Skibbereen Arts Festival Programme 2012

F É I L E E A L A Í N E

JULY 23RD - AUGUST 4TH 2012

SKIBBEREENARTS FESTIVAL

WWW.SKIBBEREENARTSFESTIVAL.COM

HELLO AND WELCOME TO SKIBBEREEN ARTS FESTIVAL 2012Skibbereen once again pays homage to the vibrant fabric of our

community that is the arts and again we have managed to produce an

excellent programme of events with many world-class national and

international acts coming to town. Highlights include the annual gala

concert commemorating Canon James Goodman featuring Iarla Ó

Lionáird & Steve Cooney, an evening with Donal Dineen, our annual

outdoor fi lm screening, an action-packed Children’s Festival, the Sound

& Vision trail around the town and a multitude of fi lm screenings

throughout the festival. There are also many new and exciting events in

the programme including a brilliant exhibition of miniatures, a week-

long animation workshop for teenagers, a graffi ti workshop resulting

in an original and unique piece of art for Skibbereen and an archive

night of local footage on the big screen. We have made a huge effort this

year to involve the town and groups within the town more in the festival

and I think the result is very satisfying and heartening. There will be a

session trail around the town in eateries at lunchtime and in pubs at

night. There are many exhibitions, theatre performances, workshops,

performances, readings, platform dancing, a céilí, a children’s fi lm and

much much more!

We have endeavoured to keep everything as affordable as possible

again this year as we are only too aware of the fi nancial constraints

facing many people and have also tried to put many free events on

the programme. There really is something for everyone this year and

we encourage you to come along and support the festival as often

as you can and to promote it to your families, friends, visitors and

customers. As the seanfhocal says, ‘Ar Scáth a chéile a mhairimid’ - we

all live in each other’s shadow - and this is really true of all festivals

and initiatives to support our town and area - everyone gains from a

successful event.

Bainigí sult agus taitneamh as na féile,

Brendan McCarthy Chairman

BOX OFFICESkibbereen Town Hall, The Square

Skibbereen, Co. Cork.

Phone: 087 1260327

Email: info@ skibbereenartsfestival.com

Web: www.skibbereenartsfestival.com

CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE:Colette O’Brien - 086 1531692

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!From hanging bunting to handing out fl yers, this festival

would not be happening without the amazing work done by

a small group of volunteers who have given a lot of time and

effort throughout the year. There’s way too many to thank

individually but to everyone who helped in any way at all “Go

raibh mile maith agaibh go léir!” If you haven’t volunteered

before but think you may have some free time we’d be

delighted to hear from you! Contact the box offi ce for further

information...

Muintir SkibbereenCredit Union

Thanks to those who so generously opened their premises to us for the festival

exhibitions: FUSE Youth Café | Skibbereen Town Hall | Gerard Desmond, 4 North Street,

Skibbereen | Noel O’Driscoll, The Quay, Skibbereen | Working Artist Studios, North

Street, Skibbereen | Permanent TSB, Main Street, Skibbereen

Cover Artwork: Blanca Gomez – www.cosasminimas.com

FESTIVAL TEAM:Box Offi ce Manager/Volunteer Co-Ordinator: Susan O’Regan

Box Offi ce Team: Helen Casey, Claire Murphy

Event Co-Ordinators: Pat Collins, Brendan McCarthy, Sharon Whooley

Press, Publicity and Social Media: Helen Casey and Claire Murphy

Events Manager: Ger Dowling

Programme Compilation: Áine Herlihy, Sharon Whooley

Web Design: Eoin Mahon - www.breakopen.ie

Programme Designer: Alan Tobin

SPECIAL THANKS TO BRIAN CARMODY

INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY with Charles LeePlease bring a camera (disposable also suitable)

Prize at the end of the week for the best photo

10.00-11.30 | Lee Garden Centre | Age 8+ | €5 | Booking Essential

ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell Hats and crowns-making unusual, fancy & odd headpieces

from a variety of materials

10.30-12.30 | Scout Hall | Age 6+ | €5 | Booking Essential

DROP-IN-ART COMPETITION11.00-1.00 | Fáilte Tourist Offi ce | No Booking Required-Free of Charge

AFRICAN DRUMMING WORKSHOPHave a go at playing drums and all sorts of percussions

11.00-1.00 | Abbeysrewry Hall | Age 8+ | €10 | Booking Essential

CÁ BHFUIL COLM AGUS CLIONA?Great fun for the kids and the whole family.Stroll through Skibbereen, looking for Colm & Cliona in the listed shop windows. Cá bhfuil Colm & Cliona has been organised by Gaelscoil Skibbereen

ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell Puppets-creating a character & bringing it to

life using fabric & other materials (this workshop can be linked with the drama workshop in the afternoon)


ARCHERY (under 8’s will not be accommodated for safety reasons)

11.00-1.00 | Russagh Mill | Age 8+ | €10 | Booking Essential

DROP-IN-ART COMPETITION11.00-1.00 | Failte Tourist Offi ce | No booking required-Free of Charge

FUSING DRAW IN GLASS11.00-1.00 | Skibbereen Library | Free Event

Bookings for this workshop through library only on 028-22400

SCIENCE WORKSHOP with Kay Quinn12.00-1.00 | Abbeystrewry Hall | 7-9 yrs | €5 | Booking Essential

ALL WORKSHOPS MUST BE PAID FOR IN FULL AT TIME OF BOOKINGS

TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC Storytelling, Face painting, bouncing castle, etc.(Children must be supervised here at all times)

3.00-4.30 | Hideaway Caravan Park | €2 per child | Booking Advisable

KIDS BAKE with Siobhan from Kalbo’s Café 6.30-7.30 | Kalbo’s Café | 6-10yrs | €5 | Booking Essential

CYCLE SENSE SKILLS WORKSHOP with Cycle Sense (Slaloms, slow race, limbo & more- must be able to cycle

Bikes & helmets provided or you can bring your own)

7.00-8.00 | Fairfi eld | €5 | Booking Essential

Monday 23rd July Tuesday 24th July

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INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY with Charles LeePlease bring a camera (disposable also suitable)

Prize at the end of the week for the best photo

10.00-11.30 | Lee Garden Centre | Age 8+ | €5 | Booking Essential

ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia CaldwellMasks-make a mask of your own choice using plaster, leather,

feathers and much more

10.30-12.30 | Scout Hall | Age 6+ | €5

DROP-IN-ART COMPETITION11.00-1.00 | Fáilte Tourist Offi ce | No Booking Required-Free of Charge

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPChildren explore using everyday items to make fun reuseable puppets.

