm-2pm & 2.30pm-7pm
Sun 05 Jan / 12.30pm-5pm
Sat 11 Jan / 1pm-2pm & 2.30pm-7pm
Sun 12 Jan / 12.30pm-5pm
Sat 18 Jan / 1pm-2pm & 2.30pm-7pm
Sun 19 Jan / 12.30pm-3pm
Sat 25 Jan / 11am-3pm

February:
Sat 01 Feb / 11am-3pm
Sat 08 Feb / 11am-3pm
Sat 15 Feb / 11am-3pm
Sat 22 Feb / 11am-3pm

Fingal County Council Arts Office presents a new commission Holdfast from Ann Ensor for the 12th edition of Amharc Fhine Gall in collaboration with Draíocht. Holdfast is an immersive installation combining sculpture, drawing, sound and text which explores the aesthetic properties and the environmental significance of kelp seaweed. This is Draíocht’s first exhibition to address directly the issue of climate change.