Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture

culture + health strand

a study of 32 projects in diverse healthcare settings

Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture

culture + health stranda study of 32 projects in diverse healthcare settings

Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture

culture + health stranda study of 32 projects in diverse healthcare settings

text ann O’connor - with thanks to aoife carlin, annette clancy Mike White, tony sheehan, Gretta crowley and Project Partners Photography Ger Mccarthy, GMc Photography charlotte donovan page 26 denis Minihane cover image Fused Glasswork, encounters Project, st. Finbarr’s hospital. Photo charlotte donovan design stuart coughlan, edit+ dVd cork Film centre Print city Print ltd edition 2000 Published February 2006

Published and distributed by cork 2005: european capital of culture in partnership with the health service executive southern area. copyright cork 2005 © 2006

additional copies available from:

ann O’connor arts + health Programme co-Ordinator hse southern area community services Office, st. Finbarr’s hospital, douglas road, cork t: 00353 21 4923136 e: annp.oconnor@mailp.hse.ie

cork 2005 Foreword 4

health service executive: southern area Foreword 6

Introduction 7

essay; a change of seats 8

Mike White, centre for arts and humanities in health and Medicine, university of durham

case studies MusIc In healthcare / Mental health 20

MOMent 26

encOunters 30

culture In resIdence •artist residencies 34

•Workshops / events / Performances 56

useful resources 76

acknowledgements 79

cOntents

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ThereweretwosimpleprinciplestotheCultureand Health Strand of the programme forCork 2005: European Capital of Culture.

Thefirstwastobringtheyeartothosewhocouldnotaccessitandthesecondwastodeviseaseriesofresidenciesandprojects thatwouldengagedeeplywiththecomplexsectorthatisourhealthservice. WebegandiscussionsinMay2003withawidegroup of people working in the Health Service.Proposals were submitted through the public callprocess and these demonstrated that we wouldneedacomprehensiveprogrammeinordertomakeanykindofimpactinsuchalarge,spreadoutandcomplex area. Projects would need to happen inhospitals,daycarecentres,healthservicecommunityprojects, services in theareasofdisability,mentalhealth,elderly,youngpeople,areasofdisadvantagewithinthecityandcountyandsoon. A Working Group was established betweentheHealthServiceExecutive(HSE)SouthernAreaandCork2005and,outof this,over30projects

weredevised.Theseincludedbringingtheexistingprogrammeouttohospitalsanddaycarecentres,adapted for the particular context or setting.Wealso staged specially commissioned concerts andeventsandweprovidedaccess to theprogrammehappeningintheatresandvenuesaroundthecitythrough ticket allocations. In this way we wereable to bring the Capital of Culture events topeopleandpeopletoevents. Alongside this we developed an ambitiousseries of residencies whereby artists workedalongside staff andusersof the services,devisingprojectsthatwerespecifictotheparticularserviceandtothepeopleinvolved.Theseresidenciesandprojects were designed to ensure a meaningfulparticipationinthecreationofculture.Someoftheprojects engagedwith particularly complex areasoftheserviceanditisatestamenttotheartiststhatsuchhighqualityworkwascreated.Theresidencieswerechallengingandtheinvolvementofthestaff,ofvolunteersandoftheusersoftheserviceoften

called for complex project management. Cork2005’s Ann O’Connor brought her specialisedskillsaswellashercommitmenttoensurethatalloftheprojectshappened. TheCultureandHealthStrandwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthesupportandcommitmentof Health Service Executive staff, both on theWorking Group and those who assisted, helped,encouraged,suggestedand,aboveall,workedhardtomaketheStrandhappen.WewouldliketothankthecurrentMinisterforEnterpriseandEmploymentand formerMinister forHealth,MicheálMartinT.D.whosupportedtheStrandandmadefundingavailable so that it could happen. The legacy ofwhatwascreated,documented inthepublicationandDVD,will surelybe thedevelopmentof realand long lasting alliances between the creativecommunityand thosewhowork foranduseourhealthservices.

TonySheehanProgramme Team: Cork 2005

There were two simple principles to the Culture and

HealthStrand...Thefirstwastobringtheyeartothose

whocouldnotaccessit,andthesecondwastodevisea

seriesofresidenciesandprojectsthatwouldengagedeeply

withthecomplexsectorthatisourhealthservice.

cOrk 2005 FOreWOrd

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OnbehalfoftheHealthServiceExecutive(HSE) Southern Area I am delightedto welcome this publication and

accompanying DVD which documents the widerangeofactivitiesundertakenaspartoftheCork2005CultureandHealthStrand. Our partnership with the Cork 2005organisation through the Culture and HealthStrandprogrammehasbeenanextremelyfruitfulcollaboration. It has provided opportunities forcreativeparticipationintheCork2005experiencefor people with whom we work - directly or incollaborationwith theNGO sector - in hospital,careandcommunitysettingsandacross thewiderangeofourprogrammeareas.The commitmentthroughout theyear toa socially inclusivemodelofworkwasasignificantandimportantelementoftheprogrammefortheHSE,aswastheinvolvementofstaffintheprocessacrossmanyoftheprojects. Theexpertiseandcontributionsofartists,staffandusersofourservicescoupledwiththeeffectivesynergies and respectful working relationshipsdevelopedwithintheindividualprojectscreatedapositiveenvironmentwhichallowedgoodquality

work to flourish. The year has also seen newrelationships between arts organisations, artistsandhealthcarestaffandsettingswhichaugurswellforfuturedevelopment. This publication and DVD, as well as theconference,willletussharetheexperiencesofthewiderangeofprojectsof theCultureandHealthStrand programme, explore issues vis-à-vis goodpracticeandcontextualise theroleofcultureandartsinitiativesinthewiderhealthagenda.Itwillalsogiveusabasistobuildontheyear’sworkandmoveforwardinaco-ordinatedandcreativewaytothebenefitofserviceusers,staff,artistsandartsorganisations. Finally, I wish to acknowledge the work ofthe Cork 2005/HSE Culture and Health StrandWorking Group and especially the work of Ms.AnnO’Connor,ProjectManagerwhoworked soeffectivelywithHSEstaff.

GrettaCrowleyLocal Health Office Manager, South Lee,

Primary Community and Continuing Care Directorate

The year has also seen new relationships between arts

organisations, artists and healthcare staff and settings

whichaugurswellforfuturedevelopment.

health serVIce executIVe sOuthern areaFOreWOrd

AspartoftheEuropeanCapitalofCultureProgramme, Cork 2005 joined forceswiththeHSESouthernAreatodevelopa

cultureandhealthdimensiontoitsactivities.Theprogrammewhich resultedbecameknownas theCork2005:CultureandHealthStrandandaimedtomakeculturaleventsandprojectsaccessibletopatients,healthcarestaffandvisitorsinhospitals,daycarecentres,residentialunitsandcommunityhealthcaresettingsintheCorkarea. The Culture and Health Strand comprisedof 32 projects which brought ceramics, music,dance, drama, video, photography, storytelling,visualandsoundarttoanestimated2,500clientsin 43 healthcare locations, who otherwise maynot have had the opportunity to participate inthisspecialyear. Thepurposeof thispublicationandDVD istocelebrateandrecordthewealthofvibrantandinnovative work that took place as part of theCultureandHealthStrandin2005.Yet,itisalsoenvisaged as a resource and networking tool forthosewhowish to develop theirwork in the fieldofartsandhealth.Eachoftheprojectswhichtookplacehasthepotentialtobeadaptedandtransferredto different healthcare and community settings.Equally,manyprojectscouldretainthestructuresandprocessestheyfindworkeffectivelyandintroduceanewartformorcombinationofartforms. The publication opens with an essay fromMikeWhite, Director of Arts andHealth in the

Centre for Arts and Health in Humanities andMedicine (CAHHM). Inhis essay,Mikegivesaninsight into the Cork 2005: Culture and HealthStrandandananalysisoftheworkundertakeninCorkwith reference to arts and healthcareworkinternationally.This is followedby aCase StudySection which documents the 32 projects thattookplacein2005.Thepublicationalsoincludesa Resource Section which we hope will provideausefulpointofreferenceforthosewhowishtoexploreordevelop theirwork in theareaofartsandhealthfurther. TheDVDoffers an overviewof theCultureandHealthStrandandinindividualsegmentsanin-depthlookattheMOMENT,encounters,MusicinHealthcare/MentalHealthprojectsandtheCultureinResidenceprogramme,which encompasses tenartistsresidenciesandnineteensmalleryetnolesssignificant events, workshops and performances.It is hoped that the publication and DVD willcontribute to the growing library of stimulatingartsandhealthmaterialnowavailableinIreland. I would like to take this opportunity toextend a personal note of thanks to all the artsandhealthcarestaff,artistsandadventurousHSEclientswithwhomitwasmypleasuretoworkwiththroughout2005.

AnnO’ConnorCulture + Health Project Manager, Cork 2005

IntrOductIOn

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By MIke WhItecentre FOr arts and huManItIes In health and MedIcIne, unIVersIty OF durhaM

Changing of seats from far to near.A melody, a harmony,Humming then awing,Soon there is music in every earBut that is not all that is happening here –

Excerpt from a poem by a participant in the Music inHealthcare/MentalHealthproject.

Imade twobrief visits toCork in the autumnof 2005 to try and absorb the impact ofthe Culture and Health Strand within the

varied facets of Cork’s health and social careinfrastructure. In just those fewdays Iwas ableto sample the dress rehearsal for a multi-mediaperformancework in a sheltered housing unit, apuppet showby residents of a long-stay hospitalandlocalstudents,aninternationalpoetryreadingonhospitalradio,aspeciallycommissionedplayinanelderlypersons’carehome,adisplayoffabricartbychildrenwithdyspraxia,treedressinginthegroundsofahospitalchapel,andafolkconcertina

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The Cork Assylum Staff Orchestra, conductor Michael Devlin, 1903

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mentalhealthunit.Ialsotookinsomemainstreamfestivalevents thathad lateralconnections to theexplorationofhealththemes,suchasthe ‘Home’exhibitionat theCrawfordGallery. AndoutsidetheOperaHouseIwitnessedthecatharticextremesport of fifty teenagers head-banging their waythroughBeethoven’sOde To Joy. In between these events I gave talks onthe practice and research of arts in health tomixed audiences of arts, health and social careprofessionals.Thisdidfeel;however,likebringingcoals to Newcastle, or rather from NewcastlewhereIhappentolive.Becausecultureandhealthhasbeensuchanintegralpartof theCork2005:European Capital of Culture programme, Corkis now as ahead of the game on arts in healthpractice as anywhere else I can think of. It is aprivilegetohavebeenaskedtoreflectonwhathashappenedhereandtoprovidesomewordsforthispublication. My title for this essay derives from a poemby a participant (now training to become amusic facilitator) in the Music in Healthcare/MentalHealthprojectatSt.Stephen’sHospitalinGlanmire. The line “Changing of seats from farto near” seems to sum up both the context andachievementof theCultureandHealthStrand intheCork2005programme.Itspeaksofinclusion,confluence,empowermentandanengagementwiththe arts that is personalised through the creationofacongenialspaceforitsenjoyment.Butastheauthor writes, “that is not all that is happeninghere” – the outcomes have been aswide-rangingastheprogrammeitself.TheCultureandHealth

Strandhasbeenanambitiousinitiativecomprisingofthreekeyprojects,tenartistresidenciesandovertwentysmaller,yetnolesssignificant,performances,workshopsandevents. Despitetheexponentialgrowthinternationallyin arts in health practice in recent years, Corkhasdone something thatnowhere elsehas so farattempted–toarticulatetherelationshipbetweenartsandhealthservices throughoutacityand itsenvironsandtobuildthepotentialandvitalityofsuch a relationship on the involvement of thosewhomightotherwisebemarginalisedduetotheirhealth status.Thebrightest legacy that aCapitalof Culture designation can offer is a renewedconfidenceandcohesion,notablenotjustincentresofculturalexcellencebutalsoincentresofnecessity– in hospitals, care homes and in social servicessettings,bothformalandinformal.TheCork2005officealsodidarelativelysimplethingthatmustbeacknowledged–itconsistentlyfacilitatedaccesstoitsmainstreameventsprogrammeforpeopledependentoncare.Otherfestivalscouldlearnfromthis. Worldwidethereisadevelopingorientationofcommunity arts, cultural education and outreachservicestoaddresshealthissues.TheinternationalconferenceonartsandhealthheldinDublinbytheArtsCouncilinJune2004tookstockofwhatwashappeninginIrelandandelsewhereandsetoutanagendaforitsfuturedevelopment.InalliancewiththeHealthServiceExecutive(HSE)SouthernArea,Cork2005hasadvancedthatagendaandshowntherelevanceoflocalartsdevelopmenttocurrenthealthpolicy. TheCultureandHealthStrandhasprovided

a clear example of how the arts can engagein the partnership approach advocated in theGovernment’sQualityandFairnessHealthStrategy(2002).Thatreport’sforewordwrittenbythethenHealth Minister Micheál Martin, T.D. for CorkSouth,stressedtheimportanceofaddressinghealthinequalities caused by poverty and disadvantageandnotedthat“thestrategyatallpointsenvisagescross-disciplinary collaboration to achieve newstandards, protocols and methods.” The reportelaborated on this later in declaring that “manyotherfactors,andthereforemanyotherindividuals,groups, institutionsandpublicandprivate sectorbodieshaveaparttoplayintheefforttoimprovehealthstatusandachievethehealthpotentialofthenation.”TheStrategyacknowledgedthatculturalconditions can impacton the socialdeterminantsofhealthandrecognisedthe“formalandinformalrolesof familyandcommunity in improvingandsustainingwell-beinginsociety”.Itconcludedthat“the quality of life aspect of health needs to behighlighted.Thiswillinvolvecreatingasupportiveenvironment to maximise social well-being forvulnerablegroups”.

