Kilmainham Arts Festival 3rd - 4th September

National Campaign for the Arts - National Day of Action 17^th September

studio 468 and Culture Night 24th September- Dismantled Hospitality hosted by artist Jennie Moran

Common Ground an arts development organisation based in Dublin 8 and Create the national development agency for collaborative arts, undertook an action research project, the Connect Mentoring Programme, over an eighteen month period that examined mentoring for collaborative and participative arts.

The findings, accompanying DVD and brochure were launched at IMMA with a performance by artist Anna Berndtson  (current recipient of the Firestation Disability Artists award) and participant in the Connect Mentoring Programme.

Common Ground is delighted to announce that Mary Cloake, Director of the Arts Council will launch a new publication studio 468 a working space in Rialto on June 24th in St Andrew's Community Centre Rialto.  The publication marks the first eight years of work between artists and groups in the Rialto area.  studio 468 offers extends multiple artistic practice possibilities for artists and community to reflect on the contemporary world in ways that may never have been imagined.  Alternatively situated in a vibrant and active community centre, studio 468 acts in a different way to traditional artists' studios, hosting multiple possibilities for artists and the immediate community to respond to their place and neighbourhood. 

Common Ground and Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, co-partnered on the framework and delivery of the Connect Mentoring Programme. 

www. connectprogramme.wordpress.com/