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Cruinniú na nÓg

An annual national event aimed at children, young people and families.
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Culture Night

Culture Night is a national initiative each September which normally sees approximately 50 cultural events take place in over 15…
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Platform 31

An exciting bursary programme from the Association of Local Authority Arts Officers
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Reflections Symposium

A symposium on the Gaining Ground public art programme in glór Friday September 4th, 2020 Moderator : Helen Carroll broadcaster,…
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Smother

Smother is an Irish thriller drama series written by Kate O’Riordan and directed by Dathaí Keane, starring Dervla Kirwan as…
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The Art of Place

The Art of Place: People and Landscape of County Clare offers tantalising glimpses into the personal lives and creative processes of…
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Keystone: Arts in Education Commission

Keystone – Marking 20 years of artist in schools programming by Clare Arts Office. A new art project, commissioned by…
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The Wee Littles

The Wee Littles is a highly original animation series for pre-school children about the world of small creatures of the forest…
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Glaoch! A Schools Recording Project by artist John Lillis

Glaoch! is a commissioned recording project that aims at amplifying the voices of national school children in Clare - a transmission of young thoughts and opinions as recorded waves.
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Decade of Centenaries Commissions 2022

In 2021 and 2022 Clare County Council commissioned a number of artists to commemorate the Decade of Centenaries Funded by…
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Coming Full Circle for Galway 2020

Full Circle was commissioned by Clare Arts Office and created by Burren College of Art in April 2021 to celebrate Galway 2020 European City of Culture
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Duala – Creator in Residence Scheme

Duala is an initiative, run in conjunction with the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA), which financially supports the development of new work by artists of all disciplines, that is relevant to Clare and inspired by, or created with, the content from ITMA.
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Engine Shorts

The renowned ENGINE Short Film Scheme is back for a 3rd Edition, which sees emerging filmmakers based in Clare, Tipperary…

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Jacinta Sheerin

Jacinta Sheerin graduated from the University of Ulster in Coleraine with a BA Honours Degree in Theatre in 2001 and…
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Ceri Garfield

Ceri Garfield is an artist and writer from Mullagh, Co. Clare. She has a BA (First Class Honours) in Fine…
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Aindrias Stack

Storyteller & fiddle player and cultural producer/programmer based in Clare. Artist in the community with Doolin folklore project. Munster champion…
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Dermott Petty

Dermott Petty MA is a filmmaker and writer living in Doolin, in North Clare. His recent work the play ‘2 Days…
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Ursula Meany

I’m a multidisciplinary artist based in North Clare. I make cyanotypes, inspired by nature or abstract, sometimes from photographs with…
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Ciara Malone

Ciara is a a multi-disciplinary artist for over 25 years and has had numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her work…

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Jeremy Strozer

A neurodiverse lateral thinking Fulbright scholar, OCTOVIST (Open-minded, Creative Thinker, Optimistic, Versatile, Intelligent, Supportive, Talented), improvisational actor, coach, and teacher…
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Rosaleen Marion

Artist working in multiple mediums including painting, sculpture, film, and music. Studio and residence in Fanore.
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Avia Gurman Murphy

Avia Gurman Murphy is an interdisciplinary performance and visual artist living in East Clare. She is a singer, director, producer,…

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Grace Wells

Grace Wells is an eco-poet and environmental writer. She is based in Ennistymon, in West Clare. Her work is primarily…

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John Lillis

John Lillis is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Liscannor in Co.Clare. He works primarily in the areas of recording, music,…
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Zara Starr Madden

Drama, Mindfulness and Movement. A co-founder of The Unlimited Dream Machine Theatre Company, Zara is an actor, singer, dancer, filmmaker,…
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Vanessa Earl

Actor. Theatre Maker. Behaviour Coach Vanessa trained at Parisian theatre school L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq after completing a degree in Drama…
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Claire Kathryn Roche

Claire Kathryn Roche is a devoted screenwriter and an Ei Electronics Junior Technician currently living in Clarecastle, Co. Clare. Claire’s…
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Christina Bennett

