On Friday September 23 arts venues throughout the country throw open their doors for an evening of public participation in the arts. At the Ballina Arts Centre they have an array of events for the public to try out. Be it music, dance, film or printmaking, there is something for everyone.
At 6.30pm a number of short movies will be shown in the theatre while from 7pm to 10pm in the dance studio upstairs there will be a marathon Jazz Fusion dance workshop with Jackie Foley.
Visitors will be able to enjoy the printmakers’ exhibition in the Gallery and take part in an introductory printmaking workshop with Marianne Heemskerk in the brand new printmaking studio. During the evening the centre will be showcasing the music of local bands. Recordings will be played throughout the public spaces of the building using the integrated sound system.
Croí Glan Integrated Dance Company, which performs works with both disabled and non-disabled dancers, will unveil a community dance piece (created in Ballina in the lead-in to Culture Night ) as well as their piece, This Is, by award-winning choreographer Adam Benjamin.
Ballina Arts Centre will also be working with the Jackie Clarke Historical Repository on the presentation of an exciting exhibition. The exhibition – in Ballina Library – will feature selected pieces from the Jackie Clarke Collection augmented by a number of artworks from the Mayo County Council collection. All Culture Night events at Ballina Arts Centre are free of charge and open to all. For more information contact Ballina Arts Centre on 096 73593.
Venues hosting Culture Night events
A whole host of venues throughout the county will be hosting events for Culture Night this Friday night. Events will be held in Achill in Scoil Acla, in Ballina in Ballina Arts Centre, in Belmullet in Áras Inis Gluaire, and in Ballycastle at Ballinglen Arts Foundation. Charlestown Arts Centre will host events while the Claremorris Open Exhibition in Claremorris CCÉ will form part of Culture Night. In Ceathrú Thaidhg events will take place in the afternoon and evening at Comhar Dún Chaocháin. The county town will see the Arts Squad running an event in the Linenhall Arts Centre, with more events taking place in the National Museum of Country Life in Turlough House. The Custom House Studios will be the base of operations for events in Westport on Friday night, with the Nephin Blacksmiths Revival Group leading events in Lahardane. A full programme of events is available from the Arts section of the Mayo County Council website.
