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Fermanagh in 2002: Inspirational flights of fancy

2002
2002
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THE creative potential of pupils from four Fermanagh schools is unlocked in an eye-catching exhibitions, "In Search of Angels," which opened at the Clinton Centre, Enniskillen.

Over 250 people attended the launch of the exciting Christmas installation, which shows a host of highly imaginative and creative angels.

Do you believe in Angels? What do you imagine they look like? Have you ever seen one? Did it whisper in your ear? What did it tell you?

These were just some of the questions that pupils from Erne School, Jones Memorial, Holy Trinity and Florencecourt Primary Schools were invited to consider when they worked with prolific visual artists Genevieve Murphy and Jon Kelly.

The opening of the special exhibition proved a great opportunity for principals, parents and Boards of Governors to see the artistic abilities of pupils from the four local schools and was one of the many successful cross-community art and design projects initiated by the Western Education and Library Board in partnership with Fermanagh District Council, artists Genevieve Murphy and Jon Kelly and Enniskillen Castle.

The initiative aimed to provide 90 children of the four participating schools with a unique opportunity to work with the two professional artists developing their own creativity through a highly exciting exploration of three dimensional work.

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