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The project brings residents into creative partnership with children from Blossoms, a&nbsp;local cr\u00e8che, and students from Kingswood Community College,&nbsp; showing how essential intergenerational connection is to a healthy community \u2013 reducing isolation, strengthening empathy, and celebrating creativity at every age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The work culminates in a<strong> public exhibition and joyful celebration on February 10th,&nbsp;2026 at Rua Red,<\/strong> featuring neon garments designed by resident Imelda Doyle, a&nbsp;flashmob performed by residents and students, and a live DJ set by Ken Cooper, a&nbsp;<br \/>former 1960s DJ. Led by multidisciplinary artist Paula Mongey and documented by photographer Ria&nbsp;Ridge, illustrator and socially engaged artist Ciarna Hackett (KiKi na Art), and&nbsp; graphic designer Mary Guinan, this project captures a powerful story of visibility,&nbsp;dignity, and community strength.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential that this work is seen and heard!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":39657,"template":"","class_list":["post-39656","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>ENG-AGE exhibition - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Each Tuesday morning residents of Trust Us Day Care&nbsp;Centre come together with artists and collaborators to create work that challenges&nbsp;perceptions of later life as quiet, grey, or invisible.\" \/>\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\/eng-age-exhibition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ENG-AGE exhibition - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Each Tuesday morning residents of Trust Us Day Care&nbsp;Centre come together with artists and collaborators to create work that challenges&nbsp;perceptions of later life as quiet, grey, or invisible. 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