Secondary School Gallery Tours using VTS 

When: Tuesdays – Fridays, various times available, Junior & Senior Cycle 

Price: free, booking essential, duration: 90mins 

For all queries and bookings email Deirdre: deirdre.rogers@solsticeartscentre.ie 

Broaden creative thinking through oral and visual literacy by exploring contemporary artworks in our Gallery spaces. With two contrasting exhibitions between January and May, this is an opportunity for students to investigate, analyse and reflect on multiple perspectives. Use Visual Thinking Strategies to explore artists’ narratives through their use of materiality in painting, sculpture and film while creating cross-curricular links across the school curriculum.

These sessions support the Junior and Senior Cycle, placing students at the centre of the learning process. When visiting, students will receive specific information that embraces the three strands – Research, Create and Respond, with particular focus on Content Area 3: Today’s World. 

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Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an inquiry-based method of visual processing - looking, describing and discussing what we see in a work of art. It is about listening to others, responding and expanding thoughts and new possibilities revealed within group engagement. VTS improves oral and visual literacy, problem solving and collaborative interactions among students.