A=AGHT Latest News
Last updated: Saturday 16th August 2008
It is contagious....
Saturday 16th August 2008
Kawayne has superpowers too!
Friday 15th August 2008
Fly like the wind Chloe!
Friday 15th August 2008
You are awesome!
Genie in a bottle...
Friday 15th August 2008
..Midget in a box...
JUST WHAT THE DR. ORDERED!!!
Thursday 14th August 2008
(surprise) DODGEBALL!!!!!
YES!
YEAH MARY!!!
Thursday 14th August 2008
Also, one of the highlights of the CHS!
PingtothePong, a staple for some.
Thursday 14th August 2008
I AM cool.
Thursday 14th August 2008
:)
Thursday 14th August 2008
Some of the best times... we just had our mouths full...thanks Frank!!!
Thursday 14th August 2008
Friends... or Future Burgers...
Thursday 14th August 2008
yoga cowhouse style
Thursday 14th August 2008
Special thanks to YOGA DUBLIN and Colm for lending us the mats. Namaste
... and more craic from Sarah :)
Thursday 14th August 2008
But, for example....
Thursday 14th August 2008
As I said, check the homepage for images of the projects, but here are a few preiiminary moments from the studio...
All Work and No Play Makes....
Thursday 14th August 2008
The Cow House days are jam packed with work that is documented on the projects pages embedded in the A=AGHT homeage, so please check those out. The NEWS items are mostly play, but we will include some of the finest moments of work work work, because the kids really rocked it out!
Arrival and Then, First Tour of Cow House!
Thursday 14th August 2008
We ARE... HERE!
A Taste of General Craic in the Studio...
Thursday 14th August 2008
Here are just a few highlights... too many to come...
Pictures from Matthew Thompson
Thursday 14th August 2008
Matthew Thompson is a professional photographer and designer living in Dublin. Special THANKS to him for the morning he spent with A=AGHT!
Here are a few pics:
Kilkenny ... or KilltheBuzz, Castle
Wednesday 6th August 2008
Atleast we made it out with out any severe punishment, and saw some cool stuff :)
DELICIOUS LUNCH from Joy of Coffee, soon to be Brick Street Cafe!
Wednesday 6th August 2008
Thank you!
WATCH YOUR LIP CHLOE!
Wednesday 6th August 2008
HIGHLIGHTS!
Wednesday 6th August 2008
Tour of Angry Design Studio and D.A.D.D.Y.
Wednesday 6th August 2008
AWESOME AND INTERESTING! THANKS GUYS!
Lunch from Munchies!!! Super Yum, and Super Thanks!
Wednesday 6th August 2008
The National Anthem with George Higgs!
Saturday 2nd August 2008
DELICIOUS LUNCH from Fallon & Byrne!
Saturday 2nd August 2008
Day 3, Dance Break!!!... Dance?
Friday 1st August 2008
Day3, Buddah Bag workshop with Emmaline Dowling!
Friday 1st August 2008
Day 2, Tallaght, South Dublin County Council
Friday 1st August 2008
Meeting eachother and the Mayor! Did Turron and the Mayor coordinate outfits?
Dinner at Joe Burger! Hooray!
Thursday 31st July 2008
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... then relaxing yoga, from Luna and YOGA DUBLIN! Thanks!!!!
Thursday 31st July 2008
EXCITING BUS TOUR OF DUBLIN!
Thursday 31st July 2008
THEY'RE HEEEERRRRREEE!
Thursday 31st July 2008
NEW ORLEANS CONTINGENCY ARRIVES JUST IN TIME FOR BREAKFAST AT THE 43 WITH MARIA AND JACKIE !
Congratulations to Kawayne Powell
Sunday 13th July 2008
Kawayne Powell received the young artist A=AGHT scholarship to participate in the project exchange in Dublin and the Cow House Studios this summer. This scholarship is privately funded and awarded to an outstanding young artist from the New Orleans Area
Congratulations Kawayne!
(dont cry with excitement!)
Congratulations to Jairus Martin!
Sunday 13th July 2008
Congratulations to Jairus Martin who was the winner of the Young Designer Scholarship presented by Studio Katya Bonnenfant.
Jairus will a round trip ticket to Ireland to participate in the A=AGHT project exchange!!!
Special Thanks to Studio Katya Bonnenfant and the growing number of sponsors in the Dublin Area, and congratulations to Jairus Martin whose hard work and natural talent truly paid off!
A=AGHT wins Transforma Mini-Grant!!!!
Sunday 13th July 2008
A=AGHT is proudly the recipient of the first round of the New Orleans based Transforma Mini-Grant committed to art, social justice and recovery.
The grant was for $2000, and we would respectfully like the thank the Transforma Projects for choosing to support A=AGHT.
