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SUMMARY:St Brigid's Arms
DESCRIPTION:We’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration. \n\nCreative Sessions\n\nWe’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration as part of the St Brigid’s Arms project. This is open to any and all Irish heritage women. All levels of experience are welcome – no experience is necessary. \nOver 5 sessions (either daytime or evening) you will be guided by the facilitator on creatively expressing your identity in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Please only sign up if you can make 4-5 of the sessions as you will be building on your work from previous weeks. \nSee below for information about the artform and facilitators. \nAll materials will be provided\, as well as refreshments. If you have any questions\, please feel free to contact us on emeraldlensinfo@gmail.com. \nSome of the artwork created in these sessions will be featured (with permission) in our exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool in September 2026 – March 2027. We’re not looking for expert art\, but work that reflects the experience of Irish heritage women\, whatever that may be! \nWith thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nSession dates and times: \nDay sessions – Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Textile map making with artist Becca Smith. \n\n16th January\n23rd January\n30th January\n6th February\n13th February\n\nEvening sessions – Mondays 7pm-9pm. Ceramic decoration with artist Cj O’Neill \n\n23rd Feb\n2nd March\n9th March\n16th March\n23rd March\n\nFollow us on instagram and facebook:\n \n@emeraldlenscic \n@lydiaoharaartist\n \nMeet the facilitators \nBecca Smith is an artist-antiquarian\, combining archaeology\, geology\, people’s history\, folklore and landscape with painting\, printmaking\, drawing and textiles. She is part of the collective Scientific Rambles currently exhibiting in Stockport Hatworks for ARC Creative Wellbeing centre\, and she founded the ‘Sew Your Place’ project in 2024\, combining social stitching with collaborative cartography\, and running versions of this participatory experience at Leek Textile Week 2024 and Kew Gardens 2025. Becca is also the director of the New Macclesfield School of Art (founded 2022) and is muralist\, teacher and community artist in her home town of Macclesfield\, Cheshire. \nCj O’Neill – Belfast-born (1978) and raised as the youngest of 7 children to a Dublin-born mother and Omagh-born father\, Cj lives in Manchester with her husband and 2 children and explores her Irish identity\, family\, transitions and storytelling through a Craft practice which focuses on working with existing ceramic objects. Cj is a senior lecturer of Craft at Manchester School of Art teaching across ceramics\, glass\, jewellery and object making at BA\, MA and PhD level. Her focus in teaching is to support the individual or group she is working with to find their unique creative language in the right material\, enabling them to communicate their message through making to make a positive contribution to the world. \nSt Brigid’s Arms project \n  \nThis is a new project capturing untold stories of Irish women in the UK starting January 2025 until February 2027. \nThe National Lottery Heritage Fund backs ambitious project using creative approach to capture UK-based Irish women’s stories \nA groundbreaking new project has been launched by female-led organisation Emerald LENS CIC to document the experiences of women of Irish heritage in the UK. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and match funding from the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies\, the initiative will run until February 2027\, combining creative workshops and exhibitions to preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.