Usingtheartstohelpdevelopthat‘supportiveenvironment’ in the context of a city and regionis a considerable challenge, and ithas requiredadiversity of work in both healthcare and socialsettings. Someof thecultureandhealthprojectsin2005have focusedon the intrinsic therapeuticbenefits of the arts, some on environmentalimprovementstosupporthealthstaffindeliveringtheir care services, and others have looked atproducingmore creative approaches to achievingpatient-centred care. In addition, there has beencommunity-based arts in health work tacklingissuesofsocialexclusionandfocusingonaconceptofsocialcapitalwhere‘unityishealth’.Thesearearts projects that start from the point of usingcreativitytoenhancesocialrelationships,reflectinggrowing evidence that good relationships are amajordeterminantofhealth. ForCork2005’sCultureandHealthProjectManagerAnnO’Connor “the year has been oneof nurtured and informed experimentation”, butonlynowperhapsisitpossibletoreflectonwhathas really been achieved. There is recognitionthat the programme has been a learning process

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...Corkhasdonesomethingthatnowhereelsehassofar

attempted–toarticulatetherelationshipbetweenartsand

healthservicesthroughoutacityanditsenvirons,andto

buildthepotentialandvitalityofsucharelationship...

forall involved.Asamemberof theCork2005/HSEWorkingGroup for the Strand commented,“thestrengthofthisprogrammeis thattherehasbeenahugerespectforthecompetenciesandskillsandpeculiaritiesofallourfields.”Suchasharingof perspectives has infused the co-ordination aswell as the actual delivery of the projects. It hasestablishedaconfidentbase forcross-disciplinaryresearch,coupledwithpatientinvolvement,thatIbelieveshouldbethewayforwardintheevaluationofartsinhealth. Firstly and rightly, the Culture and HealthStrand placed patients and HSE clients at the

centreofthework,andthroughtheirparticipationin creative activities sought to celebrate theirrelationships with staff, carers and the widerpublic.Thiswasaboldmove,foroftenwithartsinhealththesaferrecourseissimplytocommissionartworksandperformancesforhealthcaresettings.A combination of both approaches, signals amomentumhasbeengenerated inall involved tocontinuethisworkwellbeyond2005. The appropriately titled ‘Encounters’ projectis a unique partnership developed between twoorganisations from the arts and health sectors.Triskel Arts Centre and St. Finbarr’s Hospital.

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This partnership gave the Project Co-ordinator,Charlotte Donovan the opportunity to evolve acalendar of quality artist residencies,workshops,installations and events throughout 2005. Earlyin the year Charlotte took the time to developrelationshipswithstaffandpatientsasaprecursortoanyartactivity,sothatattentioncouldbegivennotjusttotheartworkitselfbuttohowitenhancesthedailylifeofthehospital.“Ididn’tapproachthisasmyresidency”,shesays,“butassomethingwewanttohappen”. Anarts-ledOpenDayonthefeastofSt.Finbarrin September gave thousands the opportunity toexperiencethehospitalnotasanarrayofclinicalandrehabilitativeunitsbutasalivingcommunity.Italsooverturnedthehospital’sdesignlimitationsin identifying indoor and outdoor spaces thatcould provide a patient-centred environment forboth personal and communal contemplation andenjoyment. It relieved the sadness thatmany feltabouttheplace,partlydueperhapstoitsworkhouseorigins,and insteadaffirmed thebestqualitiesofan old-style, community-based hospital. But it isnotonlytheimageofthehospitalthatisimproved.

AstheHeadofNursingobserves,“thisartworkishealthpromoting,andit’skeepingthepatientsalive.Itisprovidingavitalitythatisascrucialtohealthas treatment.” The hospital has secured funds tocontinuetheprogrammein2006,andtoextendtheproject’sactivitiesoutofthehospitalintothecity. Sustainability of course cannot be builton enthusiasm alone; it also requires reflectiveassessment of the impact of arts interventionsin health and indicators of their benefits. MusicNetwork’s evaluation of its project Music inHealthcare/Mental Health was crucial to its aimto establish a model of good practice for musicin mental healthcare settings. This project wasbasedinSt.Stephen’sHospital,GlanmireandtheCarrigmore Centre, Shanakiel. The combinationof direct observation, reflective practice by themusicians,andtestimonygatheredfromstaffandpatients at St. Stephen’s andCarrigmore, suggestthatkeybenefitsoftheparticipatorymusicsessionswereafosteringofempathyandself-esteemamongparticipants,andrestoring“asenseofindividualitythatisoftenlostordamagedwhenapersonsuffersfrom mental illness”. Improved self-esteem is

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... the Culture and Health Strand placed patients and

HSEclientsatthecentreoftheworkandthroughtheir

participationincreativeactivitiessoughttocelebratetheir

relationshipswithstaff,carersandthewiderpublic...

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contemporaryartpracticeandperson-centredcare.Thismulti-mediaprojectwithresidentsandstaffatO’ConnellCourtshelteredhousingunitproducedwhat itsArtisticDirectorMollySturgesdescribesas“anengagedensemble”.Overthreemonthsthecarefully nurtured relationships between artistsand participants developed organically into aperformance piece that is part-reminiscence, part‘live’art.Asonestaffmemberobserves,“itcamealive, grewout of abstract things…and createda kind of family”. It drew the incidental detailsof participants’ everyday lives and recollectionsinto a creative exchange with artists working indifferent media to produce a shared experience

that celebrated and astonished. The radiance oftheperformersmadeclear thewholeprocesshadbeengreatfun.‘MOMENT’hadanartisticrigourthat at first may have mystified the participantsbut intheendprovedrevelatory.Asonemembercommented, “you want more of it – you don’twantittostop”.Itchallengedandbrieflychangedingrained patterns of care management andmundanity,leadingonecaremanagertodeclare“itelevatedmindstothingsotherthansurvivalhere”.Therewerealsoidentifiedhealthbenefitsforsomeparticipants, such as less frequent visits to thedoctor,lessmedicationrequired,andmoreregularsleeppatterns.

a frequently cited benefit of arts participationgenerally,and it isaprimedeterminantofhealthasepidemiologistSirMichaelMarmot,theleadingauthority on the impact of status on health, hasobserved: All societies have rankings because individuals are unequal in a variety of ways; but not all societies have the same gradients in health. What matters is the degree to which inequalities in ranking lead to inequalities in capabilities … the lower in the hierarchy you are the less likely it is that you will have full control over life and opportunities for full social participation. Autonomy and full social participation are so important for health that their lack leads to deterioration in health. Cultural involvement can help mitigate theadverseeffectsofexclusionandlowstatus.Arecentstudy commissioned by the UK’s Mental HealthFoundation showed thatpeoplewhoexperiencedmoderate to severe mental health problemsidentifiedtheabilitytomaketheirownchoicesandtakecontrolasamajorfactorinthemaintenanceofmentalhealth.ThemodelthatMusicNetworkdeveloped inCorkallowspatients toaccess theirown innate musical skills and exercise artisticchoicewithinacontextofcollectivecreativity.Tohelpidentifysuchimpactsfromtheperspectiveofbothclientsandstaff,MusicNetwork’sresearcherhas concluded that a participatory approach toevaluation with clarity of aims and objectives iscrucial. The challenge for future research into aprojectlikethisiswhetherthatfirststeptochoicecanleadtogreaterautonomyandrestoredhealthofmind.

Forresearchtobemeaningful;however,theremust be continuity of the activity to assess itsimpactovertime.TheCultureandHealthStrandhasused its keyprojects as framesonwhich thehealth services canweave connectionswithotherartsgroups,bothprofessionalandamateur.WhenI visited theCarrigmoreCentre inDecember theCorkSingersClub’s session in thedayroomwasconcludingwitharousingFairytale of New Yorkwithstaffandpatientsinfinevoice.Suchcelebrationisactuallyheirtoamucholdercustom. In the late nineteenth century Cork Asylumboasted a 20-strong band led by a professionalbandmaster.Alocalnewspaperreportfrom1876ontheband’sChristmasconcertnotedthat:“Theballroomisaspaciousandloftyapartment,andhasrecently beenpainted anddecoratedwith artisticskillbytheinmates.Asplendidbandisdirectedbyanefficientbandmaster.Dancing,singingandotheramusements are indulged in, and this treatmenthasfromlongexperienceprovedmoreeffectualinrestoringthesensesthanthemoresternprocedureof close confinement.” So arts in health is bynomeans a new venture for Cork. There aremanysimilar examples tooof health institutions in theUKandUSthathavealonghistoryofengagementwith the arts. The difference nowadays is that,whereastheyoncesimplymadegoodsense,publicspendingpressuresandaccountabilitynowrequirethat they prove their validity to the arts fundingsystemandclinicalgovernance. ‘MOMENT’ was perhaps the best-realisedexample of a participatory arts in health projectasserting its quality and relevance to both

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At the moment, ‘MOMENT’ may only liveon through its dissemination and the individualbenefits itmayhave left residentsandstaff inO’ConnellCourt.Ideally,itcouldhavetouredtoothercarehomes in thedistrictbuildingtheconfidenceofitsensemblecasttocontinuebeyondaone-offproject.Butintheprocessofmaking‘MOMENT’it was difficult to predict its outcome. Becausecommunity-basedartsinhealthprojectsoftenarecharacterised by ‘informed experimentation’ it iscommon for them to only realise their potentialandtheresearchagendathatcouldinformthematthecloseofthework.Thisfurtherarguesaneedfortheirsustainabilitysothattheyarenotdiversionaryentertainments but pathways to improved health

andsocialintegrationthatcanmeettheneedsandraisedexpectationsofparticipants. But theenergyandresources thathavegoneintoCork2005’sCultureandHealthStrandhavedeliveredapaletteofpossibilitiesthatgoesbeyondthealbeitvastconfinesofayear-longinternationalfestival.Thedeepimmersionofartsintohealthcaresettingshassparkedacross-sectordialoguethatisessentialforcontinuationofthework,sothefinaleconferenceinFebruary2006isactuallyaprologue.In taking stockofwhathasbeenachieved in theyear, it seemsevident that thekeyprojects,artistresidencies programme and the twenty or sosmaller initiativeswhich tookplacehave laid thegroundworkforavibrantnetworkofartsinhealth

activity around the city. The sheer diversity ofpracticeandcontextintheseprojectshasbroughtarts in health practice into alignment with artsfor older people, disability arts, arts for specialneedsgroups,andartsineducation.Havingtheseconnections at grassroots level should place theartsinastrongpositiontoaddresspolicymakinginitiativesatGovernmentlevel. Severaloftheartistresidencieshadanintegraltrainingelement,whichsoughttobuildconnectionsbetween artists, health workers and communityrepresentatives, thereby redefining the ‘arts inhealthpractitioner’asnotbeingjusttheartistbutratheranetworkofpeoplekeentoexploreahealthissuecreatively.Afocusonresourcedevelopmentunderpinnedthedeliveryoftheartsactivityitself. Dance Facilitator, Jo Nichols’s ‘A Time ToDance’project,forexample,tookplaceinanumberof settingswhere elderlypeople receivehealthorsocial service support. The project involved ateamofdancetutorswhowereinmostcasesalsohealthcare staff and community workers. As theprojectdevelopedtheteamevaluatedandanalyseditswork.Anotable observationwas the surpriseofmanyhealthcarestaffat theagility,enjoymentand concentration of older people once they gotinvolved. At the end of the project the lessonslearnedandtheguidelinesforgoodpracticewhichwere developed were fed back to a wider peergroupof27dancetutors.Theprojectalerteddanceresourcesand care services in the region towhatcanbeofferedtoelderlyresidents–anditachievedthisonamodestbudget. Similarly the ‘Cobh Regeneration’ project,

facilitated by Sirius Arts Centre, trained awomen’sgroup to facilitatevisualartswork inaday care centre. It established clear health aimswithin the district’s regeneration agenda. TheleadartistMarieBretthelpeddevelopskillsinthefacilitators in project management and reflectivepractice,providingthemwithastronggroundingin community-basedarts inhealth.Theartworksemergednaturallyoutofthelearningrelationshipforged between the apprentice artists, day centrestaffandolderpeople.ThefivecollagecanvassesthatwereproducedmapthejourneyoftheprojectandembodytherevitalisationoftheCobhdistrictthrough the eyes and handiwork of its seniorresidents. ‘CobhRegeneration’appearstohavebeenanexemplary project and its documentation couldprovide a useful template for future activity. Itcreated a domestic familiarity around the artmaking.My experienceof arts in healthprojectselsewhere has taught me that this is the magicingredient of good practice in this field. As adaughterofoneoftheCobhparticipant’scomments,“ithasgivenmyMamdignity.Icanfeeltheheartintheworks.”Dignitymaybeanimportanttriggerto sustaining health. Richard Horton, editor ofThe Lancet,hasnotedthat“injuriestoindividualand collective dignity may represent a hithertounrecognised pathogenic forcewith a destructivecapacitytowardsphysical,mentalandsocialwell-beingatleastequaltothatofvirusesandbacteria”.This iswhymaintainingandenhancinga cultureofperson-centredcarethroughtheartscanbeanimportantadjuncttohealthservices.

