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SUMMARY:Eternal Rebels Changemakers Multidisciplinary Exhibition with artist Mary Moynihan
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEternal Rebels Changemakers exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan is a visual and poetical reflection on stories of revolutionaries\, artists and women changemakers from Irish history 1916-23 combined with landscape photography and poetry of love and courage. The exhibition was launched by Kate Kennelly\, Arts Officer\, Kerry County Council on Friday 2 August 2024 as part of the Cahersiveen Music and Arts Festival and the Kerry International Arts and Human Rights festival. Supported by Creative Europe. Changemaker stories highlighted in the exhibition include Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926)\, a poet\, writer\, trade unionist\, feminist and campaigner for equality and social justice\, and James Connolly (1868-1916)\, trade unionist\, socialist\, supporter of Irish freedom\, worker’s rights and women’s rights. The exhibition runs Monday 8 July – Thursday 31 October 2024\, Monday to Sunday 10am – 5pm at The Old Barracks and Events Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary \n\n\n\nTickets at door: Adult – €6.50. Child (Under 12) – €4.00. Student/OAP – €5.50Family Ticket 2 Adults + 3 Children under 12 – €20.00 \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\n‘If you’re always trying to be normal\, you’ll never know how amazing you can be’. \n\n\n\nMaya Angelou\, Poet and Writer \n\n\n\nEternal Rebels Changemakers Exhibition is a multidisciplinary visual art exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan featuring photography\, poetry and film. The exhibition is a visual and poetical reflection on the stories of twenty-six change-makers from the Decade of Centenaries period in Irish history (1913-1923). Changemaker stories highlighted in the exhibition include Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926)\, a poet\, writer\, trade unionist\, feminist and campaigner for equality and social justice\, and James Connolly (1868-1916)\, trade unionist\, socialist\, supporter of Irish freedom\, worker’s rights and women’s rights. The exhibition runs from 8 July to 31 October 2024\, Monday to Sunday 10am to 5pm at The Old Barracks Heritage and Events Centre\, Cahersiveen\, County Kerry.  \n\n\n\nAlongside the stories of change-makers from Irish history\, the artist presents a series of poetical texts with photography and a poem-film under the title of ‘The Feeling Soul: Paradise Lost and Found’.  These are personal reflections on themes of love and courage and the internal journey of a person experiencing loss and the possibility of finding a way through\, holding onto the courage to let ourselves shine. \n\n\n\nThe work is a celebration of the human spirit. The storytelling\, original poetry and associated photographic images of the Irish landscape in all its forms – calm and serene\, wild and wilful\, alluring and physical –  explore intersections between historical memory\, storytelling\, visibility\, love\, loss and courage\, and the inner world of the mind and soul linked to the physicality of the body and nature. The photographs highlight the variety of life and nature\, while artist Mary Moynihan’s thought-provoking storytelling and poetic text offer avenues for the mind to explore. \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Nature and the sea\, stars and sky alongside stories of bravery\, passion\, desire and adventure are a driving force behind Mary’s career creating some of the finest writings\, photography and paintings on what it is to be human and a search for love and meaning-making in life. \n\n\n\nThe Eternal Rebels Changemaker Exhibition features: \n\n\n\n23 Eternal Rebels storyboard prints on wooden easels showcasing 26 Changemaker Stories from the Decade of Centenaries revolutionary period in Irish history (1916-1923) with each story accompanied by a photographic artwork depicting Irish landscapes.  Eleven displayed on floors 1 & 2 and twelve on floor 3. \n\n\n\nTwo photography and poetry artworks mounted on foamboard displayed on floor three \n\n\n\n1 Artwork with poem and photographic image – The Ship of Belonging by Mary Moynihan \n\n\n\n1 Artwork with poem and photographic image – Prayer by Féilim James \n\n\n\nThe Feeling Soul: Paradise Lost and Found – Eight photography and poetry artworks framed \n\n\n\n\nFreedom – photographic artwork and poetic text by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n\n\n\nFinding My Way – photographic artwork and poetic text by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n\n\n\nImperfections – photographic artwork and poetic text by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n\n\n\nA Broken Heart – photographic artwork and poetic text by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n\n\n\nTotality of My Soul – poetry artwork by Mary Moynihan. 60cm x 42cm\n\n\n\nThe Feeling Soul – photographic artwork and poetic text by Mary Moynihan. 60cm x 42cm\n\n\n\nDreamscape – photographic artwork and poetic text by Mary Moynihan. 60 x 42cm\n\n\n\nOn the Ledge of Courage – photographic artwork and poetic text by Mary Moynihan. 60cm x 42cm\n\n\n\nOn the Ledge of Courage – poem film by Mary Moynihan.\n\n\n\n\nOne of the artworks on display is ‘On the Ledge of Courage’\, a  poem film by Mary Moynihan\, performed by Carla Ryan\, and is a reflection on love\, courage\, fear and finding a way through darkness. The poem dedicated to all those who stand up for the rights and dignity of others and can be viewed here https://youtu.be/ELNGirWrCSE. Speaking about ‘On the Ledge of Courage’ the artist Mary Moynihan says: \n\n\n\n\n‘fear and courage can exist within us at the same time\, in the same way that we can have strength in our vulnerability.   