URL:https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/event/st-brigids-arms-2/2026-03-23/
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SUMMARY:St Brigid's Arms
DESCRIPTION:We’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration. \n\nCreative Sessions\n\nWe’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration as part of the St Brigid’s Arms project. This is open to any and all Irish heritage women. All levels of experience are welcome – no experience is necessary. \nOver 5 sessions (either daytime or evening) you will be guided by the facilitator on creatively expressing your identity in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Please only sign up if you can make 4-5 of the sessions as you will be building on your work from previous weeks. \nSee below for information about the artform and facilitators. \nAll materials will be provided\, as well as refreshments. If you have any questions\, please feel free to contact us on emeraldlensinfo@gmail.com. \nSome of the artwork created in these sessions will be featured (with permission) in our exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool in September 2026 – March 2027. We’re not looking for expert art\, but work that reflects the experience of Irish heritage women\, whatever that may be! \nWith thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nSession dates and times: \nDay sessions – Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Textile map making with artist Becca Smith. \n\n16th January\n23rd January\n30th January\n6th February\n13th February\n\nEvening sessions – Mondays 7pm-9pm. Ceramic decoration with artist Cj O’Neill \n\n23rd Feb\n2nd March\n9th March\n16th March\n23rd March\n\nFollow us on instagram and facebook:\n \n@emeraldlenscic \n@lydiaoharaartist\n \nMeet the facilitators \nBecca Smith is an artist-antiquarian\, combining archaeology\, geology\, people’s history\, folklore and landscape with painting\, printmaking\, drawing and textiles. She is part of the collective Scientific Rambles currently exhibiting in Stockport Hatworks for ARC Creative Wellbeing centre\, and she founded the ‘Sew Your Place’ project in 2024\, combining social stitching with collaborative cartography\, and running versions of this participatory experience at Leek Textile Week 2024 and Kew Gardens 2025. Becca is also the director of the New Macclesfield School of Art (founded 2022) and is muralist\, teacher and community artist in her home town of Macclesfield\, Cheshire. \nCj O’Neill – Belfast-born (1978) and raised as the youngest of 7 children to a Dublin-born mother and Omagh-born father\, Cj lives in Manchester with her husband and 2 children and explores her Irish identity\, family\, transitions and storytelling through a Craft practice which focuses on working with existing ceramic objects. Cj is a senior lecturer of Craft at Manchester School of Art teaching across ceramics\, glass\, jewellery and object making at BA\, MA and PhD level. Her focus in teaching is to support the individual or group she is working with to find their unique creative language in the right material\, enabling them to communicate their message through making to make a positive contribution to the world. \nSt Brigid’s Arms project \n  \nThis is a new project capturing untold stories of Irish women in the UK starting January 2025 until February 2027. \nThe National Lottery Heritage Fund backs ambitious project using creative approach to capture UK-based Irish women’s stories \nA groundbreaking new project has been launched by female-led organisation Emerald LENS CIC to document the experiences of women of Irish heritage in the UK. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and match funding from the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies\, the initiative will run until February 2027\, combining creative workshops and exhibitions to preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.
URL:https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/event/st-brigids-arms-2/2026-03-16/
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SUMMARY:St Brigid's Arms
DESCRIPTION:We’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration. \n\nCreative Sessions\n\nWe’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration as part of the St Brigid’s Arms project. This is open to any and all Irish heritage women. All levels of experience are welcome – no experience is necessary. \nOver 5 sessions (either daytime or evening) you will be guided by the facilitator on creatively expressing your identity in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Please only sign up if you can make 4-5 of the sessions as you will be building on your work from previous weeks. \nSee below for information about the artform and facilitators. \nAll materials will be provided\, as well as refreshments. If you have any questions\, please feel free to contact us on emeraldlensinfo@gmail.com. \nSome of the artwork created in these sessions will be featured (with permission) in our exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool in September 2026 – March 2027. We’re not looking for expert art\, but work that reflects the experience of Irish heritage women\, whatever that may be! \nWith thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nSession dates and times: \nDay sessions – Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Textile map making with artist Becca Smith. \n\n16th January\n23rd January\n30th January\n6th February\n13th February\n\nEvening sessions – Mondays 7pm-9pm. Ceramic decoration with artist Cj O’Neill \n\n23rd Feb\n2nd March\n9th March\n16th March\n23rd March\n\nFollow us on instagram and facebook:\n \n@emeraldlenscic \n@lydiaoharaartist\n \nMeet the facilitators \nBecca Smith is an artist-antiquarian\, combining archaeology\, geology\, people’s history\, folklore and landscape with painting\, printmaking\, drawing