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Even an ephemeral experience of creativeengagement,whenittouchesonthepersonal,canhavearesoundingimpact.WhatmostimpressedastaffworkeronthepuppetryprojectinSt.Raphael’sCentreinYoughal,forexample,was“thegentleness

ofit”.Thisproject,‘MOMENT’andothersintheprogrammebuilt inter-generational linksbetweencare institutions and local schools, providing amutuallearningexperiencethatfosteredapositiveregard between the young and the vulnerable.Dignity conferred through communal attainmentintheartshasbeenapalpablesocialoutcome. TheCultureandHealthStrandmeritscriticalreflection by all who have been involved in itbecauseithasbroughtintotheopenpatientsandclients’viewsonservicesprovidedtothemandtheverymeaning of health, and indeed themeaningof culture. The projects themselves have helpeddemocratise this process, the development of aForumTheatreprojectwithpeoplewithdisabilities

called‘FindingAVoice’isanexample.Thisproject,which is based in St. Laurence’sCheshireHome,enabled and facilitated the residents to articulatehealthandsocialcareissuesthatmatteredtothem.ForumTheatrecouldalsobeseenasametaphor

for thecross-sectorcollaboration thathas fuelledtheCultureandHealthStrand.InForumTheatreyouparticipate not only as an audiencemember,butalsoasanactorordirector,asyoubringyourunique level of expertise to bear on the issuesidentifiedbythegroup. WhatIthinkhasworkedbestintheCultureandHealthStrand is that ithasnot required thearts to demonstrate their worth to healthcare ateveryturn;ratherithasexaminedthevalueoftherelationshipsbuiltupthroughartsactivitybetweenstaffandthepublic.Ithassignpostedthebenefitsrather than the instruments, and so allowed thequalityoftheartproducedtospeakforitself. ThecreationofapositionofArtsandHealth

Co-Ordinatorfortheremainderof2006bytheHSESouthernAreaisanindicatorthatthereisconfidencewithinthesystemtodrivethisworkforward.Thereisalsorecognitionthatthewholeisgreaterthanthesumofparts.AsamemberoftheCork2005/HSEWorkingGroupcommentedtome,“wehavetobecareful that a conference does not just become areflectionontheprojects,andthatitisareflectiononthestructuresandprocessaswell”. Wearebeginningtoseethatsuccessfulartsinhealthprojectsattempttoestablishacontinuumofsupportforpeoplewithhealthproblemstoimproveboth theirwell-beingandcreative skills.Muchofthe practice and learning going on in this fieldcanusefullycontributetowiderhealthpromotion

strategies and the development of participatoryartswiththegeneralpublic.Theyneednotbeseensimplyasspecialistservicesforexcludedminorities,but rather as core applications of the arts toencourageahealthycultureinahealthiernation.

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Dignity may be an important trigger to sustaining

health.RichardHorton,editorofTheLancet,hasnoted

that “injuries to individual and collective dignity may

representahithertounrecognisedpathogenicforcewitha

destructivecapacitytowardsphysical,mentalandsocial

well-beingatleastequaltothatofvirusesandbacteria”

case studIesMusIc In healthcare / Mental health

MOMent

encOunters

culture In resIdence• artIst resIdencIes

• WOrkshOPs / eVents / PerFOrMances

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MusIc In healthcare/Mental health st. stePhen’s hOsPItalcarrIGMOre centre MusIc netWOrkcOrk 2005

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descrIPtIOnBetweenspring2000andDecember2004,MusicNetworkand theMidlandHealthBoardworkedtogetherinpartnershiptoresearchhowtoprovidemeaningful access to music for older people inresidential andday care settings.Buildingon theexperienceoftheMidlandsproject,MusicNetworkreceived funding through theCork2005Cultureand Health Strand to develop a new project,focusing on clients and care staff in twomentalhealthfacilitiesinCork. Structured in twoseven-weekmodules -oneinspring/summer2005andoneinautumn2005–professionalmusicians,AingealaDeBúrca(violin)and Nico Brown (multi-instrumentalist) workedwith groups of clients and staff in St. Stephen’sHospital, Glanmire and Carrigmore Centre,Shanakiel. Theweeklyworkshops (a totalof14percentre)involvedagroupofupto20peopleineachcentre. Thefocusoftheworkshopswasonenablingthegroupmemberstoworktogethercreatively,tocomposeandperformtheirownmusicalongsidetheprofessionals,usinganapproachwhichcombined

rhythmic, melodic and harmonic work, usingsingingandvoice-workcombinedwithpercussioninstrumentsprovidedbytheIRMATrust. Although participants needed no priormusical training, many members of staff andclients displayed a high level of musical talent,someofwhomalreadyplayedarangeofmusicalinstruments, which they brought along to theworkshops.This,combinedwiththeskillsoftheprofessionalmusicians,enhancedthequalityofthegroup’smusicaloutput. The length of the workshops differed ineachcentreaccordingtotheneeds,concentrationand energy levels of the clients. In Carrigmore,workshopslastedapproximatelyanhourwhileinSt.Stephen’sHospitaltheylastedforapproximatelyanhourandahalf. Staff trainingsessionswere factored into theproject framework, which aimed to encouragemembersofstafftocontinuetheworkbetweenthemusicians’ visits and to extend thework beyondthetimeframeoftheproject.

When you are living in residential care you can become so removed from parts of yourself that are still alive on the inside: these sessions are like life being brought into these centres.

AingealaDeBúrca,Music Facilitator

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Namesaying,drumplaying,foundationlaying,Slowly,softlydissipatingfear.Thumping,banging,clanging,Whichtunetofollowisnotalwaysclear.Pling-plonging,sing-songing,ding-dongingSoundssurroundingbothmuffledandclear.Stand-upping,sit-downing,clappingandclowning,Changingofseatsfromfartonear.Amelody,aharmony,Hummingthenawing,SoonthereismusicineveryearButthatisnotallthatishappeninghere–

Ifyouhavethetime,GiveyourselfthetimetoStop,stoop,tiltyourheadtooneside,Look,see,Agedfaceswithtwinkling,dancingeyes,Listen,hear,Noscorning,freespirits,spiralling,soaringSilently,roaring,‘Icandothis,I’malive,I’malive,Iamalive!

aIMs and OBjectIVesOverall,theaimoftheMusicinHealthcareprojectwastodevelopamodelofgoodpracticeforusingmusic in mental health settings, which wouldimpactfavourablyonthehealthcareenvironment,primarily through enhancing quality of life andpromotinghealthandsocialgain. Ontheground,theobjectivesweretodeliveran enjoyable, creative experienceof collaborativemusic to clients and to transfer musicalunderstanding and skills to members of staff sotheycouldfacilitatemusicalactivityintheperiodsbetweenmusicians’visitsandaftertheprogrammeended. In each centre, these objectives wereaddressedbyspecific strategies that tookaccount

ofindividualneeds,interestsandresources.

OutcOMesStaffwithinthetwoparticipatingcentresobservedthat theworkshops had overwhelmingly positiveimpacts on the client group. They noticed thatthe clients greatly enjoyed the workshops; thatit encouraged social interaction between clientsthemselves and between clients and staff; thatit improved clients’ ability to concentrate; itimprovedself-esteemanditencouragedintegrationbybringingintothecentresprofessionalmusiciansfromelsewhere. This project tapped a huge appetite forparticipativemusicandartsprojectsinmentalhealthsettingsamongbothstaffandclientsandindicatedthat such projects can have incredibly positiveimpactswithinthisparticularhealthcarefield.Localpartnersarenowhopingtoextendtheworkandareseekingfundingandresourcestothisend.

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DeidreMcCreaMusicNetworkTheCoachHouseDublinCastleDublin2+35316719429deidre@musicnetwork.iewww.musicnetwork.ie

JohnCroninSt.Stephen’sHospitalGlanmire,Co.Cork+353872964410croninj1@shb.ie

EamonLeonardCarrigmoreCentreShanakiel,Cork+353872848915leonarde@shb.ie

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UnderthedirectionandguidanceofinternationallyrecogniseddirectorMollySturges,the‘MOMENT’Intergenerational Performance Project broughttogetheragroupofartistsworkinginavarietyofmediatocollaboratewithstaffandolderpeopleinO’ConnellCourtandwithyoungpeopleandadultsfromthelocalcommunity. O’ConnellCourtisanon-profitSocialHousingOrganisation providing sheltered accommodationwith support services to 66 Senior Citizens andOlderHomelessAdultsfromthegreaterCorkarea. The Artistic Director, four contemporaryartists (Chris Jonas - video, Danny McCarthy -sound,Colette Lewis - photography andMaggieHarvey–dance/movement),studentsfromAshtonSecondarySchoolandUniversityCollegeCorkand

residents from O’Connell Court developeda unique creative ensemble which createdand performed two ‘tea-party’ inter-mediaperformancesforthepublic. Starting in July 2005, O’Connell Courtresidentsworked two to three timesaweekoverthreemonths.WorkshopsalsotookplaceinTurnersCrossandShareDayCareCentresthroughwhichtheolderpeopletherewereinvitedtobepartofthemainactivityatO’ConnellCourt.Theparticipantsworked in one-on-one creative sessions and ingroupswiththeartistsandstudents,indevelopingcreative expressions that then formed elementsof the final ‘tea-party’ performances. Thosewhochose not to perform live used video and soundrecordingstocontributetotheperformances.

MOMent artIstIc dIrectOr: MOlly sturGesPrOducers: MarGaret O’sullIVan, Mel MercIerPrOject cO-OrdInatOr: MIchelle FInnertyO’cOnnell cOurt turners crOss day care centreshare cOrk 2005

It was an evolving organic creation ... it took a few months and it was something that came alive. From abstract beginnings it grew and brought things out in me I didn’t know existed.

MicheálBurke,O’Connell Court Resident and Ensemble Member

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aIMs and OBjectIVes‘MOMENT’ sought to elevate the expressionsof a group of under-represented people basedin O’Connell Court through a collaborative,intergenerational performance project whichchallenged conventional barriers betweenart production, community building andperformance. Using a collaborative approach – i.e., eachparticipantisseenasacollaboratorthatiscapableofcreatingmeaningfulandrelevantexpressions -thisprojectwasbasedupontheprinciplesthatallpeoplearecreativeandthatartmakingneedstobeaccessibletoeveryone.

‘MOMENT’soughttofacilitate• anincreasedunderstandingoftheexperiencesof olderpeopleandtheircaregivers• aclearsenseofownershipoftheprojectbythe participants• acriticaldialoguerelatedtotheconnection betweencreativeexpressionandhealthcare• thedevelopmentofaninnovativenew performancework• opportunitiesforthedevelopmentofconnections betweenpeoplethatwilllastbeyondthisproject• supportforongoingcreativeworkwiththe residentsofO’ConnellCourt

OutcOMesThe project culminated with the ‘MOMENT’PerformanceandCommunityTeaParties,whichtookplaceonSaturday1OctoberandSunday2OctoberatO’ConnellCourt,WindmillLane,Cork. Inadditiontothetwoperformances,anOpenDiscussiondesigned to letmembersof thepublicmeet theartists, studentsandparticipantsand todiscusstheintersectionofart-makingandhealthcare,artist collaborations and intergenerational work,tookplaceattheendofAugust.ThiswasfollowedinSeptemberbyanOpenWorkshopwhichinvitedthepublic tomakeacreative contribution to the‘MOMENT’TeaPartyperformances. The project was highly successful and allparticipants wished the project could continue.Including the performances, the project likelyaffected over 200 people positively. Additionally,manypeople fromO’ConnellCourtwhodidnotparticipate in ‘MOMENT’ expressed interest inparticipationoncetheysawtheperformances.

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In the Ensemble a sense of deep communication and commitment to one another and to the creative work we were doing actually did emerge and became quite magical.

MollySturges, Artistic Director

cOntactsMollySturges(Project Director)223N.Guadalupe,#427,SantaFe,NewMexico87501,USA+15059891437mollysturges@yahoo.comwww.mollysturges.com

KatherineCoganO’ConnellCourtSummerhillSouth,WindmillRoad,Cork+353878135237

It was exciting but frightening as well. It really made a difference – you want more of it. You don’t want it to stop.

NancyClarke,O’Connell Court Resident and Ensemble Member

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Thiscollaborationbetweenanartscentre[Triskel]and a hospital [St. Finbarr’s] was a uniqueinitiative. The programme ran for the wholeyearandaimed to encompassawidevarietyofapproachesandartforms. StFinbarr’sHospitalisahugesiteencompassingmanydifferentareasofpatientcare.Aswellaslong-term care wards for elderly, physically disabled,psychiatric patients and rehabilitationwards, thesitehostsamultitudeofoutpatient clinics, socialservices, Blood Transfusion Service, a maternityunit and college of midwifery. The hospital hasgreathistoricalandsocial significance in thecity,housedasitisintheformerworkhouse. TheArtist-in-Residence,CharlotteDonovan,hasextensiveexperience indirectingartsprojectsin hospitals. Besides developing projects herself,Charlotte worked with local and internationalartists and arts organisations to develop andpresentworkthroughouttheyear. In developing the programme Charlottespent considerable time consultingwithpotential

participantstoensurethateachofthedepartmentsonthesitefeltactivelyengaged.Manyoftheartprojectswereadirectresultofthisconsultation. One of the main focuses was continuedvisual art workshops with long-term patients.This enabled patients to discover and developtheirowncreativity. A number of open-access, day long, drop-inworkshopstookplaceintheSocialCentreenablingpeople from all backgrounds to work togetherlearningnewcreativeskills.Theresultsformedpartofagrowingexhibition,whichwasshowninseveralvenuesinthehospitalandinTriskelduringtheyear. The artist also developed several specificprojectswithwards and departments that led tothe creationof artworkswhich are permanentlyinstalledinthedayroomsandcorridors. Aseriesofprojectsandresidenciesinvolved13artists.TheseincludedCorksculptorandfilmmakerMargaretFitzgibbonwhospentsixweeksworkingwithfemalepatients. ScottishartistKirstyStansfieldinvolvedelderly

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As an artist, I have the privilege of being able to work with patients on an equal level. Sometimes patients become used to everyone around them having more power.

