Sacred Ciorcals- Ignite the Creative Flame Within

Bealtaine Fire Festival Creative Workshop

When:

• Saturday 3rd May ,   11am-1pm

How to attend:

Book your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sacred-ciorcals-igniting-the-creative-flame-tickets-1287389971059?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please book in advance, this group be limited to 12 people.

Suggested donation:

£5 – £15

Room:

Library

Accessibility:

Library is fully accessible. The Salisbury Centre’s kitchen door and toilet are now wheelchair accessible. The Garden can also be accessed by wheelchairs via a movable ramp via the Art Room Annex. Please let the organisers know in advance of any access requirements.

About the event:

Bealtaine Fire Festival Creative Workshop.

Bealtaine is one of the four Celtic fire festivals and marks the beginning of summer. As we transition into the summer months, Bealtaine is a celebratory time of change. This workshop aims to provide space for people to reflect on their journey through Winter, and creatively express what seasonal change means for them.

Overview
This workshop provides a space to reflect on the personal significance of seasonal change and to use mandala-style artwork to portray this journey. It will be structured into four parts, beginning with a meditation and concluding with a connection circle. Most of our time will be spent painting, drawing or crafting personal ‘sacred ciorcals’. Below is an outline of the morning’s structure.

Workshop Structure
The workshop will begin with a welcoming circle. Participants will receive information about the facilities and an overview of the morning’s activities. There will also be an opportunity to check in and connect with the group.

While we start together, this space is an invitation for personal reflection. The hope is for this space to allow the opportunity for individual self-expression through a creative medium. The workshop will flow through four main stages:

• Meditation: You will be guided through a meditation to inspire the creative process and begin visualizing your ‘sacred ciorcal’.
• Orchestrating your idea: After the meditation, you will be invited to select the medium that best suits your vision. A variety of materials, including paints, black ink pens, pencils, and natural elements (such as leaves and rocks), will be available. If you regularly work with a particular medium, you are welcome to bring your own
  materials. Card will be provided as a canvas.
• Creative Expression: The core of the workshop will focus on bringing your vision to life. You will fill your ‘sacred ciorcal’ with images, words, or symbols that hold personal meaning. Intentional music will be played to support the creative flow.
• Closing connection circle: Finally, we will reconnect in a closing circle. There will be an invitation for people to share their creative process and their ‘sacred ciorcals’ if they feel comfortable.

Hosted by Rachael NicDhomhnaill Ní Mhuirí

About donations:

Participation in our community-led events is on a voluntary ‘by donation’ basis. This means that nobody is expected to make a payment if they cannot afford to do so.

Any donations received will be shared between the Centre and the facilitator, helping to make the events’ programme sustainable as well as to provide some reciprocity towards community facilitators’ time and skills offered.

Where a “suggested donation” is listed, this is just an indication of what the event might cost if it was ticketed.

This is an invitation to practice ‘Dana’ (generosity) – please pay only what you can afford to attend.

To donate: 

• bring cash on the evening, or 
• donate online on  www.salisburycentre.org/donate  (using “Open art class” as REFERENCE). 
• pay with card at the front door, please add a reference (eg. open art) using the pen icon top right on the pay-point screen

 This is an invitation to practice ‘Dana’ (generosity) – please pay only what you can afford to attend. If you cannot afford the event, please get in touch with the facilitator to request a free/discounted place.