Courtney Maison Building Bonds: Working Practices in Lime Mortar and Vernacular Buildings of North Clare Empower Your Restoration Skills with this free demonstration from expert stonemasonEóin Madigan Join us for an enriching free demonstration on pointing techniques using traditional lime mortar in vern...
Idir Dhá Thrá, John Lillis Music Idir Dhá Thrá Idir Dhá Thrá returns to the Courthouse Gallery for an evening of experimental sound performance and audio-visual presentation. We are delighted to welcome two architects of sonic sculpture to Ennisty...
Courtney Maison Eoin Madigan: Master Craftsman in Stone Masonry and Lime Mortar Techniques Eoin Madigan's Journey: Eóin Madigan is a sixth-generation stone mason and lime practitioner from the Burren region of Co. Clare. His family has a long tradition of working with stone that stretches b...
Courtney Maison 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...
Courtney Maison 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...
Courtney Maison 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; ...
Courtney Maison 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...
Courtney Maison 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...
Courtney Maison 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...
Courtney Maison 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...
Courtney Maison 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...
Courtney Maison 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...