and textiles. She is part of the collective Scientific Rambles currently exhibiting in Stockport Hatworks for ARC Creative Wellbeing centre\, and she founded the ‘Sew Your Place’ project in 2024\, combining social stitching with collaborative cartography\, and running versions of this participatory experience at Leek Textile Week 2024 and Kew Gardens 2025. Becca is also the director of the New Macclesfield School of Art (founded 2022) and is muralist\, teacher and community artist in her home town of Macclesfield\, Cheshire. \nCj O’Neill – Belfast-born (1978) and raised as the youngest of 7 children to a Dublin-born mother and Omagh-born father\, Cj lives in Manchester with her husband and 2 children and explores her Irish identity\, family\, transitions and storytelling through a Craft practice which focuses on working with existing ceramic objects. Cj is a senior lecturer of Craft at Manchester School of Art teaching across ceramics\, glass\, jewellery and object making at BA\, MA and PhD level. Her focus in teaching is to support the individual or group she is working with to find their unique creative language in the right material\, enabling them to communicate their message through making to make a positive contribution to the world. \nSt Brigid’s Arms project \n  \nThis is a new project capturing untold stories of Irish women in the UK starting January 2025 until February 2027. \nThe National Lottery Heritage Fund backs ambitious project using creative approach to capture UK-based Irish women’s stories \nA groundbreaking new project has been launched by female-led organisation Emerald LENS CIC to document the experiences of women of Irish heritage in the UK. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and match funding from the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies\, the initiative will run until February 2027\, combining creative workshops and exhibitions to preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.
URL:https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/event/st-brigids-arms-2/2026-03-09/
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SUMMARY:St Brigid's Arms
DESCRIPTION:We’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration. \n\nCreative Sessions\n\nWe’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration as part of the St Brigid’s Arms project. This is open to any and all Irish heritage women. All levels of experience are welcome – no experience is necessary. \nOver 5 sessions (either daytime or evening) you will be guided by the facilitator on creatively expressing your identity in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Please only sign up if you can make 4-5 of the sessions as you will be building on your work from previous weeks. \nSee below for information about the artform and facilitators. \nAll materials will be provided\, as well as refreshments. If you have any questions\, please feel free to contact us on emeraldlensinfo@gmail.com. \nSome of the artwork created in these sessions will be featured (with permission) in our exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool in September 2026 – March 2027. We’re not looking for expert art\, but work that reflects the experience of Irish heritage women\, whatever that may be! \nWith thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nSession dates and times: \nDay sessions – Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Textile map making with artist Becca Smith. \n\n16th January\n23rd January\n30th January\n6th February\n13th February\n\nEvening sessions – Mondays 7pm-9pm. Ceramic decoration with artist Cj O’Neill \n\n23rd Feb\n2nd March\n9th March\n16th March\n23rd March\n\nFollow us on instagram and facebook:\n \n@emeraldlenscic \n@lydiaoharaartist\n \nMeet the facilitators \nBecca Smith is an artist-antiquarian\, combining archaeology\, geology\, people’s history\, folklore and landscape with painting\, printmaking\, drawing and textiles. She is part of the collective Scientific Rambles currently exhibiting in Stockport Hatworks for ARC Creative Wellbeing centre\, and she founded the ‘Sew Your Place’ project in 2024\, combining social stitching with collaborative cartography\, and running versions of this participatory experience at Leek Textile Week 2024 and Kew Gardens 2025. Becca is also the director of the New Macclesfield School of Art (founded 2022) and is muralist\, teacher and community artist in her home town of Macclesfield\, Cheshire. \nCj O’Neill – Belfast-born (1978) and raised as the youngest of 7 children to a Dublin-born mother and Omagh-born father\, Cj lives in Manchester with her husband and 2 children and explores her Irish identity\, family\, transitions and storytelling through a Craft practice which focuses on working with existing ceramic objects. Cj is a senior lecturer of Craft at Manchester School of Art teaching across ceramics\, glass\, jewellery and object making at BA\, MA and PhD level. Her focus in teaching is to support the individual or group she is working with to find their unique creative language in the right material\, enabling them to communicate their message through making to make a positive contribution to the world. \nSt Brigid’s Arms project \n  \nThis is a new project capturing untold stories of Irish women in the UK starting January 2025 until February 2027. \nThe National Lottery Heritage Fund backs ambitious project using creative approach to capture UK-based Irish women’s stories \nA groundbreaking new project has been launched by female-led organisation Emerald LENS CIC to document the experiences of women of Irish heritage in the UK. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and match funding from the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies\, the initiative will run until February 2027\, combining creative workshops and exhibitions to preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.
