IMAGINE AN ART SCHOOL THAT SITS AT THE BOTTOM OF A MOUNTAIN WHERE PEOPLE NEED IT MOST.
LAURYN MCNAMEE (B. 2000, TALLAGHT) IS AN ARTIST, WRITER AND WORKSHOP-IST WORKING WITHIN THE FURRY INTERSECTIONS OF CLASS, EDUCATION AND ALIENS*. SHE QUESTIONS THE IDEA OF WHY POWER EXISTS IN SOME PARTS OF SOCIETY MORE THAN OTHERS. THROUGH EDUCATION AND RADICAL IMAGINING – WITH DIALOGUE AS ITS STARTING POINT – THE ARTIST BELIEVES WE CAN TRANSFORM OUR SOCIAL REALITY. THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS OF PAULO FREIRE AND THE SPECULATIVE VOICE OF OCTAVIA BUTLER INFORM HER WORK.
ART SCHOOL FOR ALIENATED ONES* EMERGED FROM A SERIES OF EXCHANGES IN AN COSÁN, A COMMUNITY EDUCATION ORGANISATION BASED IN JOBSTOWN, TALLAGHT. THE PROJECT BECAME A TEXTBOOK, SONIC MOMENTS, AND A COLLABORATIVE ONGOING WORKSHOP WHERE THE ART SCHOOL WAS LAUNCHED. HERE, LEARNERS REST AND PLAY. THINK THROUGH MAKING AND TRAIN FOR A FUTURE: WHERE SOCIETY IS ORGANISED AROUND CARE.
WE INVITE YOU TO TRAIN WITH US
!['ROTATING PODS OF POWER' DIAGRAM](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/95236938f2-1685015579/1-1-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
'ROTATING PODS OF POWER' DIAGRAM
![*REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST* INVITES](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/7b838b5d2d-1685016200/2-2-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST INVITES
![*EXERCISE OF COLLECTIVE CARE* WORKSHOP DYNAMIC](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/6e2889be87-1685016047/3-3-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
EXERCISE OF COLLECTIVE CARE WORKSHOP DYNAMIC
![*REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST* WORKSHEETS](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/c21c622757-1685016047/4-4-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST WORKSHEETS
![*REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST* PARTICIPANTS](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/77f0752171-1685016047/5-5-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST PARTICIPANTS
![*REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST* RED WINDOW](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/db127805a1-1685016047/6-6-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST RED WINDOW
![*REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST* ALIEN* SPONGE CLAY](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/ce56a5bf3a-1685016047/7-7-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST ALIEN* SPONGE CLAY
![DEFINITION OF XENO](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/9a82e9bd58-1685016047/8-8-laurynmcnamee-1500x-q90.jpg)
DEFINITION OF XENO
![*ART SCHOOL FOR ALIENATED ONES* * MANUAL](https://2023.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/lauryn-mcnamee/3db70f6a85-1685016047/9-9-mcnameelauryn-1500x-q90.jpg)
ART SCHOOL FOR ALIENATED ONES * MANUAL