subs@thecourthousegallery.com 1. Profile of Ennistymon Profile of Ennistymon Ennistymon is a country town of about 1,200 people lying in a drumlin valley on the southern edge of the Burren in North-Clare; two miles inland from the open Atlantic at Lahinch... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 2. General Introduction General Introduction In October 1983, Marian Fitzgibbon, then Mid-West Arts officer, circulated a proposal document to interested parties in the region, which outlined a "National Pilot Community Arts... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 3. Education Programme Educational Programme Ennistymon '84 was, in itself, an educational program- me. Beginning in October 1983 and running through to early 1985, the committee organised over one hundred events in the tow... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 4. The Murals THE MURALS WHERE TO START...? Public murals were obviously a totally new venture for the Ennistymon '84 committee. Finding children who I wanted to paint on a wall wouldn't present any great problem; ... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 5. Sculpture Garden SCULPTURE GARDEN Venue: Deerpark, Ennistymon. Sculptor: Maurice Quillinan. Period: July 17 - August 2, 1984. By the middle of June two murals had been completed and a third was being lined up. We bega... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 6. Sculpture Playground SCULPTURE PLAYGROUND Venue: Ardnaculla, Co. Council Housing Estate. Design and Supervision: Mike Fitzpatrick. Construction and Further Design: Ten Locals on AnCO Training Scheme. Period: June 11 - Aug... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 7. The Arts Information Office THE ARTS-INFORMATION OFFICE Venue: Parliament Street, Ennistymon. Employer. Youth Employment agency. Period: June 5- Sept. 7, 1984 THE PROPOSAL The proposal for an Arts Office in Ennistymon is summari... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 8. Visual Arts Festival Visual Arts Festival August 13-31, 1984 FESTIVAL OR CULMINATION? The original idea for the Festival was that it would be a celebration, or culmination, of the many arts activities in Ennistymon during... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 9. Just Looking JUST LOOKING Visual Arts Festival August 13-31 THE IDEA Marian Fitzgibbon had visited the town of Quimper in Brittany and had seen there an exhibition which entailed artists hanging their works in the... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 10. Community Artists Community Artists INTRODUCTION "From August to December, a community artist will work in Co. Clare consolidating achievements and undertaking new projects". This statement from the original proposal i... Apr 15, 2024
subs@thecourthousegallery.com 11. Reaching People Reaching People An assessment of the ideals of the project and their implications by John Doorty The immediate effect of the individual aspects of the project as implemented in Ennistymon has been ver... Apr 15, 2024