This workshop is funding for the Gael Scoil Puppetry Club

11.30-1.00 | Abbeystrewery Hall | Ages 6-9yrs | €8

DRAMA WORKSHOP WITH KAREN MINIHAN


SAND CASTLE COMPETITION Sponsored by Kearney’s Well

Under 5, 8,12, Teen & Adult. Entries from 11.30 on day

12.00-2.00 | Tragumna Beach

DRAMA WORKSHOP WITH KAREN MINIHAN


ICE-CREAM PARTY - CREATE YOUR OWN! Sponsored by The Busy Bee

2.30-3.30 | Busy Bee | €3 | Booking Essential

FLOWER ARRANGING

with Emily of Four Season’s Florists Create your own personal arrangement

4.00-5.30 | Four Seasons Florists | Age 7+ | €10 | Booking Essential

FUN WITH HAIR at Aisling’s Hair Studio Have fun with hair styles and beads

5.00-6.30 | Aisling’s Hair Studio | Age 5+ | €5 | Booking Essential

KIDS BAKE with Siobhan from Kalbo’s Café 6.30-7.30 | Kalbo’s Café | 6-10yrs | €5 | Booking Essential

TREASURE HUNT Sponsored by Cathal O’Donovan Bookshop

(under 10’s must be accompanied by an adult)

7.00 | €3 | From Festival Offi ce

Tuesday 24th July Wednesday 25th July

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ARTS & CRAFTS WORKSHOP with Sonia Caldwell Mini-Theatre-create your own world on a mini stage

(and then go home and write a script)

10.30-12.30 | Scout Hall | Age 7+ | €5| Booking Essential

LEARN TO KNIT WORKSHOP at The Yarn Barn 11.00-12.00 | West Cork Paints, Cork Rd. | €8 | Booking Essential

DROP-IN-ART COMPETITION

11.00-1.00 | Fáilte Tourist Offi ce | No Booking Required-Free of Charge

PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOPChildren explore using everyday items to make fun reuseable puppets.

This workshop is funding for the Gael Scoil Puppetry Club

11.00-12.30 | Abbeystrewery Hall | Ages 10-12yrs | €8

SCIENCE WORKSHOP with Kay Quinn12.30-1.30 | Abbeystrewry Hall | 9-12 yrs | €5 | Booking Essential

FAMILY ART WORKSHOP & STORYTELLING

with Sonia Caldwell2.00-3.00 | Scout Hall | Age 2+ | €3 per child| Booking Essential

SCHULL & FIT BONES ADVENTURE CHALLENGE

Crawl the forest fl oor, escape the spider’s web,

balance on the slackline & string forest challenge

Added adventure this year - Orienteering in Arboretum

Garden

Children must be supervised here at all times

limited allocated times this year due to restricted parking

facilities 3.30 onwards | Lissard Estate, Tragumna Road | Ð5 | Booking Essential

KIDDIES FANCY DRESS DISCO Lots of prizes, fun and games

7.00-9.00 | Abbeystrewry Hall | Ð2 per child

Wednesday 25th JulyThursday 26th July

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FAMILY DAY - Sponsored by Field’s2.00 | Rugby Grounds

Baby Show, Pillow Fighting, Face Painting, Balloon modelling,

Animal Roadshow, Penalty Shootout, Usual Side Stalls

Infl atables - Bungee Run, Sumo Suits, Obstacle Course, Castle

Fun Sports organised by Skibbereen Athletic Club

Bowling with a German Bowl organised by William O’Brien

G.A.A. UNDERAGE BLITZ

Organised by O’Donovan Rossa G.A.A. Club10.30-1.00 | O’Donovan Rossa Park | Visitors welcome

MUSIC & STREET ENTERTAINMENT

Music by local musicians: Lorraine Crowley, Mary Beth

O’Mahony, Orla Octogan & friends2.00 | Main Street & Bridge Street

MONSTER BARBEQUE Organised by O’Donovan Rossa G.A.A.

Great food, live music, book early (see posters for further information)

8.00 | O’Donovan Rossa Park

GLASS ETCHING WORKSHOP

with Dirdre Cains Stain Glass Artist

10.30 -12.00 | Scout Hall | Age 8-12yrs | €8

MODERN DANCE with Encore School of Dance3.00-5.00 | Abbeystrewery Hall | All ages | €5 | Booking Essential

ELECTRONIC MUSIC WORKSHOP with David Bickley2.00-3.00 | Scout Hall | Age 7+ | €7 | Booking Essential


FUN & GAMES Medals for all participants4.00-6.00 | Sports Centre | Age 5-10yrs | €3 | Booking Essential

TALENT SHOW

Fun & Entertainment from Primary School Children

within the locality. Great night Assured8.00 | Town Hall Adult €5, Teenagers €3, Children €2

TENNIS BLITZ with Tennis Coach Alfi e O’Mahony2.00-3.00 Age 7-9 | 3.00-4.00 Age 10+ | Playground Tennis Courts

€2 | Booking Advisable

FEIS - IRISH DANCING (Open Competition) 3.00-5.00 | Abbeystrewery Hall

Reel U6,8,10,12,12+ | Light Jig U5,7,9,9+

Slip Jig U9,O9, 2 H & 3 Hand Reel U10,O10Heavy Jig U10, O10 Set U9, O 9 | Championship U10, O10 Sponsored by Skibbereen Tyre Centre

TABLE QUIZ7.00 | Scout Hall | Table of 4 | €6

Thursday 26th July

Friday 27th July

Saturday 28th July

Sunday 29th July

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EVENTS AT EVENTS AT

YELLOW

This fi lm of that event has as its

premise that “to endure is to live

and fi nally to triumph.” The fi lm

unfolds over four hours, following

the nature of the original

performances. Paddy Cahill and

Amanda Coogan’s fi lm presents

concurrently, on a single canvas,

the six performances.

www.yellowthefi lm.wordpress.com

Dir: Amanda Coogan & Paddy Cahill

Performers: Amanda Coogan, Dee Roycroft, Ann Maria Healy, Anna Berndston,

Olwen Fouere and Victoria Mc Cormack.

Buried deep in the market area off Dublin’s Capel Street, almost

underground, is the historic Irish abbey, St Mary’s. Here, in this hallowed

space, six women dressed in yellow come, one by one and night after

night, to wash and re-wash the long garment they are wearing. The

act of repeatedly submerging and scrubbing the cloth becomes an act

of cleansing and rebirth as their bodies twist and contort, becoming

harbingers of an almost talismanic energy. TIME … AND AGAIN and

THE DANCE OF MAKING by Mary Wycherley

Sat 21 July - Sat 11 August

‘Time…and Again’ was shot in 2009 on a farm near Skibbereen

and is a precursor and conceptually linked work to ‘The Dance

of Making’, 2012. The use of slow motion cinematography and

the deliberate indeterminate time period of the footage, alter

our sense of time and place. The fi lm highlights things past and

present and draws attention to changing futures.

‘The Dance of Making’, a three screen fi lm installation, explores

the human processes which lie at the heart of living culture.

Informed by contemporary dance’s deep awareness of the

body, movement and embodiment, this work by Mary Wycherley

focuses on the act of creation in traditional handcrafts and

activities such as uilleann pipemaking, hand weaving and dry

stonewalling.

