Scairt na hÓige 27 August 30 August 2020 - A Creative Youth Festival around the Shannon Estuary - lcetb
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the local creative youth partnership presents
Scairt na hÓige
A Creative Youth Festival
around the Shannon Estuary
27 August
30 August 2020
Scairt na hÓige
…the call of youth
Calling young people of Clare and Limerick!
Join us on an adventure to celebrate the great Shannon Estuary -
a body of water that gives identity to both Clare and Limerick.
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board’s Local Creative
Youth Partnership has put together a four-day, Creative Youth
programme that takes its energy, inspiration and cultural context
from the traditions, stories and songs of the Shannon Estuary and,
most importantly, from yourselves.
You can try out a Music Generation workshop in Kilrush or Foynes,
We have heard some of your voices, through discussions about catch a movie in the pop-up cinema in Kilrush, join one of Tobi
creativity, in your youth clubs and centres and we are now Omoteso’s hiphop dance workshops in Limerick City, Foynes or
responding to some of your suggestions around the kinds of Kilrush, learn a sea shanty or sign up for one of The Hunt Museum’s
creative things that young people enjoy. We have heard your Drawatorium sessions. You may notice the Fresh Film Squad on
requests and concerns about environment, identity, popular location with us, observing and capturing the festival atmosphere
culture and tradition and what better way to celebrate the from a young person’s perspective. The squad will be in Limerick,
heritage shared by both counties, than by bringing to Kilrush and Kilrush and Foynes over the four days, filming the best of the festival
Foynes, the Shannon’s sole surviving sailing vessel the Ilen. Over and we are delighted to have them onboard to document events.
two days in Kilrush and a further two days in Foynes, you can
All of our workshops and events will be carried out in safely
join us to take part in creative workshops in music, dance, song
monitored spaces, closely observing government guidelines
and story on board the Ilen and in several locations throughout
around social distancing, sanitising and Child Safety legislation
Limerick and Clare.
and guidance. We are very grateful to our partners who are
In Limerick City, you can go see the very popular photographic collaborating with us in so many ways to bring you this youth
exhibition, A Day in the Life of Rathkeale, in different locations festival and we truly appreciate the support of Creative Ireland
around Pery Square, in the Limerick City Gallery of Art, The and of Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board who fund
People’s Museum of Limerick and in various sites in the People’s and manage the Local Creative Youth Partnership in this region.
Park. This exhibition shows the work of twenty young girls
We hope to greet you on either side of the Shannon Estuary to
associated with Limerick Youth Service, who created a snapshot
watch or participate in our events.
of their town, over the course of one day, when they ventured
through the streets of Rathkeale with cameras. In Ennis and Looking forward to seeing you!
Shannon you can look forward to seeing new mural works getting
off the ground as Clare Youth Service members take on projects in
Carmody St. and in Smithstown Industrial Estate. ———
The Local Creative Youth Partnership Team
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Return of the Ilen Kilrush — Thursday 27th August
11.00 Tours on board the Ilen
Tours will happen on the hour with accompanied youth groups
and young people coming onto the ship and participating in
Come on board the beautiful Ilen, meet her crew, hear their stories creative workshops connected to seafaring. Last tour is at 5pm.
and walk the decks. Then go below and see how a sailor lives Pre-booking essential.
when on the high sea.
The sailing vessel Ilen is Ireland’s sole surviving wooden ocean-
going cargo ship which was designed by Limerick man Conor
11.30 Music Generation Performance
O’Brien whose ancient family are from both Clare and Limerick. Scairt na hÓige officially opens on the morning of August 27th
The Ilen was rebuilt over a ten-year process, by the Ilen Marine at 11.30 with a performance by Music Generation Clare on the
School Limerick, and was completed in 2018. Last year she made forecourt of Kilrush Marina. This performance with Niamh O’Brien
two Atlantic crossings and a visit to arctic West Greenland. and David Hope will provide a fitting welcome for the Ilen.
Pre-booking essential.