More information is available here: Transforma Projects
Transforma Projects is a collective of artists and creative professionals formed after Hurricane Katrina as a means of supporting, nurturing and celebrating creative practices that impact the recovery of New Orleans. The initiative explores how art-making can intersect with other sectors such as education, health, environment and community development. The initiative was founded by Jessica Cusick, Sam Durant, Rick Lowe & Robert Ruello. Transforma Projects works in partnership with the National Performance Network (NPN), an organization based in New Orleans. Transforma Projects is in the process of developing a Local Advisory Team here in New Orleans comprised of artists and members of the fields mentioned above. If you are interested in participating, please contact jess@transformaprojects.orgAbout Transforma Projects
Maintaining
Monday 30th June 2008
A=AGHT is in maintainence mode as it prepares for the UPCOMING EXCHANGE!!!!
STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT WHO IS COMING!!!
For the Record
Sunday 18th May 2008
A=AGHT is not the same with out Maria leading her classes over here- but we will recover. The kids (and adults) want to thank her for everything she contributed. It was a remarkable amount of time, patience and openess.
Y'all on the island side are fortunate folk... meetcha somewhere in the middle!
WE MISS YOU MARIA!
Fresh off the Press
Saturday 17th May 2008
Lino Prints of currency design are being printed as we speak, complete with production line and Quality Control. Stay posted for Project Page which should be online this week.
Bye Y'All
Saturday 17th May 2008
It had to happen sometime...Maria left New Orleans and is looking forward to workshops on the Irish side of the lake. Those fireants and palmetto bugs will be sorely missed. Thanks so much to all the A=AGHT participants who helped make her stay the trip of a lifetime. Thanks y'all
2nd line dancers
Saturday 17th May 2008
Stay Posted for a Second Line Irish Style!!!
Common Ground Benefit Gig
Saturday 17th May 2008
A free benefit concert was held in Martin Luther King School in the Lower ninth Ward, headlined by the shoeless Michael Franti and Spearhead. Check out the 2nd line that danced to the sound of Rebirth, New Orleans favourite brass band. http://www.rebirthbrassband.com/
For the uninitiated a second line is a very specific parade originally at a funeral. The 'first line' was relatives of the deceased, the second line consisted of the brass band and dancers who dance their asses off brandishing feathers and umbrellas. Then the crowd joins in - from baby dancers to granpops and granmas, making it super special. They happen sporadically in the city centre or on sundays. A celebration of life, love and music. A bit like Daniel O Donnell :)
All Work and No Play
Wednesday 7th May 2008
Breakfast in New Orleans... after working super late the night before!
Avatar Practice
Wednesday 7th May 2008
So the avatar project based on each other's profiles... is [finally] ready to roll. The project called IseeYou/YouSeeMe is based on pairing participants with out any prior references to each other. Avatars would be built exclusively in response to paired profiles between members of the A=AGHT community. This project quesitons about how we percieve ourselves and how others perceive us based on our personal perceptions... wow.:)
If you would be interested in trying the technology and being paired up with current profile, send us a mail!
jackie@AequalsAGHT.org
... or whisper in one of our ears :), We will get you paired up and running!
Have a look at some examples.
Coming Soon....
Friday 2nd May 2008
Well, A=AGHT seems to be moving right along by the end of next week we should have THREE projects pages up and ready to be viewed, thanks for everyone who has been patient, there were some bumps in the road but the Mayor of A=AGHT hired some wonderful municiple folks to fix it up. Pot holes good bye!
IN THE MEANTIME... we are beginning to work out the details for the up coming residency at COWHOUSE STUDIOS, and it looks like we have some young folks lined up from both Black Star and YAYA... and now we just need to get the funding for their flights.
Its a really exciting time. It looks like the residency will happen the first two weeks of August, so please stay tuned into your A=AGHT news for details!
Collaboration with YAYA INC!
Friday 2nd May 2008
Things are in FULL swing plus with YA YA inc, which is exciting news.
Maria has been working with young folks in YAYA to kick off the first half of the "currency" project which asks young people to identify who and what are immortalized on their currency- and then create new currency for A=AGHT!
The name of the currency is the STACK, or STACKS, and there are some exciting designs coming forward which young people in Dublin will then create the backs.
Looking forward to it, just wanted to give everyone out there the heads up!!!
MARIA AND JACKIE IN NEW ORLEANS!
Friday 18th April 2008
Straight outta(ght) Tallaght facilitators Maria Hinds and Jackie Sumell have landed in New Orleans. The welcome has been warm, close to HOT and project are underway with folks from YAYA's inc, Leadership Discovery and Black Star Academy. New Orleans doesn't sleep, so neither do they! Please stay posted for more detailed updates and pictures!!!
A=AGHT Goes Live!
Friday 28th March 2008
We have just put the site live. There is still a lot to do but profiles and image uploads are working so the participants in Dublin and New Orleans can get busy building their identity in the virtual space that is A=AGHT.
If you would like to find out more about the project just check out the links below!
Stay tuned!
