Gabi McGrath

Gabi has been on the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland's Education Panel since 2011 delivering collaborative CRAFTed projects in primary schools, facilitating workshops and outreach programmes for all abilities and ages in museums, libraries and festivals. Since 2016 she has been Regional CRAFTed Coordinator in the wider Dublin area. In 2017 she has also been selected to the “Teacher-Artist Partnership” initiative`s artist panel. Her secondary school work includes “Creative Engagement” and “DesignSKILLS” projects. She enjoys working on inter-generational and multidisciplinary arts projects. Gabi designs and teaches Department of Education approved Continious Professional Development teachers' courses on how to integrate crafts and visual arts into education. At her workshops and classes the emphasis is on learning manual, social and personal skills using creativity, exploration, innovation and experimentation with individual attention. In 2018 Gabi has been appointed as a Creative Associate on the Creative Schools Programme run by the Arts Council of Ireland. Gabi has been a tutor of feltmaking at People`s College, Adult Education Association, for 5 years.