CREATIVITY MONTH 2015 A celebration of Creativity and the Creative Industries
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Creativity Month is a celebration of creativity and the Creative Industries in the north of Ireland every March. An initiative of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Creativity Month is held to stimulate new thinking and help creative people, creative ideas and creative businesses emerge and flourish. Creativity Month 2015 will showcase the work of a diverse range of organisations, across government, business, education and the community and voluntary sectors, who are developing creative and innovative solutions to societal challenges. For the full programme of more than 100 events, the latest news and creative opportunities, go to www.creativityni.org.
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CREATIVE CENTENARIES CUMANN GAELACH NA HEAGLAISE 100
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY SCREENING
March 2-16 - Linen Hall Library, Belfast
March 14 - Ulster Museum, Belfast
Exhibition marking the centenary of The Irish Guild of the Church, founded in 1914 to promote the use of Irish in the Church of Ireland.
Film Hub NI present a screening of Ken Loach’s acclaimed drama during the Irish War of Independence and Civil War.
CREATIVE CENTENARIES RESOURCES FAIR March 5 - Titanic Belfast A one-day conference featuring workshops, presentations, funding information and more to help organisations commemorate events within the Decade of Centenaries.
REDISCOVERING GAA MEMBERS WHO FOUGHT IN WW1
HISTORY IRELAND HEDGE SCHOOL REMEMBERING 1916 March 26 - Ulster Museum, Belfast An evening of debate will take place on the events of 1916 and how their centenaries should be commemorated in 2016.
March 18 - Ulster Museum, Belfast A talk exploring the largely forgotten role of GAA members in the First World War.
‘STAND UP AND BE COUNTED’ - SUFFRAGE WORKSHOP March 24 - PRONI, Belfast A cafe-style workshop for community groups examining the impact of the suffrage movement.
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THE GREEN FIELDS OF FRANCE SCREENING March 27 - Tower Musem, Derry~Londonderry Poetic documentary exploring the role of Irish men who fought and died during the First World War.
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HIGHLIGHT FESTIVALS BELFAST NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL
minds from the film, fashion, music and business worlds.
March 4-8 - Various, Belfast
IMAGINE 2015: FESTIVAL OF POLITICS AND IDEAS
Annual music festival celebrating the art of songwriting in a series of concerts, showcases and music events.
BELFAST CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL
A week-long festival celebrating the role of the citizen in local political and cultural life through workshops, film, comedy and lively debate.
March 6-13 - Various, Belfast
FÉILE AN EARRAIGH
One of the leading children’s arts festivals in the UK and Ireland, offering up a veritable feast of cultural treats for 0 to 14 years old, at various locations across Belfast.
March 10-17 - Various, Belfast
ULSTER FESTIVAL OF ART & DESIGN March 9-14 - Ulster University, Belfast campus The seventh Ulster Festival of Art & Design includes some of the most creative and inspiring 6
March 9-15 - Various, Belfast
Belfast’s Spring Festival returns with the very best music, spoken word, debates, discussions as well as a series of stunning musical headlining nights at Writer’s Square.
HUMDINGER! CHILDREN’S STORY FESTIVAL 2015 March 23-28 - Various venues, Derry~Londonderry
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words, stories and imagination and featuring some of the biggest and best-loved names in children’s books.
FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL INTERCULTURAL & ANTIRACISM FESTIVAL March 23-28 - Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry Encouraging children and young people, through the medium of film, to explore local and global issues like war, human rights racism, discrimination and harassment.
HERE AND NOW OLDER PEOPLE’S ARTS FESTIVAL March 1-31 - Various An exciting arts programme of music, drama, contemporary dance, film-making, sculpture, contemporary jewellery making and printmaking for older people.
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CELEBRATING CREATIVITY AT W5
LIBRARIES NI CELEBRATES CREATIVITY MONTH March 3-30 - Libraries across Northern Ireland The Libraries NI events programme offers something for everyone, providing an opportunity to participate in many cultural experiences. Events include practical workshops on radio broadcasting, song-writing, script-writing, storytelling and poetry; demonstrations of film and theatre make-up and traditional crafts; as well as author readings, drama and musical performances.
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INVASION BELFAST: EPISODE VII March 7-8 - W5 Ireland’s premier Star Wars costuming club, The Emerald Garrison, return to W5 for a weekend of family fun and amazing photo opportunities in Invasion Belfast: Episode VII.
CREATE A ROLLERCOASTER March 14&21 - W5 Design and build a W5 rollercoaster using Lego train tracks and a range of construction toys, in just 5 hours—the perfect family challenge event!
