‘Where are we now?’ – Symposium agenda
‘Where are we now?’ – A symposium examining arts for children in hospital within the context of the Puppet Portal Project Friday, October 28th @ The Ark, Dublin AGENDA 10.30: Tea/coffee – registration and pre-event bookmaking activity 11.00: Overview of the day and introductions 11.30: Setting the Context: key perspectives on the Puppet Portal Project […]
‘Where are we now?’ – Puppet Portal Symposium ARTISTS
The artists who took part in the Puppet Portal Project will be providing hands-on workshops at the October 28th symposium examining arts for children in hospital. THE ARTISTS Siobhán Clancy’s practice explores the dynamics of collaboration and the dialogue that informs it. Following graduation from NCAD (BA Hons, Fine Art) in 2005, she has pursued […]
Scales & Tales
In the paediatric ward of Cork University Hospital, artist Fiona Dowling is telling a story about a greedy pig who eats everything in sight as the children and their families create sound effects with different instruments and musician Caoimhe Conlon accompanies the action on the flute. ‘You’re such… You’re such a pig!’ Fiona cries, mimicking […]
Comedy Night with Ian Coppinger, Steve Cummins and Special Guests!
Helium is teaming up with Dublin’s Laughter Lounge for a night of comedy with Ian Coppinger, Steve Cummins and surprise guests on Thursday 8th September. Proceeds of tickets sold through old.helium.ie wil go towards our work with children in healthcare settings all over Ireland. Please support Helium by coming along to what promises to be […]
“Theatre Games” with Emma Meehan
From July 6th Emma Meehan will begin a five-week residency at a children’s hospital in Dublin, providing interactive theatre games for children and their parents. Inspired by the time she spent in this hospital as a child, she is keen to highlight the subjective experience of children in hospital environments where external elements are often […]
Can you solve this riddle?
Fiona Dowling, storyteller working with Helium, shared this riddle with the children in Children’s University Hospital Temple Street last month. Can you guess the answer? The clue is on the photo attached. Answer provided next week! “You get in through one hole, you get out through 3 holes, and when you´re in, you´re ready to […]
Helium seeks Communications Officer (Fás Graduate Scheme)
Helium, national children’s arts and health company, invites applications for the position of Communications Officer to work from Helium’s office near Mullingar, Westmeath. This is a nine month position and is open to those eligible for the Fás Work Placement Programme, Graduate Placement. We are looking for a highly motivated, versatile individual to work with […]
Call for Artists – REFLECT Lab Co-mentoring Opportunity in Collaborative Arts and Health with Children and Young People (Northwest Region, February 2011 – December 2011)
REFLECT Lab will aim to develop skills, confidence, and knowledge by bringing artists and healthcare workers together in co-mentoring pairs. People taking part are given the opportunity to pause, reflect, reconnect, and reappraise their professional practice from a new perspective. Previous co-mentors have shared values, explored different points of view, and re-focused their work with […]
Meet Sally Maidment – artist in residence
Meet Artist in Residence Sally Maidment from Helium Childrens Arts and Health on Vimeo. Sally shows and tells some of the work she has been doing with children in hospital. Read more on Sally’s blog: http://www.practice.ie/category/project/puppet-portal-project-hospital-e Sally Maidment is a visual artist working through a range of media, specialising in collaborative and community-based projects. Recent […]
Continuing Professional Development – For artists and for health professionals Dec. 8th & 9th
For the Best – Collaborative Arts and Health in practice: Seminar with Mark Storor and Anna Ledgard Date: Wednesday, 8th December at 6.30pm Venue: The Science Gallery, Dublin Admission: €5 – booking advised With live link-up to Waterford Healing Arts Trust and streaming live on www.sciencegallery.com/webstream Helium in partnership with the Science Gallery, Dublin presents […]
Puppet Making Pack
As the Puppet Portal Project Phase 2 gets under-way, we are working to build on our learning and discoveries from the first phase. These were highlighted in an independent evaluation by SpiralOrchard, to be published by Helium before the end of the year. The evaluation demonstrated that the project had both social impact and creative […]
Countdown to Puppet Portal Project 2010!
The Puppet Portal Project countdown has begun! Our first artist professional development day will be on 20th September and our artists from Limerick, Cork, Donegal and Dublin will come together for a day of planning, exploration and sharing of ideas. We’ve also planned a series of creative exchange days where artists and hospital staff will […]
New Puppet Portal Team announced!!
Helium is delighted to welcome three new artists to the Puppet Portal team for 2010. They are Sally Maidement who will be based in Donegal, David Kavanagh in Cork and Niamh Lawlor in Dublin. The three new artists will be joining Emma Fisher in Limerick and Siobhán Clancy in Dublin for the project which will […]
Puppet Portal Stage unveiled at Beaumont Hospital
Here are some photos from the unveiling of the Puppet Portal Stage in Beaumont Hospital recently. The Puppet Portal Stage was created by Siobhán Clancy and John Dunn in collaboration with the patients of St. Raphael’s Ward to commemorate their involvement in the Puppet Portal Project, an arts and technology partnership project between Helium Children’s […]
Call for Artists – Helium’s Puppet Portal Project
Helium invites applications from multi-disciplinary artists working in the Dublin, Letterkenny, and Cork areas to collaborate with children across 5 participating hospitals in the next phase of this arts and health and technology project. Contemporary puppetry techniques, storytelling and technology will be explored to create live, interactive, puppetry performances via the hospital web portal, Solas, […]
Helium at the Cairde Festival
The Cairde Festival is in full swing in Sligo this week and Helium is delighted to be involved. On Friday we were involved in a celebration of Arts + Health in Sligo which took place in Joyn on Charles Street. The contributing organisations are exploring the idea of an Arts + Health Network and the […]
Helium at Children in Hospital Ireland’s Conference
Helium was delighted to be involved in Children in Hospital Ireland’s Conference last week. This event showcased the most significant development in the delivery of hospital services and healthcare for children in Ireland: the new children’s hospital. The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, was joined by a team of distinguished national and […]
Helium attends the Bubblegum Club Annual Picnic
Helium artists Anna Rosenfelder and Siobhan Clancy were at the Bubblegum Club’s picnic in the Avon Ri Resort in Blessington last Saturday. All of the invitees were flown by helicopter from Weston Airport in Leixlip thanks to the Irish Helicopter Owners & Pilots Association. Almost 200 children with carers from their hospitals and family members […]