Phase III 2006-2007
| Title | Artist | Medium | Description of Commission |
| Autumn Glow / Autumn Fire / The Dance | Carmel Cleary | Photography | Creation of six large scale photographs, inspiration of which comes from nature. All photographs hang in the Firestation.Associated Scheme: Bunclody Fire Station |
| Documenting Rosslare | Mick Fortune | Film / Artist as Facilitator / Animateur passing on a specific skill | This project set out to explore and address aspects of life in Rosslare Harbour through the medium of digital video. The project involved the formation of a group comprising of fifteen individuals who worked alongside the artist in the production of a new body of video work. The process involved the artist introducing the group to methodologies an approaches used by artists when producing new work, from the initial concept and research stages through to the execution and presentation of work. As part of the commission the artist established a video edit suite which will be used by the group and wider community in the future to document their own lives and activities. Included in the editing suite is a G5 iMac Computer with editing software, video camera, tripod and video projector.Associated Scheme: Rosslare Harbour Housing Scheme |
| Untitled | Sean Lynch | Photography | To consider notions of civic awareness and realisation of place for new residents of Bridgetown Housing Scheme. The artist researched the history and geography of the local area and produced a series of photographs, capturing the concepts developed in the research. The residents received the photographic contact sheets and from these, the residents themselves chose a framed photograph they would be presented with and own.Associated Scheme: Bridgetown Housing Scheme |
| A) The Passage B) On the Run |
Simon Woolham | Multimedia / Film | Through visually researching the 'edge of town' area of Cherryorchard the artist created two films or animations in DVD format. He spent an amount of time taking photos, recording sounds and picking up on Local myths and anecdotes from the surrounding area. These stories, which related to the places Simon focused on and its direct environment, formed the basis of these new films, capturing the spirit of past and present life histories and highlighting aspects of Cherryorchard’s immediate environment.Associated Scheme: Cherryorchard Housing Scheme (Phase I), Enniscorthy |
| New Ross Tableau | Richard Milner / Zoe Browne | Participatory Project Embracing New Technology / Film | A participatory project, embracing new technology. A film and video artwork documenting the people and groups of New Ross.Associated Scheme: Castlemoyle Housing Scheme, New Ross |
| Breeze! | Dylan Quinn | Dance | With community involvement, three unique dance/ physical theatre performances were created and performed within Coolcotts and on Wexford Quay. Associated Scheme: Coolcotts Housing Scheme, Wexford |
| Dicing with the Tide | Mary O’Brien | Poetry Publication | To create a body of poetry and perform readings.Associated Scheme: St. Brendan’s H.S., Rossalre Harbour |
| The Soft Edge | Aileen Lambert | Visual Art. Research and Publication | The aim of this project was to engage with the local community in devising and delivering an organised guided walk of the border of the townsland of Creagh Upper. This participatory led research project was documented extensively using digital photography.A publication was produced which serves as a document and showcase for the project.Associated Scheme: Creagh Housing Scheme Phase I, Gorey. |
| The Wexford Fire Station Tour | Ciaran Taylor / BDNC Theatre Company | Drama | Create, produce and perform one site specific performance three times. The content of the piece was determined by research on site, and with relevant members of staff and Wexford citizens.The production presented the new Fire Station to the audience using the notion of a tour. The ‘tour’ became an imaginative and creative performance, which captured the routine and commitment of being a fire fighter through gestures, movements and music.Associated Scheme: Wexford Fire Station |
| Harbouring | Ian Wilson | Choral & Orchestral composition | This is a musical composition which featured; Wexford Festival Singers, Enniscorthy Choral Society, Gorey Choral Group, WHIST – a traditional singing group – and the Irish Chamber Orchestra.The composer, Ian Wilson wrote a 50 minute choral and orchestral work, which featured as one of the main performance events celebrating the 10th anniversary of the County Wexford Children’s Choir project.Conducted by Fergus Sheil.Associated Scheme: Rosslare & Carcur Main Drainage Scheme For more information on Harbouring, |
