Artist in Residence in Care Settings – A LIFE OF WORK in story, song and dance
The project is work with the older people who frequent the Naas Day Care Centre in or to co-design and deliver a series of online dance and arts based activities, through which to enable participants to engage, explore and respond to the theme of work – leading to a celebration of personal work related experiences in story, song and dance.
Creativity in Older Age 2021
This project proposal centres on supporting positive ageing groups in communities in Kildare to explore, discuss and question artworks from the Kildare County Council Municipal Art Collection, through gentle, but structured conversation.
Kildare Covid Notebook Project
The Kildare Covid Notebook Project All the notebooks were identical but that’s where the similarities ended. This project was aimed at older people and those cocooning in Kildare. In March 2020 over 140 moleskin notebooks were delivered to homes throughout the county by Kildare County Council who encouraged participants to share their reflections, artwork, and stories throughout the lockdown with the intention that the diaries would eventually become part of a permanent archive for the county. The notebooks were returned for digital scanning and reveal a treasure trove of lockdown memories. Funding was secured from Creative Ireland to make ‘The Covid Diaries’ short film which was shot by David C Lynch.
Kildare Sports Partnership COVID-19 Physical Activity Programme
During the first COVID-19 lockdown Kildare Sports Partnership developed the Kildare COVID-19 Physical Activity Programme to connect with individuals, families and communities engaged in physical activity during the pandemic and to promote and support what was happening in a structured way, highlighting the physical and mental benefits of being physically active, particularly during this abnormal and difficult period.