Been Along Time

It has been a while, but I am back to update.

Whats been happening

Mostly 2016, good year so far,
Did have some sad news, lost our beloved collie Chilli in June. Amazing how a family pet becomes such a part of the family. He's badly missed



Outside of that it has been a pretty eventful year., Taking in Art, Collaborating, Curating, Facilitation, a little travel and creating.

Visited Family in Spain in March and took boys alone to the Picasso Museum in Malaga. Then I was privileged to have been working with The Pushkin Trust,  working in Russia, Moscow, Kostroma and Youroslavl (World Unesco Heritage Site) in May, facilitating workshops, exploring Art, Architecture, Education and Creative writing, Amazing experience.
V Day celebrations.

Commemorations also in Dublin at Easter, then a world wind French tour in July, from Normandy to the Vendee, Nante, Paris and Rouen, taking in The Bayeaux Tapestry, D Day beaches, Bastille, Jules Verne, Joan D'Arc and all that Paris offers, overshadowed by the terrible events in France during the summer but a fantastic experience for the boys.




Organ Donation
Last Year Organ Donation Week saw a 2 artworks installed in
Altnagevin and Fermanagh. This year a further smaller pieces completed the series of 4.

 Giving hope, gifting life,' I to IV.

One of the 2016 Installations

The 2 smaller pieces are in situ outside the consultants offices in both Altnagelvin, Derry and SWAH, Fermanagh, Hospitals

Have been involved in a couple of Exhibitions this year but one of the highlights is the ongoing collaborative approach with CAAKE.


 
Process, Mixed Medium, No Jury No Prize, Dunree

CAAKE

One of the high lights of the year was working collaboratively with CAAKE. 

It started with a residency at top of the Sperrin Mountains in Northern Ireland and ended in a live performance installation in partnership with R-Space Gallery in Lisburn. The group consisted of 6 artists and performers from around Northern Ireland and England where their conversations and actions reflected upon their concerns through individual practices coming together in collaboration as a form of physical research
  

The CAAKE Project final performance and installation at R Space — with Brónagh Corr - McNicholl, Gail Mahon, TJ Murphy, Bridget Madden, Rachel Gomme and Sandra Denise.

You can explore this through the link to the short film commissioned by CAAKE which introduces some of the artists and performers comments and thoughts about working in a collaborative group throughout the process of the project.


 Hope you enjoy

Follow CAAKE on facebook, twitter and instagram
https://caakeproject.wordpress.com/

Email: caakeproject@hotmail.co.uk

Been Along Time

It has been a while, but I am back to update.

Whats been happening

Mostly 2016, good year so far,
Did have some sad news, lost our beloved collie Chilli in June. Amazing how a family pet becomes such a part of the family. He's badly missed



Outside of that it has been a pretty eventful year., Taking in Art, Collaborating, Curating, Facilitation, a little travel and creating.

Visited Family in Spain in March and took boys alone to the Picasso Museum in Malaga. Then I was privileged to have been working with The Pushkin Trust,  working in Russia, Moscow, Kostroma and Youroslavl (World Unesco Heritage Site) in May, facilitating workshops, exploring Art, Architecture, Education and Creative writing, Amazing experience.
V Day celebrations.

Commemorations also in Dublin at Easter, then a world wind French tour in July, from Normandy to the Vendee, Nante, Paris and Rouen, taking in The Bayeaux Tapestry, D Day beaches, Bastille, Jules Verne, Joan D'Arc and all that Paris offers, overshadowed by the terrible events in France during the summer but a fantastic experience for the boys.




Organ Donation
Last Year Organ Donation Week saw a 2 artworks installed in
Altnagevin and Fermanagh. This year a further smaller pieces completed the series of 4.

 Giving hope, gifting life,' I to IV.

