{"id":10844,"date":"2020-10-16T03:02:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T02:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/we-the-makers_grace-oboyle\/"},"modified":"2020-10-16T03:02:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T02:02:57","slug":"we-the-makers-grace-oboyle","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/we-the-makers-grace-oboyle\/","title":{"rendered":"We the Makers-Grace O&#8217;Boyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span><span>This project will facilitate in-depth research into the history of the Killybegs Carpet Factory. The research aims to highlight the cultural significance of the carpet factory within an art historical context and reinstate its artistic and cultural value amongst local communities. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span><span>At its peak, the Donegal Carpets industry employed up to 500 weavers, the majority of whom were women, in several factories around Donegal. Today, only one factory remains open and semi-active. This factory is located in Killybegs, where there are few remaining carpet weavers with the knowledge of traditional hand tufted knots in the community. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span><span>\u2018We, the Makers\u2019 combines research, oral history, visual art, creative writing and other creative platforms <\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-IE\" xml:lang=\"EN-IE\"><span>together to create a lasting online resource <span>which ultimately will <\/span>inform<span> the local community and encourage further collaboration and research. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>The project will invite contemporary artists, writers and local historians to explore and respond to the history of the Killybegs Carpet Factory, and to the experiences of the surviving weavers, both as workers and as makers. 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