Multimedia Maps

This site includes a guide to the exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), as well as providing further information and background to the Multimedia Maps project.

The Exhibition at IMMA

• Helen O'Donoghue's introduction to the guide: from the original text in the exhibition guide published by IMMA.

"At the core of the project is play. Playing with nature, and its elements, water, sand, fire, light; the basic elements of our natural world/environment create imaginative spaces for children. Exploring the qualities of materials such as by drawing with charcoal, one of the oldest and most traditional of art materials and by playing with the art elements, line, shade, texture and colour, the project has placed importance on the sensual and tactile in young children's interaction with the world."
Helen O'Donoghue, Senior Curator
Education and Community Programmes
Irish Museum of Modern Art
from the exhibition guide


• The Exhibition Guide online in Flash: The map of the exhibition with information about the displays

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The Project

More background information about the project is available at the Kids' Own site, for example, a map of residencies shows the participating areas.

• The Book Online: http://kidsown.ie/mmm/book/
• Project background: http://kidsown.ie/projects/multimedia_maps/
• Showcase of images from project: http://kidsown.ie/showcase/drawing-time

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Hands-on instruction sheets

These documents are for artists and teachers to try these projects with kids. They are available at the exhibition. We also have more hands-on ideas available for download.

• How to make a Water Drawing, Word Document 44Kb
• How to make a Shadow Drawing, Word Document 41Kb
• How to make a Sand Drawing, Word Document 44Kb

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