CharlotteDonovan,Artist-in-Residence

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long staypatients ina sensoryartproject,whilstItalianarchitectAntonioScarponibegantodevelopanewmappingandsignageprojectforthehospital.WestCorkartistMarieBrettledaseriesoftextileartworkshopswithover60childrenattendingtheDevelopmental Co-ordination Disorder Unit andtheir parents. The resulting banners decorate thecorridoroftheUnit. The formerMagdalene Laundry on the sitehosted two residencies. Art Trail ‘Soundworks’presented Swiss performance artist Charlotte HugwhileDublin-basedartistsPatriciaHurlandTherryRudin spent timeworkingwith staff, patients andstudentsinthecreationofasite-specificinstallation. Several performances took place. Theseranged from free lunchtime screenings ofWorldCinema to opera singers. Student placementsincludedthedevelopmentofamusicprojectandproductionofaCD. A giant mural was also painted, utterlytransformingadullcourtyard.

aIMs and OBjectIVesEncounterswasapartnershipbetweenTriskelandSt Finbarr’s Hospital that aimed to ensure thatpatients,staffandvisitorsofStFinbarr’swouldbeactiveparticipantsintheculturallifeoftheircity.Inadditionitaimedtodemonstratethataccesstoandparticipationintheartsnotonlyenrichesthequalityoflifeforpeopleinhospital,butalsocanactuallyimprovehealthandwellbeingandself-esteem.

OutcOMesManyoftheprojectswerecelebratedandexhibitedduring the feast of St. Finbarr’s. Held on the 25September,thisgiantopendayattractedover2,500members of the public. Several art projects andinstallationswerecreatedforthedayandthegroundsof the hospital were transformed with a farmersmarket,craftstallsandamarqueewithmusicalanddramaticentertainmentandartactivities. Other outputs included the many artworksproducedand exhibitedboth in thehospital and inTriskelduringtheyear,asite-specificsoundinstallationattheformerMagdaleneLaundryonthehospitalsite,theproductionofamusicCDandthetransformationofadullcourtyardwithagiantmural. The project was a tremendous success,due mainly to the incredible generosity of themanagement, staff, patients and visitors of St.Finbarr’s.Theyembracedtheartistandtheprojects,lendingsupport,encouragementandparticipation.The project has had a very positive impact onresidentswhomighthaveotherwisemissedoutoncultural events and activities during Cork 2005.Participants are brighter, feel positive and havesomethingtolookforwardto,withmanyobviouslyhappierandhealthiersincetheintroductionofthehospital’sartsprojects. In November the project received a visitfrom President MaryMcAleese, gaining valuablerecognitionoftheeffortsofallthoseinvolved. The Health Service Executive has pledgedcommitment to continuing the relationship withTriskelandbothlookforwardtonewandexcitingprojectsandcollaborationsinthefuture.

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cOntactsPennyRaeTriskel,TobinStreet,Cork+353214272022pennyrae@triskelartscentre.com www.triskelart.com

CharlotteDonovanTriskel,TobinStreet,Cork+353214272022charlottedonovan@triskelartscentre.comwww.triskelart.com

CathleenBowenSt.Finbarr’sHospital,DouglasRoad,Cork+353214923264cathleen.bowen@mailp.hse.ie

I put a lot of work into it and made a lot of it. I’m keeping myself occupied. The art makes me feel healthier and happier.

TomO’Donovan, Long-term resident in St. Philomena’s Ward, St Finbarr’s Hospital

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MarieBrettfromSiriusArtsCentre,Cobh,ledthreefacilitationtrainingworkshopswithCobhWomen’sArt Group members (Mairead Geary, BernieGalvin, Pepe O’Neill and Susanne O’Mahony).The members explored issues to consider whenplanning and organising a community-based artsproject;lookingatmodelsofgoodpracticeaswellas viewing examples of other projects in similarcontexts.During thisprocess thegroupmetwithbothstaffandguestsattendingtheParkRoadDayCareCentreandgainedtheirinputattheplanningstage. They then collectively went on to devise,planandcarryoutacreativeartsproject,workingwith older people attending theDayCare centreinCobh. Sixweekswerethenspentworkingwith,onaverage, 24older people attending theDayCarecentre on Wednesday mornings. An average ofthree members of centre staff were present andsupportiveduringthesesessions. Visualmediawasusedtoexploreathemeofhealth and revitalisation/regeneration. The group

exploredperceptionssurroundingtheirhometownofCobhandassociated ideasaboutrevitalisationand regeneration.A series of five large canvases,paintedandcollaged,werecreatedbyparticipantsworkinginfourkeygroups.Onetraineefacilitatorfrom the Cobh Women’s Art Group workedconsecutivelywitheachsmallgroup.

aIMs and OBjectIVesIn linewithoneofSiriusArtsCentre’sobjectivestocelebrateCobhthroughart,thisprojectmarkedthe beginning of what the Centre hopes will bea longer-term community arts initiative whichwill celebrate the area. Using the theme of TheRegeneration of Cobh/Health and Revitalisation,theprojectaimedtocollaborativelydevelopabodyofworkforexhibition. Building on work previously undertaken bySiriusArtsCentrewithawomen’sartgroup, theprojectaimedtodeveloptheirskillsandfacilitatethetrainingnecessaryforthemtodeliveravisualarts project in a healthcare setting. The project

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also sought to establishmodels of good practicenotonly in theplanningand implementationbutalso theevaluationof suchaprojectwithaviewto thewomen’s group involvement in facilitatingcommunity-based art projects with Sirius ArtsCentreinthefuture.

OutcOMesTheresultingartworkswereviewedasacelebratoryrecord of the journey taken in both exploringmaterialsandideaswhilstworkingcollaborativelyaspartofa socialgroup.ThefivecanvasesweredisplayedattheParkRoadDayCareCentreand‘unveiled’ by Cobh Mayor Stella Meade, withattendingfamilyandfriends.TheworkswerethenexhibitedatCobh’sPostOfficebeforepermanentinstallationattheParkRoadDayCareCentre. Two sessions were spent reviewing andevaluatingtheprojectandadiary-likeprojectfilewasassembled. The artist remembers an ambiance of ‘funand laughter’ amidst the ‘serious intent’ as theguestsdevelopedtheircreations.Artfoundfurtherresonance as the guests discovered areas of eachother’s lives thathadbeenunknown,openingupnewavenuesofconversationandinterests.

cOntactsPeggySueAmisonSiriusArtsCentreTheOldYachtClub,Cobh,Co.Cork+353214813790cobharts@iol.iewww.iol.ie/~cobharts/

Sr.EleanorHennessyParkRoadDayCareCentre,Cobh,Co.Cork+353214816054

MarieBrettSiriusArtsCentreCoomclogh,Kealkil,Bantry,Co.Cork+3532766408mariebrett44@hotmail.com

I never realised that elderly people could actually thrive so brilliantly in an art project like this. It was a real eye-opener for me to see what they could achieve.

Sr.EleanorHennessy,Nurse Administrator, Park Road Day Care Centre

This project has given my Mam dignity. I can feel the heart in the works. Thank you for giving that to my Mam.

Daughter of participant attending the Park Road Day Care Centre

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Dee Hurley designed a series of five two-hourworkshops to empower young people with theskills and confidence to train in an artform theycouldrelatetoandtoget involvedintheSurfaceTension urban art event, where they would beexposedtoestablishedgraffitiwritersfromalloverIrelandandtheworld. Thefirstweek,togainasenseofappreciation,the participants (Emmet, Stumpy, Chuck, GG,Merc andAlan) looked at graffiti art on a localand worldwide context - visiting the graffitiwalls in Cork and looking at books. The nexttwo workshops were devoted to sketch work,developing tag signatures and exploring differentgraffiti writing styles. The final two workshopsconcentratedonspraycantechnique. Workshops took place in Meitheal Mara,facilitatedbylocalgraffitiartistTimMurphy.Thespacewasidealastherewasaroomwithalarge

table for drawing and outdoor space for aerosolwork. The Surface Tension urban art festivaltook place inWhite Street Car Park inCork on28 and 29May. Prior to the festival the youngpeopleexhibitedtheirworkduringanOpenDayatLibertyStreetHouse.

aIMs and OBjectIVesBased on a similar project in Australia which,when reviewed after five years noted that someparticipants had been getting work designingand painting commercially, Surface Tension wasdevisedasanopportunitytogiveagroupofyoungpeoplefromCorkachancetodevelopideas,learnskillsandexpressthemselvesinawaythatintereststhem;andthroughguidanceandpractise,toacquirean understanding and respect for themediumofaerosolpaint.

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OutcOMesThe group sprayed their tag pieces on boards,working together to create a cohesive piece thatthey displayed at Liberty Street at the SurfaceTensionurbanarteventon28and29May.Theywereinvolvedbothbehindthescenes(thefirstthereonSaturdaytohelpprimewalls)andpractisingtheskillstheyhadlearned,doingvariouspieces,largeandsmall,onthecarparkwalls. Emmet came to the opening night of artiststalksintheCaucusCentre;GG,whowasgettinga portfolio together for art college, also did aworkshopatCorkPrintmakers;andAlan,whowasdoingvideoaspartofhisBTACaward,createdandpresentedvideodocumentationoftheworkshops,showing that the project encouraged participantstoseekoutandtakepartinotherartisticactivity. Theweekfollowingthegraffitijam,Timgotpermission fromMeithealMara for thegroup topainttheexteriorwallthere,arealtriumphforthisgroupofyoungartists.

cOntactsDeeHurley3WellesleyTerraceWellingtonRoad,Cork+353876530814deehurley29@eircom.net

BrigetteMinternLibertyStreetHouse,LibertyStreet,Cork+353214921728libertystreethouse@shb.ie

The workshops were daysent … the best thing ever!!

Emmet,Surface Tension participant

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Twelve weekly creative workshops, bringingtogetherstudentsfromSouthAbbeyPrimarySchool,ColaisteEoinSecondarySchoolandSt.Raphael’sCentre for people with an intellectual disability,wereheldbetweenSeptemberandDecember2005.Fifteen students participated in total, five fromeach school/centre,working to design and createpuppetsforuseintheirowntheatricalproduction. Duringthesecreativeworkshopstheissuesofinteractionandageismwereobservedandrecordedasstudentsviewswerechallengedandchangedbytheexperienceofmakingarttogether. Photographywasusedtoprovidearecordofworkexperienceandlearningproducedwithinthevariousworkshops,aswellasrecordingmomentsofintegrationbetweenstudents.

aIMs and OBjectIVesThe main aim of the project was to provide amodel forworkingrelationshipsbetweenCentresforLearningDisabilitiesthatprovideeducationtodiffering types of students. The objectives of theproject were to explore the interaction between

peopleofdifferentagesanddifferentabilities,andto design and create variousworking puppets touseinaproductionstagedbythestudents.

OutcOMesThe first performance of ‘Mr. Evil Loses Out’washeld inDecemberalongsideanexhibitionofphotographs.ThesecondperformancetookplaceinJanuary2006inSouthAbbeyPrimarySchool.St.Raphael’sCentreintendstocontinueanddevelopthisprojectintothefuture.

cOntactsNedCotterBawnardCentre,St.RaphaelCentreYoughal,Co.Cork+353868131539linkcoop@aonad.iol.ie

AaronTowers1ChapelHill,Shandon,Cork+353868134149indianpuppets@core2.com

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The most fun-filled inclusive project I have ever been involved with.

JohnMcHarg,Staff member/artist St Raphael’s Centre

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descrIPtIOnThisproject,basedontheideaofthesleepingdreamas a creative event, took place in six healthcarevenues – three involving younger people: ParkHouse Family Centre, Cobh; Deerpark FamilyCentre,Bandon;TheSchoolof theDivineChild,Blackrock–and three involvingolderpeople:St.Luke’s Day Care Centre, Mahon; Bandon DayCare Centre, Bandon; and Mahon RetirementGroup,Mahon. Twentyeightworkshopstookplaceinall,undertheguidanceof artist JackHealy.Approximately80 people participated. The main medium usedwas the spokenword.With the younger groups,drawingwasalsopartoftheprocess. Atallvenuesstaffalsocontributedtothedreamsharingworkshopsthatwerecentraltotheproject.

aIMs and OBjectIVesThe aim of this intergenerational project was topromotetheideaofthesleepingdreamasacreativeeventandasourceof“wholesomeentertainment”for the dreamer that had the capacity to enrichothersintheprocessofsharing.