Ilen is the perfect expression of a wind propelled vessel from the
great age of sail, which came to a close on the Shannon Estuary
and elsewhere in the 1940s. The story of the Ilen is embedded with
the waterways of the Shannon Estuary and there will be plenty
14.00 Music Generation Workshop
of opportunities to hear more on this when young people arrive Niamh O’Brien and David Hope will lead a workshop for young
at the ship over a four-day celebration of maritime culture and people at 2pm on August 27th in Merchant’s Quay Business
associated creative workshops and events. Groups and individuals Centre. Pre-booking essential.
will get to experience, at first hand, many different aspects of
seafaring as they are guided about the good ship. They may also
take part in making marine flags and learning how to tie some 15.30 Dance workshop with Tobi Omoteso
sailor’s knots before boarding.
Renowned BBoy and contemporary dance artist, Tobi Omoteso
You can see the Ilen in Kilrush Marina on August 27th and 28th or will lead a one hour workshop at 3.30pm at Merchant’s Quay
in Foynes Yacht Club on August 29th and 30th. Pre-registration for Business Centre. Pre-booking essential.
both youth groups and accompanied young people is essential.
Booking information is detailed on the back page of this brochure.
Kilrush — Friday 28th August
11.00 Tours on board the Ilen
Tours will happen on the hour with accompanied youth groups
and young people coming onto the ship and participating in
creative workshops connected to seafaring. Last tour is at 2pm.
Pre-booking essential.
At 3pm you can watch the Ilen sail out from Kilrush Marina as she
makes her way across the Shannon Estuary to Foynes.
A Sea Shanty workshop will take place at Kilrush Marina to bid
farewell to the ship. Only those booked on the 2pm Ilen tour may
participate in the Sea Shanty Workshop.
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Pop-up Cinema 14.00 — Songwriting Workshop
Merchant’s Quay Business Quarter, Kilrush. Pre-booking essential 15.15 Young music artists can attend a songwriting workshop from
Music Generation Limerick in Foynes Community Centre.
11.30 Song of the Sea Sensory Friendly Screening for Pre-booking essential.
young people accompanied by
youth leaders or parent/guardian
15.30 Dance workshop with Tobi Omoteso
14.00 Song of the Sea Screening for young people Renowned BBoy and contemporary dance artist, Tobi Omoteso
accompanied by youth leaders or will lead a one-hour workshop in Foynes Community Centre.
parent/guardian Pre-booking essential
16.00 War of the Screening for young people
Buttons (12A) accompanied by youth leaders or
parent/guardian
Foynes — Sunday 30th August
11.00 Tours on board the Ilen
A €2 contribution per person will apply to all screenings
Tours will happen on the hour with accompanied youth groups
at the Pop-up cinema.
and young people coming onto the ship and participating in
Pre-registration for youth groups and for accompanied creative workshops connected to seafaring. Last tour is at 5pm.
young people is essential for all elements of the festival. Pre-booking essential.
Booking information is detailed on the back page of this
brochure. No walk-ups.
11.30 Stories from the Island
Life on Foynes Island has been fascinating and challenging
Foynes — Saturday 29th August in equal parts. First-hand accounts of this Shannon Estuary
experience can be heard from descendents of Conor O’Brien who
built the original Ilen in 1926. The O’Brien family connection to the
11.00 Tours on board the Ilen island and to working the lower Shannon goes back generations.
Tours will happen on the hour with accompanied youth groups Pre-booking essential.
and young people coming onto the ship and participating in
creative workshops connected to seafaring. Last tour is at 5pm.
Pre-booking essential.
14.00 & Sea Shanty Workshops
15.00 William Howard, an artist well versed in the art of sea shanties,
11.30 Music Generation DJ Set will lead those who have booked for 1pm and 2pm Ilen visits,
Music Generation Limerick kickstarts the festival in Foynes Yacht through a Call and Response style sea shanty workshop.
Club on Saturday, August 29th with a DJ set as young people Pre-booking essential.
arrive to see the Ilen some ninety-four years since she sailed out
Pre-registration for youth groups and for accompanied young
from the port of Foynes. Pre-booking essential.
people is essential for all elements of the festival. Booking
information is detailed on the back page of this brochure.
