Creative Carers

Creative Carers
Threads of Connection
26 September – 11 November 2026

The Creative Carers Exhibition features a collection of artworks made by participants on the Creative Carers programme over the last year.
This exhibition is a moment of celebration. It recognises the creativity of family carers across West Cork, the time taken to explore that creativity, and the joy shared and connections made in the process. Creative Carers is a strand of the Arts for Health Partnership Programme. It is for anyone who looks after a family member in the home or through a care setting. It offers a range of creative workshops for learning new skills, meeting people, connecting with services, and peer support.

The workshops are organised in partnership with Family Carer’s and Older Person’s Development Workers. Creative Carers takes place in multiple locations across West Cork, and is facilitated by a team of professional artists.
To find out more about the Creative Carers programme, please visit our website www.artsforhealthwestcork.com/projects-recent/creative-carers

The exhibition features:

1 – Collaborative fabric tapestry by Creative Carers Mizen with visual artist Sharon dipity. Threads of Connection was made by Mary O’Meara, Breda Rodgers, Sarah Attridge, as well as other participants.
2 – A selection of works by Jackie Peterson, made as part of Creative Carers Skibbereen.
3 – Cyanotype and embroidery artworks by Creative Carers Skibbereen with visual artist Sarah Ruttle.
4 – Paper flowers by Creative Carers Skibbereen with visual artist Sarah Ruttle.
5 – Haiku poetry written by Clonakilty’s Musical Coffee Morning group with musician and composer Justin Grounds.
6 – A selection of paintings, prints, and poetry by Creative Carers Skibbereen with visual artist Sarah Ruttle.
7 – Paper shoes, stories, poems, and accompanying booklet. Shoe Stories is a collaborative project by Creative Carers Dunmanway participants with artist Anne Harrington Rees.