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Taking place in Letterkenny at the&nbsp;<\/span><strong>RCC (Regional Cultural Centre)<\/strong><span>, this one-night gathering brings together some of the most exciting voices from across the creative industries for talks, live illustration, printmaking, live music, and a relaxed evening of connection and conversation with good local beer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Whether you\u2019re looking to be inspired by creative journeys, hoping to meet collaborators, or simply want to unwind with a drink in a room full of like-minded people\u2014you\u2019ll find your space here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Hosted by&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Dorothy Duffy<\/strong><span> (Actress &amp; Director), the night features a line-up of speakers who are shaping the future of design, storytelling, innovation and visual culture in the North West and beyond:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Libby Carton<\/strong><span> \u2013 Co-founder of&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Kinnegar Brewing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>David Stevens<\/strong><span> \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><strong>The Bothy<\/strong><span> and&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Errigal Studios<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lorna Ross<\/strong><span> \u2013 Head of Design and Creative Media ATU Donegal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruth Graham<\/strong><span> \u2013 Illustrator, plus live illustrations on the night<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Vail<\/strong><span> \u2013 Director at&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Visual Spectrum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Plus<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Live DJ set from Keith Kelly<\/strong><span> throughout the night<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Craft beer<\/strong><span> from our generous event sponsors&nbsp;<\/span><strong>Kinnegar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Local tasty nibbles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Live Printmaking<\/strong><span> from&nbsp;Cl\u00f3 &amp; Co&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>This event is&nbsp;<\/span><strong>open to Designers and Digital creatives<\/strong><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Designers in Branding, Service and UX<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Illustrators and Animators<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Filmmakers, photographers, sound designers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Architects<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Students just starting out in design or multi media<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":37500,"template":"","class_list":["post-37499","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Creative Connections - North West - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Creative Connections is an evening to celebrate, support, and connect creatives working across the North West.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/creative-connections-north-west\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Creative Connections - North West - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Creative Connections is an evening to celebrate, support, and connect creatives working across the North West. 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