One of the 2016 Installations

The 2 smaller pieces are in situ outside the consultants offices in both Altnagelvin, Derry and SWAH, Fermanagh, Hospitals

Have been involved in a couple of Exhibitions this year but one of the highlights is the ongoing collaborative approach with CAAKE.


 
Process, Mixed Medium, No Jury No Prize, Dunree

CAAKE

One of the high lights of the year was working collaboratively with CAAKE. 

It started with a residency at top of the Sperrin Mountains in Northern Ireland and ended in a live performance installation in partnership with R-Space Gallery in Lisburn. The group consisted of 6 artists and performers from around Northern Ireland and England where their conversations and actions reflected upon their concerns through individual practices coming together in collaboration as a form of physical research
  

The CAAKE Project final performance and installation at R Space — with Brónagh Corr - McNicholl, Gail Mahon, TJ Murphy, Bridget Madden, Rachel Gomme and Sandra Denise.

You can explore this through the link to the short film commissioned by CAAKE which introduces some of the artists and performers comments and thoughts about working in a collaborative group throughout the process of the project.


 Hope you enjoy

Follow CAAKE on facebook, twitter and instagram
https://caakeproject.wordpress.com/

Email: caakeproject@hotmail.co.uk

Luke McCormack Exhibition, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

Luke McCormack Exhibition, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

Currently in exhibition at the Arts Care Art Gallery in Altnagelvin Area Hospital's South Wing, is a wonderful, colourful and vibrant body of work by artist Luke McCormack. Self taught, 28 year old, Luke hails from Belfast, but his work represents his love and memories of the countryside. Painting mostly in acrylics on canvas, it is evident that colour is one of the most important aspects of Luke's intense and vibrant paintings, the fine details combined with strong colours convey the deeply personal way Luke views the world around around him.

The artist reflects, “I believe that memory is an integral part of my paintings and by revisiting somewhere I have been in the form of painting it I am almost experiencing being there again – the very action of painting takes me back there and so my painting is as much an exploration of my memory as it is of the scene I am representing”.

Curator, Brónagh Corr-McNicholl, said “We are delighted to host this stunning exhibition in Altnagelvin, it is well documented that the benefits from displaying art in Hospitals include the reduction of stress and anxiety and an increase in positive emotions and already Luke's wonderful work has created positive feedback, as it impacts on staff and visitors alike”.

The exhibition runs to October 15^th and can be viewed in the corridor on the South Wing ground floor in Altnagelvin Area Hospital. Anyone interested in buying a painting should contact Arts Care AIR, Brónagh Corr-McNicholl, at 07928028642 or bronaghcorr@gmail.com

Luke McCormack Exhibition, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

Luke McCormack Exhibition, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

Currently in exhibition at the Arts Care Art Gallery in Altnagelvin Area Hospital's South Wing, is a wonderful, colourful and vibrant body of work by artist Luke McCormack. Self taught, 28 year old, Luke hails from Belfast, but his work represents his love and memories of the countryside. Painting mostly in acrylics on canvas, it is evident that colour is one of the most important aspects of Luke's intense and vibrant paintings, the fine details combined with strong colours convey the deeply personal way Luke views the world around around him.

The artist reflects, “I believe that memory is an integral part of my paintings and by revisiting somewhere I have been in the form of painting it I am almost experiencing being there again – the very action of painting takes me back there and so my painting is as much an exploration of my memory as it is of the scene I am representing”.

Curator, Brónagh Corr-McNicholl, said “We are delighted to host this stunning exhibition in Altnagelvin, it is well documented that the benefits from displaying art in Hospitals include the reduction of stress and anxiety and an increase in positive emotions and already Luke's wonderful work has created positive feedback, as it impacts on staff and visitors alike”.

The exhibition runs to October 15^th and can be viewed in the corridor on the South Wing ground floor in Altnagelvin Area Hospital. Anyone interested in buying a painting should contact Arts Care AIR, Brónagh Corr-McNicholl, at 07928028642 or bronaghcorr@gmail.com