Creative Conversations

Bealtaine Festival Roscommon

Celebrating the Arts & Creativity as we Age

1^st to 31^st May 2021

Call Out for Participants for 1 to 1 Creative Conversations

Short creative engagements between artists and older participants in a household or nursing home.

Each session is for approx. 15 minutes. All free but places are limited.

To book a creative engagement, email [email protected] Telephone (09066) 37271.

Roscommon County Council Arts Office has launched Creative Conversations - activities for Bealtaine Festival Roscommon which takes place during the month of May. Contact the Arts Office to book an individual session with an artist for one of the following topics…

Creative Gardening with Catherine Kelly Desmond, Visual Artist

Catherine will share drawings through a series of letters or zoom calls discussing the artist and participant’s interest in gardening and nature.

Creative Journaling with Catherine Fanning, Visual Artist

Receive a bespoke artist journal which contains images, text and illustrations. A letter from Catherine and a stamped addressed card will invite the recipient to put pen to paper and let the artist know what sections of the journal you enjoyed most.

Creative Writing with Jessamine O’Connor, Writer

Jessamine would like to work with someone on a poem or short piece about their experience of the last year, relating it to their other years. This activity will take place during the week of May 24^th.

Creative Exchange with Louise Shine, Visual Artist

Artist and participant barter a story or a skill exchange.

Creative Package with Naomi Draper, Visual Artist

Naomi will send send materials to the participant by post and then explore this further through a Zoom call. She will use natural materials found in the landscape, that connect us with traditional craft making processes.

Creative Postcards with Susan Mannion, Visual Artist

Receive a series of creative postcards from Susan and respond by letter, telephone or zoom.

Creative History with Anne-Marie O’Sullivan, Actress

Professional actress Anne-Marie O’Sullivan will share extracts from the diary and letters of Olive Hales Pakenham Mahon, recently discovered in Strokestown Park House & Museum. This exchange can take place by telephone or zoom each Friday afternoon during May.

Singing has physiological, cognitive and mental health benefits. And while most choirs have had to cease their activities during Covid, there are some online choirs.

The Forget me not Community Choir is part of Roscommon County Council Keep Well campaign.

See the poster below,

You can email AnneMarie Hynes, choir director, for details of how to take part via zoom. Further information on singing is available here https://www.singireland.ie/participation/get-involved

Songbirds with Cathy Jordan is another online choir at Roscommon Arts Centre running during May 

https://roscommonartscentre.ie/event/cathy-jordans-songbirds/