News
101 Visions of the Future
Date posted: 29 June 2017
At a time of great political, text to replace with social and environmental change it seems appropriate to ask the question ‘How do you see the Future?’ Students from Cork University Dental School and Hospital were invited to reply to this question with a two-minute sketch as part of the 101 Visions of the Future art project. Read More
Opportunity
Arts Council Arts Participation Bursary Award 2017
Date posted: 29 June 2017
The purpose of the Arts Council Arts Participation Bursary Award is to support individual professional artists whose practice centres on collaboration with groups of people in any of the following contexts: communities of place and/or interest, text to replace with health, disability, cultural diversity and older people. Deadline for applications is Thursday 13 July 2017. Read More
Event
Dance, Health and Wellbeing Symposium
Date posted: 23 June 2017
Sensing Movement: A Dance, text to replace with Health and Wellbeing Symposium by the National Centre for Arts and Health will take place at Rua Red Arts Centre, Tallaght on 28 July 2017. Focusing on crafting connection, building community and sustaining dance and health practice, this symposium is for health practitioners, movers, teachers, students and those searching to connect in new ways through the moving body. Read More
News
Temple of Treasures: Transforming Temple Street Hospital into a game environment
Date posted: 23 June 2017
Young people, text to replace with their families and staff at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital took part in an interactive game event on 13 June 2017. Temple of Treasures was designed by teen patients with artists Siobhán Clancy and Rachel Tynan and the hospital’s Play Department. The event forms part of the Fireflies project developed by Helium Arts to support teenagers transitioning to adult health services. Read More
News
Joanna Hopkins awarded the inaugural Bealtaine Artist’s Residency in a care setting
Date posted: 23 June 2017
The Bealtaine Festival, text to replace with celebrating creativity as we age, has awarded visual artist Joanna Hopkins the inaugural Bealtaine Artist’s Residency in a care setting. Bealtaine, working with Azure, Creative Exchanges and in association with the Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT), have developed this artist’s residency within a care setting that specialises in caring for older people with dementia. Read More