Our live online art camps for kids and teens have achieved the impossible. They will not only keep your young artists focused and engaged in making art for four hours every day. They will often be making art for hours after class has finished, long into the evening. They are an absolute sensation.
For 8 to 18-year-olds, they take place between 10.30am and 3pm during the school holidays. So, camps take place during the Summer, Easter and Mid-Term breaks, (including a terrifying Halloween camp).
Lessons take place over Zoom, but they are not glued to screens for the whole of that time. Lessons are interspersed with break times and online interactive games. This is a place where young creatives can be themselves. A safe space where art and friendships come to be.
A place where we can be ourselves
Where what makes us different
Makes us shine
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WE ARE BRINGING THE MAGIC
We will send everything you need directly to your home. Stream live workshops to where ever you are, and give you a full year of unlimited access to a whole world
of online creativity.
JOIN OUR CREATIVE TRIBE
HOW IT WORKS
Artists Pack: We will send all the materials that you need to your door, and then see you online, live from any place you choose. Inspireland Artists Pack will arrive by post 3-5 days before camp starts.
Live Tutorials: Live tutorials will be streamed from 10.30am to 2.30pm for kids, and 11am to 3pm every day for teens. Simply login to the members area and follow the instructions. Tutorials will be led by a member of creative team. An artist will always be on hand to look at your work and give you one-to-one help and advice.
Online Members Area: The members area will offer our students a full year of unlimited access to an almost bottomless well of creative treasure. From here they will be able to replay all of the workshops from the live classes along with whole world of additional tutorials and downloadable, printable creative content, such as patterns and wallpapers, style guides, pictures, posters, graphics and anything in the world that we can think of.
What to Bring:
Yourself
Enthusiasm
Imagination
What to Expect:
More than ever before
Something completely different
An adventure into your own potential
… animation … illustration …comics & anime … mask making (all levels) … character design … graphic art … watercolours … book binding … collage … stop motion … claymation … sculpture … acrylics …… animal drawing … still life …steam punk art … chalks & pastels … creative writing … foraging for materials … mixing paints … book binding … working with colour … sound design … stencils … puppetry … shadow art …… graphic design … graffiti …and much more …
SUMMER CAMPS STUDENT GALLERY
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WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS AND WE ARE THE DREAMERS OF DREAMS.
Arthur O’Shaughnessy
OUR CREATIVE TEAM
Stephen Murray
- Director
Stephen Murray is an award winning poet and the founder of Inspireland. He has published two collections of poetry with Salmon Poetry to widespread critical acclaim. He is regarded as Ireland’s leading poetry workshop provider for young people and has delivered workshops to over 50,000 young people in Ireland. His work has featured on Nationwide, RTE TwoTube, TV3, Arena, BBC 2, The Irish Times, the Independent and Hot Press.
Vanessa Murray
- Schools Content Manager
Vanessa Murray studied English and History at University College Dublin and went onto complete her Professional Master of Education at Trinity College Dublin. A creative teacher of English and History her research interests include Special Needs Education, Inclusion, Self-Efficacy; as well as, Digital and Media Literacy. She was once awarded a head of broccoli by her students, in honour of her being “the most sound”. As an educator, she strives to uphold this reputation not only by making English accessible but also integral to who we are.
Annie Laing
- Fine Art, Watercolours, Print & Photography
Annie graduated with a BA Honours in Art in IADT. She specialises in watercolour painting, but also works in acrylic, screen print, performance, and photography. As well as art, Annie is a keen player of games, and is very excited to translate them into a virtual format to make sure every online lesson is as fun as possible!
Iobhar Stokes
- Animation, Illustration & Character Creation
Iobhar is an animator and artist. A graduate of the National Film School, IADT, he loves nothing more than telling stories through art- art that puts a smile on someone else’s face. Iobhar will be teaching filmmaking through paper cut out animation, and claymation. He will teach students how to design, draw characters, and then breathe them new characters into life.
Tim Myers
- Head Developer/General Manager
Tim is the co-founder of the Inspireland Online Learning Platform. He governs all levels of business and accounts, including managing, editing, and production of media content. he designs and maintains a unique, captivating learning resource, promoting Inspireland’s brand image in the best possible way. Excellence in editing, producing and proofreading high-quality written material. Tim has a first-class honours MA in English from the University of Limerick. He tutored in Academic Writing at the Writing Centre at the University of Limerick for two years.
Dr Jenny Murray
- Principal Psychologist (Clinical). CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team, Aspire Alternative Provision Bucks and Founder & Clinical Director, Berkshire Psychology.
Dr Jenny Murray has been involved in assessing and providing interventions for adults and children with a wide range of needs including social, emotional, behavioural and mental health
difficulties, autism and learning disabilities. She is currently working within an alternative Educational provision as the CAMHS link psychologist, providing assessments and interventions for young people with complex needs, as well as providing staff training and consultation.
Ailen Geraghty
- English & Digital Education Lead, International College Dundee, University of Dundee
Aileen is responsible for providing support to staff and students and contributing to the development of the English curriculum. She acts as an Adviser of Studies and is also a member of the College’s Digital team. She is the Head of English and Digital Education at Dundee University, she specialises in the area of developing English language and literacy practices for the digital world.