Sat 21 July - Sat 11 August

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EVENTS AT EVENTS AT

SOFT DAY31st July | 6.00pm | Free of Charge

For over ten years ‘Soft Day’, the art-science collaboration of artist

Sean Taylor and computer scientist Mikael Fernström, have engaged

with issues relating to natural cycles in time, climate change and its

global effects. Both artists are interested in exploring ‘the cracks’

between various media and creative genres such as expanded theatre,

sound art, socially engaged practice, sculpture, music, dance and the

application of new technologies.

www.softday.ie

In a Not So Silent Way (20 mins)

Dancing at the Crossroads of the End Times (20 mins - with video projection)

Marbh Chrios - Dead Zone(20 mins - with video projection)

Artists are Scared of Collaboration(20 mins - World Premier performance of this work)

Sat 21 July - Sat 11 Aug

‘World Riddle’ is an extrasensory, immersive installation

created through the collaboration of award-winning

multimedia artist David Bickley and critically acclaimed

composer and sound artist Slavek Kwi. ‘World Riddle’

takes as its inspiration the work of Victorian biologist Ernst

Haeckel. Haeckel represented a powerful voice in the

dissemination of Darwin’s work and also coined the terms

“ecology” and “stem cell”. He is best known however for

producing countless and unbelievably detailed drawings

of never before seen microscopic life. Drawing together

elements of Victorian science, etching, digital video, ambient

music and 3D glasswork this piece creates a powerful gallery

experience, representing a cutting edge fusion of techniques

and art forms.

WORLD RIDDLE -DAVID BICKLEY WITH SLAVEK KWI

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Visual Arts | Working Artist Studios

CÚIGJuly 28th – August 4th 2012 - (closed Sunday July 30th)

The Working Artist Studios | North Street | Skibbereen

As part of Skibbereen Arts Festival 2012, Working Artists Studios

Gallery will host a selection of artwork produced by Cúig. Cúig -

(Creativity Unlimited an Integrated Group), are five artists of mixed

abilities employed as artists in residence in Mayfield Arts Centre,

Cork. Supported by two art workers and visiting artists, the Cúig

artists develop their own studio practice and receive training in a

wide range of arts skills that they can apply to their own individual

work.

The exhibition includes a broad range of artistic styles and

techniques including etching, drawings, paintings, textiles and

mixed media pieces. The Cúig group are Frankie Burton, Angela

Burchill, Brid Herrernan, Stephen Murray and Ailbhe Barrett.

Sound Recordist: Chris Watson

Writer and Presenter: Luke Clancy Producer: Kevin Brew

An installation version of the RTÉ Radio 1 Programme, ‘Skelligs

Calling’ offers a sonic portrait of Skellig Michael - from the

nocturnal cries of Manx Shearwaters at the summit, to the

gurgling chorus of Storm Petrels that nest in the island’s ancient

monastery. This piece features the recordings of the world

renowned wildlife recordist Chris Watson.

Made with support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

SKELLIGS CALLING July 28th – August 4th 2012 - (closed Sunday July 30th)

The Working Artist’s Studio| North Street | Skibbereen

Working Artist Studios | Visual Arts

CÚIG ARTISTS EXHIBITION LAUNCH& AFTERNOON TEA PARTYTUESDAY – 31st July - 2.30pm | Working Artist Studios 17

4 North Street | Visual Arts

THE MUSEUM OF MINIATURE4 North Street, Skibbereen | July 28th – August 4th - (closed Sunday July 29th)

Skibbereen Arts Festival presents (For-One-Week-Only), West Cork’s

inaugural, pop-up and wondrous Museum of Miniature!

Hundreds of artists from all disciplines and backgrounds were invited to

contribute, and the Museum’s initiators artists Tess Leak and Marie Brett

are delighted that the museum’s been sent tiny works from all over the

world revealing a vast range of ideas and imagination in epic proportions.

Packages have arrived from a stone carver in Australia; a performance

artist based on Fogo Island and a choreographer in London. Others have

included miniature paintings, paper sculptures, intricate embroideries and

other diminutive creations in clay, glass, wood and fabric from Poland, Chile,

Austria, Germany and Ireland.

The Museum of Miniature is also thrilled to be hosting the John Erickson

Museum of Art (JEMA) a project developed by US artist Sean Miller. JEMA, a

location-variable museum, works with international artists to create projects

that require mobility and/or aim to destabilize traditional notions of art or art

institutions. JEMA is a museum that supports the efficient delivery of art to

its viewers. JEMA’s galleries are housed in a series of 16”x12”x9” aluminium

carrying cases (and also occur in other unconventional spaces). JEMA has

collaborated with artists such as Yoko Ono, Sergio Vega and Max Becher and

it’s visit to Skibbereen Arts Festival is presented in collaboration with artist-

curator Annette Moloney. See www.jema.us

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WIND HARPSMark Garry

Old Quay | Riverside Café

July 28th – August 4th - (closed Sunday July 29th)

Dublin based contemporary artist Mark Garry integrates music and

sonic elements in a number of the elements of his cultural output,

he has engaged in a number of ambitious musical collaborations,

has released a number of critically acclaimed records and employs

sonic elements in his installations. For Skibbereen arts festival Mark

is showing a number of Aeolian wind harps (Harps played by the

wind). These Harps are reliant upon the environment in which they

are located, being activated by the strength and direction of the winds

traveling through them. The tone they generate differs at different

times of the day, enabling a situation where each individual

listener experience is completely unique.

www.nationalsculpturefactory.com/?page_id=32419

Visual Arts

FLOCKVarious Locations - Skibbereen

Saturday July 28th - Saturday August 4th

This year Skibbereen Arts Festival is delighted to

introduce a community arts element to the Festival.

Entitled ‘Flock’, this exciting Community Arts Project

included participants from Skibbereen Day Care

Centre, Co-Action and Skibbereen Parent and Toddler

group. Local people worked collaboratively with artist

Tess Leak to create haiku-inspired poetry and images

celebrating the rich and diverse birdlife of West Cork.

The project was based on a simple premise but the

workshops with Tess allowed participants to share

their own memories, stories and local knowledge of

birdlife in West Cork. Feedback from people showed

that participants really enjoyed the experience of taking

part in this project, so keep an eye out for their local

art work!

Tess Leak worked with installation artist Tomasz

Madajezak to make banners, posters and postcards

from the images and poems created by these

Skibbereen based community groups. Some of the

resulting works can be seen outside in the Town

Square and in Skibbereen Community & Family

Resource Centre for the duration of the festival. Make

sure to look carefully for hidden surprises!

‘Flock’ is a community arts project created especially

for Skibbereen Arts Festival and is supported by

Skibbereen Community and Family Resource Centre.

This project was

funded by

Cork County

Council Arts

Offi ce.

Skibbereen Community & Family Resource Centre

KCAT ARTISTSThe Old Quay, Skibbereen | July 28th – August 4th - (closed Sunday July 29th)

The exhibition will showcase a collection of work from KCAT studio artists.

