Artists in residence at The Lord Mayor's Pavilion, Fitzgerald Park, Cork City. Visual artist P Gurgel-Segrillo, illustrator/author Alan Corbett, visual artist Monica Jones and textile artist Louise Foott are the core artists. In this beautiful Arts & Crafts style building they create art inspired by the park, as well as invite other Cork City artists for collaborations, exhibitions and offer classes and workshops. FREE ENTRY.
"Having trained as an art teacher without ever wanting to work in mainstream education, I returned to my hometown to explore the idea of art therapy as a career. I began working as a community artist and discovered a whole way of working I’d never known about and enjoyed it too much to go on and train as an art therapist. These days I train people to work in this area; artists who are looking for group work skills, social workers that are looking for art skills and a whole spectrum of individuals in between." Louise is currently acting as an Arts-based Facilitator Trainer & Lecturer at Cork Institute of Technology.
Education University College Cork, National University of Ireland MA Group Facilitation (Distinction), Psychology2007 – 2011
Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork Institute of Technology BA (Hons) Fine Art, Printmaking1998 – 1999
University of Ulster PG Cert Education (Distinction), Art/Art Studies, General1992 – 1993
University of Ulster PG Dip Applied Arts, Printmaking & Textiles1991 – 1992
University of Ulster BA (Hons) Design, Illustration1988 – 1991