URL:https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/event/st-brigids-arms-2/2026-03-02/
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SUMMARY:St Brigid's Arms
DESCRIPTION:We’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration. \n\nCreative Sessions\n\nWe’re running free creative sessions in Manchester for Irish heritage women to explore identity\, culture\, memory and migration as part of the St Brigid’s Arms project. This is open to any and all Irish heritage women. All levels of experience are welcome – no experience is necessary. \nOver 5 sessions (either daytime or evening) you will be guided by the facilitator on creatively expressing your identity in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Please only sign up if you can make 4-5 of the sessions as you will be building on your work from previous weeks. \nSee below for information about the artform and facilitators. \nAll materials will be provided\, as well as refreshments. If you have any questions\, please feel free to contact us on emeraldlensinfo@gmail.com. \nSome of the artwork created in these sessions will be featured (with permission) in our exhibition at the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool in September 2026 – March 2027. We’re not looking for expert art\, but work that reflects the experience of Irish heritage women\, whatever that may be! \nWith thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. \nSession dates and times: \nDay sessions – Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Textile map making with artist Becca Smith. \n\n16th January\n23rd January\n30th January\n6th February\n13th February\n\nEvening sessions – Mondays 7pm-9pm. Ceramic decoration with artist Cj O’Neill \n\n23rd Feb\n2nd March\n9th March\n16th March\n23rd March\n\nFollow us on instagram and facebook:\n \n@emeraldlenscic \n@lydiaoharaartist\n \nMeet the facilitators \nBecca Smith is an artist-antiquarian\, combining archaeology\, geology\, people’s history\, folklore and landscape with painting\, printmaking\, drawing and textiles. She is part of the collective Scientific Rambles currently exhibiting in Stockport Hatworks for ARC Creative Wellbeing centre\, and she founded the ‘Sew Your Place’ project in 2024\, combining social stitching with collaborative cartography\, and running versions of this participatory experience at Leek Textile Week 2024 and Kew Gardens 2025. Becca is also the director of the New Macclesfield School of Art (founded 2022) and is muralist\, teacher and community artist in her home town of Macclesfield\, Cheshire. \nCj O’Neill – Belfast-born (1978) and raised as the youngest of 7 children to a Dublin-born mother and Omagh-born father\, Cj lives in Manchester with her husband and 2 children and explores her Irish identity\, family\, transitions and storytelling through a Craft practice which focuses on working with existing ceramic objects. Cj is a senior lecturer of Craft at Manchester School of Art teaching across ceramics\, glass\, jewellery and object making at BA\, MA and PhD level. Her focus in teaching is to support the individual or group she is working with to find their unique creative language in the right material\, enabling them to communicate their message through making to make a positive contribution to the world. \nSt Brigid’s Arms project \n  \nThis is a new project capturing untold stories of Irish women in the UK starting January 2025 until February 2027. \nThe National Lottery Heritage Fund backs ambitious project using creative approach to capture UK-based Irish women’s stories \nA groundbreaking new project has been launched by female-led organisation Emerald LENS CIC to document the experiences of women of Irish heritage in the UK. Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and match funding from the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies\, the initiative will run until February 2027\, combining creative workshops and exhibitions to preserve stories that might otherwise be lost.
URL:https://stretfordpublichall.org.uk/event/st-brigids-arms-2/2026-02-23/
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