Focussing predominantly on recent sculptural works carved in both stone and

wood, the exhibition will also take in selected works on canvas.

Centring around the large scale installation piece by George McCutcheon, the

installation comprises of over a hundred individually carved pieces of ytong

block. The majority of these have then been painted by the artist. The blocks

are arranged site specifi cally for each exhibition, allowing the piece to be re-

invented for each new audience.

KCAT organisation provides a quality, inclusive opportunity to people with and

without special needs to reach their full potential. The primary focus of KCAT

is to facilitate, through the use of a variety of skills, the artistic and personal

development of each individual.

The thirteen studio artists have exhibited widely in solo and group shows in

Ireland and abroad and regularly take on commissions. Artists include George

McCutcheon, Jack Foskin, Karl Fitzgerald, Francis Casey, Sinead Fahey and

Mary Cody.

Visual Arts | The Old Quay

See also Eamon Little’s wonderful documentary

‘LIVING COLOUR’ Skibbereen Town Hall on Monday 30th July at 8pm. 21

Visual Arts | The Old Quay Galleries

STILL HERESherkin Island BA in Visual Arts

The Old Quay, Skibbereen | July 28th – August 4th - (closed Sunday July 29th)

‘Still Here’ showcases the works of well known Irish and International artists

alongside emerging artists - all displayed anonymously in this exciting exhibition

of A5 postcard size, original artworks. Exploring a wide range of subjects, styles

and mediums- including painting, drawing, mixed media, editioned prints and

photographs. All are signed on the reverse and are for sale at one uniform,

affordable price in support of the BA in Visual Arts, Sherkin Island. This is an

honours degree programme in Fine Art, delivered by DIT in partnership with West

Cork Arts Centre and Sherkin Island Development Society. This is an exhibition

where the art community have come together to support art education.

‘Still Here’ is a vibrant exhibition of great diversity. We invite you to come and see

if you can spot the work of a well known artist, perhaps discover an artist of the

future and take the opportunity to choose a piece of art just because you like it.

THE TIME TRAVELLER’S BOOKSHOP & GALLERYBridge Street, Skibbereen | www.timetraveller.ie

The Time Traveller’s Gallery specializes in Black-and-White

Photography and Black-and-White Art. The Gallery shows works

by highly infl uential Irish artist Brian Lalor (Woodcut, Mezzotint) as

well as photographs by John Minihan (Samuel Beckett and others).

Works by younger, emerging West Cork artists Janet Murran, Tess

Leak and Rohan Reilly are also among the works shown here.

Keith Payne shows his amazing rock-art-drawings. Jim Wilson

is represented with his unbelievable pencil drawings. The Gallery

and the adjacent bookshop are also specializing on out-of-print

and antiquarian art books. Highly collectible signed books as

well as illustrated works are in the shelves of this antiquarian

bookshop. Enjoy browsing while listening to timeless Jazz and being

surrounded by some of Ireland’s best artists.

THE MORRIS GALLERY Townshend Street, SKibbereen | www.morrisgallery.ie

The Morris Gallery is based in the centre of Skibbereen town and

shows an exciting collection of works from both established, and

emerging artists from West Cork and around the country. We have a

policy of supporting a core group of artists throughout the year and

as a result, new works are available on a very regular basis. Current

Group Exhibition June to September. Christine Thery, Eadaoin

Harding Kemp, Dee Pieters, Diana Pivovarova, John Desmond, Val

Byrne, Carol Ann Waldron, and more.

WEST CORK CRAFTSTownshend Street, Skibbereen | www.westcorkcrafts.ie

West Cork Crafts will present the following during festival week:

A week-long exhibition by local artist Martin Stone, including several

demonstations of his particular style - rapid brushwork and knife-

work.

* ‘Camera Clinics’ by local wildlife photographer Charles Lee - these one-

on-one clinics give you Charlie’s undivided personal attention as he helps you

to get the very best out of your digital camera. Pre-booking essential.

* ‘The Art of Stained Glass’ - by local stained-glass artisan Adrian Brentnall.

Adrian will be creating some of his quirky stained-glass items before your

very eyes, and talking about the history, the process, and the fascination of

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Music | Friday 27th JulyFriday 27th July | Poetry Reading

OPHELIAThe Riverside Restaurant

Friday 27th 1pm | Saturday 28th | 1pm | €5

A new comic play by Ian Wild. Performed by Martin Condon

William Shakespeare, reincarnated, struggles to convince

his psychiatrist of his true past identity, and his sanity, and

correct the error which led to the play we know as Hamlet

being named Hamlet and not Ophelia as originally intended.

KERRIE O’ BRIENAND LOTHAR LUKENWorking Artist Studios | 7.00pm | Free of charge

Kerrie O’Brien has been published in various Irish and UK literary journals. In

February 2012 she was the fi rst poet to read as part of the New Writers Series

in Shakespeare & Co. Paris. Her poem Blossoms was chosen as the winning

entry in the Emerging Talent category of the 2011 Yeats Poetry Competition. She

recently won the RTE Arena Flash Fiction Competition 2012 and Culture Ireland

have sponsored her to read in Los Angeles in June.

She was also highly commended for the Over the Edge New Writer of The Year

Competition 2011. She was recently featured poet in The First Cut. She recently

published her new poetry book ‘Out of the Blueness’.

Also, reading tonight, is Schull-based German poet, actor, journalist and

translator, Lothar Luken

CANON GOODMAN GALA CONCERT 2012

IARLA Ó LIONÁIRD& STEVE COONEYAbbeystrewry Church | 8pm | €15

This year the Skibbereen Arts Festival is proud to welcome to Skibbereen

a singer of rare talent, Iarla O’ Lionáird, along with virtuoso guitarist,

Steve Cooney, to explore some of the great songs of the tradition in an

acoustic setting.

Ó Lionáird grew up and learned his craft in the musical heartland of Cúil Aodha in

the West Cork Gaeltacht. From his iconic early recording of the vision song ‘Aisling

Gheal’ whilst still a boy, through many recordings O’Lionaird established himself

both as a masterful exponent of sean nós song and as a pioneer in its renewal and

development.

Born in Melbourne, Australia, Steve Cooney has been one of the most infl uential

musicians working in Ireland. His collaborations with Seamus Begley, Sharon

Shannon, Liam O Maoinlaoi have been groundbreaking and he has recorded and

performed live with Moving Hearts, Donal Lunny, Sinead O’Connor, Paul Brady and

Altan.

Tonight’s performance, in honour of Canon James Goodman, is a rare opportunity to

witness two unique artists at the height of their powers collaborating in the intimate

and beautiful surroundings of Abbeystrewery Church.

“His voice will astound you. It soars - and it’s profound, simple and beautiful… Genius

is the operative word here…count yourself lucky to hear an artist like this once in your

lifetime”

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Film | Saturday 28th JulyFriday 27th July | Music

Formed in 2008 The Striolán Céilí Band takes

its name from a location which is situated on

the Cork, Kerry and Limerick border, known

locally as ‘Striolán’.

