MIC Limerick will open its doors for ‘Arts for All Day’ on 19 March which features an exciting intercultural and inclusive programme of events to suit a variety of interests and ages.
‘Arts for all day’ will comprise workshops and events involving visiting artists, MIC’s artist in residence, Liam McCarthy, and MIC staff and students.
‘Arts for All Day’ Coordinator Dr Dorothy Morrissey said: "The ‘Arts for All Day’ committee is delighted to welcome an array of performers and facilitators for this year’s intercultural arts day. We’re delighted too, to open these events to the general public and are confident that there will be something for everyone; for those who wish to actively participate and for those who simply wish to watch and to listen. There will be opportunities to make with clay, to try out some play writing, to play with masks, and to co-create a house of sounds. There will also be opportunities to be moved by and respond to the voices of others; the voices of Ukrainian women migrants in a research-based lunchtime performance, and the voices of our MAP (MIC’s Ability Pathways) students as they reflect on their experiences in artistic form. Our hope is that ‘Arts for All Day’ will provide an oasis for celebrating, confronting and contemplating our humanity and our diversity in these turbulent times."
‘Arts for All’ Day 2025 Programme
Intergenerational clay workshop – clay for all ages!
Time: 11am-12 noon
Venue: Art and Clay Studio [off Main Reception Foyer]
MIC students and older members of the public are invited to work together on developing a piece of art through the medium of clay, creating a mutually beneficial learning space, sharing experiences, and developing intergenerational conversations that develop empathy and understanding of each other. Facilitated by Anne-Marie Morrin.
Sound House: workshops and installation
Times: 11am-12pm & 12-1pm
Venue: Student Lounge [TARA Building]
Installation in Foyer at Main Reception 2-6pm
Participants will work with composer, Niamh O’Brien, to imagine their own Sound House and create and record sounds for the installation which will be placed in the College foyer. The practice of listening, valuing diverse perspectives and experiences, and creating a shared listening space is at the heart of this workshop.
Playwriting workshop
Time: 11am-12.30pm
Venue: G10 [Foundation Building]
An introduction to dramatic writing, focusing on elements of character, memory and biography. Delivered in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, this taster session will consider creative writing for the stage. Everybody will have the opportunity to write in this workshop, without the obligation to share. Facilitated by MIC Artist in Residence, Liam McCarthy.
Migrating Musical Selves
Time: 1-1.45pm
Venue: G10 [Foundation Building]
Sounds and stories from Ukrainian musicians illuminate the lives of forced migrants as they navigate new contexts. This intimate arts-based research performance piece brings together fragments of sound and story from musicians Vsevolod Sadovyi and Snezhana Rybalska, as well as actors Ilinca Luca and Aisling Knox. The performance reveals how musicians make music as an alternative way of being when displaced and as a way to understand the self and others. This piece also forms part of the Limerick Early Music Festival as Arts for All Outreach. The performance is directed by Ailbhe Kenny and Fiona McDonagh.
Bilingual drama workshop using masks
Time: 2-3.30pm
Venue: G10 [Foundation Building]
Specialist drama workshops using masks with Justyna Cwojdzinska. Workshops will be delivered bilingually in Polish and English. The first session will take place in a local EDNIP school from 10-11.30am. The second session will take place in G10 for members of the Polish community, staff, and students.
Inclusion and Identity: An Exhibition of creative Work with MAP Students
Time:10am -4pm
Venue: T107 [TARA Building]
This exhibition showcases expressions of identity by MAP students (MIC Ability Pathways Project). MAP provides a pathway to meaningful community engagement in third level education for people with intellectual disability. This exhibition creates an (artistic) forum for discussion on the themes of identity, inclusion and exclusion through a celebration of student voice in artistic form. The event is a collaboration between MAP students, Enda Griffin (Artistic Lead), Orla Slattery (MAP Programme Coordinator), Fiona McDonagh (Dept. of Drama & Theatre Studies) and Jude McInerney (Dept. of Media & Communication Studies).
Work in Progress
Time: 6-6.30pm
Venue: Meditation Room [Foundation Building]
An interactive storytelling piece by Brian Desmond exploring themes to do with space, place, community and identity. And roots. And pandas. And ice hockey, maybe.