OutcOMesNoartwork as suchwas produced; however, theproject promoted the idea that the process ofdreamingconstitutedanartsactivityinitselfand,assuch,couldbearfruitintheprocessofsharing.Consequentlytheworkshopswereseenascreativeeventsinthemselves. Theprojectdidachieveitsoriginalaimsinthatanyonewhowasinvolvedcametoseedreamingasavaluableresourcewithrespecttocreativewellbeing.

cOntactsJackHealyNo.29,AlexandraVillas,St.Luke’s,Cork+353860662705jackohealy@eircom.net

With an experiment of that kind you always hope for some kind of magical exchange and that did happen…

JackHealy,Artist

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I see the dreams as being little plays of films that have a mysterious significance in our lives and for that reason … the actual exchange of dreams almost had a theatrical quality ... the older people really enjoyed the contact with the younger people and hearing what they had to offer.

JackHealy,Artist

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descrIPtIOnThisproject,whichtookplacemainlyduringathree-monthperiod in theautumnwasa collaborationbetweenCork2005,theMahonFamilyResourceCentre(MFRC)andLoriganCeramics.MFRCwasin theprocessof realising anoutdoorplay spaceforchildrentoadjointheexisting.ThetwoartistsworkingwithMFRCwereEmerToomeyandHughLorigan. The project involved three different groupsworkingonmakingceramicpiecesandplaquesforpossibleinclusioninthisoutdoorplayspace.Thegroupdiscussedtheconceptsofandworkedonthethemesof1.LightandSound,2.SandandWater,and3.Home.All the clayworkwasmade fromstonewarefiredto1280degreescentigrade. The groups, whose age profile ranged frompre-teenstograndparents,includedsettledtravellerchildren,womenwithchildrenofschool-goingageandsomeofthecommunityrepresentativesactiveinthearea.Theworkproducedreflectsthisdisparity.ThegroupsmetonedayaweekbetweentheendofSeptemberandthestartofDecember2005.

aIMs and OBjectIVesTheprojectsoughttobuildontheexistingplansto devise a unique play area at theMFRC.Thearea is intended to encourage children to usetheir imaginationandtoprovideasensoryspacein which they can play. The project respondedby exploring the possibilities of creating uniqueceramicpanels,3-dimensionalpiecesandplaquesforlocationinthearea.

OutcOMesA significant volumeofworkwasproducedas aresult of the workshops. All of the participantsdonated the ceramic panels, plaques and 3-dimensional pieceswhich theymade for thenewplay area at the MFRC. When the area is nearcompletion,theartistintendstoadviseMFRConhowthepiecesshouldbefitted. The workshops facilitated great interactionbetweentheparticipatinggroups.Theparticipantslearnedthedifficulttechniqueofworkingwithclayandthekilnfacilitiesbasedinthecentrewereputtouseforthefirsttime.

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cOntactsHughLoriganLoriganCeramicsShandonCraftCentre,OldButterMarket,Shandon,Cork+353862262185hughlorigan@eircom.net

MaryMaloneMahonFamilyResourceCentreLakelandCrescent,Mahon,Cork+353214358866frcentre@gofree.indigo.ie

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descrIPtIOnBasedonthethemeofpositiveaging,fivecentresin Cork received creative dance workshopsin October and November 2005. The centresspannedCorkCity,NorthCorkandWestCorkand included an active retirement group, a daycarecentre,ashelteredhousingcentre,ahospitalandanursinghome. Someofthegroupswerefamiliarwithcreativedance,while forothers, itwas a completelynewexperience! Following the creation of the workshoptemplate,67olderpeople, fourdance tutors (JoyCantwell, Maureen Collins, Hossanah DiverandBetty Smith) andfivemembersofhealthcarestafftookpart intheworkshops.Theworkshopscombinedseatedcreativedancewithmusic,song,brainteasers, icebreakers and lots of colourfulprops.Anadditional27dancetutorstookpartinthefollowingpracticaldisseminationofinformationgleanedfromtheexperienceoftheproject.

aIMs and OBjectIVesThemainaimsandobjectiveswere:• todeviseandpilotatemplateworkshopwhich willincludeacollaborativemixofcreativedance performanceandaudience/groupparticipation• toofferashortseriesofone-offdanceworkshops toolderpeopleacrossCorkcity/county, providingenjoymentandmotivationtojoinin• toconsolidatedancetutorsexistingdance teaching/facilitationskillsandexperience, whileofferingopportunityforobservation, evaluationandmentoringskillstobeaddressed• todisseminateinformationandconclusions drawnfromthepilotworkshopstoabroader selectionofdancetutors

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OutcOMesEachoftheoriginalaimsweresuccessfullymetwiththeolderpeople,centrestaffanddancefacilitatorseachbenefitinginmanydifferentways:• theolderpeopleenjoyedlotsoflaughter, increasedenergylevels,muchmorechatand hadrequestsformore• thestafffelttheyexperiencedpositive bondingandachanceforfuntimewith theirresidents/patients,aswellashavingtheir expectationschallengedofwhattheolder peoplecanachivewithinadifferentcreative context• thedancetutorsbenefittedfromskills sharing,confidencebuildingandmotivationto trynewapproaches,aswellastheopportunity forobservationandmentoring,andpractical tipsfortheplanninganddeliveryofworkshops leadingtoincreasedmotivationtocontinuein goodpractice

artIst FeedBackTo take part in this project has been a trulywonderful experience. From start tofinish therehas been learning and joy in abundance. Thebroad combination of creativework, facilitation,mentoring, observation and sharing of expertisehasbeeninvaluableandIamsurewillcontinuetofeedpositiverepercussionsintoourworkandlocalcommunitiesforalongtimetocome.

cOntactsJoNichols77Clonlea,MountOvalVillage,Rochestown,Cork+353877787320jonichols@eircom.net

“To be included in the events of the City of Culture is a rightful honour for all our patients as their contribution to the city over the past decades has been fundamental to the evolution of the City that we ‘younger folk’ enjoy today”

KathleenHarte,Marymount Hospice

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artIst FeedBackFor me it has been an amazing and fulfillingexperience and to havemade good qualityworkfrom it is all the better and I still have a lot ofrecordingslefttobeheard. I found all the staff to be extremely helpfuland considerate especiallywhenone realises thattheyhadprobablyverylittleexperienceofSoundArtbeforeandwereaskedtoletastrangerrecordthemattheirdailywork.

cOntactsDannyMcCarthySoundworksUnlimitedInisOirr,2ChestnutDrive,Midleton+353872403940soundworksunlimited@ireland.com

PadraigMallonIrishGuideDogsfortheBlindNationalHeadquartersandTrainingCentre,ModelFarmRoad,Cork+353868115045Padraig@guidedogs.iewww.guidedogs.ie

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descrIPtIOnThecoreofthissoundartprojectcentredaroundfield recordingswhichDannyMcCarthymade inthe surroundingsof the IrishGuideDogs for theBlindheadquarters.Various titleswerediscussed,suchas‘TakingMyHumanForAWalk’and‘LongCaneTalking’ butwhilstworking on the projectDannyMcCarthy came up with the title ‘Sound(In)sight’whichhefeltwasthemostappropriate. Theartistusedbinauralmicrophones:specialmicrophonesthatfitontoyourearslikeheadphonesandrecordsoundasyourearshearit.Whenplayedbackitgivestheeffectofhearingthesoundinsideyourhead. Dannyrecordedvarioussoundsfromaroundthecentre,onLongCanetrainingwalksaroundthecityandsuburbswithinstructorsandclientsofthecentreandonwalkswiththedoginstructorsand‘pupils’.RecordingswerealsomadebyputtingthebinauralmicrophonesonguidedogMurphyduringatrainingwalkandofthedogsinthekennels-atplay, eating, resting,washing, panting –with theinputandassistanceof theorganisation’s staff atalltimes.

aIMs and OBjectIVesInitiatedbyanapproachbyCork2005tosoundartist Danny McCarthy and further to meetingswiththeIrishGuideDogsfortheBlind,theartistproposed towork as an artist-in-residence in theorganisation’s headquarters for November andDecember2005andtocreateasoundinstallationfromtheresidency.

OutcOMesThefinalinstallationtooktheformofadarkenedroom in which ten speakers were installed andtwo audio systems: one playing a CD consistingof the names of the dogs and a colour readingmachinewhilsttheotherCDcontained20ofthetracksmadefromprocessingandeditingthefieldrecordings.These twoCDswere thensetplayingonrandom,sothesoundwouldneverbethesameatanyonetimeintheinstallation. Reactions to the project were extremelypositive.Both staff and clientswere interested intheworkatall timesandwerepreparedtogotoany trouble to assist.The artist hopes to presenttheinstallationinagalleryinthefuture,aswellasconsideringreleasingaCDofthework.

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cOntactsPeterKearnsTheWorkhouseBunNaSpéire,Tully,Dromahaire, Co.Leitrim+3538772506246kearnsp@eircom.net

JamesHayesSt.Laurence’sCheshireHomeTivoli,Cork+353866083357

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FIndInG a VOIceartIst: Peter kearnsst. laurence’s cheshIre hOMest. PhIlOMena’s Ward, st. FInBarr’s hOsPItalchOMhaIrle; natIOnal dIsaBIlIty authOrItycOrk 2005

descrIPtIOnForumTheatrewasdevelopedinLatinAmericainthe1960sasaspecialkindofperformancewherethedistinctionbetweenrealityandtheatreisliftedby inviting theaudienceandtheir ideasonstage.DuringNovember andDecember2005, a troupeofactorsmadeupofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandhealth service staff developed a locally basedscenariothroughForumTheatre,ledbywriteranddirector,PeterKearns. ThepurposeoftheCork2005‘FindingaVoice’ForumTheatreProjectwastochangethedisabledspectator from a passive to an active participantandtoencouragedisabledandnon-disabledpeopletogetactiveandengage indialogueabout issuesofconcernwithinresidentialsettingsinCorkCity.Through the project, participants are enabled tofind new and creative ways of articulating theirfeelingsabouttheissuesthataffecttheirlives,andnewwaysofengagingwithothers. Post 2005, this troupe of actors will have thecapacitytotravelabouttheCorkareaperformingtoparticipativeaudiencesmadeupofstatutory,voluntarysectorstaffandpeoplewithdisabilities,whowishtoprogressdisabilityandindependentlivingissues.

aIMs and OBjectIVesThe aims of the workshops were to enableparticipantsto:• identifyadramaticscenariorelevantto peoplewithdisabilitiesbasedinresidential settingsinCorkcity• analysetheabovescenariothroughthe MedicalandSocialmodel• evaluatehowsuchascenariocould beeffectivelyprogressedthroughForum Theatre• demonstrateandperformascenarioto aparticipativeaudiencemadeupof statutory,voluntarysectorstaffandpeople withdisabilities

OutcOMesTheworkwasperformed in threehealth settingsin January 2006. Audiences were made up ofstatutory and voluntary sector staff and peoplewithdisabilities.

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When visitors who have experienced cancer, their world is shattered and very often their feelings are numbed and completely blocked. So, to have the opportunity for them to be able to express themselves in a safe environment is magic.

EllenO’Neill,Director of Services, Arc House

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descrIPtIOnThe Arc House Residency consisted of fiveweekly creative arts sessionswith a group of sixto nine cancer sufferers who recently completedtreatment.TheworkshopstookplacefromAugusttoSeptember2005inCorkARCCancerSupportHouse,acentreforpeoplelivingwithcancerandforthosewhocareforthem.Theintimatesessionsweredesigned specifically for the group after meetingsbetween theartistMollySturges (facingpage)andtheARCHouseDirectorEllenO’Neillandutilisedmovement,sound,music,writinganddiscussion.

aIMs and OBjectIVesThegoaloftheprojectwastodevelopasenseofopen creative exploration within a safe and funenvironment.

OutcOMesThe group engaged fully and found the laughterandtheabilitytointeractdeeplywithoneselfandothersinacreativeenvironmentveryhealing.Theprojectdurationwasquoteshort:hadtheprojectgoneonlongeritislikelythatsomekindofsharing/witnessing/performance would have developedovertime.

cOntactsMollySturges,Project DirectorTheWorkhouse223N.Guadalupe,#427,Santafe,NewMexico87501,USA+15059891437mollysturges@yahoo.comwww.mollysturges.com

EllenO’Neill,Director of ServicesArcHousePorhandHouse,6Carraigfern,CollegeRd,Cork+353214276688ellen@corkcancersupport.iewww.corkcancersupport.ie

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As an arts and health project that’s been brought into settings, it’s important to push things a bit and we were not prepared to compromise on anything we’d normally stand for in making a piece of work

TomCreed,Director

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descrIPtIOn‘Older People for Beginners’ was a theatreperformance for older people conceived bydirector TomCreed andwriter/performerCiaránFitzpatrick. The performances took place in: St. Luke’sHome,Mahon;Turner’sCrossDayCareCentre;Westgate Foundation, Ballincollig; Share, Shear’sStreet;BishopstownSeniorSocialCentre;andtheCork2005CultureandHealthConferenceattheClarionHotel. As part of the creation of the performance,Creed and Fitzpatrick visited a number of theperformance venues and met with some of thestaffandresidentsinordertofindoutwhatmightinterestolderpeople. The performance explored young people’sperceptionsofolderpeople in a light-heartedyetprovocative fashion. The two actors arrived atthe day care centre or residential care centre todo a short performance for an audience of olderpeople.Theperformancerecountedtheirattemptsto discover what one could or shouldn’t do foran audience of older people and outlined theincreasinglyludicrousresearchtheyundertookto

tryandovercomeyoungpeople’signoranceaboutolderpeople.Aftertheperformance,theperformersinteracted informally with the audience, chattingwith themabout theperformanceand issues thathadbeenbroughtup.

aIMs and OBjectIVesTo produce a work that could be performed invarioussettingsfortheelderly.

