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Published by the Hunt Museum Communities of Culture is a Hunt Museum programme exploring the different unique cultural experiences and heritages of each of Limerick’s regeneration areas – Southill, Ballinacurra Weston, Moyross and St. Mary’s Park.
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Tourism is one of the largest contributors to Ireland's GDP. The Gathering Ireland was devised both as a tourism initiative and as a way to bring the Irish Diaspora home. It was a year-long cultural event that sought to highlight the Irish culture and it was achieved by putting the power in the hands of the people. By giving people ownership over their own events it was felt that the events were a more accurate portrayal of the area and were more enjoyable as a result. The researcher chose County Clare (Ireland) as the case study as that is the researcher's home county and it was felt that this provided an advantage in studying the socio-cultural effects as there was already first-hand knowledge of both before, during and after. The four areas chosen were; Ballyvaghan, Bodyke, Ennis, and Lahinch. It was judged that The Gathering was a success with minimal socio-cultural impacts. By giving people input into the events rather than the festival seeming like something that was done to them The Gathering was enjoyable for everyone involved. This is backed by tourism industry professionals who were very positive about the year and would recommend that the plans for a second Gathering go ahead for 2018. If The Gathering 2018 is to ameliorate on the results of 2013 several key areas need to be looked at; longer lead in time, funding available earlier, promotional material, and specific Mentoring
The X-PO project explores the regionality of the West of Ireland in the Burren, County Clare. Using artistic activism and trans-disciplinary visual inquiry to consider contemporary ecological and social pressures, it interrogates the mechanics of local belonging and its dynamic connection to national and global contexts. The opportunity to rent a defunct post office created a public space to reflect on a bitter environmental dispute that left a legacy of mistrust and silence. Called X-PO, its intention is to enable the collective articulation of community history/histories both within and beyond the community. Stimulated by materials found in the building, a programme of exhibitions by contemporary artist initiated conversation and dialogue which triggered further collaborative projects between different disciplines, sectors, and groups. In addition, X-PO creates a space of engaged activity giving space and time to collate and archive its materials, recall and renew memories, histories, and thoughts about future possibilities.
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