John Whelan's artwork has been selected for Perceptions 2016 :The Art of Citizenship.

John Whelan's work has been selected for the upcoming exhibition programme, Perceptions 2016: The Art of Citizenship organised by the Crawford Art Gallery, CIT Crawford College of Art and Design and Cork City Council Arts Office. This event aims to broaden the range of voices, visions, perceptions and approaches to creativity that the public engages with in cultural venues.  
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John Whelan's work.

Educate Together at the Open Studio.

Children from the Educate Together Primary School visited the Expanding Realities Open Studio, where they were inspired by John Whelan's paintings.

John painting in the Open Studio.

Children from the Educate Together School in the OPen Studio.

John experimenting the the Expanding Realities dance workhop.

John dancing.

John with Yvonne Condon (GASP) and Inma Pavon at the dance workshop.

Dancing with Inma Pavon

Inma's Dance Workshop has been running all week as part of Expanding Realities.

John Whelan drawing.

John Whelan, Inma Pavon and a ghostly figure.

John Whelan at work in the Expanding Realities Open Studio.

The Open Studio component of Expanding Realities was a great way for the artists to see each other's work process and be inspired.

Spike Island trip.

The Expanding Realities trip to Spike Island was an opportunity for all the artists to explore travel, mobility, freedom and home; themes that are currently being explored by the GASP artists. They travelled by foot, train and boat to reach the Island, which is abundant in culture and a history of religion and incarceration.  It was also an opportunity to experiment together and share some of the project experiences up to that point. Belén Sanchez brought her mobile music machine, Dave Pearse shared poetry, Imna Pavon, Yvonne Condon, Itziar Martín Montes and John Whelan shared some of their dance collaboration, and Derek Foot and Jeff Johns focused on gathering sound recordings for the day.

Word Play on the Island!

Expanding Realities artists kick off a collaborative process with dancer Inma Pavan

John Whelan took part in a collaborative dance workshop with Inma Pavon on the first day of Expanded Realities Cork leg.

John and Inma work on a dance piece together.

Expanding Realities is coming to Cork.

John Whelan is one of the GASP artists taking part in the Cork leg of Expanding Realities.

Work created in the Expanding Realities Open Studio in Bristol.
GASP  Cork, Art in Motion (AIM) Bristol Debajo del Sombrero Madrid  are three dynamic projects engaging the creativity, and supporting the professional development of artists who have much to contribute to society as artists and citizens. They seek to break barriers in society and in the world of art that may exclude or limit the participation of artists who may need additional supports. Expanding Realities is when they come together to create art. The Cork leg of Expanding Realities runs from the 13th - 17th  June.