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WELLCOME IMAGE AWARDS Opening March 19 - W5 An exhibition of beautiful, strange and occasionally alarming pictures from the shortlist for this year’s Wellcome image awards – which celebrate the very best in science photography and imaging.
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ARMAGH PLANETARIUM
HIGHLIGHT EVENTS IN DERRY~LONDONDERRY
AROUNDNORTH INSTALLATION ROADSHOW & COLLABORATIONS
INNOVATION IN CINEMA: 3D DAY
March 12-21
March 12 - Brunswick Moviebowl, Derry~Londonderry
A multi-speaker sound installation by award-winning composer Robert Jarvis, combining art with science to connect listeners with the near universe. March 12-13 - Lough Neagh Discovery Centre March 14 - Divis Mountain, Belfast March 17&19 - Armagh Observatory (daytime performances) March 18 - Colin Allotments, Belfast
Screenings that trace the history of 3D cinema, from the earliest stereoscopic projections, to Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Dial M for Murder to the triumph of Avatar.
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TEMPLE
ICON OF CINEMA: BATMAN
March 14-21 Derry~Londonderry
March 16-21 - Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
A major project with internationally renowned artist David Best and London-based Artichoke. At over 60ft tall, the structure will dominate the skyline on the Waterside area of the city during its week-long public exhibition before being ceremoniously burned.
A week-long series of themed events, film screenings and comic art workshops exploring and celebrating the world of Batman.
March 20 - St. Cecilia’s College, Derry~Londonderry March 21 - Beaghmore Stone Circles, Cookstown 10
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HIGHLIGHT CONFERENCES & SEMINARS
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GROWING AUDIENCES March 11 - The Playhouse, Derry~Londonderry A look at the legacy of the UK City of Culture 2013 led by Audiences NI and DCAL.
FUTURE CLASSROOMS 2015 March 12 - AmmA Centre & Market Place Theatre, Armagh What have 10 years of Northern Ireland’s Creative Learning Centres taught us about the reality and impact of using digital technology in the classroom?
MUSED 2015 March 26 - Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry One-day conference examining best practice and challenges in the music education arena.
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PERSPECTIVES March 31 - Skainos Centre, Belfast Specialisterne UK, the social innovator company that helps people with autism secure employment, host 'Perspectives' an event for digital content and film/video production sectors.
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CULTURETECH
FABLAB RASPBERRY JAM
JUNIOR STEAM ACADEMY
March 28 - FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
March 3,10,17,24 - FabLab Derry~Londonderry
Learn more about Raspberry Pi and coding with Farset Labs. The sessions are aimed at complete beginners with more complicated challenges for those who already have some Raspberry Pi experience.
CITIZEN SCIENCE BRAIN TRUST March 25-26 - Derry~Londonderry & Belfast Interested in science and technology? Get involved in two brainstorming events t o design some exciting, big, bold and scary “Citizen Science” projects which will take place at this year’s CultureTECH Festival in September.
THE CULTURETECH LECTURE
FABKIDZ March 5,12,19,26 - FabLab Derry~Londonderry
CultureTECH, with support from Ilex, will bring a major technology speaker from London’s ‘Tech City’ to the North West Regional Science Park for one night only.
Young creatives, aged 8 - 16 will have the opportunity to use the latest in digital fabrication technology to create almost anything they can imagine turning ideas into reality!
OTHER CULTURETECH EVENTS:
OPEN ACCESS FRIDAYS
• CultureTECH MiniMission in London. • My Science Shorts and MinecraftEdu in schools across Northern Ireland. • STEMies showcase event with over 2,000 young people. Visit www.creativityni.org for more details.
March 6,13,20,27 - FabLab Derry~Londonderry
TBC - North West Regional Science Park, Derry~Londonderry
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An exciting programme of workshops especially designed for makers, tinkerers and creatives. Open to everyone aged between 8 and 12 years old.
Try your hand at making something using our array of digital fabrication machines, take a tour of the Lab, or simply
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meet some like minded makers at the FabLab’s Open Days. All welcome.
LEARN TO SOLDER
PARENT & CHILD MAKER CLUB
In this session we’ll show you the basics of using a soldering iron, with some techniques useful from fixing stuff or creating your own circuit boards.
March 14&28 - FabLab Derry~Londonderry If your child(ren) are aged 6+, and you would like to make things together using the latest digital fabrication technologies, this is the family activity for you.
