national development agency for collaborative arts
in social and community contexts
David McConnell Chair
David McConnell is a consultant, specialising in providing financial services to arts organisations. He was formerly Head of Finance with the Arts Council Ireland and also is an organist and choir director.
Sarah Browne
Sarah Browne is a visual artist based in Ireland. Her research-based practice is made public through exhibitions, publications, lecturing and critical writing. She also works collaboratively with Gareth Kennedy as Kennedy Browne and in 2009 she co-represented Ireland at the 53rd Venice Biennale.
Philip Delamere
Philip Delamere studied sculpture at Limerick School of Art from 1989 to 1994 and worked as an artist, arts administrator and street theatre practitioner until 2000. He became County Arts Officer with Roscommon County Council in 2000 and has been Arts Officer with Leitrim County Council since 2011.
Deirdre Figueiredo
Deirdre Figueiredo MBE is Director of Craftspace, a limited company and arts charity based in Birmingham and has expertise in visual arts, contemporary craft and design. She also specialises in practice and strategy around public engagement, participation, creative production, inclusion and diversity. In a voluntary capacity she sits on the board of several arts organisations across England.
Mary McAuliffe
Mark O’ Brien
Mark O’Brien is a graduate of UCD with a Master's degree in English. He has been Arts Development Manager / Deputy Director at Axis, Ballymun since 2004. His role includes developing participatory and collaborative arts projects and the strategic development of arts practice in a range of contexts. Mark also practises as a theatre director, sound designer / composer and arts consultant.
Mark Price
Mark Price is an architect, teacher and writer. He works with the Save 16 Moore Street Committee, the Irish Anti-War Movement and the Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
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Arts and Civil Society Symposium
Kevin Murphy
Voluntary Arts Ireland Chief Officer Kevin Murphy introducing the Create and Voluntary Arts Ireland Arts and Civil Society Symposium, 20 and 21 October 2011, Christchurch, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork.
Pat Cooke
Defining Participation and Practice - Policy Perspectives. Martin Drury, Pat Cooke, Marian Fitzgibbon, Pauline Conroy. Chair: Fiona Kearney.
Pauline Conroy
Participation and Practice
Defining Participation and Practice – Policy Perspectives panel. Seated left to right: Martin Drury, Pat Cooke, Fiona Kearney (Chair), Marian Fitzgibbon, Pauline Conroy.
Sarah Tuck, Dr Anthony Downey
Create Director Sarah Tuck introducing the keynote address by Dr Anthony Downey.
Engaging Communities debate
Engaging Communities – The Permeable Institution. One of three concurrent LAB Debates. Left to right: Lisa Moran, Topher Campbell, Declan McGonagle (Chair), Tom Creed, William Ring.
LAB Reports panel
LAB Reports panel. Left to right: Liz Burns, Robin Simpson, Tony Fegan (Chair), Declan McGonagle.
Cultural and Civic Space
Rethinking Cultural and Civic Space. Pictured (left to right): Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Annette Moloney, Bernadette Quinn (Chair).
Annette Moloney
Rethinking Cultural and Civic Space. Pictured (left to right): Annette Moloney (presenting), Bernadette Quinn (Chair), Frank McDonald, Faisal Abdu’ Allah.
Arts, Civil Society and Crisis
Arts, Civil Society and Crisis panel. Pictured (left to right): Augustine Zenakos, Carlota Álvarez Basso, Daniel Jewesbury (chair), Gabriel Gbadamosi, Silvana Carotenuto.
Augustine Zenakos
Augustine Zenakos
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Nuno Sacramento
Arts, Civil Society and Crisis. Pictured: Daniel Jewesbury (chair), Nuno Sacramento. Arts and Civil Society Symposium, Cork, October 20-21, 2011. All photos: Susan Walsh.
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Christian Buchner, Katia Rush-Hall (Symposium Coordinator), Aoife O'Leary, Pamela Murray. All photos: Susan Walsh.
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