The physical cliff edge in the poem is inspired by Skellig Michael (Sceilg Mhichíl)\, a majestic island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Iveragh peninsula in county Kerry\, the site of an ancient medieval monastery.  The cliff edge is overlooking the ocean but this ‘ledge’ is in all of us and we often have to dive into the unknown for both ourselves and others. I’ve been coming to Valentia for many years and I often refer to the island and surrounding areas as my spiritual home\, a place of peace\, solitude and inspiration. The Great Skellig is a steep island shooting straight up two hundred metres out of the Atlantic Ocean\, standing aloof like a majestic stone palace that can be seen for miles around. I often find myself thinking about the Great Skellig in the middle of the ocean\, tall\, silent and rooted\, whether the seas around it are calm or stormy. Life is the same\, some days will be calm and others stormy\, but to remember that the storms shall pass.’ \n\n\n\n\nThe Eternal Rebels  Changemakers exhibition highlights the stories of two women who lived on Valentia Island – Helen Blackburn (1842 1903) a writer\, suffragist and Feminist Campaigner for Women’s and Worker’s Rights and Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953)\, a pioneering Marine Biologist who had a sea anemone named after her\, the ‘Edwardsia delapiae’\, which she discovered in shallow sea waters on Valentia Island’s shores. \n\n\n\nThe Old Barracks is an ideal location for the Eternal Rebels Changemakers exhibition. The building is situated on an elevated site close to the bridge over the River Fertha in Cahersiveen. It is home to a permanent exhibition over three storeys which recounts the building’s remarkable history and that of the local region and includes the story of Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847)\, an Irish political leader\, activist and nationalist known as the liberator. The building has views over the bay at Cahersiveen and out to Valentia island and was originally constructed between 1870 and 1875 as a police station for the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC).  \n\n\n\nSmashing Times are delighted to announce that eleven of the artworks highlighting the stories of women in history will remain on in the Barracks on permanent display. The women include Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946)\, a radical activist\, feminist\, pacifist\, human rights campaigner and one of Ireland’s foremost suffragettes; Dr Kathleen Lynn (1874-1955)\, a Medical Doctor\, politician\, feminist\, suffragist\, Republican and socialist; and Helena Molony (1884-1967)\, a Republican\, feminist and labour activist \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is presented as part of Theatre in Palm supported by Creative Europe for the annual 2024 Arts and Human Rights festival. The exhibition was originally created as part of States of Independence – A Celebration of Change-Makers presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality.  \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\n\n\n\nThe change-makers whose stories feature in the exhibition are:  \n\n\n\n1.Constance Markievicz (1868-1927) \n\n\n\nIrish politician\, revolutionary nationalist\, suffragette and socialist \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Shadowland. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n2. Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) \n\n\n\nPoet\, writer\, trade unionist\, feminist\, a campaigner for equality and social justice\, and a sister of Irish revolutionary Countess Markievicz \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Sky at Night. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n3. Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946) \n\n\n\nRadical activist\, feminist\, pacifist\, human rights campaigner and one of Ireland’s foremost suffragettes \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Light. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n4. Dr Kathleen Lynn (1874-1955) \n\n\n\nMedical Doctor\, politician\, feminist\, suffragist\, Republican and socialist \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Full Moon. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n5. Margaret Skinnider (1893-1971) \n\n\n\nRevolutionary feminist and trade unionist \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Blues. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n6. Helena Molony (1884-1967) \n\n\n\nRepublican\, feminist and labour activist \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Stay. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n7. Grace Evelyn Gifford (1888-1955) \n\n\n\nIllustrator\, caricaturist and supporter of Irish independence \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Darkness. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n8. Sarah Curran (1782-1808) \n\n\n\nA true disciple of Mary Wollstonecraft and Robert Emmet’s clandestine lover \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Light. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n9. Helen Blackburn (1842-1903) \n\n\n\nWriter\, Suffragist and Feminist Campaigner for Women’s Rights and Worker’s Rights \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Across the Divide. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n10. Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953) \n\n\n\nA pioneering Marine Biologist who had a sea anemone named after her\, the ‘Edwardsia delapiae’\, which she discovered in shallow sea waters on Valentia Island’s shores. \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Shoreline of Valentia Island. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n11. Mary Elmes (1908-2002) \n\n\n\nHonored as ‘Righteous Among Nations’ for her work saving Jewish children from the Nazi gas chambers during World War II \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Haunting. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n12. The Pearse Women \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Escape. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\nMrs Margaret (Brady) Pearse (1857-1932). Political activist\, politician and Dáil Deputy \n\n\n\nMargaret Mary Pearse (1878-1968). Teacher\, TD and Senator \n\n\n\nMary Brigid Pearse (1884-1947). Musician\, teacher and author \n\n\n\n13. James Connolly (1868-1916) \n\n\n\nTrade Union leader\, socialist\, revolutionary\, supporter of Irish freedom\, worker’s rights and women’s rights \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Escape. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n14. Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (1878-1916) \n\n\n\nJournalist\, writer\, radical activist\, suffragette and pacifist \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Double Spirit. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n15. Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916) \n\n\n\nIrish nationalist\, poet\, journalist and a leader of the 1916 Rising in Ireland \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Glory. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n16. William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) \n\n\n\nPoet\, dramatist and writer \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Rock. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n17. Jack B. Yeats (1871–1957) \n\n\n\nPainter and illustrator \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Life and Death.  Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n18. Elizabeth ‘Lollie’ Yeats (1868-1940) \n\n\n\nArtist\, cultural entrepreneur\, Froebel trained art teacher and publisher \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Hope by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\nSusan ‘Lily’ Yeats (1866-1949) \n\n\n\nArtist\, cultural entrepreneur\, embroider \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Hope by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n19. James Joyce (1882-1941) \n\n\n\nWriter.  \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Yesteryear. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n20. Lucia Joyce (1907-1982) \n\n\n\nDancer.  \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: To the end. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n21. Seán O’Casey (1880 – 1964) \n\n\n\nDramatist and politically active writer \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Darkly Calm. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n22. Augusta\, Lady Gregory (1852-1932) \n\n\n\nAn Irish writer\, dramatist\, folklorist\, and patron of the arts and a founding member of the Irish Literary Theatre (1899) and the Abbey Theatre founded in 1904 as Ireland’s national theatre \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: Serenity. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\n23. John Millington Synge (1871-1909) \n\n\n\nDramatist and writer and a leading figure in the Irish literary renaissance \n\n\n\nPhotographic Artwork: The Walk. Image by Mary Moynihan\, 2023 \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays\, poetry and short film scripts\, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \nAfter raising four children\, now  adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\,  crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \nSmashing Times \nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world\, past and present\, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today. \nAwards \nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working-class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies (co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You.  \nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings. \nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \nKeep in touch with Mary on: \nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Photography,Poetry,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:Rites of Care\, Curse & Comfort
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nThaís Muniz\, visual artist \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThis exhibition features a selection of new\, recreated and past works that engage transgenerational trauma\, manifestations of racism\, the objectification of womanhood by the male gaze\, and the erasure of ancestral knowledge systems. A key motif is an inverted triangle\, which Muniz puts forward as a visualisation of the transatlantic trade of enslaved people – representing Europe\, West Africa and the Americas – as well as her own autobiography\, in terms of her Brazilian origins\, African ancestry and Irish citizenship. The circle is another recurrent motif\, and represents ori – referring to spiritual intuition and destiny among the Yoruba\, a West African ethnic group with whom Muniz self-identifies. The exhibition demonstrates Muniz’s interest in the long-lasting impacts\, both