This title is particularly fi tting as the band comprises

of seven individuals, who collectively hail from all three

counties. Limerick is represented by band leader DJ Curtin

on button accordion and melodeon along with Denis Curtin

on fi ddle and vocals, both from Mountcollins and Conor O’

Sullivan also on fi ddle from Tournafulla. The Cork contingent

is made up of John McNulty on fl ute originally from Co.

Mayo but now residing in Rockchapel, and Adrian McAuliffe

from Freemount on Banjo. Kerry duo, Pat Mulcahy originally

from Brosna on drums, and Bridget McCarthy from Moyvane

on keyboards, make up the last segment of this extremely

popular band. The Striolán Céilí Band are proving to be a

big hit on the set dancing scene performing the length and

breadth of the country and considered by many to be one of

the top Céilí Bands in Ireland at the present time.

STRIOLÁN CEILÍ BANDWest Cork Hotel | 10.00pm | €10 APPLES OF GOLAN

Skibbereen Town Hall | Saturday 28th July | 3pm | €6

Dir: Keith Walsh and Jill Beardsworth | 80mins

Apples of Golan tells the epic story of one village in the Israeli occupied

Golan Heights. Filmed over three years from 2009 to 2012, fi lm-makers

Keith Walsh and Jill Beardsworth, immersed themselves in the local

community of full of rappers, salsa dancers, holy men, traitors, lovers,

freedom fi ghters and their heartbroken mothers, set against the backdrop

of the revolution raging in their homeland Syria, as it creeps through the

orchards, towards their homes in Israel.

in 1967 Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria. Before the occupation,

this Arab village was one of 139. Only fi ve remain. 130,000 Syrian Arabs were

permanently forced from their homes. This fi lm tells the story of one of

these villages, Majdal Shams, and it’s people. They are too few to fi ght. Israel

is their home, Syria their homeland. Neither is paradise.

“an absorbing documentary, that tells a complex story with skill and craft, Apples of

the Golan is a striking tale of the strength and spirit of a people determined not to lose

their identity and the land that it is tied to.” Steven Galvin - Film Ireland

OPHELIAThe Riverside RestaurantSaturday 28th | 1pm | €5See page 25 for more details26

Saturday 28th July | Theatre Archive Night | Sunday 29th July

IT’S YOUR TURN TO

CHANGE DADDYSkibbereen Town Hall | 8pm | €8

PERFORMED BY: ANTHONY MORRIS

“1958. Mary and Paddy met. They did everything that couples do; fell in love, got

married, had a baby. Then they had a second, and a third, a fourth, a fi fth, a sixth,

a seventh, an eight, a ninth, a tenth, an eleventh, a twelfth, and fi nally a thirteenth.

Unlucky for some…”

SIBLINGS ANTHONY and Róisín Morris share family history in this charming

performance about their father’s clinical depression and his eventual death from

Alzheimer’s disease. Growing up on the “fi nest farm in Wexford”, two children in “a

baker’s dozen”, the pair have different memories of their father: Anthony remembers

a gentle man, Róisín a sad one. The recollections, however, are full of joy, thanks to a

mischievous presentation, and amusing tales of dinner shifts, battles over bedclothes,

and the annual joy of Christmas, their father’s favourite time of year. While Anthony’s

stories are told from the stage, Róisín’s version is told through the use of photographs

and recordings.

Dir: Domhnall O’ Donoghue

Running Time: 50 mins

“Charming

performances… full

of joy… mischievous

presentation. “

The Irish Times

“A warm and heartfelt

testimony which deals

with family concerns

that are not particular

to only football

proportioned clans

but will strike a chord

with everyone.” www.

entertainment.ie

SKIBBEREEN DOWN MEMORY LANESkibbereen Town Hall | 8pm | €8

An archive night of local footage is now an integral part of the Skibbereen

Arts Festival and is an event which is enjoyed by all. This year, we have

gathered footage from a wide variety of people pertaining to Skibbereen and

the surrounding area. The footage stretches from Sherkin Island & Baltimore,

to Rosscarbery Fair in the 1950s, to Drimoleague, to Ballydehob and also

features Castletownshend, Glandore, Union Hall and a wide range of events

based in Skibbereen itself. There are people, places and events featured which

will be known to many and also many people, places and events which sadly

are no longer with us. This promises to be a very special night where we can

see the character and characters of our local area on the big screen, from a

short documentary on The Southern Star, to a re-inactment of The Sack of

Baltimore to the old Skibbereen Mart. This will certainly be a festival highlight

not to be missed.Thanks to Adrian Healy, Tim Looney, Peter McCarthy and Sean McCarthy

for kindly contributing this wonderful footage!

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Monday 30th July | Irish Animation Film Screening | Monday 30th July

SKIBBEREEN TOWN HALL | 3pm | €6

Skibbereen Arts Festival, together with the Irish Film Institute is delighted to

present a selection of Irish Animation Films curated by Steve Woods. From

James Horgan’s ‘Youghal Clock Tower’ (1909) right up to David O’Reilly’s

award-winning ‘An External World’ (2012), all fi lms are preserved in the Irish

Film Institute National Film Archive. Thanks to Sunniva O’Flynn and all at the

IFI for permission to screen these fi lms.

YOUGHAL CLOCK TOWER1909/10 | James Horgan | 1’

MICLÍN MUClate ‘30s early ‘40s | Liam O’Leary’s Collection | 3’

LYONS TEA COMMERCIAL1962 | Gunther Wulf 1’

THE BULLET1979 | Jimmy Murikami | 5’

THE PRISONER1983 | Tim Booth | 12’

AN INSIDE JOB1987 | Aidan Hickey | 7’

MIDNIGHT DANCEFrameworks | 1996 | John McCloskey | 7’

RED BALLAlan Holly | 2009 | 3’

AN PUC AR BHUILETomm Moore | Cartoon Saloon | 4’

NANN’S STRAWBERRY PRESERVEAoife Doyle | Irish School of Animation, Ballyfermot | 2010 | 3.5’

FIFTY PER CENT GREYRuairi Robinson | 2001 | 3’

GRANNY O’GRIMMNiky Phelan | 2008 | 5’

AN EXTERNAL WORLDDavid O’Reilly |2010 | 7’


Dir: Eamon Little | 2011 | 82 minutes

‘Living Colour’ is a fi lm about an abstract watercolour painter who takes

three and a half minutes to climb into a van, a chatterbox stone carver

with the shakes, a woman who colours her dreams, a precision ink-drawer

who stares into fi res, a diminutive sage who makes politically satirical

animations and the motley collective of other artists with special needs

with whom they share a studio. It is a charming, moving and hilarious

refl ection on the deeply human need to make art.

This 82-minute observational documentary fi lm explores the world of an

unusual artists’ collective in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, a studio which focuses

on the artists’ abilities instead of their special needs. As it takes us further

into their unique world, this extraordinary fi lm builds into an often hilarious

and intimate portrayal of a medley of charming and vibrant characters.

