Weather the Weather at CSN - Quality Arts Courses

In these times of unpredictable financial circumstances, it is a good time to explore the arts.  An    individual can call up information from his or her memories, visual stimulation by looking at new

objects and experiencing the world of arts through studying the appreciation of art.  Courses at CSN provide multi-faceted experiences by exposing the students to many different media - including drawing, painting, design, printmaking, graphic design, ceramics, photography, sculpture, collage, art appreciation - among others.

Bronwyn Carpenter, Combined Materials and Art Appreciation

The variety of courses will suit everyone from the school leaver, who may want to produce a refined portfolio to achieve entrance into 3rd level Art or Design college/university, to the mature adult who may want to start a new area of learning after raising a family or having been in the world of work.  The nurturing and professional studio-and workshop-based education at CSN, with teachers who are  practicing artists and designers themselves, enhances communication with the world of the arts in Cork and beyond.

Rebecca Munnelly, Screen Print, 2012.

Two major exhibitions are organised for the Art and Design Department by another specialist course at CSN, Arts Administration.  The first off-site exhibition is the equivalent of a theatre course putting on their first production or a music course performing their first off-site gig.  This experience is one that emphasises management skills, organisational skills, team working, aesthetic and design judgement, health and safety and continuous educational programming for the public.  The course allows for the post-Art College student or the individual who is returning to education  to participate in arts management without the "making" side, as an "art form" in its own right.  professionally designed exhibitions are both theatrical and beautiful as entities.  Inviting the public in to see the quality of work produced by CSN students maximises the experience for children with their families.

Ian Buckley, Lino print, 2012

For further information on CSN courses, see this BLOG and further, fill out on-line application for an interview in the autumn.  Give yourself all the options available.

Sophie Gough, Joiner, Photography and Art App.

For further information, see www.csn.ie - Art and Design Department offerings.

c.white@csn.ie - Arts Administration, Course Director