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CHI Welcome to the Neighbourhood Photography Programme
CHI Welcome to the Neighbourhood Photography Programme
Winnit O’Keeffe, Michael Donohue, Craig Rooney
14/11/24
Welcome to the Neighbourhood is a photography programme with Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) that involves 3 different schools, Mercy Inchicore, Clogher Road and our school, Drimnagh Castle. The purpose of this programme is to take and collect photographs to be showcased on a gallery wall for the New Children’s Hospital being built in James's Walk, Rialto, Dublin 8. This module aims to teach us about photography and about our local areas landscape and history all the while providing something nice to look at for the families and patients that may visit the hospital. The programme started on the 14th of November 2024 and involved everyone in TY-A and only some from TY-B so that everyone could get a taste of what it’d have in store. For the first day we were introduced to the project and given all the information I had stated before, we were taught about old film cameras, along with being given pictures to look at and write about in order to gain a better understanding of photography and what goes into the art and composition of each picture we see.
21/11/24
For the next week we put our photography prowess skills together and walked from Drimnagh to Pearse Park while taking photos of various sights and views. Some professional cameras were given out to us and put into rotation while the rest used our regular phone cameras. We took photos of numerous buildings and sights around our neighbourhood such as:
long view shots of the primary school contrasting with the cloudy sky along with low angle shots of the castle with the sun shining over the cross of the school spurring out onto the cameras with its roaring glare.
Others took shots of the multiple sights in Pearse Park and the monuments surrounding it. We were taught more about how photographic films work, photographic films work by capturing an image by using light sensitive chemicals that react when exposed to light. After exposure, the film is then used to turn these reactions into visible images after being placed into a red light room so they can fully develop, the red light is used because it doesn't affect the film's chemicals.
13/3/25
After a couple of months, we got notice that the course had started up again in Stage 2, focusing on the creation of the exhibit that we will present at the New Children’s Hospital. This time the group was substantially decreased to around 6 passionate TY students and a handful of 5th years. We started off with a brief recap of the topics that we covered in our previous sessions, the basics of photography and the main project outline. This was a refresher for us but also an introduction for the 5th Years, so that they could get up to speed. We then went over the photos that we took in the previous sessions, focusing on the elements that composed these previous photos while also rating them on a scale from warm to cold. After this we had a discussion of the types of photos we would be planning on taking next session around our neighbourhood and specific areas we would like to focus on in these photos.
13/5/25
Using the plans we made and knowledge gained from the previous sessions, we once again, went out to take photos of our neighbourhood with a strong focus on the nature and buildings, afterwards we then went into the castle in our school to take even more photos, this time with a focus on people while having the castle interior and exterior work as very interesting backgrounds. This acted as our last session taking photographs with the remaining sessions focusing on using photos to create artwork, whether that be through adding colour to colourless photos or by creating letters using a collage of printed photos all the schools involved with the programme took. We got professional portraits taken of us and with that. We had completed our final session, having done so, we got handed out pamphlets inviting us to see in person all the amazing work and photographs each school has done and taken, showcasing all their unique communities and neighbourhoods.
We all can’t wait to see the passion and what everyone has created together. The launch is at IMMA Artist Studios from Thursday 22nd May 4.30-7.30 PM, until Friday from 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
Trinity College Art Works Course
Trinity College Art Works Course
By Ishaan Aiyappa
Trinity College has graciously given me the opportunity to participate in the Trinity Artworks Program. Our TY coordinator Mr Kelleher encouraged me to take part in the course and I can’t thank him enough. The Trinity Artworks program took us through the different forms of art that Trinity College offers, whether it be music, painting or acting, which are all the things that I have great interest in. We got to make our own songs, explore the National Gallery of Ireland and act out our own scenes in the Abbey Theatre!
During my time in the Trinity Artworks Program as a TY student, I had an amazing chance to dive into the world of art and museums. I got to work on some really cool projects, from creating art to helping set up exhibitions, which gave me a whole new appreciation of how much goes into curating an art show. The best part, though, was the people I met. I made loads of new friends who were just as passionate about art as I was, and we had so much fun collaborating on projects. It felt like we were part of a little creative community, and that made everything way more exciting and enjoyable.
Getting to visit The National Art Gallery and learn from real-life curators was a huge highlight too. I never realized how much thought and effort goes into putting together an exhibition, and seeing art from different periods and styles totally opened my eyes. I had so many “wow” moments, whether it was exploring an old painting or learning about contemporary artists. The mentors and friends I met throughout the program made it all even better, and it’s something I’ll definitely remember for a long time. It was a week full of art, laughs, and new experiences that helped me grow as an artist and as a person.
In The Abbey Theatre we learned how to act through a workshop. It was an exciting way to wrap up the week. We got a taste of what it takes to be an actor and how we can really immerse ourselves in a situation with methods of acting!
CHI Arts in Health Programme
CHI Arts in Health Programme
Welcome to the Neighbourhood
CHI Arts in Health Programme is creating a dedicated gallery space in the new children’s hospital. We are lucky in Drimnagh Castle to be taking part in the inaugural exhibition at the new hospital. The exhibition will include work from young people attending secondary schools in D8 and D12. Working with the artist Liadh Connelly we hope to make a body of artwork for the opening exhibition that will give patients insights into the hospital neighbourhood. Ty students have done 2 workshops with Liadh Connelly, exploring our area, taking photographs of our neighbourhood, setting up a studio in the classroom , taking photos of each other and interviewing each other.
We are excited to see where this process will take us next!
Junior Cycle Art
Junior Cycle Art
First year art classes have been busy, learning all about the art elements and doing lots of colouring pencil drawings.
Ms Holland's class has lots of Christmas ceramics ready in the kiln for a layer of paint.
The second years have been really busy this year. We have explored loads of different media, collage, paint and oil pastel. We are finishing off the year with some Christmas art.
James Adekola is busy finishing this beautiful of painting (see the main picture above) for Christmas.
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