“ ‘Living Colour’ is a wonderful documentary …The fi lm’s gentle, meditative pace

catches the mood of much of the art and the artists involved in the fi lm and its

moments of humour, insight and joy come together to defi ne this uplifting and

enlightening piece of cinema and its extraordinary tale of people communicating

through art.”

FILM IRELAND

LIVING COLOUR

A BRIEF HISTORY OF IRISH ANIMATION

TODAY’S LUNCHTIME SESSION1pm - 2.30pm | The Church Restaurant

TONIGHT’S PUB SESSIONCorner Bar, Bridge Street

An External World by David O’Reilly

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Tuesday 31st July | Animation

A BRIEF HISTORY OFPOLISH ANIMATION

Outdoor Screening | Tuesday 31st July

* SUMMER NIGHTS CAN BE CHILLY SO BRING A BLANKET AND FLASK AND ENJOY

THE MAGICAL EXPERIENCE OF MOVIE-WATCHING UNDER THE STARS!!!

THE REVENGE OF A CAMERAMAN1912 | 13min | Wladyslaw Starewicz

THE EYE AND THE EAR1945/46 | 10 min | Franciszka and Stefan Themerson

DOM1958 | 11 min | Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica

TANGO1980 | 8 min | Zbigniew Rybczynski

LAGODNA1985 | 12 min | Piotr Dumala

STREET OF CROCODILES1987 | 20 min | The Quay Brothers

DOKUMANIMO2007 | 10 min | Malgorzata Bosek

DANNY BOY2010 | 10 min | Marek Skrobecki

OUTDOOR SCREENING

DREAMINGTHE QUIET MANAbbeystrewry Church Grounds | 10pm | €8

‘JOHN FORD:DREAMING THE QUIET MAN’ is a touching documentary that

explores the making of the Oscar-winning fi lm which took twenty years of

Ford’s life to bring to the big screen. The fi lm features heartfelt discussions

with Maureen O’Hara, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese and Jim

Sheridan alongside narration by Gabriel Byrne and original home-movie

footage of the cast and crew’s time in Ashford Castle. ‘John Ford: Dreaming

The Quiet Man’ recounts stories from the people who still remember how

Hollywood came to the West of Ireland and changed their lives forever.

“What is certain is that this is an epic documentary about an epic movie and a

director who lived an epic life.” ‘Sunday Independent’

PLATFORMDANCINGTUESDAY JULY 31ST | 8PM | THE FAIRFIELD

IN ASSOCIATION WITHSKIBBEREEN COMHALTAS CEOLTÓIRÍ ÉIREANN

Whatever political restrictions

conditioned art in Poland, it

has always been driven by

the urge to create visions,

the sense of inner freedom

and individuality. Animation

is art that puts no limits to

imagination and experiments.

This short programme of

Polish animation compiled by

Małgorzata Sady with Tadhg

O’Sullivan, presents some

wonderful examples over the

last 100 years.

TODAY’S LUNCHTIME SESSION1pm - 2.30pm | Field’s Coffee Shop

TONIGHT’S PUB SESSIONBaby Hannah’s & Cotter’s Bar


Wednesday 1st August | Documentaries

HAMMER TO BELLDir: Christina Gangos | 40 minutes

Set in Limerick, a place often infamised in the media for its

violent gang land wars, independent fi lm maker Christina

Gangos travels into the core of this brutalised part of the

world, and delivers a wryly revealing portrait of its inhabitants.

Inspired by the work of US Pulitzer prizewinning poet Robert

Hass, ‘Hammer to Bell’ takes us on an extraordinary journey,

watching the unobserved and mesmerized by the ordinary,

from boxing children to greyhounds, marvellous landscapes

to chatting anglers and a land of raging bells.

Theatre | Wednesday 1st August

Delia Murphy, otherwise known as the Queen of Connemara, was a household name

as a radio, concert and recording star in Ireland and abroad from the 1930’s to the

1960’s, as well as being married to Thomas Kiernan, Irish Ambassador to The United

States. Take delight in the songs of the iconic balladeer, Delia Murphy and hear her

fascinating life story told by her niece Carmen Cullen.

Singer Mairin O’Donovan and musician Gerry Anderson accompany Carmen’s

dramatised reading from her novel ‘Two Sisters Singing’, loosely based on Delia’s life.

The entire performance of ‘I’ll live till I Die’, brings to life a truly pioneering singer

in this show you can’t afford to miss which will delight music lovers and anyone who

appreciates Irish music and song.

DELIA MURPHY - I’LL LIVE ‘TIL I DIEThe Riverside, North Street | Wednesday Ist August | 8.00pm | €7

HIDDEN GIFTSDir: Nick Higgins | 26mins

‘Hidden Gifts’ explores the mysterious relationship between

artistic expression and mental illness through the story

of Scotsman Angus MacPhee, who was diagnosed with

schizophrenia in 1946 . Angus was taken from his island

home on South Uist to Craig Dunain psychiatric hospital

among the hills near Inverness in the Scottish highlands. For

the next fi fty years he spoke not a single word to any member

of the hospital staff. His sole expression was his solitary

weaving of clothes - including coats, gloves and boots – from

grass. MacPhee’s work as an example of art produced by

someone who has escaped social conditioning and who,

because he lives in a dream world, has direct access to his

unconscious mind and its inate compulsion to create.

“Higgins’ fi lm is a beautiful gift, the case study of an ordinary man

living a sheltered life in his own reality. Art therapists, students, and

anyone in the mental health fi eld will benefi t from MacPhee’s story.”

Ellen Greene Stewart, American Art Therapy Association Journal

Skibbereen Town Hall | 3pm | €6DOUBLE BILL

TODAY’S LUNCHTIME SESSION1pm - 2.30pm | Apple Betty’s

TONIGHT’S PUB SESSIONAnnie May’s & Kearney’s Well 35

Wednesday 1st August | Abbeystrewry Church

WITH LIVE SCORE PERFORMED BY COMPOSER

IRENE BUCKLEY

SOPRANO EMMA NASH ORGANIST RHODA DULLEA.

With its stunning camerawork and striking

compositions, Carl Dreyer’s ‘The Passion of Joan of

Arc’ convinced the world that movies could be art.

Based on the actual trial records, Joan endures the

loathing, envy, taunting and deceit of the French

church court. It is only through her unwavering faith

that she can endure and rise above her tormentors.

This is the second ever live performance of a score

that was specially commissioned by the 23rd Cork

French Film Festival organised by Alliance Française

de Cork. Composer Irene Buckley has used the text

and the structure of the Requiem Mass, to create an

evocative new work scored for soprano (Emma Nash),

organ (Rhoda Dullea) and electronics. Her pieces

are characterised by the dynamic interplay between

medieval and contemporary composition and have

been performed in locations from Carnegie Hall to

Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam). With its raw emotional

power, evocative setting and haunting score, ‘The

Passion of Joan of Arc’ is an awe-inspiring evening of

music and fi lm.

