Artist of the Month : March

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simone

6 March 1475 - 18 February 1564

An Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance. He was considered the greatest living artist in his own time. A number of his pieces rank among the most famous artworks in existence

He sculpted two of his best known pieces before the age of 30, The  Pieta and David. His first love was sculpture and he had a low opinion of painting saying '....

Inspire of this he completed two of the most influential frescos in Western Art, The Sistine Chapel Ceiling and The Last Judgment.

He excelled as an architect designing works such as St. Peter's Basilica Rome.

6th Year

Mock Craft Exams

6th Years displayed a variety of crafts in their Mock Exams. Poster, Lino Printing, Puppetry, Screen Prnting, Bookcraft, Clay modelling and Calligraphy were all completed. 

5th & 6th Year

Visit to National History Museum & IMMA

5th & 6th Year Art Students took a tour of the Bronze & Iron Age artefacts in the Ational History a museum. 

They then visited the Freud Project Exhibition at IMMA

1st Year

Observational Studies

1st Year Art Students have been working on their Observational Skills completing still life, analytical studies and observational studies in a range of medium.