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WELCOME TO CAIRDE SLIGO ARTS FESTIVAL
July 6th to 13th 2019
Inspired by the creative energy of Ireland’s Northwest, Cairde Sligo Arts Festival is a unique coming together of artists and audiences. It is a celebration of imagination and shared experience that welcomes all.
This is your invitation to imagination.
WELCOME TO CAIRDE SLIGO ARTS FESTIVAL July 6th to 13th 2019
Inspired by the creative energy of Ireland’s Northwest, Cairde Sligo Arts Festival is a unique coming together of artists and audiences. It is a celebration of imagination and shared experience that welcomes all.
This is your invitation to imagination.
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Tina Brooks, Tidal
Tina Brooks is the Hamilton Gallery Award winner from Cairde Visual 2018. This solo show, Tidal, features paintings based on observations of Strandhill peninsula and its weather.
The Model presents Cairde Visual
Opening reception Saturday, 6 July, 6-8pm.
The Model presents Cairde Visual; Cairde Sligo Arts Festival’s sixth annual open submission exhibition.
Cairde Visual: Creative Proposal Workshop
This artist professional development workshop will explore how to write and develop your creative proposals, pitch ideas and speak about your work.
Meascan, Music Across Cultures
A new music collaboration featuring Claudia Schwab (fiddle, drone, vocals), Cathy Jordan (vocals and percussion), Irene Buckley (electronics, vocals), Raphael Decoster (accordion and visuals), Bodek Janke (percussion) and Soof Nikritin (bass).
The (Out)Back Story with Donal Dineen
Backstory is a night of dancing tunes and original visuals hosted by Donal Dineen.
Park Fest
Join us for PARKFEST - Cairde Sligo Arts Festival’s funfilled, massive family day out featuring music, theatre, circus; art, craft & science workshops & delicious food. Free admission.
DJ Will Softly
Dj Will Softly has been one of the festival’s long-standing musical collaborators – a mover and a shaker and all-round party maker.
Bru Theatre, Cleite
A piece of mask theatre inspired by the Claddagh in the west of Ireland, Cleite tells the story of a Fisherwoman waiting for her husband to return from sea.
Fanzini Productions, Ballet Poulet
Two world class Olympian-level idiots bring to you their latest masterpiece. Fanzini Productions is one of the foremost street circus company based in the Republic of Ireland, touring nationally and internationally.
Farah Elle & KaleidSlam
Farah El Neihum, known as ‘Farah Elle’, is a singer-songwriter, whose distinctive music reveals something of the beauty in the ephemeral everyday.
Crevice
Irene Buckley, Elaine Howley, and Roslyn Steer present ‘Crevice’, a collaborative exploration in sound.
Writing the Self with Sinead Gleeson
Sinéad Gleeson is a writer, editor and freelance broadcaster. In this workshop she explores the art of the personal essay, focusing on the skills required for life-writing and first-person non-fiction.
Dansema Dance Theatre, Twinkles
The dance performance Twinkles is full of various shining objects which motivate young audiences together with dancers to explore light on stage. So the performance becomes a laboratory for babies to enjoy sources of light and movement.
Constellations’ Reflections from Life with Sinéad Gleeson
Sinéad Gleeson reads from her critically acclaimed collection of essays, Constellations, which was published in April 2018.
Manus Noble & Jehanne Bastoni
Australian Cellist, Jehanne Bastoni, and Irish classical guitarist Manus Noble in an intimate performance as Duo Antipodes.
Cairde Visual: Portfolio Review
This is a wonderful opportunity to avail of a tailored 30-minute portfolio review session with two figures from Ireland’s art scene.
Inni-K
Join us for an afternoon of sumptuous sounds as Inni-K delivers a Trad@lunch set that showcases her vocals and deft musicianship. Free Admission
Maggie Nelson In conversation with Sinead Gleeson
Maggie Nelson is one of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation. . .” The Guardian
Tomorrows
Songs by the Sea. This Dublin based collective make woozy languid blurry pop music which sounds like the missing link between Syd Barret and Michael McDonald
Hoipolloi, The Duke
Funny, poignant and playful, The Duke is a one man show by Shôn Dale-Jones, artistic director of award-winning UK theatre company Hoipolloi.