{"id":35119,"date":"2025-04-01T03:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/ballymote-creative-community\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T03:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:03:27","slug":"ballymote-creative-community","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/ballymote-creative-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballymote Creative Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aim is to target a number of audiences throughout this program to encourage &amp; introduce them to creative experiences which we believe will enhance their lives &amp; also be beneficial to our community as a whole. We hope that this project may work as a catalyst for creative discovery &amp; expression in our community.<\/p>\n<p>Examples are The Gruffalo &amp; friends Workshops &#8211; 40 minute song &amp; story workshops based on Julia Donaldsons books. Three workshops Max Capacity 20 Children&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Creativity for Wellbeing \u2013 6 Week Program. Target Audience \u2013 Actively Retired Max Capacity 12<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s Book-Themed Craft Workshops \u2013 Children U-8 \/ U-13 Max Capacity 10<\/p>\n<p>Crafty Creatives \u2013 Target Audience \u2013 Adults with Intellectual Disability<\/p>\n<p>Build your Creative Confidence \u2013 Target Audience \u2013 Parents. Max Capacity 14<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s Sensory Sound Experience \u2013 Target Audience \u2013 Children U-10 \/ Children with ID or ASD<\/p>\n<p>We hope to provide high quality experiences with a range of creative mediums which will (as above) encourage creativity in our community, but also enhance wellbeing, build connections \u2013 with other communities \/ within oneself \/ within families; and support local creative enterprises.<br \/>We are planning this project on a small scale targeting the outcomes described as most meaningful to participants in previous programs. 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