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Posted On Friday, 21 July 2023 13:07

Watch as 2022 Decade of Centenaries Artist in Residence Shane Finan discusses his work with the Jackie Clarke Collection. Shane was artist in residence from May to November 2022. Over the six months, he used the collection to develop a new art installation, Assembly.

Drawing from printed materials (newspapers, leaflets, autograph books) and the idea of technology as a device for how stories are spread, he has created a new art installation that has taken over the Memory Room in the collection museum in late 2022 until the end of 2023. In this interview, commissioned by the Jackie Clarke Collection to celebrate their 10-year anniversary, Shane describes the creative process and his engagement with the collection and the people of Ballina to create his own story.

The residency was supported by Mayo Arts Office and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Decade of Centenaries Programme. The video was created by Anula Productions.

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Entrance is located at the side of the building on Walsh Street.

 

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Well, as the Ballina Salmon Festival comes to a close today, we just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in our Pandora’s Box events at the Jackie Clarke Collection this week. We kicked the week off with the brilliant Irish Model T Ford Club's annual “All Ireland Vintage Car Rally” such a beautiful collection of vintage vehicles thanks to them it was a great way to start our week of celebrations! Thanks to Ballina Costume Company for running their ever popular series of children’s workshops, all the children had a fabulous time! Thanks to the very generous Mount Falcon Estate for sponsoring the incredible Birds of Prey Display, always a firm favourite with our visitors on Heritage Day. Thanks go to all those who entertained us this week, the very talented dancers from the Moffatt School of Irish Dancing and the brilliant young musicians from The Core Mayo and the Mayo Comhaltas Cuimsiú Session and not forgetting Pat Boyle who kept up the party atmosphere on Heritage Day! A big shout out to Óglaigh na hÉireann / Irish Defence Forces for joining us again this year, with the Military Vehicles and a special exhibition of militaria, as always their personnel were amazing, so helpful and knowledgeable, a real credit to their unit. Thanks to Ballina Manor Hotel for their joint sponsorship of this event. Thanks also to Edward Gaughan, an old friend of the collection, for sharing his passion and knowledge about his collection of “tobacciana” and enthralling visitors with his stories of life in Ballina throughout the years. Last, but certainly not least, the biggest thank you to our incredible staff and volunteers. As we are sure you can imagine, these events take a huge amount of organisation and an awful lot of hard work and without the dedication and commitment of the wonderful team at the JCC it would simply not be possible. We really hope everyone who came out to support us had a wonderful time and we will leave you with a few images of a truly memorable week!
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