OutcOMesA40-minutetheatreperformanceincorporatingasubstantial film elementwhichwas performed infivedaycareandresidentialcentresforolderpeopleinlate2005andearly2006andattheCork2005CultureandHealthconferenceinFebruary2006.

cOntactsTomCreed2LaurelVillas,Mardyke,Cork+353876333015tomfromcork@hotmail.com

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access PrOGraMMe 59MIke WhIte talks 59eVenInG echO PhOtOGraPhIc exhIBItIOn 60cOrk sInGers cluB 61It’s a cultural thInG ... Or Is It? 62nOrthsIde FOlklOre PrOject 63cOrk InternatIOnal chOral FestIVal 63translatIOn serIes @ cuh 64cOnal creedOn readInGs 65tea dance 66

dance cOnnect 67BIsakha sarker & cOMPany: dance resIdency 68cOrk InternatIOnal FOlk dance FestIVal 69kInG lear and the three ‘rs’ 70OlIVer - actOrs VIsIt 71at Play WIth PuPPets 72GuInness jazz FestIVal 73trInIdad & tOBaGO steel Band 74Best OF IrIsh tOur 75

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MIke WhIte talksMIke WhItecOrk 2005

Mike White, Director of Arts in Health at theCentre for Arts and Humanities in Health andMedicine(CAHHM)attheUniversityofDurham,and a trustee of the National Network for ArtsinHealthintheUK,presentedaset introductorytalksonArts in theHealthcareSector.The talks,providing initial training for staff of the HealthServices Executive, introduced the concept of artand health to the delegates through examples ofsuchprojectsinhealthcaresettings.

cOntact MikeWhiteCentreforArts&HealthinHumanities&Medicine(CAHHM)DawsonBuilding,ScienceSite,UniversityofDurham,DH13LE,UK.+4401913342916mike.white@durham.ac.ukwww.dur.ac.uk/cahhm

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An important aspect of the Cork 2005 CultureandHealthStrandwasanaccessschemewherebyticketswereacquiredtovariousEuropeanCapitalofCultureeventsandmadeavailablefreeofchargetoHSEclients. Almost 500 tickets were reserved and/orpurchasedanddistributedtoclientswhootherwisewouldnothavehadtheopportunitytoattendthemanytheatrical,musicalandparticipativeevents.

cOntact AnnO’ConnorArts+HealthCo-OrdinatorHSESouthernAreaCommunityServicesOffice,St.Finbarr’sHospital,DouglasRoad,Cork+353214923136annp.oconnor@mailp.hse.ie

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The Cork Singer’s Club visited a variety ofhealthcaresettingsinCorktoentertaintheclientsand encourage them to become actively involvedintheperformance.Themainfocusoftheactivitywasonmusicandsong.Inall,ninevisitstookplaceduring the period of the project. The number ofClubmemberspresentonanyparticularoccasionvariedfromasfewasfourtoasmanyaseleven. The singers who participated in the projectfounditarewardingexperienceandhaveexpressedastrongdesiretocontinuesuchvisitsinthefuture.Thesingersreportedthatitspecificallycontributedtotheirpersonaldevelopmentandthattheyvaluedtheinteractionwiththeclientsinthecentres,eventhough such interaction varied depending on the

setting.Staffateachcentrewereveryappreciativeofthevisitsandprovidedawelcomeenvironmentfor the singers.Theclients enjoyed thevisitsandoftenbecameactivelyinvolvedintheperformance,which they otherwise would not have had theopportunitytoenjoy.

cOntact JimWalshCorkSingers’ClubBelgrove,BendemeerPark,MagazineRoad,Cork+353872759311walshj@cit.ie

cOrk sInGers’ cluBcOrk sInGers’ cluBst. luke’s nursInG hOMe; O’cOnnell cOurt; WestGate FOundatIOnMOunt cara nursInG hOMe; turners crOss day care centreMaryMOunt hOsPIce, st. PatrIck’s hOsPIce; MayFIeld day care centreshare day care centre; carrIGMOre centre

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eVenInG echO PhOtOGraPhIc exhIBItIOneVenInG echOcOrk 2005Farranree FaMIly centreshare day care centrecOBh day care centreMacrOOM senIOr cItIzens centreWestGate FOundatIOnBandOn day care centrest. luke’s day care centreturners crOss day care centre carrIGalIne day care centrest. laurence’s cheshIre hOMe

Cork2005andtheEvening Echocollaboratedtodevelopanexhibitionfordaycareandcommunitycentres inCork city and county. The exhibitionincluded over 100 photographs and headlinesdating back to the 1920s. Photographs includedimages from current affairs, the arts, sports andother significant events in Cork community life.The photographs were divided into ten separateanduniqueexhibitions,whichrotatedfromvenuetovenueonceamonth.EachexhibitioncontainedtenframedphotographsandoneframedfrontpagefromtheEvening Echoarchive. The exhibition provided a stimulatingexperience for clients to reminisce on importantmoments and news stories of Cork’s history. In2006 the exhibition became the property of theHeathServiceExecutiveSouthernArea.

cOntact RayLougheedEveningEchoPOBox25,AcademyStreet,Cork+353214802281ray.lougheed@eecho.iewww.eveningecho.ie

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nOrthsIde FOlklOre PrOjectcOrk unIVersIty hOsPItal radIOcOrk 2005

TheNorthsideFolkloreProjectwasaCorkCampusRadio project in the main programme of Cork2005whichbroughteverydaylifeandexperiencestotheforeinits‘CulturesofCork’radioproject.The project asked what the city means to thosewhopassthroughitsstreetseveryday.Itexploredthe different worlds existing in contemporaryCork through a series of oral history interviewsconcentrating on the informal in life: the chat,stories, childhood memories, nicknames, slang,jokesandsongs. TheprogrammeswereoriginallybroadcastonCorkCampusRadio inJuneandJuly2005. ThisprojectenabledtheirsubsequentbroadcastonCorkUniversityHospitalradio,thusprovidingaccesstotheprojectforpatientsandstaffandotherHospitalRadio listeners who, due to their health status,wouldnototherwisehaveexperiencedtheproject.

cOntactUnaWebsterCorkUniversityHospitalWilton,Cork+353876775179Una.Webster@mailp.hse.ie

NoelWelchCorkUniversityHospitalRadioWilton,Cork+353871242338

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During the Cork International Choral Festival,five choirs performed in five healthcare venuesthroughoutCorkcity:St.Michael’sChurchChoir,BlackrockinSt.Luke’sHome,Mahon;St. Francis Church Choir, Liberty Street in theMercyHospitalMentalHealthUnit;St.Columba’sChurchChoir,Douglas in St. Finbarr’sHospital;Church ofReal PresenceChoir,CurraheenRoadin Cork University Hospital and The UniversityofthePhilippinesMedicineChoir inSt.Finbarr’sHospital. The performances gave clients theopportunity to experience the choral musicbeingperformed inCork’s InternationalChoralFestival, which they otherwisewould not havehadaccessto.

cOntact CorkInternationalChoralFestivalFestivalHouse,15GrandParade,Cork+353214223535chorfest@iol.iewww.corkchoral.ie

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TocelebratetheformalopeningbyAnTaoiseach,BertieAhernofanewTravellerResourceCentre,inCork, theTravellerVisibilityGrouporganiseda day-long sequence of events which includedthe launch of a unique photographic exhibitionand publication to illustrate the richness ofcontemporarylifeinthetravellingcommunityandaperformanceof‘It’saCulturalThing...orisit?(ATravellerinProgress)’byMichaelCollins. Inabidtoconvinceanewgenerationoftheimportanceofeducation,in‘It’saCulturalThing...orisit?(ATravellerinProgress)’MichaelCollinstells his life story from his first memories of atraditionalTravellerlifeintheMidlandsboundedby barrel top wagons and tents, through to theintolerablehardshipsofsettlementinahaltingsitein Finglas. While the production rejoices in thefreedom of his childhood and youth, a narratorrevealsthedarkersideofthechangesinTravellercultureandtheresponseofthesettledcommunitytothesechanges.Theproductionisthestoryofone

community’sstruggleandare-emergenceofanewTravelleridentityincontemporaryIreland. Thestagingoftheproductionattheopeningoftheresourcecentreallowedforthecelebrationoftravellerlifeinanenjoyableandcreativeformat.Members of the travelling community attendingtheopeningcelebrations,whootherwisewouldnothave had the opportunity to see the production,enjoyedtheopportunitytoexperiencethework.

cOntact ChrissieO’SullivanTravellerVisibilityGroup25JohnStreet,Cork+353214503786.tvgcork@gmail.comgroups.msn.com/TravellerVisibilityGroup/

It’s a cultural thInG… Or Is It? (a traVeller In PrOGress)artIst: MIchael cOllInstraVeller VIsIBIlIty GrOuPcOrk 2005

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Theobjectiveoftheprojectwastopresent,onCorkUniversityHospitalRadio,threepoetsfromEasternEurope who were translated and published inEnglishduringthecourseof2005.BetweenAugustandOctober,thebroadcastsfeaturedwereGuntarsGodinsofLatvia,KatarzynaBorunofPolandandAndres Ehin of Estonia. Also participating weretheir Irish counterpart poets, Eugene O’Connell,GerryMurphy(left)andPatrickCotter.TheradioshowsconsistedofpoetryreadingsinthelanguagesoforiginaswellasinEnglishtranslation.Interviewswith the participants and music selections alsofeatured. This particular projectwas an offshootof a much larger Cork 2005 project involvingthe publication of over thirteen books ofthirteen poets from thirteen different countries. Asaresultofthebroadcasts,patientsandstaffand otherHospitalRadio listenerswere exposedto contemporaryEuropeanpoetry,which,due totheirhealthstatus,theywouldnototherwisehavehadaccessto.Thepoetswelcomedtheopportunityto broadcast their work and the provision of anew avenue through which their work could beappreciated.

cOntacts PatCotterMunsterLiteratureCentreFrankO’ConnorHouse,84DouglasStreet,Cork+353214312955munsterlit@eircom.netwww.munsterlit.ie

UnaWebsterCorkUniversityHospitalWilton,Cork+353876775179Una.Webster@mailp.hse.ie

NoelWelchCorkUniversityHospitalWilton,Cork+353871242338

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Cork novelist and playwright, Cónal Creedon,is one of Ireland’s exciting new writers. In lateDecember 2005 and early January, Cónal gavereadingsofhisownworkinhealthcaresettingsinCork.InadditiontoareadinginCorkPrison,hereadtoanaudienceof60peoplefromMayfieldDayCareCentreaspartoftheirChristmasgatheringattheAmbassadorHotelinCork.

The readings offered clients, carers and staff theopportunitytoenjoytheworkofalivingwriterbyexperiencingtheworkthroughthewriterhimself,an opportunity which they would not otherwisehavehadaccessto.

cOntact CónalCreedonconalcreedon@eircom.net

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cÓnal creedOn readInGsartIst: cÓnal creedOncOrk PrIsOn; MayFIeld day care centre

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dance cOnnectartIst: jO nIchOlssMa ParIsh centre, WIltOncOrk 2005

Dance Connect was a dance movement classdesigned for children with autism. The aimsfor children were to provide opportunity forinvolvementinasocialsettingthatoffersscopeforleisure activity; promotes personal development;relieves tension and energy in a fun and positiveway, while furthering access to educationalpossibilities. The aims for parents were to offertimeandplacetofocusonpositiveaspectsoftheirchild’sabilities;whilealsobenefitingfromphysicalactivity leading to stress relief, fun and positiveparent/childbonding. Tooffersocialnetworkingandmutualsupportgainedfromworkingalongsideotherparentsofautisticchildren. The classes took place in the SMA ParishCentreoversevenweeksinJulyandAugust.Theclasses,forchildrenaged5-10years,comprisedofamixture of developmentalmovement playwithfreedanceandcreativeactivity.Focuscentredongrounding to help increase concentration levelsandteamwork,aimedtobuildtrustinsafephysicalcontact. This was mixed with more traditionalchildren’smovementgames.Beanbags,ballsandaplay parachute helped to add colour, stimulationand fun,while themusic provided an overridingmotivatingandintegralparttoeverysession.

