Art and Design Students "Creating a Scene" with Professionalism

Students after the opening, happy with their evening at CSN's, "Creating a Scene".  L-R Leah Corbett with Robert Magillacuddy and David McDonald. (Art, Craft and Design )

"Creating a Scene" is a beautiful exhibition of student work.  It sits on the ground floor of the main building of CSN, with 10 courses from the college's Art and Design Department; Furniture Design and costumes from Theatre Production (for the first time) this year. The show exemplifies the standard of temporary exhibition that can be achieved when there is a course in ARTS ADMINISTRATION at the helm.  The quality of student work, from all courses at CSN, is outstanding.  We offer a nurturing environment for students of school leaving age up to retirees and individuals who have decided to retrain after a lifetime in he world of work.

Project Managers, Students of Arts Administration, Lucia Creedon and

                                       Michelle Twomey, after the opening night event.

Courses off something special at CSN.  Whether it is a portfolio course to get into 3rd Level Fine Art, Design or many other specialist areas of 3rd Level study, the caring teachers at CSN, all of whom are practicing professionals in the own right, add a level of uniqueness to the process of creativity.

The exhibition was structured by students of Arts Administration to add an "umbrella" of the3meing around the show, with their studies being fulfilled "hands-on".  The title of the show was selected from approximately 50 choices gathered by this course.  Bearing in mind the scope and breadth of the work being included, the title had to have appeal on many levels.  Summer exhibitions are a culmination of a year's work.  This event at CSN is a tribute to all the hard work, which was evidenced at the opening, where we merged art, design with the beautiful weather, our landscaped central atrium garden in the college, where a proscenium stage allows for a live music performance by students of CSN's Music, Management and Sound - who have already performed their graduation gig.

The artwork and design work on view includes: Art, Craft and Design (portfolio course, Level 5); Graphic Design (Level 5); Digital Media (BTEC; & FETAC Level 6); Arts Administration (Level 6); Creative Ceramics (Level 6); Creative Textiles (Level 6); Furniture Design (FETAC Levels 5 & 6 and City and Guilds) plus Access to Design studies (a 2 year course, Levels 5 & 6).

The exhibition installation design was implemented and put in place by students of Arts Administration with Graphic Designer, Paul Delaney (a former student of both CIT and CSN's Arts Administration course).  Consistency in colour, label copy and overall airiness are part of the beauty of working in a college that has all the amenities and is fully accessible to the Cork Community. 

A new addition this year is the use of Plasma Screens showing video work by Graphic Design and Arts Administration - 2 courses where the creative process is almost invisible - but which have a huge impact visually.  Opening speaker for the evening was Michelle Whooley, of Mayfield Community Arts Centre, Cork.

Furniture Design is of the highest standard and the installation allows for a flow of visitors through the purpose-built installation.

For further information about CSN courses, revisit the website: www.csn.ie
Carol White, Course Director, Arts Administration