Burren College of Art

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Burren College of Art
Location
The Burren Ballyvaughan , County Clare Ireland
Coordinates	53°06′14″N 9°10′09″W / 53.103861°N 9.169228°W / 53.103861; -9.169228
Information
Type	non-profit
Established	1993
Founder	Michael Greene
President	Mary Hawkes-Greene
Dean	Conor McGrady
Campus	Rural
Website	http://www.burrencollege.ie

Burren College of Art is an Irish non-profit independent art college specialising in undergraduate and graduate

The Burren College of Art was founded by Michael Greene and his wife Mary Hawkes Greene in 1993. They renovated a Norman tower house, called Newtown Castle, and its grounds. Buildings were added over time, including a new graduate studio and the largest gallery space in County Clare.^[1][2]

"The Burren College of Art is a unique experiment in art education, based in a unique rural landscape." – Eimear McKeith, Circa Magazine

The college hosted summer classes and

• University of Galway
• Royal College of Art, London
• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• The University of Colorado Denver
• The Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Memberships and affiliations

• Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design
• College Art Association
• European League of Institutes of the Arts
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design

References

External links

• Official site