OutcOMesSoexcitedweretheparentsbythebenefitsoftheclass, that they funded a further sevenweeks by

themselves.Theyweredelightedthattheirchildrenhadbegun to settle,becomingaccustomed to theroutine, room and the other participants. Thechildren became better able to concentrate andfollowinstructions;tookaleadinsuggestingwhatexercisesandgamestheywantedandevenbegantorespondpositivelyandengagewithoneanotherduringplay. Attendance at the classes was high and allthe parents were amazingly enthusiastic aboutsupportingtheirchildren.Bytheendofthecoursetheparentsfeltbetterinformedabouttheirchild’sownparticularphysicalabilities.Theyalsoenjoyedsharinginsomefuntimetogether!

cOntactJoNichols77Clonlea,MountOvalVillage,Rochestown,Cork+353877787320jonichols@eircom.net

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tea dancecO-OrdInatOr: Gerry kellycOrk POPs OrchestracOrk 2005

The Cork 2005/HSE ‘Tea Dance’ took place intheCityHall,Corkontheafternoonof9October2005. Entertainment was provided by the CorkPops Orchestra, Ireland’s only CommunityOrchestra,conductedbyEvelynGrant,a lecturerattheCorkSchoolofMusicandpresenteronRTÉLyric FM. The orchestra was joined by specialguest Carl Corcoran (RTÉ Lyric FM BreakfastShow)whosanga selectionofnumberswith theorchestra.DancersenjoyedarangeofmusicfromJohann Strauss to Abba and demonstrated theirdancingskills inwaltzes, tangos, two-stepsandabitofrock‘n’roll. The Cork Pops Orchestra’s Tea Danceswere devised by Gerry Kelly and grew from the

successfulMillennium‘TeaDance’projectfor‘TheYoungatHeart’.Thedancesrecognisetheroleofa previous generation in creating today’s Irelandandofferawonderfulopportunitytocelebrateandacknowledgethiscontribution. Therewasacapacityattendanceof800HSEclientsfromCorkcityandcounty.Sincetheevent,there has been constant correspondence asking‘When is the next one?’ The musicians in theorchestrasay‘Itistheirfavouritegig!’’

cOntactGerryKellyCorkPopsOrchestra11SummerhillSouth,Cork+353872462636grantkelly@eircom.netwww.corkpops.ie

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cOrk InternatIOnal FOlk dance FestIVal cOrk InternatIOnal FOlk dance FestIVal share day care centre; the WestGate FOundatIOncarraIG MÓr centre; cOrk unIVersIty hOsPItal cOrk 2005

Theprojectwasaimedatpeoplewhocouldnot,forvariousreasons,attendconcertsandperformancesduringtheCorkInternationalFolkDanceFestivalin August 2005. The project involved fourperformancesonsuccessivedays in fourdifferentcentres:theShareDayCareCentreonSheareStreet;The Westgate Foundation, Ballincollig; CarraigMór Centre, Shanakiel; and Cork UniversityHospital.Theyinvolvedfolkdance,musicandsongperformancesbygroupsrepresentingfourdifferentnations:Holland,Poland,SardiniaandBrittany.Inall,nearly200performerstookpart. The Polish group Zespół Pieśni I Tańca‘Wałbrzych’ presented folk dances from differentregions and also performed Polish songs andnationaldances.Sardiniangroup,Citt`diSennori,performed traditional Sardinian dances and, inparticular, dancesof theLogudoro region,wherethey come from. The third group was one ofBrittany’sbesttraditionaldancegroups,TheCelticCircle of Rennes, who wear beautiful costumesdatingfromthe1870sand1920sfromtheRennesarea.Dutchgroup,ThePierewaaiers,afolkdance-demonstration group fromNijmegen inHolland,wereaccompaniedbyanaccomplishedseven-pieceliveband.

cOntacts DaithíKearneyCorkInternationalFolkDanceFestivalRosebank,ChurchHill,Carrigaline,Co.Cork+353876419081info@corkfolkdancefest.comwww.corkfolkdancefest.com

BarryCoganOwenabueValleyTraditionalGroupRosebank,ChurchHill,Carrigaline,Co.Cork+353878137990info@corkfolkdancefest.comwww.owenabue-valley.net

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Bisakha Sarker performed during the Institutefor Choreography and Dance (icd) MovingAge international conference at Firkin Crane in2000. Contact has been maintained since then.Chaturangan, Bisakha Sarker and Companyperformed ‘SacredMove’ at FirkinCrane, on12May 2005 and worked with icd on workshopswithfivecommunity-basedgroupsinCork. The aims were to locate dance in communitycontexts to increase access and participation; toofferamulti-culturalexperiencethroughdance(andalliedartforms);toenhancetheOPID(OlderPeopleinDance)networkwitha focusonEastCork;andto createa link ‘Across theSea’betweenEuropeanCapitalsofCulture:Cork2005andLiverpool2008.

Bisakha’sworkwasextremelywellreceivedinthevariouscontextsshevisitedandallobjectiveswererealisedduringhertimeinCork.Thevisitwasalsohighlysuccessfulindeepeningtheconnectionbetweenicdandthisextraordinaryartist.

cOntact MowbrayBatesInstituteforChoreographyandDanceFirkinCrane,Shandon,Cork+353214507487mow@instchordance.comwww.instchordance.com

BIsakha sarker & cOMPany: tOurInG dance resIdencyartIst: BIsakha sarkerInstItute FOr chOreOGraPhy and dancethe Glen yOunG adults PrOject cOláIste stIOFáIn náOFa (FIrkIn crane, shandOn)Older WOMen’s netWOrk; cOPe FOundatIOn the Mall arts centre; cOrk cOunty cOuncIl; cOrk cIty cOuncIl; cOrk 2005

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OlIVer! actOrs’ VIsItcOrk OPera hOuseWestGate FOundatIOn; cOrk 2005

ActorsfromCorkOperaHousebrightenedthedayofmembersofWestgateFoundationinBallincolligon 19May 2005. Immediately after thematineeperformanceofOliver!,RebeccaSmithandLukeHaydendescendeduponalargecrowdofexcitedfansinthedaycarecentre.RebeccaandLukewerewellknowntomostof thosegatheredfromtheirlong-timerolesinthepopulartelevisionprogramme,Fair City.TheactorsarrivedinBallincolligstillincostume and full make-up from their respectiverolesasNancyandBillSykesinOliver!. The actors circulated among the members,chatting and shaking hands and posing forphotographs. Itwas clear by the buzz of excitedvoices in the room that this visitwas ahighlightof the many worthy activities that take place inWestgateFoundation.Throughcollaborationwithanother cultural organisation, it became possibleto bring professional actors to the clients of theWestgate Foundation who would otherwise nothavehadaccesstotheperformers.

cOntact JamieMonaganEducation & Community Outreach OfficerCorkOperaHouseEmmetPlace,Cork+353214905218jmonagan@corkoperahouse.iewww.corkoperahouse.ie

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‘King Lear and the Three Rs: Reflect, Respond,Receive’ was a three-part programme stemmingfrom the Cork Opera House/Janus TheatreCompanyproductionofKing Lear. AcentralthemerunningthroughKing Learisthe journeyof aging: lossofpower, relationshipswith adult children and ultimately, the wisdomgainedthroughtheexperienceofalonglife.Thisprogramme honoured the life experiences of theelderlybyenlistingagroupof15olderpeopleasconsultantstotheproduction. BelindaWild(directorofKing Learandartisticdirector of Janus Theatre Company) and actorsStephenWyley (Duke of Gloucester) and AdrianScanlon(EdmundandTheFool)ledtwointeractiveworkshopswith15olderpeopleintheBishopstownSeniorSocialCentreinAugustandSeptember2005.Theactorsperformedselectedscenes,discussedtherehearsal process and challenges that they facedin developing their characters. Belinda furtherbroughttheseniorcitizensintothecreativeprocessbybringinginanddiscussingthemodelset,masks,costumesandprops. A particular challenge for the 28-year-oldactorStephenWyleywas toconvincinglyportraytheelderlyDukeofGloucester.DuringtheirvisitstoBishopstown,theolderpeoplespokemovinglyoftheheartbreakthatchildrencancause;ofhowtheywouldfeelifbetrayedbyachild,asGloucester

isbetrayedbyhisson,Edmund;ofthechallengesofaging.Additionally,theyofferedadviceonvoiceandmovement. Theolderpeopleattended theopeningnightperformance of King Lear in the Half MoonTheatreinCorkOperaHouse,followedbyapost-performancereceptionwiththecast. The collaboration with the actors enabledthe group to not only actively participate in theproduction process but provided access to a liveperformance.

cOntacts JamieMonaganEducation & Community Outreach OfficerCorkOperaHouseEmmetPlace,Cork+353214905218jmonagan@corkoperahouse.iewww.corkoperahouse.ie

RogerCoughlanBishopstownSeniorSocialCentre+353863866975bishopstownseniors@eircom.net

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GuIness jazz FestIVal10th aVenue jazz BandkInsale rOad accOMMOdatIOn centrecOrk 2005

The10thAvenueJazzBandmadeitsfirstappearanceintheGuinnessJazzFestivalinOctober2005.Therip-roaringdixielandband,nowbasedintheSanJose area of Southern California perform a mixof straightdixielandclassics in the styleofLouisArmstrong,TurkMurphyandBixBiederbeckeinadditiontorock‘n’roll,swing,latinandwaltzes. DuringtheirvisittoCorkthebandperformedin the Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre, anasylumseekercentre,givingasylumseekers therethe opportunity to experience one of the world-classactsperforminginthefamousGuinnessJazzFestival in Cork, a performance they otherwisecouldnothaveenjoyed.

cOntactJackMcGouran,ArtisticDirectorGuinnessJazzFestival80HaddingtonRoad,Ballsbridge,Dublin4+35316375219jazz@questcom.iol.iewww.corkjazzfestival.com

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at Play WIth PuPPetscOrk OPera hOusekInsale rOad accOMMOdatIOn centrecOrk 2005

‘At Play With Puppets’ introduced 13 non-national children and parents from the KinsaleRoad Accommodation Centre, an asylum seekercentre, to several Cork cultural and recreationinstitutions inMarch2005.The families traveledbycoachtoCorkOperaHousewheretheyenjoyedahigh-energyperformanceoftheLambertPuppetTheatre’s Sleeping Beauty, with lots of laughterandaudienceparticipation. They were then brought to the playgroundatFitzgeraldParkandcouldbarelybetornawaytoeattheirpicniclunches.Onelittleboy,Yianko,evenhadanimpromptu“friendly”withaFrenchfootballteamthatwaskickingaballaroundinthepark. After lunch they attended a puppet-makingworkshop with Dowtcha Puppets at Cork CityMuseumwherethechildrenmadesimplepuppetsof newspaper, masking tape, sticks, yarn andfabric,followedbyavisittothe‘MagicofMasksandPuppets’exhibitionupstairs. The families who participated were fromNigeria,Ghana, andAlbania.Noneof themhadeverbeforevisitedCorkOperaHouse,FitzgeraldPark,ortheCityMuseum.TheyhadawonderfuldayandapositiveintroductiontoseveralofCork’spremier facilities. At the end of the day, theyreturned to the Accommodation Centre with a

bigbagofpaints,brushes,glue,tape,plasticeyes,etc., so they could continue working on theirpuppetsintheCentre.

cOntact JamieMonaganEducation & Community Outreach OfficerCorkOperaHouseEmmetPlace,Cork+353214905218jmonagan@corkoperahouse.iewww.corkoperahouse.ie

DennisGilland,ManagerKinsaleRoadAccommodationCentre,KinsaleRoad,Cork+353214318932

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Best OF IrIsh tOurMusIc netWOrk st. stePhen’s hOsPItalcOrk 2005

In addition to the commencement of MusicNetwork’s Music in Healthcare/Mental Healthproject in St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire andCarrigmore Centre, Shanakiel, Music Networkarrangedaconcerton19May2005bythreewell-knowntraditionalIrishmusicianswhowere,atthetime, engaged on aMusicNetworkBest of IrishconcerttourofIreland.Theartists,DesiWilkinson(flute),MáirtínO’Connor(accordion)andBrendanO’Regan (bouzouki) performed to a large crowdinSt.Stephen’sHospital,includingvisitingclientsandstafffromCarrigmoreCentre. The concert’s principle aims were to kick-startaseriesofparticipativeMusicinHealthcareworkshopsinthetwocentresandtobringahighqualitylivemusiceventtoagroupofpeoplewhomightnototherwisehavetheopportunitytoaccesssuchanopportunity. The concert was enjoyed by both staff andclients, with some clients finding their voice andjoiningin.Theconcertprovedasuccessfulmeansof stimulating interest in and support for thesubsequent participative workshops within thetwo centres. The artists reported that they wereextremelymovedby the experienceofplaying totheassembledgroupofclientsandstaff.

cOntacts DeirdreMcCreaMusicNetworkTheCoachHouseDublinCastleDublin2+35316719429deirdre@musicnetwork.iewww.musicnetwork.ie

JohnCroninSt.Stephen’sHospitalGlanmire,Cork+353214821411/0872964410croninj1@shb.ie

EamonnLeonardCarrigmoreCentreShanakiel,Cork+353214541901/0872848915leonarde@shb.ie

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trInIdad & tOBaGO steel Band PerFOrMancescO-OrdInatOr: BrOther MattheW FeheneycOrk cIty cOuncIl; cOrk 2005

Thevisitof theTrinidadandTobagoRegimentalSteel Band was arranged by Brother MatthewFeheney during a visit to Trinidad in January2005.Fiftyfivemembersofaparty(including45musicians) arrived inCorkon7 June.On9 and10 June they performed in various workshops,including a concert at St Luke’sHall whichwascrowded with schoolchildren and adults. On 10June the Orchestra also performed for staff andclientsoftheIrishGuideDogsfortheBlind.ThiswasfollowedbyperformancesinCork’smainstreet,PatrickStreet,on11Junetogreatacclaimfromthelargecrowdthatgathered,MahonShoppingMallandUniversityCollegeCork.

