Past Projects

Creative Conversations, 2022

Thank you to everyone who joined the project from near and far. You have made it such an enjoyable experience. To conclude, a canvas piece has been created that is inspired by the Creative Conversations we had. We will keep you updated on where this painting will be pop-up next.

All the best,

Ciarán & Úna

This inclusive project will centre on mindfulness and guided meditation as a way of accessing creativity. As Midlands artists, Ciarán and I invite you to be creative in this free, engaging and positive community project. The foundation of the project will be a series of virtual workshops held on the 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th of May at 7.30pm.

To be involved, you need any leftover materials and art supplies that you have at home. From this, I will facilitate the virtual workshops in which we engage in collective meditation, poetry readings, drawing and painting. With this workshop of self-enquiry, you will be encouraged to value the characteristics of found materials and their ability to transform sustainably while also focusing on the importance of positive mental health.

This community project was a continuum of the previous project 'Recaptured and draped' and was made possible by grant funding from Creative Ireland and Westmeath County Council with additional resources made available by glo Skin Clinic Athlone.

Recaptured And Draped, 2021

Myself and Ciarán Mac Domhnaill have completed our community art project titled ‘Recaptured and draped’. This inclusive project gave members of the public the autonomy to be creative and give participants a free, engaging and positive experience with emerging artists in the Midlands. The project revolved around a four-part series of virtual workshops centred on mindfulness and creativity.

I demonstrated how to paint and decorate textiles while encouraging the digital participants to value the characteristics of found materials and their ability to transform sustainably.

Participant A described the experience as a way of “connecting with other people and the sense of togetherness that came from knowing that our paintings will be sewn together to create a physical tapestry of artwork that documents our tkime together”.

This opinion was mirrored by participant B who found the workshops to be “a very centering experience in which the project coordinators created a relaxed and informal atmosphere over the hour which drew on ideas of poetry, mindfulness and meditation as a way of accessing creativity.”

This project was made possible by grant funding from Creative Ireland and Westmeath County Council with additional resources made available by Viking Tours.

The final tapestry of ‘collected memories’ is on public display and is currently placed on the mast of Viking Ship in Athlone and visible every evening at Athlone Town Marina until the end of October.

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Our Nature Spirit Project, 2020

During our first lock down during the Covid-19 pandemic I made four workshop videos for children from the ages of 6-12 years. I showed them different techniques in collage, painting drawing, all from their homes, all based around Nature and what they saw as nature from their surroundings, wherever they were.

Over the course of one month the project received over 100 submissions which I made into a large display which is now on display in Longford Library.

In association with Cruinniu na nÓg, Creative Ireland and Longford Library Services.