Deep Maps is an interdisciplinary research project at UCC that investigates the rich tapestry of the biological, cultural, and historical aspects of the southwest coast of Ireland. Housed in the Sisk Gallery, Deep Maps is an exhibition that informs and raises awareness of our coastlines while also communicating the fragility of the marine environment and the durability of coastal cultures. Focusing on the deep mapping of West Cork's coastline the exhibition takes visitors on a journey from traditional cartography through objects of cultural value and scientific inquiry. Seeking to enrich our knowledge of the diverse ways in which culture connects us with our marine environment.

Our Art Club Senior makes an ideal gift for any creative parent or grandparent! Under the guidance of artist Kevin Mooney, participants will learn the techniques behind seascape painting. Over six sessions, the group will work with oil paint from the earliest stages of priming and preparing the canvas through to applying the finishing touches to the seascape oils. suitable for painters of all abilities whether beginner or advanced. €100/€85 for Glucksman members Booking required. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/art-club-senior-tickets-37414839793?aff=es2

This season we have an exciting array of lunchtime art courses for adults, exploring the world of photography!Take a look through our seasonal brochure and find a workshop that suits you!Suitable for all abilities ,booking required. http://www.glucksman.org/CurrentBrochure.pdf

This month, our Little Interview features two Italian interns that the Glucksman is hosting under the ETN Training Vision Ireland programme, Umberto De Martino and Marco Rizzi. Their responses are sure to bring a smile to your face! What are you reading? Just finished The Martian and started reading 1984 by George Orwell after I recently found it for cheap. (Umberto) I have just started reading Walden written by Henry David Thoreau. (Marco) Favourite museum? “Galleria dell’Accademia” in Florence. It’s full of beautiful sculptures but I would also love to go to “Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum” in New York. (Umberto) I loved “Museo del Novecento” in Milan. It was amazing! (Marco) Best performance? Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump. (Umberto) Bruno Mars and Beyonce performing at the Superbowl in 2016. (Marco) What is your most treasured possession? My walking boots, they have been with me on a lot of adventures. (Umberto) It is a gift my grandmother gave to my mother the day I was born. It is a craft work of needle and thread in which are printed my name, the date and the hour I was born. (Marco) What work(s) of art inspire you? I found the look of the Girl with a pearl Earring very hypnotizing. (Umberto) I was astonished by the concept behind Merda d’autore by Piero Manzoni and Concetto spaziale (Attesa) by Lucio Fontana. (Marco) A lightbulb moment? Last year I met an old man on the mountains and we quickly became friends. He is a very wise man and he always has an interesting story to tell from which you can always learn something. (Umberto) Coming here to Ireland made me realize a lot of things.. (Marco) Guilty pleasure? Come on…… who doesn’t like Nutella (Umberto) Garlic Bread. Don’t tell that to Italian people! (Marco) What would you like to be doing right now? Being in space would be pretty cool. (Umberto) Performing again with my ex-school drama group. It would be fantastic! (Marco) Read more Little Interviews here: http://www.glucksman.org/LittleInterview.html Photograph below: Umberto (background left) and Marco (foreground right) helping to facilitate one of our Summer Art Clubs.

The Direct Provision community is often kept on the periphery of society, never really having the opportunity to fully integrate with their locality as they wait in a state of limbo. The centres are situated in locations that aren’t very visible and the residents stories largely go untold. Having had the opportunity to get to know the group of wonderfully talented young people involved in the Glucksman’s 2016 Navigating the Urban Landscape project, we were anxious that they be welcomed back to the museum to build on the skills learned and experiences gained. We were particularly keen for their creativity to be shared with as wide an audience as possible and began thinking that a public artwork in a city centre location would bring these teenagers talents to a whole new audience. In turn it would provide the group with the opportunity to share a little about their personal stories and current situations. For these young people as they enter some of their most formative years, we felt it was important that their unique personal journeys be brought out from the margins and into the public’s view. The teenagers have been welcomed back to the Glucksman for six art making sessions led by project artists Claire Coughlan and Helen O’Keeffe and invited artists The Project Twins and Fiona Kelly to explore both individual and collaborative artmaking techniques in a variety of mediums. The teenagers are being encouraged to develop their own creative processes and skills for visual communication in a positive and friendly atmosphere. With a focus initially on personal journeys and visual storytelling, the teenagers have begun to direct the sessions and began looking at ideas of identity and misperceptions. All these ideas and topics will be revealed in different forms on the large scale mural. This Culture Night Friday 22nd September in Fitzgerald’s Park the large scale mural will be unveiled to the public and will remain on view for just over two months. An exhibition of the artworks the teenagers created with the Project Twins and Fiona Kelly will go on display in the Glucksman Foyer and will run from Friday 22nd September to Sunday October 8th.

Join photographer and filmmaker Stephen Bean for a 2 day workshop that explores the art of shadows. In this hands on short course, participants explore the history and practical development of shaddows in photography and art. Suitable for beginners and advanced level. 11am to 1pm, Saturdays 23 and 30 September 2017. €60 for both days, €40 for Glucksman members

This season's Creative Tech Club invites children to explore elements of our oceans through the mediums of film making and animation.Led by our qualified artist participants will use leading STEAM( Science,Technology,Engineering,Art and Mathematics) learning techniques as a process to create their own artworks using hand crafted and digital technologies. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/creative-tech-club-underneath-the-sea-tickets-37097878754?aff=es2

For Marcel Dinahet, the sea is both the site of his work and the source of inspiration. He began submerging his sculptures in the early 1990s before stopping making three–dimensional work altogether. His films here mark this point of transition, capturing these inert, underwater objects in their final resting places, abandoned to the test of time. Currently on show at the Glucksman as part of Now Wakes the Sea.

We are very excited for the return of Family Sunday at 3pm today! We hope you can join us for an under-the-sea-themed afternoon! River Room, 3-4pm. First come, first served.

BIG thank you to primary school teacher Leanne Troy who provided this wonderful blog on her experience in our Learning Through Creativity educational Summer course.We hope you and your class have fun exploring the world of art and creativity Leanne! http://artsineducation.ie/en/2017/08/24/guest-blogger-leanne-troy-primary-school-teacher/

We are always happy to support emerging artists and help foster a love for visual art, and so are more than happy to support this event! You may have seen that we've been looking for student artists and photographers to submit their work to be used as a cover for our own Byline Magazine... We're partnering up with our friends & colleagues in The Glucksman Gallery to hold an exhibition of all the art used on our cover! The exhibition will take place sometime in early-mid April, and will offer a further opportunity for University College Cork's top student artists & photographers to display their talent, this time in a world-class art gallery! Thanks to Fiona & Tadhg in The Glucksman for working with us on this project. There may yet be some more prizes & surprises in the future, so keep an eye out, and get submitting your art & photos to us!

Come take the plunge in our free aquatic themed workshops which will be taking place as part of Culture Night!Suitable for all the family and inspired by our current exhibition Now wakes the Sea, these workshops will explore the oceans in a variety of art activities and will both educate and entertain! We also invite you to come join the Glucksman's Young Ensemble group as they unveil their large scale mural in Fitzgerald's Park, that was created with the support and guidance of professional visual artists.An event definitely not to be missed!