material or psychological\, of colonialism on racialised communities. \n\n\n\nCentral to the exhibition is New Atlantic Triangulations Flag (2022)\, consisting of triangular and circular shapes printed on hanging fabric pieces. The work formally mimics a traditional national flag\, but the designed emblem is intended to represent motion\, whether metaphorically linking dispersed populations or referring specifically to the movements of persons undermining borders. Muniz blends references to Yoruban\, Brazilian or Irish histories and mythology\, for instance\, the Celtic legend of the island of Hy-Brasil or the ancient alphabet known as Ogham\, to meditate on her hybrid cultural identity. In the print Ori Axe Ogham (2024)\, ori evokes her African heritage; axe is the Brazillian word for ori; and Ogham is an ancient Irish alphabet. Muniz uses the slanted dashes of Ogham typography to spell out the words ‘axe’ and ‘ori’. The abstract geometric diagram can be understood as both an illustration of the movement of the artist’s body and a mapping of dispersed populations. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is produced by SIRIUS and curated by Miguel Amado\, Director\, with production support provided by Cork Printmakers. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtist Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThaís Muniz is a Brazilian Irish artist with African heritage\, based in Dublin. She examines representations of ‘otherness’ through ideas of blackness\, displacement and memory in a postcolonial context\, and explores embodied and experiential art-making processes and outcomes. Her prints\, collages\, textile pieces\, and performances combine archival materials and personal memorabilia\, storytelling and symbology. \n\n\n\n\n\nSirius Arts Centre\n\n\n\nSirius Arts Centre is a multi-disciplinary arts organisation in the Cobh-Glanmire municipal district of east Cork. It is housed in a beautiful Italiante building that was designed by Anthony Salvin in 1854 to house the Royal Cork Yacht Club\, the oldest in the world. Salvin was best known for his restoration work on Windsor Castle and the Tower of London. This is the only example of Salvin’s work in Ireland. \n  \nFor thirty-one years the building has housed the Sirius Arts Centre; an organisation that is dedicated to the facilitation and development of artistic expression on a local\, national and international stage. This is the only organisation of its kind in the east Cork area. \n  \nSirius is an arts centre that serves as an intermediary between art and the public that endeavours to raise public awareness of art. It offers developing opportunities for both emerging and more established artists from both Ireland and abroad. The programme is dedicated to the facilitation and development of artistic expression\, with additional community programming that encourages exploration through direct participation in the arts. \n  \nThis is achieved through a mix of activities including: visual arts programming and exhibitions\, an international artist in residence programme\, music performances\, community arts programmes and workshops\, all of which bring people to east Cork. The Sirius Arts Centre building provides the organisation with a unique environment and gives continuing life to a heritage building of architectural and historical importance in Cobh. \n\n\n\nSirius Arts Centre\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/rites-of-care-curse-comfort-2/
LOCATION:Sirius Arts Centre Cobh\, The Old Yacht Club\, Westbourne Place\, Cobh\, Cork\, P24 F209\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:The Art of Changemakers Visual Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing the work of Paddy Bushe (poet)\, Dominika Piekarska (visual artist)\, June O’Sullivan (novelist)\, Ita Ryan (writer)\, John Goode (poet)\, and Marie O’Shea (writer).  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, writer\, poet\, creator of art and photography\, Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Arts Curator for the Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival \n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to Aisha Hamdulay and Conor Fortune\, Front Line Defenders \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Art of Changemakers multidisciplinary exhibition features photography\, poetry\, and storytelling and is a visual and poetical reflection on the stories of human rights defenders today. The Art of Changemakers highlights the stories of the five inspirational human rights defenders honoured in 2024 for the Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk.  Artist Mary Moynihan has created a series of poetry and ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ statements combining text and photographic imagery to accompany the stories of the five human rights defenders. The artistic work and stories are a celebration of the work of human rights defenders and a reflection on peace\, equality and human rights. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition runs from 17 September to 27 October 2024 at the DLR Mill Theatre\, Dundrum\, Tuesday to Saturday\, 11am to 4pm\, closed for lunch 1.30-2.30\, and is a collaboration between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n\n\n\nEach year Front Line Defenders announces the five winners of its top distinction\, the Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. The award was established in 2005 to honour the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) who are courageously making outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of the human rights of others\, often at great personal risk to themselves. \n\n\n\nThe laureates for the 2024 award come from Cyprus\, Honduras\, Mozambique\, Pakistan and Palestine and were honoured at a special ceremony held in Dublin in 2024.  