Who we are ... 

The Hibernian Art Foundation, established in 2004 with the objective of promoting Art exhibitions in schools. The Foundation set out to achieve three things:

to develop a successful business venture in a field that encourages art and supports the education and development of children;

to build funds for a particular charity, which helps children and young people up to school-leaving age who have special needs, through involvement in a range of artistic activities. The charity focuses on children who live in Ireland. Approximately 7 per cent of all the proceeds of the sales achieved at each school exhibition goes to charity; and

to offer each school an excellent opportunity to raise funds for their own important projects and to enjoy all the other advantages outlined on this website - above all, to provide a rewarding and fun event for all involved.

How we work

There are four stages in our programme.

First, we visit the school to discuss all the details of the proposed show with the Art co-ordinator, head teacher and often a PTA representative. We will have with us a sufficient quantity of special art paper for each child in the school. We will diary the date of the proposed show and also schedule a date to pick up all the completed pictures for framing. We will have examples of the range of frames we intend to use so that you can select the one or the ones you would like to see. It may be that you would prefer a different frame to represent a different class, year or form group. At this meeting we will also provide a sample of the letter that schools often decide to use to describe the forthcoming event to parents and guardians.

Second, we collect the pictures for framing.

Third, on the appointed day we set up and hang the exhibition and open the show. You may wish the event tie in with another PTA fund-raising day, or perhaps an open day. We often find it is most convenient for parents and children if the exhibition stArt during a weekday lunchtime period and remains opens until about an hour or more after normal pick-up time. This allows successive classes or year groups to visit the exhibition during the early afternoon.

Finally, we return for a very brief meeting to complete the paperwork.

There's a lot more going on behind the scenes at our end, of course, particularly in managing such activities as press information and photo calls, and having the pictures carefully and properly framed to show off each work.

Contact us

We are very happy to discuss any issue or concern that you may have in advance of having a first meeting to organise your own Art event. Click here