Master of Education in Art & Design

Denise Coll

The extent to which creating a response to an artwork through performance, generates appreciation for performance art, in second level education

This research study was designed to examine the extent to which students gain an understanding of performance art through the making. The influence for this work stems from my background in performance art and socially engaged practice. As an artist and educator, my aim was to bring my skills in these art practices into the classroom and introduce performance art to Junior Cycle students and the wider school community. The research challenges the exclusion of performance art from the curriculum and looks at the methodologies that could potentially be used to conduct a project of this essence in school. The project was linked with TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, Galway. In this, the students visited the festival and used their responses to the work as the basis to form a concept for their performance. The findings of this research show that students developed an understanding of performance art through the making of a collaborative performance piece. While the work was documented for evidence and assessment purposes, the research suggests that, students also gained valuable skills in film studies. This project has shown that there is space in the curriculum for students to engage with performance art. It has also shown that the skills learned within this practice are strongly linked with the eight key skills laid out in the Junior-Cycle framework. I hope Irish educators will embrace contemporary art practices by considering to introduce performance art into their curriculum.

denisecoll22@gmail.com

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Welcome

Welcome to RALLY the Limerick School of Art & Design Graduate Show of 2021 featuring the work of final year LSAD Graduates from Animation & Motion Design, Creative Broadcast & Film Production, Ceramic Design, Creative Media and Design, Digital Animation Production, Fashion Design, Fashion & Textiles for Product & Costume, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design Communication, Music Technology & Production, Painting, Photography Film Video, Print Contemporary Practice, Sculpture & Combined Media and Professional Masters of Education in Art and Design with Digital Media.

We chose RALLY to define this year characterising our collective student spirit. To rally is to rouse and come together to renew an effort. Rally is a call to action that is strong and celebratory. Our RALLY is an online celebration of a cohesive community.

Limerick School of Art and Design Graduate Show 2021 takes the form of an online showcase to celebrate the resilience, creativity and brilliance of our final year students. Our LSAD Graduate Showcase is a platform for our graduates and their work, and is part of a growing LSAD archive of student work now in its 7^th edition. This year we also commissioned three films to document and celebrate the work of our students across the three Departments

Digital Media and Arts ¦ Steve Hall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSQLrehitok
Fine Art and Education ¦ Shane Vaughan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdvRTk53H7Q
Design ¦ Pat Freeley and Leanne Dooley https://youtu.be/shYKJdJWHA8

For the second time we present our graduate work solely on virtual platforms. The shock of the pandemic has faded and now we reflect our interaction with the world in new ways. Achieving the learning outcomes in ways that would have seemed impossible previously. It has been a tremendous challenge for our students and staff to adapt to these new circumstances. We are overwhelmed by the creativity and tenacity of our students who have accomplished so much in these constrained circumstances.

We would like to thank all those who helped make it happen this year in challenging circumstances. We applaud each of our dedicated Academics, our ever reliant Technical Team, Administrators and support staff, most importantly the 2021 graduates.

Mike Fitzpatrick Dean, Tracy Fahey HOD, James Greenslade HOD, Adam de Eyto HOD

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LSAD Showcase Credits
LSAD Student President Cormac Dillon who played a pivotal role in producing this year’s showcase. Manual Made who created our show identity. Production team Emmett Ryan and Jacinta Moore. Simon Maguire LSAD Launch video. LSAD Showcase development, Joe Lane, Programme Leader of Graphic Design Communication. Videographers, Shane Vaughan, Steve Hall, Pat Freeley and Leanne Dooley. Des Farrell, Senior Technical Officer LIT Marketing team – Claire Gallagher, Katie Hennessy, Owen Dunne. Finally a huge congratulations to the LSAD 2021 Graduates.

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