HAVE A GO AT 3D PRINTING March 6 - FabLab Belfast Ever wanted to know about 3D printing but were afraid to ask? This session will show you the basics of designing and an manufacturing your own 3D model.
March 13 - FabLab Belfast
CARD MAKING March 20 - FabLab Belfast Get creative with some digital crafts! Make a one off card for that special person or occasion with our laser cutter using engraving and cutting techniques.
HAVE A GO AT LASER CUTTING March 27 - FabLab Belfast You can have loads of creative fun with a laser cutter, including engraving onto most stuff and make 2D and 3D object is no time! Come and find out how it’s used. 15
AT A GLANCE March 1 Polish Paper Craft Workshop — Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Brian Ballard Retrospective 19642014 —Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady Live and Learn: Art Afternoons — Ulster Museum, Belfast
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Making Connections Afternoon: The Art of Egypt —Ulster Museum, Belfast Television Journalism Masterclass with Gareth Wilkinson —Verbal Arts Centre, Derry~Londonderry Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival —Various venues, Belfast
Here and Now Older People’s Arts Festival —Various locations
Easons Drop In! Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry
March 2
March 5
Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise 100 — Linen Hall Library, Belfast
Creative Centenaries Resources Fair —Titanic Belfast
March 3 Poetry Workshop with Maria McManus —Ballymena Central Library Eoin McNamee: Murder He Wrote — Enniskillen Library Junior Steam Academy —Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry Artscare conference —Strule Arts Centre, Omagh Creativity Month at Colin —West Belfast March 4 Get Started with Film —Newry
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Eoin McNamee: Adventure in the Screen Trade Workshop —Strabane Library FabKidz —FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry March 6 Women in War 1815–2015 —Linen Hall Library, Belfast Eoin McNamee: Giving it a Go Workshop —Kilkeel Library Belfast Children’s Festival —Various venues, Belfast FabLab Open Access Fridays — FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry ~ Londonderry Community Cinema Weekend — Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast
Have a go at 3D printing —FabLab Belfast March 7 Mountmellick Embroidery Workshop —Ulster Folk & Transport Museum Book Launch: Solstice - The Goddess Awakens —The MAC, Belfast Create your own Superhero Comic Workshop —Omagh Library Little Legends Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry Create your own Superhero Comic Workshop —Omagh Library Deprogramming —Void Gallery, Derry~Londonderry
Book Reading and Discussion with Jennifer Klinec —Belfast Central Library
Easons Drop In! Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Ulster Festival of Art & Design — University of Ulster, Belfast
Northern Noir Crime Writing — Bangor Carnegie Library
Imagine 2015: Festival of Politics and Ideas —Various venues, Belfast
Sketchy Individuals —Farset Labs, Belfast
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March 10
Making Connections Afternoon: Traditions and Skills —Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra
One Sandwich Short of a Genius — The Playhouse, Derry
Harvest Customs and Knots Workshop —Carrickfergus Library VioLeeN —Lurgan Library Future Proofing the Sector —Queen’s University, Belfast Junior Steam Academy —Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Invasion Belfast VII —W5, Belfast
TYA NI Showcase 2015 —Various venues, Belfast
Craft NI Innovation Boost Exhibition —North Down Museum
The Lost Martini —Wellington Buildings, Belfast
Sixty6 Fashion Installation —Sixty6, Belfast
Féile an Earraigh —Various venues, Belfast
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March 11
Silk Painting Workshop —Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Growing Audiences —The Playhouse, Derry~Londonderry
Women’s Word and Music —The Playhouse, Derry~Londonderry
Storytelling Workshop with George Murphy —Dungiven Library
March 9
Art & Technology at Belfast Children’s Festival —Various venues, Belfast
Book Reading and Discussion with Jennifer Klinec —Derry Central Library
March 12 Future Classrooms 2015 —Market Place Theatre, Armagh Basket making Talk and Demonstration —Lisburn City Library Eoin McNamee: Creative Writing Clinic —Belfast Central Library An Evening with Dermot Bolger — Ormeau Road library, Belfast Innovation in Cinema: 3D Day — Various venues, Derry~Londonderry aroundNorth Installation —Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Craigavon FabKidz —FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Neagh Discovery Centre, Craigavon FabLab Open Access Fridays — FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry Learn to Solder —FabLab Belfast
aroundNorth Installation —Divis and the Black Mountain, Belfast Create your own Superhero Comic Workshop —Finaghy Library Create-a-Rollercoaster —W5, Belfast The Wind That Shakes The Barley — Ulster Museum, Belfast Flute and Bodhrán Performance & Tutorial Workshop —Strabane Library Wedding Craft Workshop —Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Little Legends Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry Parent and Maker Club —FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
