Our Bealtaine Hero award recognises two community groups arts projects. We invited applications from individuals and/or organisations who wished to create an exciting new online event to be presented during the Bealtaine Festival. We are delighted to announce two successful applicants for 2021. The winners are When Irish Eyes Are Smiling from Cavan, and Collecting […]
Bealtaine Festival presents How Are You?, a new scent artwork by acclaimed visual artist and vocalist Ceara Conway designed in collaboration with olfactory artist Erin Quinn. How Are You? was created in response to Viriditas, a recent album of contemporary and traditional healing songs by Ceara Conway, originally commissioned by Saolta Arts (and Saolta […]
Bealtaine Festival has just announced a stellar line-up of events taking place online this May 2021, and they want you to get involved. Bealtaine is an Age & Opportunity initiative and is a celebration of the arts and creativity as we age. The Bealtaine Festival team want you to sign up to and take part in the […]
… As If Trying Not To Own The Earth is a dance and food activism project from Instant Dissidence that you can watch and participate in. Co-presented by Bealtaine and Dublin Dance Festival, the project examines our connection with nature, and our role within our food system and the wider context of climate justice. It […]
In 2019, Age & Opportunity was part of a research project called the Creative Enquiry. The focus of the Creative Enquiry was to develop new information on what barriers might exist to older people participating in the arts and how excellence might be defined in relation to projects. The project comprised three artist-residencies and older-people-engagement […]
TURNING THE KEY | 2021 LED BY PHILIPPA DONNELLAN A COISCÉIM BROADREACH PROJECT COMMISSIONED BY AGE & OPPORTUNITY / BEALTAINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH FATIMA GROUPS UNITED CoisCéim have announced the final instalment of their Age & Opportunity commission, THE DOOR led by Philippa Donnellan. TURNING THE KEY is a creative dance and film project that […]
We are seeking tenders from suitably qualified individuals or organisations to provide social media and PR support for the online Bealtaine Festival 2021, managing social media for the festival, including planning, creation and scheduling/publishing of different types of content across all social channels, and monitoring, reacting and engaging with comments online. The individual or organisation […]
Age & Opportunity is delighted to announce that director Cathy Dunne and producer Maggie Ryan have been awarded the tender to create a short film documenting and celebrating the experiences of older LGBTQIA+ persons in Ireland. This film will premiere during Bealtaine 2021. With a combined experience of 13 years in the film industry, their […]
Age & Opportunity is delighted to announce the publication of our Toolkit for Arts & Creativity in Care Settings: A practical guide to making the arts and creativity part of everyday life in a care setting. Age & Opportunity has a long track record of arts programmes and training in relation to care settings. Arising […]
Age & Opportunity partners with Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent (KCAT) each year in order to support partnerships between artists with learning disabilities and professional artists of different backgrounds and skills. KCAT is a dedicated and open-access life-long learning initiative. The 2020 recipients of the KCAT Residency, Rachel Parry and Alan Counihan, have shared details […]
