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Outdoor Exhibition in MISA courtyard, St James Hospital Dublin. May - September 2017.





Mountpleasant Mural community project in MISA courtyard, St James Hospital Dublin. May - September 2017.



These paintings on view in the 
 Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA)  courtyard  in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 are from the  Mountpleasant Mural Project, a very successful community outdoor arts endeavor, which was one of the events of the Ranelagh Arts Festival 2013.

Members of the public in Ranelagh were invited to add their brushstrokes and signatures, to these paintings, which celebrate local areas and events. 
This project was one of many integrative community art events that took place in parks, in schools and on the streets in Ranelagh during the festival. 

As an artist with a special interest in  bringing art into everyday communities, I was excited to be approached by Roisin Nevin,Creative Life Co-ordinator at MISA and asked to select and prepare a collection of artpieces for a show in the courtyard in MISA. These artpieces worked perfectly, as they added interest, energy and an extra creative dimension to the wonderful new facility of MISA in St James's Hospital, as they were in a position to be appreciated by patients, visitors and staff members.


A word on MISA :

Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) at St. James’s Hospital was opened on 7th December 2016.  This world-class facility is Ireland’s first dedicated centre for successful ageing and the largest of its kind in Europe. Responding to the need for innovation in the delivery of services to Ireland’s growing ageing population, MISA provides coordinated patient care, coupled with far-reaching educational and training programmes to ensure the seamless integration of hospital and community research in clinical ageing.

http://www.stjames.ie/NewsBanner/MISAOfficialOpening/ 

A special thank you to all the members of MISA for their support in organising this summer show, and especially to Roisin Nevin and Prof Davis Coakley.
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Location: James St, Saint James' (part of Phoenix Park), Dublin 8, D08 NHY1, Ireland

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