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1st-31st May 2010 Sligo Arts Service and HSE West Programme of Events For Further information contact 071 911 1826 www.sligoarts.ie See back for full calendar of events Photograph by James Fraher Bealtaine Events Sligo 2010 Sligo Arts Service and HSE West Programme of Events Annual Bealtaine Festival Art Exhibition Intergenerational Exhibition Saturday 1st May Wednesday 12th May, 2pm Primary Care Unit, Markievicz House, Sligo Keash Community Hall, County Sligo This wonderful art exhibition is a collection of artwork A showcase afternoon of art work created during a six created by members of active age and retirement art week Intergenerational Arts Project by students of groups throughout County Sligo. This exhibition will Keash National School and Active Age Group. run at the Primary Care Unit until March 2011. Golden Moments Intergenerational Performance Afternoon Tuesday 18th May, 2pm Wednesday 5th May, 1.30pm Avalon Community Centre, Chapel Street, Sligo Ballymote Nursing Unit, County Sligo Readings, humour and music focusing on the memories An afternoon of music, song, stories and dance to and legends of life that never fail to surprise and enchant. celebrate the completion of the two-year Ballymote Performed by the members of the Avalon Golden Years Intergenerational Arts Project by students from Scoil Arts & Health Group. Mhuire gan Smál National School and older residents of the Community Nursing Unit. Intergenerational Art Exhibition Wednesday 19th May, 1.30pm Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival Evening Session Atrium Gallery, Nazareth House Nursing Home, Wednesday 5th May, 6pm – 8pm Church Hill, Sligo Rathcormac Hall, Drumcliffe, County Sligo For the past two years students from Scoil Mhuire gan The Cos Cos Festival links with Bealtaine Sligo 2010 to Smál National School and older residents of the celebrate older musicians and their music, with a session Community Nursing Unit in Ballymote, students from St of music, dance and song. All are welcome. John’s National School and older residents from Nazareth Admission is free. House Nursing Home, Sligo town, have participated in two Intergenerational Arts Projects. To celebrate the Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival Flag Exhibition conclusion of the projects, both groups will come Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th May together to create a collaborative exhibition Rathcormac Hall, Drumcliffe, County Sligo celebrating their creative journey since 2008. Ballinafad Active Retirement, Ballintogher Active Age, Easkey Active Age and Skreen Day Care Centre have Animation Film ‘Constance Markievicz’ worked with local artists Joe Helder, Laura Mahon and Friday 21st May, 11am Sherrie Scott to create a colourful outdoor installation St Patrick’s National School Maugherow, County Sligo using musical imagery. Since February 2010, The Legacy of Belief Intergenerational Arts Project involved 77 students from Film Première ‘Seeing the Hidden’ St Patrick’s National School and the Maugherow Active Friday 7th May, 12noon, Booking Required Age Group who worked together to explore the life-story Gaiety Cinema, Wine Street, Sligo of Constance Markievicz the painter, feminist, soldier, wife, Five Film Shorts ‘Seeing the Hidden’ explore the mother, and politician. The outcome of this cultural richness of our community. The theme of the film Intergenerational Arts & History Project takes the form of shorts is on looking from the inside out, seeing the hidden, an animation film entitled ‘Constance Markievicz’. valuing the creativeness that works to build, benefit and Made with support from the PEACE lll Programme. grow our community. Five short films feature local areas Killavil, Skreen, Ballinafad, Gleniff Horseshoe Area Film Screenings ‘Seeing the Hidden’ (Ballintrillick) and Sligo Harbour. Five film shorts have been commissioned by Sligo Arts Service for Bealtaine Sligo 2010. Artists collaborating During the Bealtaine Festival, ‘Seeing the Hidden’ will be on the project are Filmmaker Caroline Clancy, Visual Artist screened in numerous venues throughout the county. Catherine Fanning, Writer & Poet Dermot Healy, A copy of the film shorts will be made available to local Photographer James Fraher and Writer Maura Gilligan. Nursing Homes, Day Care Centres, Active Ages Groups Saturday 8th May, 2.30pm & 4.30pm and any interested groups who are unable to attend one The History Cottage, Rathcormac, Drumcliffe, County Sligo of the screening events. See film screening listings below. In association with the Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival All are welcome, admission is free. Sligo Arts Service 071 911 1826 / [email protected]. Saturday 15th May, 8pm From the Hilltops to the Islands McDermotts Pub, Castlebaldwin Village, County Sligo Sunday 9th May, 4pm Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th May, 12noon & 4pm The History Cottage, Rathcormac, Teach Bán Nua Gallery, Drumcliffe, County Sligo Drumcliffe, County Sligo An afternoon of Storytelling from Co. Sligo and beyond. Sunday 23rd May, 3pm Benwiskin Centre, Ballintrillick, County Sligo Unravel the stories that belong to Sligo, from it’s hilltops high to the ocean at it’s shores. All are welcome to share a Wednesday 26th May, 1.30pm story, spread the net to catch the tales of other counties, Ceílí House, Killavil, Ballymote, County Sligo other lands. In association with writer Maura Gilligan and the Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival. Thursday 27th May, 3.30pm Skreen Day Centre, Skreen, County Sligo For Further information contact Sligo Arts Service 071 911 1826 www.sligoarts.ie Arts Trail of Events presented by the following groups Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival Open Day Maugherow Friday 7th May – Sunday 9th May Sunday 23rd May, 3pm – 5pm Opening Concert in Rathcormac Parish Hall Carrigans Health Centre, Maugherow, County Sligo Friday 7th May, 8pm An afternoon of stories and conversation and A weekend festival of workshops, ceílí, dance, song an exhibition of art work created by the older and storytelling. Brenda O’Callaghan 086 1925988, age group at Carrigans Health Centre. email: [email protected] www.coscos.ie For more details contact 071 916 3960. The Catacombs Create & Craft Festival Open Afternoon - Sligo Active Retirement Tue 11th May - Fri 14th May Tuesday 18th May, 2.30pm The Mall, Sligo Friary Hall, Dominic Street, Sligo Opening Launch Tue 11th May, 8pm Exhibition of paintings and craftwork. An exhibition of artwork, creative writing, computer Poetry and readings by association members. display and hand crafted art pieces. All are welcome. The Model Full arts trail of local events are listed on The Mall, Sligo www.bealtaine.com Tuesday 11th May, Public talk with artist Barry Cooke. Saturday 15th May, Studio Talk with artist Seán McSweeney. Booking essential 071 914 1405. www.themodel.ie.