Screening of Carl Dreyer’s

THE PASSION OF JOANNE OF ARC Wednesday 1st August | 8pm | Abbeystrewry Church | €15

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Thursday 2nd August | Film

Skibbereen Town Hall | 1pm | FREE OF CHARGE

What wonders await you in Willy Wonkas gobstoppingly good chocolate

factory? Join us, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike

Teavee and Charlie Bucket as we navigate the strange and fantastical world of

eccentric choclatier Willy Wonka.

Sail along the chocolate river, experiment with everlasting gobstoppers, travel

to the television room by glass elevator and salivate at the sight of Wonka’s

scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight bar. This dazzling fi lm, adapted from Roald

Dahl’s classic 1964 children’s novel, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate’ factory, is

perfect for all ages.

You won’t want to miss a delicious moment, so get your golden ticket and see

what wonders await you in Willy Wonka’s factory!

Special Children’s Screening

WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Film | Thursday 2nd August

ALL DIVIDED SELVESSkibbereen Town Hall | 3pm | €7

Dir: Luke Fowler - 90mins

Luke Fowler is known for his fi lm portraits of socially radical fi gures and this work, ‘All Divided Selves’, is one of the four nominees for the 2012 Turner Prize.The social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s were spearheaded by the

charismatic, guru-like fi gure of Glasgow born Psychiatrist R.D. Laing. ‘All

Divided Selves’ concentrates on archival representations of Laing and his

colleagues as they struggled to acknowledge the importance of considering

social environment and disturbed interaction in institutions as signifi cant

factors in the aetiology of human distress and suffering. ‘All Divided Selves’

reprises the vacillating responses to these radical views and the less

forgiving responses to Laing’s latter career shift; from eminent psychiatrist to

enterprising celebrity. A dense, engaging and lyrical collage - Fowler weaves

archival material with his own fi lmic observations - marrying a dynamic

soundtrack of fi eld recordings with recorded music by Éric La Casa, Jean-Luc

Guionnet and Alasdair Roberts.

TODAY’S LUNCHTIME SESSION1pm - 2.30pm | Kalbo’s Café

TONIGHT’S PUB SESSIONThe Paragon Bar

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Thursday 2nd August | Theatre Music | Thursday 2nd August

DONAL DINEEN,NIWEL TSUMBU + GUESTSFOLLOWED BY CILLIAN MURPHY & MARK GARRY

THE MOTHER’S ARMSBY JOHN NEESkibbereen Town Hall | 8.00pm | €12

Up in the hills, in the wilds of Donegal, a dilapidated two storey

building surrounded by tumbling sheds, rusty tin, rotting timber

and the yard surrendered to weeds... This is The Mothers Arms

Singing Lounge, a quiet place where lonely farmers and weary

travellers are drawn to while away the empty hours.

The previous proprietor has recently been sent to prison and his daughter

has returned from Louisiana to run the place but the banks are circling like

vultures. It’s been a long time since there was any singing. Then one beautiful

summer’s morning a vintage automobile, driven by Taxi McDermott, founder

of The Caledonia Highly Strung Orchestra, struggles up the hill. So begins

The Mother’s Arms, the latest offering from the inimitable Little John Nee

which offers up a comic, musical helter-skelter ride through a surreal, but

frighteningly believable, rural Gothic landscape.

With Jeremy Howard, Andrew Galvin and Orlaith Gilcreest, the quartet playing

the members of the aforementioned Caledonia Highly Strung Orchestra.

“The thing that makes Nee’s work so poignant, funny, tragic and real is that it is instantly

recognisable; be it his characters, their circumstances or the situations they fi nd

themselves in.” The Donegal News

Connolly’s of Leap | 10pm | €15Tickets numbers are strictly limited so advance booking is advisable.

DJ Donal Dineen and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu and special guests

will perform a special one-off event in one of “Ireland’s best loved music

venues”, Connolly’s of Leap.

Donal Dineen is a pioneering DJ, photographer and fi lmmaker and he has built

a massive fan base nationwide. Donal is renowned for consistently breaking

new underground music and for bringing a warm energetic atmosphere to the

crowd. Donal played for the fi rst time with Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu

at the Electric Picnic in 2009. Since arriving in Ireland in 2004

from the Congo, Niwel Tsumbu has developed an enviable

reputation as a masterfully elegant and fl uent guitarist,

vocalist, musician, collaborator and composer.

After the headline act the party continues as the actor

Cillian Murphy and artist Mark Garry will step in behind

the decks to spin some tunes!

In association with the Joinery Gallery | Arbour Hill | Stoneybatter | Dublin 7

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Friday 3rd August | Film

GERHARD RICHTER PAINTINGSkibbereen Town Hall | 3.00pm | €7

Corinna Belz | 2011 | 97mins

“Picturing things, taking a view, is what makes us human; art is making sense and giving shape to

that sense.” Gerhard Richter, 1962

Over the past fi ve decades, Gerhard Richter has built an oeuvre whose seminal position

within the development of late twentieth and early twenty fi rst century art cannot

be overestimated. Using footage shot over a three-year period, the fi lm sensitively

accompanies the artist, allowing the viewer to become immersed in the subtly

suspenseful cycle of the artistic process: making, viewing, judging, destroying, waiting,

making, showing.

We are delighted this year to welcome director Corinna Belz to introduce her wonderful

fi lm on one of the world’s greatest painters, Gerhard Richter.

YEATS IN NOHBaby Hannah’s, Skibbereen | 7pm | €5

Accompany us for an inspiring performance of Yeats in

Noh. W.B. Yeats stands motionless by the sea incapable

of continuing his latest play. He is visited by a muse in

the form of a Japanese Noh spirit, who has crossed the

sea from Tokaido. Struck by the majesty of the spirit,

Yeats is able to complete his latest work. Presented by

Performance Exchange, Yeats in Noh is performed by

Risako Ataka and Daniel Foley. Performance Exchange

is an independent London and Tokyo based theatre

company, touring thought provoking presentations

to some of the most remote destinations around the

world. Thus far, they have brought their acclaimed

productions to over 35 countries.

Working Artist Studios | 8pm | €5

Join us in the intimate and atmospheric surroundings of the Working Artist

Studio with Limerick born singer songwriter Peter Delaney. Drawing on

inspiration from traditional songs and folk music, as well as the lilting

melancholy of vintage Hawaiian recordings, Peter shall be performing tracks

from his debut album ‘Duck Egg Blue’. Described as one of the fi nest ukulele

players and folk icons in the world today, Peter has also played support to both

Oscar winners the Swell Season and Fionn Regan. So join us for an evening

of music where one can expect to be held in the grips of this magical, heartfelt

ukulele master. www.peter-delaney.com

PETER DELANEY

Music | Friday 3rd August

In association with

TODAY’S LUNCHTIME SESSION1pm - 2.30pm | Riverside Café

TONIGHT’S PUB SESSIONThe Horse & Hound | Frank’s Bar

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Friday 3rd August | Comedian

COLM O’REGAN PRESENTS

IRELAND’S GOT MAMMIES Skibbereen Town Hall | 9pm | €15

Hailing from Dripsey in the Lee Valley (he’s one of our own!) Colm O’Regan has

been making a name for himself in comedy over the last while. From Cape

Town to Tokyo, Montreal to Montenotte, he has stood up and made audiences

laugh all over the world. He has has done all the major comedy festivals and

last year he toured his show Dislike! to critical acclaim. His TV appearances

include Just For Laughs, The World Stands Up on Comedy Central and the

Late Late Show. He is also a regular columnist for RTE and the BBC. He

created the Twitter sensation @irishmammies and introduced the world to the

gentle wisdom of Irish Mammies everywhere. In just six months he (or she,

actually he’s not really sure any more) gained nearly 40,000 followers including

famous authors like Marian Keyes and Minnie Driver.

