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"We will have an art school here Mary, with students from all over the world, with university degrees - it will be the greatest little art school in the world" Michael Greene, 1986 |
The Inspiration behind Burren College of ArtFounded in 1993 by husband and wife, Michael Greene and Mary Hawkes-Greene, to give student artists the opportunity to develop their creative potential in the unique environment of the Burren, the Burren College of Art has grown rapidly to an institution of international standing. President and co-founder, Mary Hawkes-Greene, reminds
us how it all began….. April 18th 2005. Throughout the ceremony, Michael's words and another picture continue to occupy my mind. It was a summer evening in 1986. We stood with our two toddlers outside the doorway of the crumbling Newtown House, now our new home, silently admiring another stunning Burren sunset. "We will have an art school here Mary, with students from all over the world, with university degrees - it will be the greatest little art school in the world" "Dream on Michael" I replied flippantly And he did. Our first decade was one of construction - of buildings, of programmes, of linkages. Our second decade dawned with a graduate programme, an international student body, new studios and 'The Gallery'. Our vision for the future is to broaden and deepen the nature of the creative experience at BCA and to expand access through scholarships, to the most talented students suited to this unique experience. We envision the college as a confluence of creative ideas from diverse cultures, a forum for discussion and debate, a truly international campus. As its core the Burren itself, this truly inspirational landscape, the reason we exist and which we are committed to protecting and preserving. I pay particular tribute
to the late Eugene Wicks, our founding president and friend, who established the
standards of excellence that are our bedrock. Mary Hawkes-Greene |
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