March 13
Radio Broadcasting Workshop — Omagh Library
Of Mouth: Linen Hall Lunchtime Readings —Linen Hall Library
Temple 2015 —Derry~Londonderry
aroundNorth Installation —Lough
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AT A GLANCE
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Give it a Go! Life Drawing Workshop —Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Easons Drop In! Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Little Legends Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Hundinger! Children’s Story Festival —Various venues, Derry~Londonderry
March 19
Spring Awakening Festival —North Belfast
March 24
Interior Design Tips and Tricks — Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Eoin McNamee: Journey into Publishing —Lisburn City Library
Stand Up and Be Counted! —Public Record Office, Belfast
March 16
Wellcome Image Awards —W5, Belfast
Family Workshop: Easter Salt Dough Ornaments —Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Belfast
March 15
Earth to Alice - Performance Poetry and Poetry Masterclass — Ballyhackamore Library Icon of Cinema: Batman —Various venues, Derry~Londonderry March 17
aroundNorth Installation —Armagh Observatory FabKidz —FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry March 20
aroundNorth Installation —Armagh Observatory
aroundNorth Installation —St Cecilia's College Sports Ground, Derry~Londonderry
Making Connections Afternoon — Ulster American Folk Park
Helen Keen’s It is Rocket Science! — The Black Box, Belfast
Junior Steam Academy —Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Arrivals2 —The Playhouse, Derry
March 18 aroundNorth Installation —Colin Allotments, Belfast Rediscovering GAA members who fought in WW1 —Ulster Museum, Belfast Generation Innovation - Night of Ambition —St. George’s Market
FabLab Open Access Fridays — FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Eoin McNamee: Murder He Wrote — Banbridge Library Shrieking Sisters, a Rehearsed Reading —Newry City Library Screening: Feathers —Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast Make a Book with Chris Fairclough — Newry City Library March 22 Family Workshop: Quilled and Felt Flower —Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Belfast
Book Launch: The Crumblegiant by John McCloskey —Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry Basket making Talk and Demonstration —Dungannon Library Script Writing Workshop —Falls Road Library, Belfast Eoin McNamee: Creative Writing Clinic —Omagh Library An Evening with Donal Ryan — Enniskillen Library Junior Steam Academy —Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Contemporary Design Secrets: the Art of Building a House in the Countryside —Ballymena Central Library History Ireland Hedge School - Remembering 1916 —Ulster Museum, Belfast
Creative Mind of a Genius: Sheridan Le Fanu —Bangor Carnegie Library Foyle Film Festival Intercultural & Anti-Racism Festival —Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Easons Drop in! Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Little Legends Reading Room — Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry~Londonderry March 29
Fine & Dandy Market —Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast
Song Camp —Giant’s Causeway Libraries NI Creative Collisions — Various libraries across NI
FabLab Open Access Fridays — FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Dalloway —The Playhouse, Derry
Parent and Maker Club —FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
March 27
Eoin McNamee: From Blog to Book Workshop —Coleraine Library Crows on the Wire - Cultural Diplomacy Through the Arts —Rural Community Network Headquarters, Cookstown
Raspberry Jam —FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Memories are Made: Scrapbooking — Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Belfast
Badly Cut Fringe —The Playhouse, Derry~Londonderry
March 23
An Introduction to the Art of Film and Theatre Makeup —Ormeau Road Library, Belfast
FabKidz —FabLab Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
Citizen Science Brain Trust — Derry~Londonderry & Belfast
March 21
aroundNorth Installation — Beaghmore Stones
MusED 2015 —Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry
March 25
Easter Crochet Flowers Workshop — Ulster Folk & Transport Museum, Belfast
Create-a-Rollercoaster —W5, Belfast
March 26
Poetry Workshop with Maria McManus —Armagh City Library
Card Making —FabLab Belfast
Make a Book with Chris Fairclough — Armagh City Library 18
Create your own Superhero Comic Workshop —Holywood Library
West Ulster and World War 1 — Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh
Have a go at Laser Cutting —FabLab Belfast
March 30 Eoin McNamee: Creative Writing Clinic —Derry Central Library Denizen By Dave Duggan —Ráth Mór Centre, Derry~Londonderry March 31 Perspectives: An Event for Digital Content and Film/Video Production Sectors —Skainos Centre, Belfast
March 28 Eoin McNamee: Journey into Publishing —Dungannon Library 19
New events added daily For more details and the full events programme go to www.creativityni.org