Pupils of St Joseph's NS in Dundalk unveil their impressive art installation

St. Joseph’s N.S. had its official opening of the art installation “Sea to See” on Wednesday 19th of June.

This installation was done with funding from the Creative Schools programme from the Arts Council.

This initiative gave the children the opportunity to build their artistic and creative skills; to communicate, collaborate, stimulate their imaginations, be inventive, and to harness their curiosity.

“Sea to See” took almost a year to create, from concept to installation.

The artist designed a 3D fish installation which would convey the energy and sense of community within the school.

All the teachers then created 3D fish with their classes, ensuring the every single child in the school created a fish to be part of the exhibition.

Some of the older children helped with the final installation and the pupils even voted on the name of the exhibition.

St. Joseph’s teacher, Amy Brady worked alongside local artists Shauna Swords and Orlagh Meehan Gallagher to help create the installation.

Shauna previously contributed to Culture Night 2023, Cruinniú na nÓg ’23 and the Brigid 1500 festival and has hosted creative workshops in Dundalk in the past.

Orlagh Meegan-Gallagher was the Creative Associate for St. Joseph’s as part of the Creative Schools programme.

She came on board this year to support the school and Shauna, the artist. Orlagh is also an artist who works in paint, textile and mixed media.

Well done to all the pupils and everyone involved!