Sally Murphy's profile
Name: Sally Murphy
Organisation: The Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny
Website: http://www.donegalculture.com
Member since:2009-03-03
Last online:2011-01-13
Background
Sally Murphy is Education and Outreach Manager with the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny - a major new multi-disciplinary arts facility in County Donegal, Ireland. Sally has worked for this organisation since 2004 devleoping high quality arts and cultural programmes that promote artistic excellence and innovation, making its services accessible to the widest possible range of people with a particular emphasis on access, cultural diversity and social inclusion, engagement, participation, education and training. As part of her job she co-ordinates 2 major annual festivals - Bealtaine for older people in May and Wainfest childrens festival in October. Sally was seconded to project manage The Fight of the Earls 400th commemoration programme in 2005 for over 12 months and prior to her work in Donegal she has worked for a variety of Irish arts organisations including The Galway Film Fleadh. Dreamchaser Productions and Young at Art, Belfast.
Professional Organisation
The Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny
.Professional Statement
Our Mission
The Regional Cultural Centre seeks to enrich peoples lives through arts and cultural activity. Our mission is to operate and develop as a key regional arts venue that promotes artistic excellence and innovation and seeks to attain the highest international standards in all aspects of its work. It will offer local people the same opportunities to experience high quality arts events as those afforded to people living in major cities.
Education and Participation
Education is at the forefront of the Regional Cultural Centres aims and objectives. The centre is dedicated to making the building and its services accessible to the widest possible range of people with a particular emphasis on access, cultural diversity and social inclusion, engagement, participation, education and training.
OUTREACH & FESTIVALS
The Regional Cultural centre has a cross-border, cross-community, multi-cultural focus. It provides a region-wide service in partnership with cultural, community and statutory organisations. It organises and commissions education and community arts projects, and also co-ordinates two annual festivals, Bealtaine for older people, Wainfest for children, both county wide in association with DCC Cultural Services. The Regional Cultural Centre is the base for the County Donegal VEC Local Music Education Partnership, and for a number of groups who rent spaces in the building for amateur and community arts projects. The expansive RCC programme includes:
Workshops as part of specifically commissioned education projects,
Visual arts classes/ workshops
Creative writing classes/ workshops
Drama classes/ workshops,
Dance classes/ workshops,
Music classes/ workshops,
Workshops with visiting companies/ musicians,
Festival workshops as part of the Earagail Arts Festival,
Workshops in conjunction with other cultural organisations and statutory bodies,
Projects with specific community groups,
Film and digital media community and adult education initiatives,
Accredited vocational training in film and digital media,
Cross-border, community film and digital media projects
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