I am a multi-disciplinary artist, working in painting, making, film, writing and craft. Much of my work expresses the stories…
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Anneteresa Quinn

I am a visual artist and qualified art teacher. My practice is evolving as a multidisciplinary one where I am…
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Éilís Murphy

I am a visual artist who draws inspiration from forgotten or lost knowledge; interspecies communication and language; hidden narratives and…
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Johannes Bueker

I am an animation artist and filmmaker. I am working since 6+ years in Ireland’s professional animation studio environment. Most…
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Frank Golden

Frank Golden is a poet, novelist, and visual artist. He has published six books of poetry and two novels. His…
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Dr Martina Cleary

Dr. Martina Cleary is a multi-media visual artist, based in north Clare. She gained a BFA from the Crawford College…
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Claire Kathryn Roche

Claire Kathryn Roche is a devoted screenwriter and an Ei Electronics Junior Technician currently living in Clarecastle, Co. Clare. Claire’s…
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Giselle Harvey

Giselle Harvey is an artist-maker, educator and researcher from Co. Clare who works in a range of art education, community,…

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Caitríona Sheedy

Caitríona Sheedy is a multimedia artist, creating paintings, songs, sculpture & writing on the subject of humanity, ecology & evolution.…

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Qwynn

Qwynn is a native of County Clare who lives in the heart of Clare. From the moment she started reading…
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Bonnie Boyle

Working in filmmaking as a creative art form and in documentary making.
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Lorraine Cleary

Cleary is a socio-political artist whose work explores womanhood and confronts a misogynistic culture within society. She is interested in…
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Oisín McKeogh

Oisín McKeogh is a writer/director based in Ireland. A directing major at the National Film School in Ireland, Oisin was…
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Sarah Fuller

Sarah is a visual artist and puppeteer and founding member of Dog and String Theatre. She holds a BA Hons…
- Writer
John O’Donovan

John O’Donovan is a playwright and screenwriter originally from Clarecastle, now based in Ennis. His work is primarily concerned with…
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Ana Colomer

Ana Colomer is a visual artist based in Ennis Co. Clare. Ana works as a community artist and arts educator.…

3 Projects
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Simon O’Reilly

Simon O’Reilly is a composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, visual artist and cofounder of Hedge School Festival. His is based near…
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Eilís Haden-Storrie

Eilís Haden-Storrie worked for 20 years in both the peace and broadcasting sector and has put together numerous European-Union-funded films, publications, educational packages and peace programmes for museums and councils across Northern Ireland.
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Aisling Corristine

With screenwriting training from a scholarship to UCLA, her work has been selected and showcased at the BAFTA Rocliffe New…
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Jessica Curtin

Jessica is a drama facilitator and youth theatre leader. Her work focuses on using drama and ‘play’ as an instrument…
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Nathalie El Baba

Nathalie El Baba is a visual artist based in Scariff, East Clare, originally from Beirut, Lebanon. She is a graduate of GMIT, with a BA in Art and Design - Fine Art Painting.
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Balor Otherworld

Balor is a storyteller, combining Ireland’s myths and legends. He performs in schools, visitor centres, online and offers tours around…
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Gary Hetzler

Gary is a male actor, voice-over artist, and writer in County Clare. As an actor, he has worked in theatre,…
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Clara Planelles

CLARA is a creative director with a background in Film, Theatre, and Photography. Passionate about portraying women as powerful, daring,…

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Barry Mullins

I am a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in printmaking. I graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in…
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Tina O’ Connell

I am not not a blow in. I hail from the O’ Connell Clan, harried to hell or to Connaught,…
- Visual artist
Evelyn Sorohan

Artist Statement ‍I am an environmental artist dedicated to reimagining our relationship with the natural world in the context of…

2 Projects
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John O’ Donnell

John O’ Donnell is a filmmaker based in Ennistymon, Co. Clare, who runs a small production company called Stray Dog…
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Astrid Adler

Astrid Adler was born in Germany, lived 14 years in Holland and since 1999 in Monmore, Kilrush, Co.Clare. She has…

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