Professional Development: Case Studies

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Case studies documenting and evidencing the processes and approaches of collaborative arts projects can be found here.

New Publication from Create in partnership with the Arts Council available online
Artist in the Community Scheme: Four Essays (English version). 
Ceithre Aiste - Scéim Na nEalaíontóirí Sa Phobal (Irish version).

In the book, artists Rhona Byrne, Susan Gogan, Declan Gorman and Ríonach Ní Néill, describe their collaboration with communities of interest and place and document the work produced through the Artist in the Community Scheme which Create manages on behalf of the Arts Council. The book shows how the Scheme through the years has become a key mechanism through which collaborative arts is now understood as a vibrant and dynamic contemporary art practice. If you wish to receive a personal copy of the book, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Individual case studies

Memory Dress
Charlotte Donovan and Marie Brett. Supported by Triskel.

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Training to be a Service User
Artist-in-residence Colette Lewis. RehabCare Hollyhill Cork.

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 The aim of the project was to involve different individuals and communities associated with St. Finbarr’s Hospital in the creation of unique, evocative artworks that celebrate and commemorate lives lived but not forgotten. Memory Dress afforded participants an opportunity for creative collaboration in an unlikely setting, creating a sense of community and empowerment within the hospital. (Read more...)  In July 2001 the management of a number of Sheltered Workshops for people with disabilities in the Rehab Group transferred from National Learning Network (formerly NTDI) to RehabCare, which is the health and social care division of Rehab. These sheltered workshops were originally set up in the 70’s as a facility for people with long term disabilities considered unable for open employment. (Read more...)