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<h4>New Eastside Arts Festival</h4>
<p>A new community-led festival, <strong>the Eastside Arts Festival, </strong>will take place on Friday, October 11th and Saturday, October 12th in Ballybane and Doughhiska.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The festival brings together visual and performing arts, interactive workshops, and nature-based activities and will be held in Ballybane Library, Ballybane Community Resource Centre, ARD Family Resource Centre, SCCUL Enterprise Centre and other locations.</p>
<h4>Building Bridges Through Creativity</h4>
<p>It's aim is to celebrate the rich diversity of Eastside communities through arts and culture and is supported by Galway City Council, guided by the themes ‘Home’, ‘Colours’, ‘Listening’, ‘Movement.’&nbsp;</p>
<p>It will bridge divides, with a focus on inclusion, accessibility and sustainability, and build and strengthen relationships by connecting people in creative ways.</p>
<p>Highlights include storytelling in primary schools with <strong>Niall de Búrca and Lucy Desmond Kelly</strong>, exhibitions of artwork by local artists, a local history talk, an upcycling workshop, a community food event, and a host of live music and dance events.</p>
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<h6>Members of the Eastside Arts Festival Steering Committee; L-R: Elske Breathnach, Imelda Gormally, Tommy Flaherty, Amanda Corbett, Siobhán Arkins, Mayor of the City of Galway Councillor Peter Keane, Adam Stoneman, Lisa Martyn (Photo credit: Aengus McMahon)</h6>
<h4>Mayor of the City of Galway, Councillor Peter Keane, said at the launch:&nbsp;</h4>
<p>“This is an exciting development for the east side of the city and a fantastic opportunity for celebrating and sharing the rich creativity and cultures of the diverse communities that live and work here. It is a great demonstration of how Galway City Council is engaging with local communities to support their development through creativity. May it continue for many years to come.”</p>
<h4>Artist Caroline Stanley added&nbsp;</h4>
<p>“As a person who has been involved in creative practices through the medium of music, writing and drama here in Doughiska, it is wonderful to see a festival that showcases a wide variety of skills and creative practices in the communities of the Eastside. I have seen incredible talent emerge from these communities over the years and this festival is another opportunity to highlight those talents and be proud of who we all are.”</p>
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<h6>Mark Buckley, of the Sing and Signers, Cregoran Services, Brothers of Charity Services Ireland West Region (Photo credit: Aengus McMahon)</h6>
<p>The Festival is driven by a steering committee representing Galway City Council, Galway Library Service, Galway City Partnership, Ballybane Community Resource Centre, ARD Family Resource Centre, Brothers of Charity Services Ireland, Galway Traveller Movement, SCCUL Enterprise Centre, in conjunction with Amicitia Social Enterprise.</p>
<p><em>Eastside Arts Festival is funded by Galway City Council through Creative Communities, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; additional funding has been provided by Galway Library Service, and Galway City Partnership.</em></p>
<p>For m<a href="https://eastsideartsfestival.ie/" target="_blank">Eastside Arts Festival 2024</a> ore see:&nbsp;</p>


New Community Arts Festival Launches in East Galway City

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