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The festival will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to collaboratively create high\u2011quality artistic pieces that can be reused at future events and parades.<\/p>\n<p>Working with experienced tutors <strong>Vivian Moran<\/strong> (Corlass) and <strong>Karen Bowens<\/strong> (For\u00f3ige), participants from <strong>Castlerea Family Resource Centre<\/strong>, <strong>Brothers of Charity<\/strong>, and <strong>For\u00f3ige<\/strong> youth groups will take part in creative sessions designing and making illuminated artworks. These sessions will explore themes of national and international cultural identity, reflecting Castlerea\u2019s role as a welcoming and multicultural hub. The project is supported by Inclusion Officer <strong>Tetiana Vysotska<\/strong>, ensuring voices from both long\u2011established and newer communities are represented.<\/p>\n<p>Festival volunteers, alongside participants and creative arts students from <strong>GRETB Castlerea<\/strong>, will help construct frames and shapes using Oxford cloth to create lanterns, windocks and sculptural forms. 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