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The project pairs local children with residents of a community nursing home to explore the idea that&nbsp;creativity is a universal language&nbsp;accessible to everyone, regardless of age or artistic background.<\/p>\n<p>The project consists of a series of facilitated workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Each session begins with a structured interview where the young participants act as &#8220;memory collectors,&#8221; gathering stories of Connemara\u2019s past from their elderly partners.<\/p>\n<p>Following these conversations, the children will create mixed-media portraits of their partners and there will also be the space to create items of art that their experience inspires!<\/p>\n<p>To ensure that &#8220;everyone can be creative,&#8221; the workshops won\u2019t focus on traditional art workshops my idea is that I will remove the &#8220;perfectionist\u201d barrier, allowing children of all abilities to produce something they are happy with. I will also be encouraging the older clients to join in and create art!<\/p>\n<p>Booking Info to follow. 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