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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Creativity in Tuam belongs to everyone. Our community engagement work is about bringing people together, sharing ideas and making sure local voices shape what happens next. You don’t need to call yourself an artist to take part.
LOOP Sessions: Monthly Meet-Ups for Artists and Creatives
LOOP is a relaxed monthly meet-up for artists and creatives in and around Tuam. It’s a chance to chat, share what you’re working on, swap ideas and get to know others in the local creative community.
Still in its early stages, LOOP will continue to evolve as more people get involved. Alongside providing a space to meet, connect and share ideas, we want these sessions to become an accessible way to hear about the programme, exchange information and let people share what they’re working on.
All art forms and all stages are welcome, whether you’re just starting out or have been making work for years. LOOP is for anyone and everyone who wants to connect with the creative life of Tuam.
When and where:
3rd Thursday of every month
7-9pm
Brownes, The Square, Tuam
Arts Action Group
We’re currently supporting the development of a Tuam Arts Action Group, which we hope will become a standing group providing advice and input into the development of Creative Places Tuam and the wider local arts sector.
The group will provide a space for artists, creative practitioners and those invested in the cultural life of the town to come together, identify shared priorities and help shape future developments.
This includes contributing to programme planning, advocating for improved cultural infrastructure and considering what a stronger, more connected arts sector could look like for Tuam.
We believe that the future of Creative Places Tuam should be shaped by the people who make up its creative community, and this group will be an important part of making that happen.
We’d love to hear from musicians, makers, writers, performers, community organisers and anyone who wants to see Tuam’s creative life grow.
Interested in getting involved? Email info@creativeplacestuam.ie and tell us a little about yourself and what you’d like to bring to the group.
Programme subpage: Arts Action Group news story
Art cArt
ArtcArt is a travelling arts workshop that can support community events and bring accessible, hands-on creative activities into different settings across Tuam.
So far, we’ve delivered workshops with Educate Together and worked with Galway County Council’s Integration Team as part of Africa Day.
At present, Creative Places Tuam Coordinators Joanna and Fiona have been delivering these activities, but we’d love to develop the initiative further by bringing Spotlight artists on board to lead workshops and share their skills.
The ambition is to create more opportunities for local artists while making creative experiences accessible to people who might not otherwise engage with the arts. As always, the next step will depend on securing the resources to make this possible.
This initiative is a work-in-progress.