The laureates are: \n\n\n\nAfrica: Gamito dos Santos Carlos of AJOPAZ\, the Youth Association for Peace (Mozambique) \nAmericas: The Trans women collective Muñecas de Arcoíris (Honduras)\, represented by Jennifer Bexara Córdova \nAsia and the Pacific: Sammi Deen Baloch of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (Balochistan\, Pakistan) \nEurope and Central Asia: Doros Polykarpou of KISA (Cyprus) \nMiddle East and North Africa: We Are Not Numbers (Gaza\, Palestine)\, represented by Ahmed Alnaouq \n\n\n\n“Given the immensity of the challenges we face and the adverse forces working against human rights in many parts of the world\, it might seem tempting to lose hope that a better world is even possible\,” said Alan Glasgow\, Executive Director of Front Line Defenders. “But these courageous human rights defenders have defied that temptation and inspire us to keep hope alive. They say ‘no’ to the perpetrators and ‘yes’ to optimism – they know a fairer\, more equal\, rights-respecting world is worth fighting for”. \n\n\n\nThe award focuses international attention on the work and struggles of HRDs\, providing a greater national and international platform to speak about and advocate for the human rights issues they are defending. \n\n\n\nFor further information go to https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/2024-front-line-defenders-award-human-rights-defenders-risk \n\n\n\n\n\nBiographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGamito dos Santos Carlos\, Human Rights Defender \n\n\n\nExecutive Director\, JOPAZ\, the Youth Association for Peace\, \n\n\n\nNampula\, Northern Mozambique \nGamito dos Santos Carlos\, a human rights defender from Nampula\, northern Mozambique\, is the executive director of AJOPAZ\, the Youth Association for Peace. His human rights work centres around social\, civil and political rights and accountability. Gamito has been advocating for the protection of human rights activists and engaging with young people to advocate for significant social change in his community\, to foster justice and sustainable decision-making by authorities. \n  \nHe is a member of the Friends of Amurane Association for a Better Mozambique -KÓXUKHURO\, as well as an analyst and Provincial Coordinatorof the Mozambican Network of Human Rights Defenders (RMDDH). He has faced ongoing intimidation for his human rights work\, including repeated raids on his home and the loss of his job\, and in March 2023 he was kidnapped and tortured after he organised a demonstration. \n  \nDespite all the challenges he faces\, Gamito has consistently defended democracy\, human rights and anti-corruption initiatives in Mozambique\, having a significant impact in improving conditions for the Nampula community. \n  \nGamito dreams of a fairer\, equal country; where health\, education\, housing and employment are rights which are properly realised\, where equity and gender equality are accepted without prejudice\, where young people and women are involved in decision-making processes\, where politicians treat people with respect and dignity and adhere to the rule of law\, where freedom of speech is a respected right\, and where democracy is genuine and people exercise their rights without fear. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMuñecas de Arcoíris (Rainbow Dolls)\, \n\n\n\nThe Trans Women Collective\, \n\n\n\nRepresented by Jennifer Bexara Córdova\, \n\n\n\nHonduras \nMuñecas de Arcoíris (Rainbow Dolls) is a collective of trans women from the city of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela in Honduras\, founded in 2008. Muñecas works under the LGBTI+ Arcoíris Association of Honduras with the aim of creating a safe space for trans sex worker women. The members of Muñecas started as volunteers of the Arcoíris Association\, where they became more aware of the situation that trans people were facing in Honduras. With the support of the Arcoíris Association\, Muñecas members received training related to their rights as LGBTI+ people. They then started to document human rights violations specifically against trans women in 2006 and two years later\, the collective was formally created as a trans women organisation. Most of its members are sex workers\, informal workers\, stylists\, and house keepers\, among others. \nAs human rights defenders\, members of Muñecas have a double layer of vulnerability. They are adversely targeted\, firstly due to their identity\, and secondly due to their work defending trans rights. Over the years\, the work of Muñecas has led to high-risk situations for a number of its members\, who have faced threats\, physical\, psychological and verbal attacks\, and killings. \nThe members of Muñecas dedicate their lives to the defence of human rights\, fighting for a more equal world\, in which respect\, tolerance\, empathy is present. For the members of Muñecas\, it is invaluable to have a safe space where they meet and learn more about their human rights. