a close-up of a child's hands making art on black paper

Pushkin Trust

June 9th and 22nd 2021

Artlink was invited to deliver two day long workshops for The Pushkin Trust in Aughnagarron NS in Cavan and Brackey NS in Ardara. The theme was the same as 2020 Spark of Stillness and Rebecca Strain delivered workshops incorporating action theatre and observational drawing of local wildflowers.

Founded in 1987 by the Duchess of Abercorn, the Pushkin Trust is a charitable organisation which works to provide and support a holistic model to spark imagination and deepen awareness of our collective creativity, our humanity and ‘the child’ within each one of us.

The Pushkin Trust is synonymous with creativity, inspiration and expression of the voice. Inspired by her ancestor, Alexander Pushkin, the great Russian poet, Sacha Abercorn planted the seed of the Pushkin Trust aiming to ‘unite children and adults in the common bond of creativity which transcends all the factors which otherwise might divide them’. The organisation has grown into an all-Ireland educational programme for the creative and personal growth of the individual, promoting a connected curriculum with an emphasis on creativity and imagination while also developing knowledge, skills and understanding.

At the core of the Pushkin Trust’s work is the Schools’ Programme which is a cross-curricular, cross-community and cross-border project involving primary, secondary, Irish medium and special needs schools.

drawings in white on a black paper, of flowers and objects. they look like children's drawings.
chalk drawings of leaves with faces on black paper