SPARKCATCHERS! - Jojo Hynes and Midie Corcoran
Jojo Hynes and Midie Corcoran are professional multidisciplinary Artists who have worked nationally and internationally. Jojo Hynes is an artist, performer, educator and collaborator. She graduated with an MA from Kingston University, BA from GMIT, Postgrad diplomas from Goldsmiths University and NCAD. Midie Corcoran has over 30 year experience as a community artist, performer, director, writer, collaborative artist and founding member of Earwig! Community Arts and Tuam Arts Festival.
Based in Tuam, Sparkcatchers! collaborate with communities, providing funded arts workshops and showcasing their work through free public events. We have worked with numerous schools and organisations throughout Ireland and have received prestigious awards through local and national funding bodies to carry out our work.
December 2023 Young Artist - European Action Research Galway County Council
October 2023 Artist and Youth Work Residency Grant Scheme ‘Gateway to the UpsideTown’ - Workshops and Halloween Event - with Tuam Teenagers and YouthWork Tuam National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) on behalf of The Arts Council and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
September 2023 Hang Out with Comet - Outdoor performance for Children, Tuam Culture Night Galway County Council
Jan - Aug 2023 Match Factory Artist Residency Tuam working with Tuam teenagers through arts workshops and pop up performances. Creative Places Tuam, Create. The Arts Council
August 2023 Lugh’s quest for something…Any something!’ Outdoor performance with local teenagers at
The West Awake Creative Places Tuam, Create. The Arts Council
June 2023 ‘The Shape Shifting Slua’ Workshops and street theatre with Tuam Teenagers Cruinniú na nÓg Galway County Council Creative Ireland
Jan - June 2023 Claddagh NS Galway City Artists in Residence Theatre, Arts and Animation Workshops Creative Schools Arts Council
Nov 2022 Street performative Tour Tuam CREATE collaborative Arts Networking Day
Oct 2022 Portumna Community School Galway County Council Artists in Schools Scheme
May - October 2022 Tiny Mutiny/An Ceannairc Beag Bídeach Workshops and performances in Rosmuc and Galway City Arts Council 70th Anniversary Commission Award through Baboró International Arts Festival for Children 2022
June 2022 Whose Town ? Our Tuam Workshops and Exhibition with Tuam Educate Together Ns Cruinniú na nÓg Galway CountyCreative Ireland
May 2022 Tir Faoi Thoinn Parade and workshop at Scoil Iognáid Galway City Creative Schools Arts Council
June 2021 Exploring Outside the Box at Tuam Library Workshops and Exhibition by Cathergal NS Cruinniú na nÓg Galway County Creative Ireland
July 2020 Creative Places Tuam Artists Bursary Creative Places Tuam, Create. The Arts Council