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSammi Deen Baloch\, Human Rights Defender \n\n\n\nVoice for Baloch Missing Persons \n\n\n\nBalochistan province\, Pakistan \nSammi Deen Baloch is a Baloch woman human rights defender from Mashkai\, Awaran District of Balochistan province\, Pakistan. She is the General Secretary of the Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP)\, a non-governmental organisation that represents and supports victims and relatives of enforced disappearances in Balochistan. \nIn June 2009\, at the age of 10\, Sammi’s father\, Dr Deen Mohammed Baloch\, was forcibly disappeared in Khuzdar\, Balochistan. She began persistently campaigning for the release of her father\, which further led to her deeper\, collective involvement in advocating against enforced disappearances in Balochistan by state forces. \nSammi has led campaigns and actions including marches\, protests and sit-ins; documented violations and cases of enforced disappearance; and assisted families with registering cases with relevant authorities. She has been a vocal advocate on women’s and girls rights\, the right to education and ongoing violations including killings\, mass graves and the collective punishment of families. \nSammi has faced persecution and reprisals including violence towards herself and family members. Since 2009\, the military have raided her home several times\, burned and seized valuables and even tried to abduct her brother. The family were forced to relocate to Karachi where her work continued\, and threats against her escalated.  She has also been forcibly disappeared herself. \nDespite being targeted and risking so much\, Sammi remains undeterred\, driven by her unwavering commitment to justice and the protection of human rights in Balochistan. Her work has enabled thousands of women and girls to stand up for their rights and has brought attention to the struggles of the Baloch people. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoros Polykarpou is a leading human rights defender and founding member of KISA (the Movement for Equality\, Support and Anti-Racism). He is an expert on migration\, asylum\, discrimination\, racism\, and trafficking in Cyprus. For over 27 years\, he has dedicated himself to defending and advocating for the rights of people on the move and tackling discrimination and xenophobia in Cyprus\, navigating the unique socio-political environment of the small island nation with strong conservative elements. \n\n\n\nCyprus first developed its immigration policy in 1996\, and strong right-wing conservatism led to a model focused on temporary residence and filling of undesired jobs by migrants. The policy ultimately led to a rapid increase of migrants\, along with strong sentiments of racism and discrimination. In response to this\, Doros and other activists founded KISA\, with the objective of combating discrimination against migrants and asylum seekers\, and addressing human trafficking. \n\n\n\nDoros has been the target of a multitude of attacks\, including defamation campaigns\, criminal prosecutions and death threats – the latest being the bomb attack on KISA’s offices on 5 January 2024\, with the planting of an explosive device right opposite Doros’s workstation at KISA’s offices. \n\n\n\nDoros was born in Silikou\, a mixed village where Turkish and Greek Cypriots lived together peacefully\, even during intense inter-communal conflicts. In the 80s\, Doros moved to Germany to study where he stayed for 10 years working and studying. \n\n\n\nReturning to Cyprus in the early 1990s\, he engaged in the movement for reconciliation and reunification of the divided island and worked to protect children and women from domestic violence. \n\n\n\nDespite the threats and challenges\, Doros finds great satisfaction in his work\, engaging directly with individuals and migrant groups through a human rights-based approach and making positive changes in people’s lives. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe Are Not Numbers (WANN) \n\n\n\nYouth-Led Palestinian Non-Profit \n\n\n\nGaza Strip \nWe Are Not Numbers (WANN) is a youth-led Palestinian non-profit project established in the Gaza Strip in 2014\, with the aim of telling the everyday\, human stories of thousands of Palestinians. Their vision is to spread Palestinian voices and narratives\, based on respect for human rights through the work of peaceful\, non-violent\, youth led Palestinians. When co-founder Ahmed Alnaouq lost his 23-year-old brother\, Ayman\, during an Israeli military attack on Palestinians in the summer of 2014\, he was devastated\, and sunk into a depression from which he thought he would never escape. During this time\, he met American journalist Pam Bailey\, who encouraged him to celebrate his brother’s legacy by writing a story about him. \nThe idea came fully to fruition in early 2015 in collaboration with Dr. Ramy Abdu\, chair of the board of directors for the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor). In a context where the media was dominated with news and stories of Palestinians as mere political numbers; living under occupation\, amid war\, WANN wanted to share the humanity of Palestine beyond politics and numbers. It became a platform both to document human rights violations\, but also to share the personal struggles and triumphs\, tears and laughter\, and the universal human experiences of Palestinians. The mission of WANN is to break stereotypes about Palestinians\, by creating and empowering a new generation of Palestinian writers and thinkers who can share unfiltered stories of the Palestinian cause. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/the-art-of-changemakers-visual-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:DLR Mill Theatre\, Dundrum Town Centre\, Dublin 16\, D16 C5X6\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography,Poetry,Visual Art
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