Macnas and the Galway Arts Festival

We had an exciting opportunity today to hang out with Noeline Kavanaugh at Macnas. These hardworking folks created the Boy Explorer and are always a major attraction at the Galway Arts Festival. This art is so huge and visceral and emotive, and such a shining effort at keeping art alive, innovative, vibrant and communal. I'm putting up a couple snaps from behind the scenes at the workspaces, but what I'd really love is for everyone to visit Macnas on Youtube, share, and if anybody has any ideas on how to obtain funds for getting this incredible team over to the States, please give a shout out.

Andrew was much less shy about photographing some of the metalwork-in-progress at the shop, so hopefully he'll email me those later.

Thanks, Noelene, for letting us tag along today! We knew you were a busy gal, but we had no idea that there was so much intensive preliminary work to get this all up and running. Amazing!

BEHIND THE SCENES

VOLUNTEER

Every year Macnas recruits a team of volunteers to help with the parade in Galway during the Galway Arts Festival in July.
We will be recruiting:Volunteer Performers (need to be available for workshops running for 4 weeks prior to the parade). Volunteer Stewards and Pushers – will be required in advance for the day of the parade.

For more information or if you would like to become a volunteer please contact Marie at admin@macnas.com.

SUPPORT

COME JOIN US! Become part of the Macnas Story! We rely on the enthusiasm of our fans – it is central to what we do and why we do it! The support provided by the Friends will help to secure the future of Macnas and ensure our continued development as well as supporting the Youth Ensemble and the Macnas Internship Programme which mentors the next generation of performers and artists.

GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL 2012
July 16th-29th