Facilitated by Tallaght Community Arts (TCA) in RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre, CRIPPLING IMAGES is a visual art exhibition (May 19-29), featuring work by South Dublin Arts & Disabilities Training Programme Graduates, which aims to look at society’s views, opinions, conceptions and misconceptions about people with disabilities.

‘Crippling Images’ visual art exhibition comprises a slide show of images and a series of 13 individual responses crafted using mixed media, each presenting a common theme and visual image of disability. Raising awareness of positive and negative aspects of disability, and personal/political issues surround disability, ‘Crippling Images’ challenges the viewer to effect change….to cause even one person to stop and think.

CRIPPLING IMAGES can be viewed in RUA RED South Dublin Arts Centre (Gallery 2)
Tues May 19 to Saturday May 30, 2009
10am-6pm daily (closed Mondays)
Admission free

South Dublin Arts and Disability Training Programme is a joint venture between South Dublin County Council, CLPN Partnership, and Stewarts Hospital. The training programme is for arts workers and artists interested in working with disabled people. Disabled and non-disabled artists deliver the programme through specifically designed modules. South Dublin Arts and Disabilities Training Programme promote effective access to community arts and artists in the community activities, for and with local people with disabilities.

Tallaght Community Arts (TCA) a pro-active organisation working with local community groups to activate arts programmes in line with the needs of the wider Tallaght community: geographically, culturally and socially. TCA work focuses on participatory arts, encouraging people of all ages to be involved in the making of art. TCA’s aim is to work in partnership with local and national agencies in a cross-sector approach to sustainable community development, which puts people and culture at the centre.

For information on South Dublin Arts & Disabilities Training Programme, contact:
Valerie Brien, Community Services Department, South Dublin County Council
01.4149000 ext 4673 / vbrien@sdublincoco.ie

For information on Tallaght Community Arts, contact:
01.4528180 / info@tallaght-arts.ie