SIRIUS Lab

SIRIUS Lab is a series of online one-hour workshops for children aged 6 to 12, conceived and delivered by SIRIUS Learning Curatorial Fellow Lucia Taeubler. In each session, under her expert guidance, participants use basic materials and other sustainable elements – from household items to recyclables – and explore exciting methods to engage with a variety of themes and feelings. They experiment with line, tone, texture, shape, colour, pattern, form and space; practice engineering techniques and observational skills; and venture into animation. SIRIUS Lab is an opportunity to consider big ideas, make art and have an enjoyable time with other budding creative minds.

Sessions take place Saturdays, 14.00 – 15.00, via Zoom. Each session is limited to 12 participants. Materials are not provided. Cost: €5 per session (non-refundable).

 

SUMMER

From Still Drawing to Moving Image

 

22 May 2021

What does a heap of spaghetti look like drawn on a page? Experiment through observation with drawing a seemingly endless line of a thread or string tangled in a ball, or confoodled noodles heaped on the plate!

Materials: pencil, paper, crayons

Register via Eventbrite (Zoom link in emailed ticket order confirmation):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152701693877

 

19 June 2021

Who is important in your life? Think about your supporting characters and honour them with a cardboard statue.

Materials: coloured pencils, paper, cardboard, glue, scissors

Register via Eventbrite (Zoom link in emailed ticket order confirmation):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152711085969

 

17 July 2021

How would you describe a day in your toy’s life? Take a look at your favourite toy, tell an inspiring story using illustration, and bring it to life with sound and animation.

Materials: pencil, coloured pencils, paper and a favourite toy

Register via Eventbrite (Zoom link in emailed ticket order confirmation):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152715256443

 

AUTUMN

From 2D to 3D

 

21 August 2021

How do different forms and colours work together or compete? Think about shapes, like triangles and rectangles, and how they cooperate – or not – on the page.

Materials: pencil, coloured paper, glue, scissors

Register via Eventbrite (Zoom link in emailed ticket order confirmation):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152716333665

 

18 September 2021

What are photographs trying to tell us? Create a collage that gives new meaning to images collected from magazines and newspapers.

Materials: pencil, coloured paper, old magazines and newspapers, glue, scissors

Register via Eventbrite (Zoom link in emailed ticket order confirmation):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152722020675

 

16 October 2021

How exactly do we see objects in 3D? Experiment with shapes and colours in three dimensions to experience them from a 360°-view.

Materials: coloured paper, string, sticks (collected from outside), glue, scissors

Register via Eventbrite (Zoom link in emailed ticket order confirmation):

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/152723049753