Toronto Here We Come!
Professor Jan Jędrzejewski, Dean of Faculty of Arts, Ulster University spoke to Insight about faculty achievements in the past year. Guess what local creative arts festival gets a mention???
There is more positive news on the immediate horizon relating to engagements with education and industry. more on that soon. In the mean time, have a listen to Jan talking about design and digital technologies in Ballyshannon and the border counties.
Following the success of Marc's documentary last year 'Good Cop, Bad Cop', he went on to produce a new radio documentary for RTE Radio One about the Britton Brothers and the history of surfing in Rossnowlagh. Following a listening session at the 2014 festival Marc facilitated a panel discussion on the programme. Great to have you back Sir, what have you got in store for 2015???
Marc Mc Menamin is a freelance journalist and historian.
Jason Kane
James Gavigan
A couple of young local creatives showing us 'what they do' in the creative industry at #allingham 2014. Well done lads and we hope to see you both back at #allingham 2015 with more projects?
Under Open Skies - Jason Kane (Writer)
Produced by local man Jason Kane, the film features Ballyshannon handball players in the local Handball Alley. This was a local premiere of the film. 'Under Open Skies' is an affectionate look back on the recent history of the GAA sport of Handball, amidst the backdrop of the creation and subsequent dereliction of the countless outdoor alleys that scatter the landscape of both urban and rural Ireland.
A Quick Fortune - James Gavigan (Writer/Actor)
Web-series producer, writer and actor James Gavigan explores stories we create and share in a modern digital age. Also included was a screening of the first four episodes of his recently released 'A Quick Fortune' web series. The Allingham Festival is an ideal opportunity to showcase local talent, if you are working in the creative industry and have a story to tell or a project you would like to share in 2015, give us a shout as we will be taking proposals in early 2015. A
Robyn & PJ Lynch didn't receive an award for their digital painting entries for The Allingham Festival 2014 as it was well outside the brief, but they got a great mention at the ceremony and their digital illustrations framed plus the promise of a digital painting section in next years art competitions.
Conor Carney the awards spokesman was impressed and said that; "receiving these entries was like getting a slap in the face with a mackerel, we need to allow for entries like this'.
It was all their own work, with a little over the shoulder coaching to get them going on the tool palette. They took the photos, created the illustrations then coloured in photoshop. Robyn went on to win 1st prize in the under 8 art comp for a traditional painting of a Robyn Redbreast. Well done to all the competition winners and everyone that took part. Photos will be on the website soon.
Click here to see a clip of the 'making of'.
#allingham - Inspiring Creativity