Calling all Derry girls - join the nationwide art project celebrating the centenary of women’s vote
Monday 21st May 2018 at 1pm 0 Comments Visual Arts
The Playhouse and Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), both based in Derry-Londonderry, are joining twelve other organisations from NI in supporting PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which gave the first UK women the right to vote. PROCESSIONS invites women* and girls to come together on the streets of Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London on Sunday 10 June 2018 to mark this historic moment in a living, moving portrait of women in the 21st century.
Image: Pictured (L-R) at The Playhouse’s banner-making workshop are Arlene Wege, artist, Helen Quigley, Codiee Morrison and NI PROCESSIONS Co-Ordinator, Shauna McNeilly. Sign up to take part at www.processions.co.uk
Join the nationwide art project celebrating the centenary of the women’s vote
Friday 18th May 2018 at 11am 0 Comments Visual Arts
Prime Cut Productions, is joining thirteen other organisations from NI in supporting PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which gave the first UK women the right to vote. PROCESSIONS invites women* and girls to come together on the streets of Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London on Sunday 10 June 2018 to mark this historic moment in a living, moving portrait of women in the 21st century.
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Sarah Crossan Announced as the Fifth Laureate na nÓg by President Michael D. Higgins
Thursday 17th May 2018 at 4pm 0 Comments Literature
At an event at the Arts Council of Ireland today (Thursday 17 May 2018), Irish author, Sarah Crossan was announced as fifth Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature. Sarah will hold the title from now until 2020. The announcement was made by President Michael D. Higgins.
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