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Based at Number 45, SCIL\u2019s inclusive social hub, the project will engage community members\u2014people with disabilities, older people, and new communities\u2014in co-creation through visual arts.<br \/>Participants will work with their creative team at Number 45 to develop artworks, preparing for a major public exhibition at The Model, scheduled for October 2026. This offers a fantastic opportunity for participants to work towards a professional presentation of their work in a location outside of the centre.<br \/>The aim is to empower participants to explore and express their creativity, foster inclusion, connection, and shared cultural participation, and create a platform where community voices are visible, valued, and celebrated.<br \/>The project will include workshops at Number 45 with lead artist Paddy Morgan and the creative team, encouraging experimentation, skill sharing, and collaborative decision-making. They will document and share the creative journey through photography, audio, and video, and prepare participants for a public exhibition in October 2026 at The Model. &nbsp;The project hopes to build confidence, creative skills, and lasting social connections, inspiring ongoing participation in Sligo&#8217;s cultural life.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":39880,"template":"","class_list":["post-39879","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>Outside-in: Connecting communities - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This project is a collaborative arts initiative led by the Sligo Centre for Independent Living (SCIL) and its community members.\" \/>\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\/outside-in-connecting-communities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Outside-in: Connecting communities - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This project is a collaborative arts initiative led by the Sligo Centre for Independent Living (SCIL) and its community members. 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