The Cultural Connectedness Exchange Day is a time and place for members of the network to come together and make plans, voice sector concerns and learn from other creative people about their practice.

Irish and Northern artists, along with those who commission Irish work in England, come together for a series of engaging sessions in which we discuss our creative work, experience artist-led interactions and make connections. This is a day for professional networking, peer-to-peer conversations and activity that helps to build a better creative community.

Itinerary

10:00   Intro and ‘Just a Minute’ intros

10.45   The Irish Embassy, its Northern Consulate and cultural promotion in Britain

11:00   What does ‘cultural connectedness’ mean to you? (Group talks, 15mins; 15mins feedback/discussion)

11:30  What do artists/organisations want from CCEN? (split artists and organisations, 20mins; feedback 10mins)

12:00   Gerry Molumby – ways of working with dementia

12:30   Lunch

13:30  The Representation of Irishness on stage (Hawkseed)

14:15   I am Irish – what is Irishness and how do we include everyone?

15:00   Maz O’Connor: using folklore in contemporary work

15:45   Reflect on the day and note positive outcomes.

16:00  End

Image © Emgib Akyurt

Find out more about the network here.

We are proud to state this event is linked with Black History Month and the Cuture Liverpool programme.