Theperformanceswereenjoyedbyallandprovidedtheopportunitytohearoneoftheworld’sleadingsteelbands.Clientsinthehealthcaresettingsandotheraudiencemembersalsoenjoyedaccesstothismusicaltraditionwhichtheyotherwisewouldnothavehad.

cOntact BrotherMatthewFeheneyPresentationBrothersMardykeHouse,Mardyke,Cork+353214271729jmfeheny@iol.ie

MaeveDineenCorkCityCouncilArtsOffice,CorkCityCouncil,Cork+353863883657maeve_dineen@corkcity.iewww.corkcity.ie

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l Dublin HealtHy Cities ProjeCt

Carmichael House, North Brunswick St, Dublin 7 +353 1 8722278 dhcp@indigo.ie www.dublinhealthycities.ie

The Dublin Healthy Cities Project aims to enhance thehealth of the city, its environment and its people. TheHealthyCitiesProjectisaninitiativeoftheEuropeanofficeoftheWorldHealthOrganisation.

l HosPital auDienCes inC. (Hal)

548 Broadway 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10012-3950, USA 001 2125757676 hai@hospaud.org www.hospaud.org

Hospital Audiences Inc. aims to provide access to the artsforpeople inhealthcarebybringingpeople isolated fromthecultural mainstream to cultural institutions and other visualand performing arts experiences, or by presenting the artsdirectlytothem.

l national network for tHe arts in HealtH

123 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7HR, UK +442072611317 info@nnah.org.uk www.nnah.org.uk

The National Network for Arts and Health (NNAH)provides dedicated resources and a range of benefits andservices for organisations and individuals interested inthefieldofartsandhealthincludingfactsheets,membersforum,projectsdirectoryandabibliography.

l tHe arts CounCil /an CHomHairle ealaíon

70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 +353 1 6180200 info@artscouncil.ie www.artcouncil.ie

The Arts Council is an autonomous statutory body,appointed byGovernment and funded by theOireachtasto promote and assist the arts and to develop publicappreciationofthearts.

l tHe ark a Cultural Centre for CHilDren Eustace Street, Dublin 2 +353 1 6707788 info@ark.ie www.ark.ie

TheArk,ACulturalCentreforChildren,isEurope’sfirstand only custom-designed arts centre for children. TheHealing Ark, one of four major outreach programmesdeveloped and funded by the Ark Cultural Trust forChildren,iscommittedtoalong-termexplorationofhowthe arts can be incorporated into the daily lives of sickchildrenindifferenthealthcareenvironments.

l uk regional arts boarDs www.arts.org.uk

Links to UK regional arts boards. Project descriptions,strategyandpolicydocumentsforartsinhealthfromSouthEast Arts and West Midlands Arts Boards are available

online.

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l age anD oPPortunity (bealtaine and arts and Care)

Age & Opportunity, Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9 +353 1 8370570 ageandop@mie.ie www.olderinireland.ie

Age and Opportunity is the national agency working tochallengenegativeattitudestoagingandolderpeople,andtopromotegreaterparticipationbyolderpeopleinsociety.ArtsandCareisanartsprojectruninpartnershipwiththeMidlandsHealthBoard.Bealtaineisamonth-longnationalfestivalcelebratingcreativityinolderage.

l arts for HealtH Centre The Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6BH, UK +44161 2368916 or 247 1091 www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/arts4hth/introduc.htm

Arts forHealthCentre is anational centre established toprovidepracticalhelp, informationandadvice toallwhoareconcernedwithusingtheartsasacomplementarypartofhealthcare.

l art in HosPital Blawarthill Hospital, 129 Holehouse Drive, Glasgow G13 3TG, Scotland, UK +44 (0) 141 211 9031 info@artinhospital.org www.artinhospital.org

ArtinHospitalprovidesanextensiveongoingprogrammmeofvisualartsinhospitalsandnursinghomesinandaroundthecityofGlasgow.

l Centre for arts anD Humanities in HealtH anD meDiCine (CaHHm) Dawson Building, Science Site, University of Durham, DH1 3LE, UK +44 191 334 2917 cahhm.info@durham.ac.uk www.dur.ac.uklcahhm

Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicineis an independent research and evaluation resource basedin the University of Durham. CAHHM investigates andpromotesthepracticalapplicationsandbenefitsofartsandhumanitiesinhealthcare.CAHHMhasparticularexpertiseincommunity-basedartsinhealthandinthehumanimpactofartinhealthcarearchitectureanddesign.

l Create

10/11 South Earl Street, Dublin 8 +353 1 4736600 info@artsincontext.com www.communityartsireland.com

CREATEisanarts-enablingorganisation.Itoffersadvice,information and training in a broad range of areas toartistsandartsorganisations.Itsupportsthedevelopmentoftheartsincommunitycontexts.Servicesincludeprojectdevelopmentandsupport;trainingandeducation;finance

andadministration;strategicandpolicydevelopment.

Thissectionisfarfromexhaustiveandisintendedtoprovideapointofreferenceforpeoplewhoareinterestedinfindingoutmoreaboutthefieldofartsandhealth.AtregionallevelyourLocalAuthorityArtsOffice,artscentresandlocallibrariesareallgoodsourcesofinformation,adviceandsupport,andcanputyouintouchwithrelevantartists,individualsororganisations.

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lw.H.a.t. waterforD Healing arts trust

Waterford Regional Hospital, Dunmore Road, Co. Waterford +353 51 842664 info@waterfordhealingarts.com www.waterfordhealingarts.com

W.H.A.T.isaleadinghospitalartsprogramme.BasedinWaterfordRegionalHospitaltheTrustexplorestheroleof the arts in the promotion of healing andwell beingthroughamulti-disciplinaryprogrammeofartsactivity.

aDDitional resourCesl Arts, Health and Community: A study of five Arts in Community Health projects Everitt&Hamilton,CAHHM UniversityofDurham,2003.

l Creating a Healthier Future, Arts and Health Conference (Proceedings) Bateson,2001.DublinHealthyCitiesProject.

l The Arts & Health Handbook - a practical guide TheArtsCouncilofIrealnd,2003. ISBN1904291-02-3()35316180200)

l Helping to Heal: The Arts in Health Care Senior&Croall, CalousteGulbenkianFoundation,1993

lMapping the Arts in Healthcare Contexts in the Republic of Ireland OCuiv,LeargasConsultingLimited,2001

l The Maugherow Project – unwrapping creativity: an intergenerational approach ArtsOffice,SligoCountyCouncil,2001

l art, HealtH anD meDiCine www.cofa.unsw.edu.au/research/stanford/artmed/index.htmlFundedbytheAustraliaCouncil,thissiteprovideslinkstoartsandhealthprojects,featuredartistsandartworks,researchpapers,andresources.

l australian network for arts anD HealtH www.anah.org.au

The Australian Network for Arts + Health (ANAH)workstoenableopportunitiesforinformationexchange,participationincriticaldebateandworkplacecollaborationacross Australia through information dissemination,training,andconsultancyandoutreachwork.

l national network for tHe arts in HealtH, uk www.nnah.org.ukIncludesfactsheetsonplanning,researchandevaluation,suggestedreading,artsinhealthcourses.Therearefurtheronlinebenefitsavailableformembers.

l Paintings in HosPitals (irelanD) www.paintingsinhospitals.cwcom.netPaintings in Hospitals (PiH) is a registered charity thatprovides a picture rental service to NHS hospitals andhealthcareestablishmentsthroughouttheUKandIreland.

l soCiety for arts in HealtHCare, usa www.societyartshealthcare.org

Provides informationon this organisationwith links tootherorganisations/projectsintheUSA.

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Aaron Towers, ArtistAingeala De Burca, Music FacilitatorArc Cancer Support House, Ellen O’ Neill & ColleaguesBandon Day Care Centre, Noreen Walsh & ColleaguesBernie Galvin, Arts FacilitatorBetty Smith, Dance FacilitatorBishopstown Senior Social Centre, Roger Coughlan & ColleaguesBrother Matthew Feheney, Project Co-ordinatorCarraig Mór Centre, Eamon Leonard, Pat O’Dea, Caroline Mitchell & ColleaguesCarrigaline Day Care Centre, Jean Lynch, Agnes O’ Reilly & GroupCharleville Semi-sheltered CentreChomhairle, Deidre Kelleher, Helen Brougham & ColleaguesCiarán Fitzpatrick, Writer & ActorCónal Creedon, WriterCOPE FoundationCorcadorcaCork City Council, Maeve Dineen & ColleaguesCork County Council, Ian McDonaghCork International Choral Festival, John Fitzpatrick & ColleaguesCork International Folk Dance Festival, Daithi Kearney, Barry Cogan & Co.Cork Opera House, Jamie Monagan & ColleaguesCork Pops Orchestra, Evelyn Grant & ColleaguesCork PrisonCork Singers’ Club, Jim Walsh, Sean McCarthy & ColleaguesCork University Hospital Radio, Noel Welch & ColleaguesCork University Hospital, Sheelagh Broderick & ColleaguesDanny McCarthy, ArtistDee Hurley, Project Co-ordinatorDeerpark Family Resource Centre, Madeline Buckley & ColleaguesEmer Toomey, Artist

Farranree Family Centre, Alison Merrotsy & ColleaguesGerry Kelly, Project Co-OrdinatorGolden Meadows Retirement VillageGraffiti Theatre Company, Emelie Fitzgibbon & ColleaguesGuinness Jazz Festival, Jack McGouran & Bill JohnsonHossanah Diver, Dance FacilitatorHugh Lorigan, ArtistInstitute for Choreography and Dance, Mowbray Bates & ColleaguesIrish Guide Dogs for the Blind, Padraig Mallon & ColleaguesJack Healy, ArtistJanus Theatre Company, Belinda WildeJo Nichols, ArtistJohn McHarg, ArtistJoy Cantwell, Dance FacilitatorJulie Kelleher, ActorKinsale Road Accommodation Centre, Dennis Galland & ColleaguesKnocknaheeny Day Care CentreLiberty Street House, Bridget Mintern, Tim O’ Brien & Colleagues.Luke Hayden, ActorMacroom Senior Citizens Centre, Pat O’Connell & ColleaguesMahon Active Retirement Group, Breda Jordan & GroupMahon Family Resource Centre, Mary Malone, Susan O’Brien & ColleaguesMairead Geary, Arts FacilitatorMargaret O’Sullivan, ProducerMarie Brett, ArtistMarymount Hospice, Kathleen Harte & ColleaguesMaureen Collins, Dance FacilitatorMayfield Day Care Centre, Eleanor Buckley & ColleaguesMcAuley Day Care Centre, Maureen Kearney & ColleaguesMeitheal Mara, Marie Drew & Colleagues

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Mel Mercier, ProducerMichael Collins, ActorMichelle Finnerty, Project Co-ordinatorMichelle Whelan, Project AdministratorMike White, CAHHMMolly Sturges, ArtistMount Cara Nursing Home, Mary O’ Sullivan & ColleaguesMunster Literature Centre, Pat Cotter & ColleaguesMusic MigrationsMusic Network, Deidre McCrea & ColleaguesNational Disability Authority, Anne-Marie Rooney & ColleaguesNico Brown, Music FacilitatorNorthside Folklore Project, Mary O’Driscoll & ColleaguesO’Connell Court, Catherine Cogan, Oliva Devane & ColleaguesOlder Women’s NetworkPark Road Day Care Centre, Sr. Eleanor & ColleaguesPark Road Family Resource Centre, Orla Dignam & ColleaguesPepe O’ Neill, Arts FacilitatorPeter Kearns, Writer/DirectorRebecca Smith, ActorSchool of the Divine Child, Trish Harrington & ColleaguesSHARE, Clodagh Whelan & ColleaguesSirius Arts Centre, Peggy Sue AmisonSt. Finbarr’s Hospital, Cathleen Bowen, Claire MacGabhann & ColleaguesSt. Laurence’s Cheshire Home, James Hayes, Katherine Dullard, & ColleaguesSt. Luke’s Nursing Home, Eugene Brown, Dorcas Mcgivern, Julia Horgan, Joan Jeffry’s & ColleaguesSt. Philomena’s Ward, St. Finbarr’s Hospital, Anne Corcoran & ColleaguesSt. Raphael Centre, Ned Cotter, John McHarg & Colleagues St. Stephen’s Hospital, John Cronin & ColleaguesSusanne O’Mahony, Arts FacilitatorThe Evening Echo, Ray Lougheed & ColleaguesTim Murphy, ArtistTom Creed, DirectorTraveller Visibility Group, Chrissie O’ SullivanTrinidad & Tobago Steel Band

Triskel, Penny Rae, Charlotte Donovan & ColleaguesTurners Cross Day Care Centre, Kathleen Mullane, John O’Connell & ColleaguesWestgate Foundation, Noel Byrne & ColleaguesCork 2005/HSE Southern Area Working Group: MembersAidan Warner, Principal Community Worker, South Lee, HSE Southern AreaAnn O’ Connor, Project Manager, Culture + Health, Cork 2005Michael Shemeld, Manager, Physical & Sensory Disability Services, HSE Southern AreaRebecca Loughry, Principal Community Worker – Social Inclusion, HSE Southern AreaTony Sheehan, Programme Team, Cork 2005Una Webster, Capital Projects Co-ordinator, CUH, HSE Southern Area Cork 2005/HSE Working Group would like to thank each of their many colleagues for their contribution and support particularly;Lisa Clancy, Director, Angie O’ Brien, Norma Deasy & Colleagues in the Communications Department, HSE Southern AreaAoife Carlin, Director, Aileen Leahy, Annette Clancy & Colleagues in the Communications Department, Cork 2005Pat Healy, Assistant National Director, Primary Community and Continuing Care, HSE Southern AreaGretta Crowley, Local Health Office Manager – South Lee, Primary Community and Continuing Care, HSE Southern AreaAurora Caruso, Administrator, Culture + Health, Cork 2005Ann Cahill, Trish Murphy, Tracy McCormack, Nicola Swanton + Co. in the Project Management Office, Cork 2005Mary McCarthy, Tom McCarthy, Programme Team, Cork 2005Sean Angland, Finance Director, Cork 2005John Kennedy, Director, Cork 2005

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