“Deadpan with hilarious consequences” – Irish Times

“Funny, Resourceful informative! - Four stars” - The List

“Well, when I saw he was doing a show I got a land. And him with a degree and

everything.”- Irish Mammies

Warning – this show may be best accompanied with tea and a bun.

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Workshops for Teenagers Workshops for Teenagers

TEENAGERS PIXILATION ANIMATION WORKSHOP Skibbereen Town Hall | Monday 29th July – Friday 3rd August | €70

This year Skibbereen Arts Festival is delighted to present a 5

day pixilation animation workshop for teenagers aged 14+ with

animation expert Steve Woods based on the theme – The Mad

Hatter’s Tea Party!!!

Pixilation is a special animation stop motion process. Normally drawings and objects

are shot in animation, pixilation is where humans are manipulated frame by frame in

front of a movie camera. This process makes for an excellent educational workshop. In

the workshop, students and emerging filmmakers learn about timing and movement

inside the cinema-graphic frame. Timing and movement are constant themes that

preoccupy the animator’s mind.

The aim of the workshop is to make a finished piece. As well as acquiring some

background knowledge on the principles of animation it is intended the participants will

also achieve a confidence to work with this technique themselves in the future.

Steve Woods began working in animation in 1987. Since 1994 he has taught

experimental animation in the National Film School in Ireland and occasionally writes

and talks on animation. He has directed a number of animation workshop films

in schools, prisons and in Palestine and Syria. Steve is currently the director for

LIGHTBOX Ireland’s animation festival and is also on the board of the Galway Film

Fleadh.

Workshop times vary from day to day so please contact the box office for further details.

www.stevewoods.ie

URBAN ART/GRAFFITI WORKSHOP FOR TEENAGERSFairfield Skibbereen | Sunday 29th - Monday July 30th | 10am-4pm | €20

Skibbereen Arts Festival is delighted to host an Urban Art/Graffiti workshop

for teenagers during the week.

The workshop will be facilitated by Danny O’Riordan and Claire Coughlan.

Danny is a graffiti artist based in Cork City and Claire is an experienced

arts facilitator. Danny and Claire work with teenage groups encouraging them

to express themselves through art and to share their creativity with the

local community.

And thanks to the Fairfield Bar on Bridge Street who have given us kind

permission to create a mural on their gable end wall and Drinagh Hardware

for sponsoring the paint.

For booking information contact: 087 1260327 47

Saturday August 4th | Film Workshop

CORINNA BELZDirector of GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING

WEST CORK ARTS CENTRE | Saturday August 4th | 11am | €10

“Richter was so open and didn’t control me. That was important for me

in developing our conversation. Normally, there are a hundred questions

in your mind! But you have to know to forget them and really to develop

questions spontaneously, improvising, and not to have all the things you’ve

read in your head. You need to create this atmosphere where the subject

feels free to express himself, to be open and not demanding.”

Skibbereen Arts Festival is delighted to host a workshop with the German

director Corinna Belz, director of the acclaimed documentary Gerhard Richter

Painting. Corinna will present an intimate workshop where she will share

her experiences as a director working on art documentaries. The workshop

is recommended for aspiring and experienced fi lm-makers, artists and

those seeking a greater understanding of working with artists on fi lm. The

participants will be encouraged to join in a Q& A throughout the session.

Corinna Belz studied philosophy, art history and media sciences in Cologne,

Zurich and Berlin. Since then she has been working as a television producer,

scriptwriter and director on numerous productions of various genres. Her

fi lms include Life After Microsoft(2000), Other American Voices (2001),

Three Wishes (2004) and Gerhard Richter’s Window(2007). She is currently

developing a fi lm on the Austrian writer Peter Handke.

Booking: West Cork Arts Centre - 028 22090

Places are limited so booking is essential.

In association with

TODAY’S LUNCHTIME SESSION1pm - 2.30pm | Drinagh Co-Op Café

Loans are subject to approval. Terms and conditions apply.Credit Unions in the Republic of Ireland are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

It’s reallycatching on

W E L O O K A T T H I N G S D I F F E R E N T LY

Cllr. Adrian Healy

Wolfe & Co. Solicitors

Charles McCarthy Estate Agents

Permanent TSB Skibbereen

The Medical Centre Skibbereen

Kalbo’s Café

Elizabeth Collins, T/A Kathleen

Collins

Kenneally Opticians

Newman Signs

The West Cork Hotel

Sean Murray’s

Cllr. Catherine O’ Keeffe

Horgan’s Pharmacy

Catriona McSweeny

Hazel Real Estate International -

Auctioneers, Valuers, Estate Agents

Criaga Tiles

Annie May’s

Yin Yang Wholefoods

Whispering Trees B&B

Cllr. Karen Coakley - Mayor of

Skibbereen

A Taste of West Cork Food Festival

Apple Betty’s

The Church Restaurant

O’ Driscoll Victualler’s, Main Street

Car Park

Liam Quirke Dental Surgery

Karizma

Pat O’ Brien Dental Surgery

Liam O’ Donovan & Co. Solicitors

Cathal O’ Donovan, The Skibbereen

Bookshop

The Time Traveller’s Bookshop

McCarthy Insurance

The Corner Bar

Roycroft Cycles

The Beauty Spot

Mona Best, Bridge House B&B

Michael McCarthy, Drinagh

Pharmacy

Wish

Fiona’s

Leslie’s Crossroad Diner

Philip & Melli O’ Regan

Sally & Donal Daly

FRIENDS OF SKIBBEREEN ARTS FESTIVALThis year we have initiated a ‘Friends of the Festival’ scheme whereby

businesses and individuals can contribute to the running cost of the

festival. We asked for donations of €50 for this year and for this their

names are included in the programme and also on the website and

they will receive regular updates on festival news. People & businesses

can still become ‘Friends of the Festival’ and their names will go up

on the website and they will receive regular updates. Please call into

our festival offi ce at Skibbereen Town Hall for details, email info@

skibbereenartsfestival.com or phone 087 1260327

Here is the list of ‘Friends’ at the time of going to print and we are

extremely grateful for their generosity!

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