Learn & Engage
Pallas Projects offers a variety of opportunities to learn about contemporary art and artist-run practice, and engage with our programme of exhibitions and collaborative projects.
Pallas also engages in research and advocacy in order to support and develop studio provision and artist-run practice in Ireland and internationally.
In the making presents a taste of the future. For three weeks in February-March 2024, Pallas Projects provides an exciting platform for emerging art practices, hosting three consecutive exhibitions of new work by degree year students from IADT’s BA in Art.
Pallas Projects presents a major new visual art project Ark Life, a community-focused artist-led programme celebrating biodiversity in Dublin City during Spring/Summer 2021.
Part how-to manual, part history, and part socio-political critique, the second edition of Artist-Run Europe looks at the conditions, organisational models, and role of artist-led practice within contemporary art and society.
Gallery talks
Gallery talks – conversations between artists and curators, artist responses and performances, lectures and panel talks – form an important part of our gallery programme and address various communities of interest, expand on the reading and reception of an exhibition and the artist's practice, and provide professional development for artists in communicating their work in a public setting.
Workshops, performances & events
As part of our programme Pallas regularly stages workshops, performances & events in collaboration with exhibiting artists, looking to engage with specific group and communities of interest.
Research
Pallas Projects is at the forefront of research and advocacy, supporting artist-run practices and studio provision in Ireland. Our research and publication project Artist-Run Europe is in its 2nd edition, and has been launched as an online resource: artist-run.eu. Internationally Pallas regularly take part in seminars and symposia on contemporary art and artist-run practice.
School visits
PP/S run an engagement programme for primary (ages 4–12) and secondary school children (ages 12–18), which comprises a tour of the exhibitions with workshop aspects. It gives students the opportunity to engage first hand with contemporary artworks and artists, employing a VTS model.
The aims of these activities are to:
• Engage with the processes and ideas of contemporary art practice based on real life experiences i.e. visiting an exhibition, questioning and inquiring how the artists made their work and why.
• Reflect on how artists collaborate, problem-solve, take risks, communicate ideas and ‘learn by doing’.
• Inform children and teachers about artists working in their community and expanding awareness.
• Understand the difference between different approaches to art making – from more traditional art forms to collaborative and community-based projects.
For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact: outreach@pallasprojects.org