Resources

Tuam Assembly with Isabel Lima

Video

Tuam Assembly is a series of conversations between Tuam’s residents and stakeholders to explore their needs and expectations, part of Isabel Lima’s Artist Residency. These conversations will focus on the way a town is defined: by the connections and relationships that evolve at any given moment in place. These conversations recognise the importance of residents, their knowledge, lived experiences, aspirations, and skills, to planning place. We explore individual histories, aims, visions and objectives and by the end of each conversation we will have agreed on specific ways we can enact collective decisions.

Film by David McDonagh for Creative Places Tuam

published June 21, 2022

related programme Residencies and Research

Ory’Sta 4: Oein DeBharduin, David McDonagh, Maggs McDonagh and Joanna McGlynn

Video

Welcome to the fourth in our series of Ory’Sta Talking on Tuam conversations, which was originally pesented as part of the 2021 UK- based Creative People and Places programme conference.

This conversation, filmed in Tuam town hall, features inaugural Thinking on Tuam resident artist Oein DeBharduin, film-maker David McDonagh, community development worker Maggs McDonagh and visual artist Joanna McGlynn.

published January 21, 2022

related programme Ory’ Sta: Talking on Tuam

Ory’ Sta 3: Oein De Bhairdúin, Megs Morley and Owenie Ward

Video

Welcome to the third in our series of Ory’Sta Talking on Tuam conversations, which takes as its theme Nomadic Archives.

This conversation is to allow us to start thinking together on how we ensure the culture of the Travelling Community is centred in Creative Places Tuam. How we include the artforms, stories and crafts of the Travelling community in Tuam – what spaces are available to us, what spaces are not, what spaces we need to imagine into being ourselves.

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published May 27, 2021

related programme Ory’ Sta: Talking on Tuam

Ory’ Sta 2: David Burke, Tom Flanagan, Keelin Murray

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Welcome to the second in our series of Ory’Sta Talking on Tuam conversations. This time around, we’re delighted to welcome David Burke, editor of the Tuam Herald, and Tom Flanagan, artist, filmmaker and educator based in Galway. Creative Places Tuam is all about the place, the people, and the stories of Tuam and its hinterlands. How do we tell the story of ourselves, of our town, of our history? Both David and Tom have vast experience in telling stories, reporting, and giving voice to the community. We invited them to have a conversation with Keelin Murray, Create’s Communications and Publishing Manager, who herself has a keen interest in these questions.

published March 31, 2021

related programme Ory’ Sta: Talking on Tuam

Ory’ Sta 1: Leo Moran, Ailbhe Murphy and Carolann Courtney

Video

We are delighted to launch our Ory’Sta series of conversations with artists, residents, community groups, and business people from Tuam and beyond. Our first conversation welcomes Leo Moran, Tuam local and musician and Ailbhe Murphy, artist and Director of Create to our virtual fireside, to talk with Carolann Courtney, Programme Coordinator. This conversation was recorded in December 2020. We look forward to sharing further conversations in the coming months, and to being able to meet in person when it is safe to do so. For now, join us to gather around the virtual fireplace.

published January 21, 2021

related programme Ory’ Sta: Talking on Tuam

Thinking on Tuam: Folklore Legends and Myths

Video

We’re delighted to share the first public conversation from Creative Places Tuam’s Thinking on Tuam residency, between author Oein DeBhardúin and filmmaker and folklorist Michael Fortune, which focuses on folklore, mythology and stories.

This conversation was first shared on Culture Night 2020. A transcript is available here

Creative Places Tuam is an Arts Council initiative, led by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts.

published September 18, 2020

related programme Residencies and Research