Shared Island Project
To the Power of 3
Tallaght Community Arts is delighted to have been awarded funding from Creative Ireland for our collaborative project - To the Power of 3
Six diverse projects on the Island of Ireland have been awarded funding for Shared Island Creative Youth Partnerships.
‘To the Power of 3’ which is led by Tallaght Community Arts is a creative exchange between young people in Derry, Dublin and Wexford. The project will utilise performance to explore the importance of cultural connection, diversity, pride of place and what it means to be a young person on the island of Ireland today.
60 young participants will come together in each locality to host creative meetings and workshops for participants in each city and collective group residentials across the island of Ireland.
The goal of each exchange is for the young people to collaborate in making a selection of short performance pieces.
The project success, for us, is defined by the young people being empowered and equipped to carry on their own artistic practice, collaboratively or individually, into the future. We will equip the young participants with sustainable skills tailored to their needs, so that after the project they can continue in their art form, working together after this particular project period has ended. As a consortium of organisations whose work involves having both a hyper-local and a broad national focus, a goal of this project is to pass on this awareness to the next generation of arts leaders and citizens.
We are delighted to be partnering with SoFFt productions who will provide production support and will also mentor participants in production. The project will culminate with a shared site-specific event in September 2025!
Our partners:
Creative Places Mac Uíllíam - 20 young participants from Mac Uíllíam Estate, Tallaght and surrounding area are participating in the project. Their work is facilitated by Freshly Ground Theatre artists Bronwen Barrett and Michelle Henry, supported by coordinator Jennifer Webster
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Creative Places Enniscorthy - 20 young participants from Enniscorthy, Wexford are participating in the project. Their work is facilitated by Fintan Kelly and Anita Petry, supported by coordinator Deryn O'Callaghan.
creativeplacesenniscorthy.ie
FUSE and Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership - 20 young participants from Derry, Londonderry are participating in the project. Their work is facilitated by the Makey Uppers artists Sorcha Shanahan and Gemma Walker Farren supported by FUSE Arts.
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To the Power of 3 Artist Team:
Artistic Director - Jenny Macdonald
Ass. Director - Vlad Gurdis
Creative Producer - Jennifer Webster
Ass. Producer/YAP Coordinator - Jack Jones
TCA Director - Sharon Devlin
Design and Production - SoFFt Productions
Sound Design - Martha Knight
Photography - Conor Keagan
Videography - Leo Kearney
Graphics & Social Media - Dan Devlin
PR - Jeanette Keane
Social Media
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To the Power of 3 is funded by Creative Ireland Shared Island Initiative and kindly supported by Tallaght Community Arts, the Arts Council of Ireland, SDCC Arts Office, Creative Places Mac Uíllíam and Creative Places Enniscorthy.