Network Three

Bealtaine 2012

‘Faces of Sligo Town’ Photographic Exhibition

By Photographer James Fraher,

Hawk’s Well Theatre, Temple St Sligo

‘Faces of Sligo Town’ is a commissioned photographic project by Sligo Arts Service, Sligo County Council for the Bealtaine Festival 2012. The work is based on Sligo town shops and the people who run them. The theme of the project celebrates the generational link in family run shops which, over the years, continue to give character and a face to our streets. Twenty premises from barber, jewellery, sweet to clothing shops took part in the project over a three month period. Running alongside the Exhibition in the Hawk’s Well Theatre is a photographic window exhibition; project shops will display a A2 photographic work .This is part of ‘Sligoe 400’, celebrating Four Hundred Years of the Borough of Sligo.

As you walk around town over the next month keep an eye out and see if you can spot all twenty premises. 

The Exhibition runs till May 31^st.

'Pop Up'

 Bealtaine Windows Exhibition

Creative Energy

A creative energy took over the old ESB shop in Sligo town this week, as their windows along Thomas Street became the stage for an installation exhibition of art works. For the past number of months local artists have collaborated with older participants in health centres and intergenerational groups to create art works that explored the theme of Sligo’s Town and County festivals. The groups involved in the project were Clasp & Rathcormac Intergenerational groups, Tuesday Afternoon Arts in Health group at the Avalon Centre, Cliffoney, Collooney, Carrigans and Easkey Health Centres. The groups were led by visual artists Brigitta Varadi, Laura Mahon, Karen Webster, Sherrie Scott, Heidi Wickham, Dorothee Kolle, Pia Lück, Joe Helder, Maura Gilligan and Catherine Fanning. The project forms part of the Sligo Arts Service, Sligo County Council and the HSE West Bealtaine Festival programme .The Exhibition runs until May 31^st so make sure to keep an eye out the next time your on Thomas Street.

Urban Knit Project 2011

The Urban Knitting project is part of Sligo Arts Service, Sligo County Council Arts in Health creative programme. The Knitting project linked with the Craftfest Northwest festival to celebrate and explore the traditional craft of knitting as a contemporary visual art form.

Over 200 people participated in this project, groups of children and older people came together in artist lead workshops. The groups involved were Maugherow, Clasp and Gurteen Active Age, 5&6^th class students from Rathcormac National School, Killavil National School, Killavil older community ,Keash National School, PLC Art & Design students, Nazareth Care Village older community, transition year students Ursuline College  ‘Unwind’ Knit & Crochet group,  The Avalon ‘Tuesday Afternoon’ older group  and individuals from the community. 

Submissions Wanted for A photo-book anthology celebrating mid-life in poetry, stories and visual art

A group of women has come together to compile an anthology of celebration and positive imaging in praise of women in mid-life - those who often find themselves with evolving family responsibilities, roles and dynamics.  
Many such women have changing work commitments or are facing redundancy, retirement or even having to go back to work due to financial pressure. They could also be dealing with endings or beginnings of relationships, illness or death among friends or relatives, and their own physical or emotional health issues. 

We are looking for submissions of poetry, stories and photographs of all forms of visual arts (e.g. painting, sculpture, sketches, cartoons, photographs) which celebrate positively in the face of such challenges. 

These submissions are from, or relating to, women in the mid-40s to mid-60s, in Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan. See www.mid-lifeslices.com  for more details.The profits from this book will go to: The Sligo Cancer Support Centre

September Opportunities for Artists

For your information…

Dialogue Session

Dialogue Arts + Health aims to bring together artists who are experienced or interested in developing contemporary art projects in healthcare settings. A series of three peer-to-peer Dialogue Sessions will take place in Galway, Cavan, Limerick and Offaly once a month in September, October and November 2011. These will include open discussions, short presentations and creative workshare opportunities for artists.

The Dialogue Sessions dates for Cavan are:
Session # 1 Wednesday 7 September 2011, 2pm – 5pm.
Session # 2 Tuesday 4 October 2011, 2pm – 5pm.
Session # 3 Tuesday 8 November 2011, 2pm – 5pm.
To book contact the Cavan arts office by emailing artsoffice@cavancoco.ie

The Dialogue Sessions dates for Tullamore are:
Session # 1 Thursday 8 September 2011, 10am – 1pm.
Session # 2 Wednesday 5 October 2011, 10am – 1pm.
Session # 3 Wednesday 9 November 2011, 10am – 1pm.
To book contact the Offaly arts office by emailing soreilly@offalycoco.ie

The Dialogue Sessions dates for Galway are:
Session # 1 Wednesday 14 September 2011, 2pm – 5pm.
Session # 2 Wednesday 12 October 2011, 2pm – 5pm.
Session # 3 Tuesday 15 November 2011, 2pm – 5pm.
To book contact the Galway County Arts Office by emailing mgaughan@galwaycoco.ie

The Dialogue Sessions dates for Limerick are:
Session # 1 Thursday 15 September 2011, 10am – 1pm.
Session # 2 Thursday 13 October 2011, 10am – 1pm.
Session # 3 Wednesday 16 November 2011, 10am – 1pm.
To book contact the Limerick City Arts Office by emailing artsoffice@limerickcity.ie

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Workshop/ Studio Space

joyn  No :3 Charles Street  Sligo Town

joyn is an organization based in Sligo town providing Art and Art Therapy for individuals and groups.

joyn has two studio spaces in a house in Charles Street. As we are only using one of the studio spaces most of the time, the other studio space is available for either a sessions or on a monthly base. The second studio space can be rented for sessions, too. The spaces are ideal to run groups for up to 8 people or for doing own artistic work.

Prices:

Rent on a monthly base (can be shared by two people): € 220

Sessions: € 12/h, € 45 for full day

For more information contact Pia at 087 7752361 or email joyn.us.now@gmail.com.

Also visit our website: www.joynarttherapy.com

Artist Talk @ the  Hamilton Gallery 4 Castle Street Sligo

Talk by sculptor John Behan, on Monday 12^th September at 12 noon, whose work is on exhibition in the gallery this month.