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Community Art Project PDF Print E-mail
Written by Calvin Jones   
Friday, 19 May 2006

Marie Brett
Artist Marie Brett discusses the Wishing Tree project with RCAG secretary Ted Coakley
Have you ever wished you could unleash the artist within?

Well here's your chance. As part of the Reenascreena Crossroads Arts Festival 2006 visual artist Marie Brett is coming to Reenascreena to do some hands-on work with the local community. In a project sponsored by Cork County Council Marie will be holding workshops to encourage us all to look at Reenascreena's past, present and future through the medium of art, and asking us to record our wishes, hopes and prayers for the future.

You can find out more about the concept of the Wishing Tree Sculptures in a seperate article by the artist.

Meanwhile, here are some dates for your diary:

Wed. June 7th & Thur. 8th --  School workshops, all day-including all children

Thur. June 8th -- Community workshop: 3-5pm drop-by basis in community hall. Small flags on willow sticks (set up in hall from 2pm onwards) + younger children’s artwork

Tue. June 20th & Wed 21st -- Installation (artworks rigged by Marie & her husband Nic)

Wed. June 21st -- Community help put out flags in John Murray’s garden, 6-7pm

We are delighted to welcome Marie to Reenascreena, and look forward to working with her on the project. Please show your support by turning up to the workshop if you can, and making your artistic contribution to this exciting community project.


 
Wishing Tree Sculptures PDF Print E-mail
Written by Marie Brett   
Friday, 19 May 2006
Marie Brett is a West Cork based visual artist who works with local communities to explore their cultural heritage through the medium of visual art. She has been commissioned by Reenascreena Community Action Group, sponsored by Cork County Council, to work with local children and adults to produce a community art project that will coincide with this year's Crossroads Arts Festival [CJ]

Marie Brett with wishing tree
Wishing Tree at St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork with artist Marie Brett
Reenascreena’s community have an active interest in folklore and have invited a visual artist to work with them to explore the village’s folklore and make two distinctive environmental sculptures in collaboration with the community, during the village’s Crossroads Arts Festival 2006. The invited artist is Marie Brett from Kealkil near Bantry, who has extensive experience in the field of creating original and unusual artworks with community members.

The artworks will reference the practice of leaving ‘tokens’ at holy wells and will take the form of ‘wishing trees’. These sculptural artworks will look both back in time, through the history and folklore of the area as well as forward in time through the hopes and aspirations of the community for the future. The project will also celebrate the local natural landscape, individuals creativity and working as part of a collaborative team. The project will be open to all community members’ and it’s hoped that lots of people will get involved. It is hoped that once the artworks are created, and people pass by, they will take a moment in quiet personal contemplation to reflect on their own personal wish, hope or prayer for the future.

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Reenascreena Crossroads Arts Festival 2006 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Calvin Jones   
Friday, 21 April 2006

It's coming!

The biggest thing to hit Reenascreena since... well, since last year's extravaganza... is on its way.

 The Reenascreena Crossroads Arts Festival 2006 will finish on Sunday 25th June this year... what we don't know yet is when exactly it will be starting.

Got a suggestion for the festival programme or want to get involved? Let us know by posting to the festival topic in the Reenascreens Online Forum.

There'll be old favourites like "The Reenascreena Trail": a guided evening walk around the area with historian Fachtna O'Callaghan. There'll be traditional music and dancing, drama and recitation. There'll be contemporary music by an eclectic mix of local artists and visiting musicians. There'll be pig roasting, road bowling, and fascinating new twist to the annual Reenascreena Derby.

 In short, for a weekend full of all manner of  merriment make sure you block book your diary and head for Reenascreena on the last weekend in June.....

We'll see you there!


 

 
National Tree Week PDF Print E-mail
Written by Calvin Jones   
Monday, 27 February 2006

Tree planting
Heritage specialist Teddy Cook plants a Sessile Oak in the grounds of Carrigfadda Church in 2004
Did you know that 5th-11th March 2006 is National Tree Week? As part of the scheme, administered by the Tree Council Of Ireland, local authorities all over the country will be distributing 15,000 trees to community groups -- and Reenascreena Community Action Group has today applied to Cork County Council for its share.

Our plan is to supplement the trees provided by the Council with some we purchase ourselves, and to provide every pupil of Reenascreena National School with a native tree to take home during National Tree Week. Surplus trees will be available to local households free of charge (just register your interest and we'll contact you when your tree is available to collect).

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Stanley's Shop PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ted Coakley   
Friday, 27 January 2006

Taken from Ted Coakley's post to the Reenascreena Announcements forum (CJ)


Stanley`s shop at Inchinattin has closed its doors after 90 years of trading. The service was efficient,honest and accomadating.It sold many products: bread, needles,chain saws, postage stamps,calf feed, carrrot seed,newapapers and more- it was a shopping centre before the idea was even thought of.

The Reenascreena Community group issued appreciation from a recent meeting and Frank and family are wished the very best in retirement.

 
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