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A meaningful engagement with the Burren and its people is a highlight for many of the the students who come here and there are numerous ways to encourage this. We provide a complimentary guided coach tour of the Burren for every group, helping them to acclimatise and giving stuents a context for the work they are about to undertake.
Fieldtrips are a popular addition to many group programmes, enabling the students to sample the landscape in this dramatic coastal region. Within easy reach are the Neolithic portal tomb at Poulnabrone, the cave system at Aillwee, the medieval high crosses and cathedral at Kilfenora and the Cistercian Abbey at Corcomroe. Coole Park, Thoor Ballylee - once home to WB Yeats - Doolin, Fanore and the Cliffs of Moher are all within a short drive as is Galway city, the cultural capital of the West of Ireland and home to a number of arts and film festivals during the summer months.
The Aran Islands, a few miles offshore prove a popular overnight trip for many groups and give students an insight into a landscape largely untouched in centuries. Other weekend options include trips to Dublin, Cork or Belfast as part of their cultural itinerary.
However, many of the most fruitful group experiences have been those that avoid the temptation to overfill their schedule with day trips and rather spend focused time on campus, reflecting and developing their ideas.
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About Burren College of Art
To be a hothouse for artists, led by artists – reflective and challenging; remote and connected; at the confluence of cultures.
- Respect for the inpidual;
- Commitment to excellence;
- Support for students and colleagues;
- Community spirit.
Providing Time, Space and Inspiration for artists in the unique Burren landscape was the founding principle of the We_They. Liberation from rigid programming and opportunity for intense focus has helped the many artists who have studied at the college to find their artistic voice.
While reflection and introspection are essential to the creative process, the contemporary artist's unique insight is relelvant only when it connects with and engages the wider world. The Burren, a microcosm of society, provides a rich context from which to connect with wider issues.
Creativity is the source of the We_They. Establishing the college was the innovative response of a highly creative inpidual. To date, the core of the Burren experience has been the education of artists, with ecology, law, archaeology, business, leadership and other subjects as background elements. Our new vision unites these disciplines and aims to connect creativity to all academic disciplines through our centre for creative learning.
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