[Leading Cork to take its place as a World Class City] __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Launch of Cruinniú na nÓg 2020, credit Clare Keogh.
Cruinni ú na n Ó g Cruinni ú na n Ó g took place on 12 th June as a hybrid programme consisting of online and in person activities. With nearly 30 events taking place, it was the biggest programme to date. To highlight the event, young members of Activate Youth Theatre at Graffiti Theatre were engaged to work in collaboration with ‘ Notes to Cork ’ . A street-based exhibition of large-scale posters was displayed for a week coinciding with the Cruinniú na nÓg programme. An online training course was hosted by Cork City Arts Office and facilitated by Michael Fortune for programmers and event producers to upskill in the production of hybrid initiatives for Cruinniú na nÓg and beyond. The diversity of activities resulted in a rich and varied programme for 5 – 18 year olds. Highlights included : • 18 th century dance lessons in the gardens of Nano Nagle Place • Poetry readings by young poets city parks. • Participants had a chance to meet renowned illustrator Fatti Burke and young collaborators of the public artwork Open Road as they painted their design onto a pedestrianised street. • Aspiring artists learned how to paint their own handmade tiles with Shandon Art Studios and enjoyed the art installation A Tale of Cork in Bishop Lucey Park by Cork Community Art Link. • As part of Star Me: A Planetary Game which is organised by Cork Midsummer Festival and Cork Puppetry Company, children took part in workshops to create aliens, UFOs and other worldly creatures which were then presented as arts insta llations along a treasure trail in Gerry O’Sullivan Park, Churchfield.
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