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Limerick City — Thursday 27th Limerick City Gallery of Art — Friday 28th
to Sunday 30th August 15.30 — Hiphop dance workshop
16.30 Renowned BBoy and contemporary dance artist, Tobi Omoteso
will lead a Hiphop dance workshop for teenagers in Limerick City
A Day in the Life of Rathkeale Gallery of Art. Pre-booking essential.
An exhibition of photographs taken by young girls associated with
Limerick Youth Service.
A day in the life of Rathkeale began on an Autumn day in 2019,
when a group of young girls from Rathkeale Youth Space ventured
The Hunt Museum — Saturday 29th
through the streets of their town with cameras. Guided by
10.00 & Drawatorium Workshops
photographer, Stephen Lappin, twenty girls took photographs of
ordinary, everyday objects and activities in shops, on the streets 12.00 Drawatorium is a simple drawing contraption created by local
and in the playground. The result is a collection of photographs artist Enda Griffin. It allows anybody to create a portrait, even
that shows life in this West Limerick town through the eyes of some those who believe that they have no drawing skills at all!!
of its youngest citizens. Curious? Well come along to this FREE event and be surprised.
10am – 12pm: Workshop 1 for 8 to 12 year olds
Audiences now have an opportunity to see this exceptional
1pm – 3pm: Workshop 2 for 13 to 18 year olds
exhibition which premiered in Rathkeale Community Arts Centre in
February 2020. This visual documentation of some of Rathkeale’s Places limited and booking essential. Call (061) 312 833 or online at:
landmarks and best loved characters proved to be of huge www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/scairt-na-hoige-at-
interest to the local community and to those with an interest the-hunt-museum/
in photography, providing a unique visual documentation of
Pre-registration for youth groups and for accompanied young
contemporary life in a rural Irish town.
people is essential for all elements of the festival. Booking
A Day in the Life of Rathkeale is a multi-venue exhibition, showing information is detailed on the back page of this brochure.
work in Limerick City Gallery of Art, The People’s Museum and The
People’s Park, from the 27 - 30 August.
Limerick City Gallery People’s Museum
Ennis and Shannon — August 28th
Members of Clare Youth Service will work with visual artists Martin
Opening Hours Opening Hours Shannon and Giordanna Cachi over the festival weekend to create
Mon — Sat: 10am-5pm Mon — Wed: 10am—4pm a mural in the Youth Café at their Carmody St. premises. This new
Sun: 12pm-5pm Thu: 10am-9pm commission will be made public following Scairt na hÓige when the
Fri: 10am-4pm youth centre reopens.
Last entry 4.45pm
Sat: 10am-5pm
Admission FREE The Shannon branch of Clare Youth Service will also embark on
Sun: 1pm-5pm
a mural project over the weekend of the festival. Commencing
The People’s Museum is FREE Saturday 29th, the Shannon group will take on a makeover of the
to families and to youth groups external wall of their music rehearsal space in Smithstown.
over the four days of the festival
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Tobi Omoteso — Featured Festival Artist
Tobi Omoteso is an internationally acclaimed Nigerian/Irish
See for yourself!
B-boy and Hiphop freestyle dancer who trained at Broadway
Dance Centre New York.
As a dance facilitator Tobi has designed and delivered youth
programmes for Dance Ireland, Dublin Dance Festival, Waterford
Youth Arts, Laois Dance Platform and Dance limerick as well as
for groups in Carlow, Cork and Tipperary. Teaching in schools,
youth groups and established dance organisations, Tobi has
brought his knowledge of Hiphop and breakin’ into a wide variety
of youth and academic settings. In 2016 he was invited to share
his experiences as part of Dance Ireland’s - Dance Talks.
As curator and director of the hugely popular TOP 8 at Dublin
Dance Festival, Tobi consistently delivers the best of Irish and
international street dance to new audiences.
The Local Creative Youth Partnership proudly presents Tobi as
Featured Artist for Scairt na hÓige 2020.
