Creative Communities Roadshow 2024 - Ballincollig

Cork City Council Arts Office will host a series of five in-person and one online creative, community-focused networking events in October 2024 as part of the Creative Communities Roadshow. The events will take place in different parts of the city throughout the month and are open to everyone interested in creativity, community engagement, and the arts. Whether you’re an artist, a community worker or just curious, you’re welcome to join us for one or both parts of any or all of these events.

The first part of each will be a chance to connect with others, share information and get some funding advice. We’ll kick off with small group discussions to get to know each other and explore the values and ideas that inspire your creativity, whether you're involved in projects already or just interested in finding out how to bring more creativity to your community. Practical tools and resources for creative projects and social practice will be shared.

The second part will offer creative tasters where participants can discuss and explore themes together such as access, equity, inclusion and diversity while trying your hand at fun, easy and enjoyable arts activities to share with others. The creative tasters will facilitate basic skills that support creative and artistic group work. They will involve re-usable, natural or recycled materials and are accessible for all ages and abilities. No prior experience is needed to participate.

All materials and some refreshments will be provided. Please bring a keep cup with you.

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This is the third of 6 events in total and will be held at The Carraig Centre, Ballincollig.

Session 2 of the Ballincollig event will be a creative taster in Storytelling, facilitated by Paddy Doyle. Storytelling skills support public speaking and oral traditions to engage listeners and provide a platform for all voices.

About the Facilitator

Paddy Doyle is a poet, writer, storyteller and creative facilitator. His work has appeared in publications such as; The Galway Review, Cork Words 2023, Skylight 47, Revival Magazine & Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet.He was twice winner of the Cork County Council Short Story Competition and runner-up in both the Leslie Boland Poetry Award and the Shahidah Janjua Poetry Award. He has collaborated with musicians, dancers and filmmakers, and performed at festivals all over Ireland, including; Kilkenny Arts Festival, Electric Picnic and Cork International Short Story Festival. His storytelling show, The Cauldron of Poesy premiered at Clonakilty Samhain Festival in 2019, and enjoyed a ten show run in Kinsale in 2022. He was recently been awarded a Poetry Mentorship by the Munster Literature Festival.

Please note: Session 1 will have much of the same content at each event, but with an opportunity to connect with different people in the different locations. The Creative Taster (Session 2) will differ at each of the 6 Roadshow events.

For dates, venues and more information on the other events in the series, see below!

Togher Community Centre - 8th October, 2pm-5pm Graphic Harvesting creative taster with Helen O'Keeffe

Riverstown Community Centre - 12th October, 2pm-5pm Weaving Nature creative taster with Niamh Geoghan

Blarney Community Centre - 14th October, 2pm- 5pm Zines Making creative taster with Print Van Go

Mahon Community Centre - 18th October, 12:30pm- 3pm Balancing Acts creative taster with Kate Mitchell

Online - 21st October, 6pm- 9pm Graphic Harvesting creative taster with Hazel Hurley

For more details and booking link for all events visit

Host or Publisher Cork City Arts Office