1000 Years in One Day

For the third year running Galway Arts Centre in delighted to host the National Gallery’s Study Day for Leaving Cert Students in Nuns Island Theatre. It is presented by Helen Monaghan of the National Gallery of Ireland on February 2, 2010. She will cover Art in Ireland and European Art (1000AD – Present). This lecture functions as an intensive revision sessions focusing on key points – they are not intended as introductions to the topics. Handouts for each theme are provided.

Afterwards, students will be brought to Galway Arts Centre where Visual Arts Officer Maeve Mulrennan and Gallery Assistant Katie Wheatley will do a lecture on Art Appreciation, which is the 3rd section of the Leaving Certificate History of Art paper. This event is financed by the Galway County Council Arts Office. Booking is extremely limited for the two lectures.

To reserve seats for these study day programmes, please contact Katie Wheatley at ktwheatley@gmail.com or 091 565 886. Bus subsidies are available for county schools; to enquire please contact Galway Arts Centre at the above details. This event is aimed specifically at students sitting the Leaving Cert Art History exam in June 2010. It is not suitable for 4th or 5th years.