Since 2014/2015, Carntogher Community Association has successfully secured funding from Arts Council of NI & Mid Ulster District Council to deliver a range of bi-lingual Art activities and events as part of a specific Arts project to help establish and develop the Arts within the Carntogher area.

The project is now reaching a wider audience and past projects have provided a vast amount of opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to experience the Arts in many forms and also provided many Artists/Performers with a unique surrounding in which to express their artistic skills. Now firmly established as a Strategic Arts and Cultural Development partner by Mid Ulster District Council, Carntogher Community Association is recognised as a leading Arts provider within the council area.

We are the sole Arts and Cultural provider in the Mid Ulster Council area to have a completely bilingual Arts project, focussing on the importance of all forms of Arts and cultural activities.

To date some of the successful activities included:

• A range of written, spoken and language Arts including storytelling, comic writing, animation, drama and music production workshops. We have worked with names like Myra Zepf (Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland), Beartla Ó Flatharta (Rós na Rún) to ensure our participants receive the highest possible standard of engagement in both Irish and English, unique to our Arts programme in Mid Ulster.
• A well-established traditional Irish music school, where young people attend a week long music school, with 2 of the finest Irish traditional musicians in the area – (e.g. Liam Bradley – Beoga, Fintan Mulholland – Celtic Legends Dance Show) learning music of a specific touring band and then perform with them at the end of the course. Previous bands include: Moxie, Máirtín O’Connor Trio, Goitse, Kíla & The Paul McKenna Band. This is a very unique type of workshop – the only one of its kind in Ireland.
• A range of visual Arts workshops including Paverpol, Wet felting, Contemporary landscape painting, Creative sewing and Fused glass workshops – giving participants the opportunity to learn from some of Ireland’s leading Artists.
• Facilitating multiple drama and comedy performances from local and other touring drama groups such as Grimes & McKee, Pat Shortt, Kevin McAleer, Sole Purpose Productions, Kabosh Theatre Company, Aisteoirí Charn Tóchair & Granaghan Players to name a few.
• The promotion of monthly music concerts, including support from local/emerging artists, followed by music sessions for aspiring musicians to be able to mix with seasoned professionals.

Information on the upcoming workshops and events can be found in Latest News and What’s on section of the site.

Further information contact Arts Officer – Claire Doherty Claire.doherty@ancarn.org

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‘An Coire Arts Centre’ is the Arts hub at the centre of the rural community in Carntogher.

A place for the community to come together and develop and refine its identity and cultural expression. An Coire, or ‘the cauldron’ in English, boasts a real mixing pot top class facilities to accommodate local and national talent, providing the perfect place for The Arts to flourish.

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An Halla Mór

‘An Halla Mór’ is a multipurpose venue that can accommodate a wide range of events, from live concert performances to weddings and everything in-between. It has retractable tiered seating for up to 200 people, and can be set out for 150 for catering at tables.

The space can be hired out for a wide range of events: Film screenings, video production, exhibitions and more. There is a bouncy castle for hire for parties and other activities can be arranged.

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An Stiúideo

An Coire’s most recent addition is its sound and video recording studio. With state-of-the-art recording and video software and equipment, ‘An Stiúideo’ is the right place to see your creative side brought to life. Recordyour songs, or make a video with the help of an expert technician.

Services available:

• Sound recording/creation
• Mixing
• Mastering
• Video production/editing
• Livestreaming
• Location recording
• Live sound

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Other Facilities

An Coire has space available for rent for parties, meetings and conferences as well as an Arts Room and Craft Workshop.

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Carntogher Community Association aims to deliver a high-quality programme of events to audiences at a low and affordable cost. However, as a result of rising costs we have had to make the decision that in order to remain viable as an independent charitable organisation, from 2025 we will introduce a £2 booking fee on our events. This standard fee will not apply to workshops or film screenings.

The booking fee will apply to event tickets booked online. On event listings we display the face value of the ticket. A booking fee is added per ticket and when you add any tickets to your basket. It is displayed and added at the final checkout page once you have selected all the tickets you require.

The booking fee is applied by Carntogher Community Association in order to cover the cost of providing a secure ticketing service. This includes overheads such as debit/credit card processing fees, VAT, customer services, call handling, account management, administration, website development, secure server costs, profit and a few teabags for staff!

We hope that you understand our rationale for this applying this small fee and continue to support what we do at An Carn.

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