Part 3 in a series of guest blogs on The Education Arts Portal. We’re delighted to continue our guest blog series, sharing perspectives from the arts in education programme, Creativity in the Classroom. A Butterfly, a House, a Garden: Improvisation, transformation and play in making art together “That reminds me of…” I began working as an artist with Creativity in the Classroom in 2024. What I love most is the opportunity to become embedded in the school community, getting to

The second installment on our guest blog series on The Education Arts Portal. We’re delighted to continue our guest blog series, sharing perspectives from the arts in education programme, Creativity in the Classroom. Creativity in the Classroom: Colour, Curiosity and Collaboration As a visiting artist working through Creativity in the Classroom, I’m fortunate to spend up to nine weeks at a time with each class group. That time matters: it gives children full authorship over t

The first in a series of blog posts on The Education Arts Portal about Creativity in the Classroom. In the first post of a new guest blog series, visual art facilitator Liz McMahon reflects on her 27 years of experience working on the Creativity in the Classroom arts in education programme. Creativity in the Classroom is an artist – teacher collaborative programme involving five primary schools in Dublin 8 and 12. Established in 1997, this innovative school-based arts program

‘Creativity in the Classroom aims to give children the opportunity to have new learning experiences, an exposure to learning in a creative w