Bealtaine Events Sligo 2017
Bealtaine Events Sligo 2017
Sligo County Council Arts Service and HSE West Programme of Events
Festival Launch
Monday 1st May
St Columba's Church, Drumcliffe
Launch of the Bealtaine Festival Sligo programme of events.
‘Evolving Landscape'
Art Exhibition
Monday 1st – Wednesday 31st May
Primary Care Unit, Markievicz House, Sligo
'Evolving Landscape' is an exhibition of artwork created by the older residents of Health and Day Care Centres throughout Co Sligo.
'Evolving Landscape' is a collaborative Arts and Health project which looks to the 2017 national Bealtaine festival theme "Altogether Now" as a starting point for creative sessions. Six artists linked with older groups from Health and Day Care Centres to explore creative pathways to investigate and map their surroundings. During the month of May each project centre will host an open door event to celebrate the work created.
Participating Centres:
Collooney Day Care - Tuesday 2nd May, 1.45pm - 2.45pm
Carrigans Day Care - Wednesday 3rd May, 2pm - 3pm
Easkey Health Centre - Thursday 4th May, 2pm - 3pm
Skreen Health Centre - Monday 8th May, 1.15pm - 2.15pm
Tubbercurry Health Centre - Friday 12th May, 12pm - 1pm
Cliffoney Health Centre - Thursday 18th May, 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Contact Catherine 086 842 4969
Acting for Over 50s
Tuesday 2nd – Tuesday 16th May
Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo
Price €30, 3 course course
This course is exclusively for anyone over the age of 50 who wishes to share and develop new or existing skills in drama or performance. Workshops will be delivered by the well-known actor, Noelle Browne.
Workshops are supported by MSLETB.
Box Office 071 916 1518
Paper May Flower Workshop
Thursday 4th May
Rathcormac Old School House, Drumcliffe
Create your own handmade May Flowers
Admission is free
Booking is required, open to adults and children.
Contact Catherine 086 842 4969
'Silver Stars'
Thursday 4th May, 6pm - 8pm
Rathcormac Hall
The Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival links with the Bealtaine Sligo to host an evening session. A blend of music, song and dance.
Admission is free.
Contact: Catherine 086 842 4969
Spoken Word Session
Sunday 7th May, 3pm
The Old School House, Rathcormac
Spoken word and stories session with writer Maura Gilligan. All are welcome to share a story and add to the conversation.
Admission is free: No booking required.
Exhibition, Music and Afternoon Tea
Tuesday 16th May, 2.30pm
St John's Community Hospital, Sligo
Join the residents of St John's for afternoon tea, music and view their mixed media artwork exhibition.
All are welcome.
Coney Island
Spoken Word and Music Session
Saturday May 20th, 1pm - 3pm
Spoken word session with writer Maura Gilligan. Music by local musicians.
Admission is free, booking required.
Contact: Catherine 086 842 4969
Creative Exchange and Afternoon Tea
Thursday 25th May, 1.15pm
Gallagher House, Tubbercurry
Join the service users of Gallagher House for afternoon tea and view their mixed media artwork display.
All are welcome.
'Pathway'
Exhibition and Artist Talk
Friday 26th May, 2pm - 4pm
Nazareth Nursing Home, Church Hill, Sligo
2pm - Exhibition, opening reception
3pm - Artists talk
'Pathway' is a collaborative art project between residents of Nazareth Care Village and artists Catherine Fanning and Brigitta Varadi. Twelve Sculptural ceramic artworks have been designed and made for the grounds of the Care Village. Alongside the sculptural work an exhibition will show the interaction and journey the project too over a six month period. The project is funded by the Per Cent for Art Scheme and is managed and administered by Sligo County Council in partnership with Nazareth Housing Association.
'Creaking'
Drama Documentary, Bealtaine and NB Theatre
Friday 26th May, 7.30pm
Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo
Price €10 / 5 U18's
Creaking is based on the lives of real-life Irish people in later years. Presented as a state reading, this moving and funny documentary will have a new cast of volunteers each night. If you would like to perform for one night alongside Geraldine Plunkett - one of Ireland's leading actresses, and be part of this play reading for this exciting new show, please register your interest with the Hawk's Well.
Box Office 071 916 1518
Mono Print Workshop and Exhibition Tour
Tuesday 30th May, 1.30pm - 4pm
Hybe Bridge Gallery, Yeats Memorial Building, Sligo
Experiment with the art of mono printing using a range of stamps, found and organic material. No printing experience required. Workshop facilitator Cróna Gallagher.
FREE: Booking Required, places limited to 6 people.
Contact: Catherine 086 842 4969
Bealtaine Sligo 2017 Feature
'Archiving Activism' Exhibition and Radio Broadcast
by Artist Breda Burns
Friday 5th May, The Model, Sligo
Artist Breda Buns has been commissioned by Bealtaine Festival 2017 in partnership with Sligo County Council Arts Service and Mayo County Council Arts Office to develop 'Archiving Activism' in response to the Bealtaine 2017 theme of "the Collective".
A society only progresses when citizens care enough to contribute to its fabric and its future. The arts are the mortar that holds society together and counties Sligo and Mayo are particularly blessed with the contribution that its citizens have made in this field. These people are often the unsung architects of a thriving society where people can access music, visual arts and literature in so many different ways.
Breda Burns has developed this this project through collating an archive of these vanguards of the arts community, conducting a series of radio interviews to be broadcast locally, creating an archive of ephemara relating the artist-led movement in the Sligo/Mayo region. An 'Archiving Activism Manifesto' will be published with a commissioned text by author Brian Leyden in response to the archive.
This exhibition runs until May 14th.
For further information see www.bealtaine.ie
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