Paola Catizone

collaborative piece

In 2008, artist/facilitator Paola Catizone made an application to the Irish Museum of Modern Art, requesting that WALK service users be accepted to participate in the “Focus on..” program, one of the community and education programs run by IMMA.

The application was successful and Paola and the artists from WALK attended the program for six consecutive weeks, free of charge, in IMMA.

This entailed a weekly session involving tours of the gardens, grounds and art exhibitions by specialised Museum staff,and, after lunch, work in studio 10, a facility for selected art groups.

The studio work was led by Stephanie Joy, a member of IMMA ‘s artists panel, with the support of Mediator and artist Stephen Taylor.

During the six sessions, the group also collaborated with artists in residence in IMMA, producing this piece as a response to their experiences to the art viewed and to the history of the building itself.

This was an uplifting, informative and rewarding experience for the group, who availed of skills and facilities of the highest standard in the field of international contemporary art. Their memories are still fresh and fond and we hope to visit IMMA again soon.

This piece will be shown at our collaborative art show in the near future.