Projects

Who we are

A selection of Community, Youth Group and Schools Projects

Spinal Art Journaling workshops

Art Workshops for Spinal Injuries Ireland

Six art modules for each level, presented as step by step classes that can be accessed via Zoom or YouTube. Supporting documents, material kits provided for each artist. To date we have 3 levels active.

In person art classes hosted Nationwide – Mayo, Dublin, Cork, Louth & Limerick. Exhibition scheduled for November 2024.

Hidden Abilities Exhibition, Droichead Arts Centre

Showcasing art created by Irish Sign Language clients from the Deaf Community in Louth

Artwork produced in a series of art workshops facilitated by an ISL interpreter, project managed by lead artist Susan Farrelly and AAEX, Art as Exchange – local artists who hold ‘place making’ in the Centre of their collaborative, community engaged practice. This project was supported by Creative Ireland & Droichead Arts Centre.

Stabannon School Creative Schools Programme

Bespoke Creative art programme

Art modules for each class stream, step by step videos to be accessed as required by teachers at the school. Supporting documents, material lists also provided for each activity. Activities are interchangeable between each class group with learning level modifications. 2 outdoor classes facilitating environmental art projects.

World Cafe STEAM Design Thinking – Mural design and execution, including 3D wall installation.

AAEX

AAEX Craobh Rua

Collaborative art project in the community for mothers & toddlers

“Little Inklings at Craobh Rua” is a collaborative project between AAEX and the Craobh Rua Community Centre, Dundalk, which aims to enhance the creative playfulness, overall wellbeing and relational bonding between infants and their caregivers through collaboration and participation in a series of 8 creative art workshops (April – June 2020) with professional artists from AAEX Jennifer Slater, Susan Farrelly, Caoimhe O’Dwyer and Úna Curley.

Supported By

Creative Ireland - LouthCoCo

Community & Social Inclusion Projects

Louth Leader Partnership: Series of projects for the Red Door Project, Drogheda Homeless Aid, Instructional art videos and an online art journaling

Library workshops – International Womens Day, Junior Library Wall Art, Brigid Workshops

Community Murals & Collaborative theatre projects – Irish Wheelchair Association, Deehub Youth, Tallanstown Tidy Towns Eco Art