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My Story is Their Story, written and performed by Kathleen Keenan

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Create-Ireland · My Story Is Their Story Written And Performed By Kathleen Keenan

My Story is Their Story, written and performed by Kathleen Keenan

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Original composition written and recorded by Kathleen Keenan, commissioned as part of the For Our Grand(m)Others project developed by artist Mark Storor in collaboration with residents of Gilmartin Road, Tuam.

For Our Grand(m)Others is funded by Creative Places Tuam, an Arts Council initiative managed by Create, the national development agency for Collaborative Arts

published March 27, 2023

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A Song for Gilmartin Road, read by For Our Grandmothers collaborators

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A Song for Gilmartin Road, read by For Our Grandmothers collaborators

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A Song for Gimartin Road; story developed by Mark Storor with collaborators from the For Our Grand(m)Others project based in Gilmartin Road, Tuam.

For Our Grand(m)Others is funded by Creative Places Tuam, an Arts Council initiative managed by Create, the national development agency for Collaborative Arts

published March 27, 2023

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Fully Fledged by Jennifer Cunningham and Tim Acheson

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Fully Fledged by Jennifer Cunningham and Tim Acheson

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A commissioned video work to accompany a sculpture as part of the For Our Grand(m)Others project developed by artist Mark Storor in collaboration with residents of Gilmartin Road, Tuam.

For Our Grand(m)Others is funded by Creative Places Tuam, an Arts Council initiative managed by Create, the national development agency for Collaborative Arts

published March 27, 2023

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Create News 32: The Artist Archive, A reflection by Creative Places Tuam Bursary awardees

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Create News 32: The Artist Archive, A reflection by Creative Places Tuam Bursary awardees

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Jojo Hynes and Midie Corcoran, Tuam-based artists, were awarded a Creative Places Tuam Bursary in July 2020. The purpose of the bursary was to support and nurture socially engaged artists’ practice, specifically
aimed at artists with a track record of working collaboratively with communities of place or interest. Jojo and Midie have used the time afforded by the bursary to reflect on their experiences as collaborative artists, and to research inspiring collectives and explore best working practices within their community. They were guided in this work by mentor Kate O’Shea.

This issue of Create News features some of their observations and conclusions, in conversation with Kate O’Shea.

published October 26, 2022

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Patching Tuam

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Patching Tuam

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“Patching Tuam” was a textile art project for young people in Tuam. Local textile artist Kathy Ross showed the attendees how to use techniques such as drawing and painting, collage, applique and hand and machine embroidery to create Punk Patches displaying their social, political and personal viewpoints and their sense of place.

published October 3, 2022

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Tuam Assembly with Isabel Lima

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Tuam Assembly with Isabel Lima

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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

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Thinking on Tuam: Folklore Legends and Myths

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Thinking on Tuam: Folklore Legends and Myths

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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

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“Walking Whid/ Walking Story” – a journey through Tuam with Oein DeBhardúin

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Create-Ireland · Walking Whid/ Walking Story

“Walking Whid/ Walking Story” – a journey through Tuam with Oein DeBhardúin

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Join Oein DeBhardúin, inaugural recipient of Creative Places Tuam’s Thinking on Tuam residency on this journey through the town, hearing about the stories, folklore, legends and history of Tuam, the Traveller Community and its relationship with Tuam. A transcript of the walking tour is available here. You can download the tour by clicking on the download button on the top right hand side of the picture.

This Walking Whid is inspired by the history and story of Tuam. We would like to credit Michael Waldron & Tuam Tidy Town’s Tuam Heritage and Nature Trail published in 2015 for text referenced in the Whid. Other resources used for this work were sourced from an assortment of Journal of Tuam Society (JOTS) publications, and Oein’s memories of stories told.

This Walking Story was first shared on Culture Night 2020. Route Map and Guidance and Full Transcript available.

published September 18, 2020

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