Thursday 27th August Merchant’s Quay Business Centre,
Kilrush 3.30pm
Friday 28th August Limerick City Gallery of Art 3.30pm
Saturday 29th August Foynes Community Centre 3.30pm
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Festival ‘At A Glance’
Day/Date Event Time Venue/s Location Notes
Thurs 27th On board tours of the Ilen 11am – 5pm Kilrush Marina Kilrush
on the hour
Music Generation Clare 11.30am Kilrush Marina Kilrush
Performance
Music Generation Clare 2pm Merchant’s Quay Business Centre Kilrush
Workshop
Hip Hop Dance Workshop 3.30pm – 4.30pm Merchant’s Quay Business Centre Kilrush
Thurs 27th A Day in the Life of Venue opening times Limerick City Gallery of Art Pery Sq. See opening hours and check
Continues up to and Rathkeale Exhibition vary. Check event The People’s Museum Limerick with venue regarding pre
including August 30th page. The People’s Park booking:
LCGA: artgallery@limerick.ie
People’s Museum:
peoplesmuseum@
limerickcivictrust.ie
Friday 28th On board tours of the Ilen 11am – 2pm Kilrush Marina Kilrush
on the hour
Sea Shanty Workshop 3pm Kilrush Marina Kilrush Those pre-booked for the 2pm
as Ilen sails out Ilen visit can take part in the Sea
Shanty workshop. Cannot be
booked separately
Sensory Friendly Film 11:30am Pop-up Cinema @ Merchant’s Kilrush
SONG OF THE SEA Quay Business Centre
FILM — SONG OF THE SEA 2pm Pop-up Cinema @ Merchant’s Kilrush
Quay Business Centre
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Day/Date Event Time Venue/s Location Notes
Friday 28th FILM — War of 4pm Pop-up Cinema @ Merchant’s Kilrush
the Buttons (12A) Quay Business Centre
Hip Hop Dance Workshop 3.30pm – 4.30pm Limerick City Gallery of Art Limerick
Saturday 29th On board tours of the Ilen 11am – 5pm Foynes Yacht Club Foynes
on the hour
Music Generation Limerick 11.30am Foynes Yacht Club Foynes
DJ Set
Music Generation 2pm – 3.15pm Foynes Community Centre Foynes
songwriting workshop
Hip Hop Dance Workshop 3.30-4.30pm Foynes Community Centre Foynes
Drawatorium Workshop 10am-12pm The Hunt Museum Limerick Pre-booked youth groups and
8–12 year Olds individually registered children
with parent guardian. Call 061
1pm-3pm 312833 or book here:
13–18 year Olds www.huntmuseum.com/whats-
on/scairt-na-hoige-at-the-hunt-
museum/
Sunday 30th On board tours of the Ilen 11am-5pm Foynes Yacht Club Limerick
on the hour
Stories from the Island 11.30am Foynes Yacht Club Limerick
Sea Shanty Workshop 2pm & 3pm Foynes Yacht Club Limerick Those pre-booked for 1pm and
2pm Ilen visits can take part in
Sea Shanty workshops. Cannot
be booked separately
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Booking Information
All events, unless otherwise stated, can be booked through
Eventbrite: scairt.eventbrite.com. Youth Groups should email lcyp@lcetb.ie.
→ Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
→ Up to four young people may accompany one adult.
→ Only one accompanying adult admitted per child.
→ Visits on board the Ilen are suitable for accompanied children
and young people over eight years of age.
→ All young people attending the Pop-Up Cinema will be
required to remain seated for the full duration of the film.
→ In compliance with COVID-19 public health guidelines, all
necessary protocols will be in place.
→ All events are FREE with the exception of the Pop-Up Cinema
where a €2 donation per person is requested.
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While every effort has been made to ensure that details in this
programme are correct, weather and other external factors
may cause events to change or to be postponed. For up to date
information on all Scairt na hÓige events, check out the LCYP
Web pages or social media platforms:
www.lcyp.ie
TWITTER @LimClareETB_CYP
facebook @LimClareETBYouthWork
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