South Dublin Work Songs 2018

South Dublin Work Songs 2018

Visual artist Fiona Dowling and composer George Higgs will collaborate with workers from a cross-section of workplaces, both industrial and rural, to create Work Songs, a musical portrait of South County Dublin’s economic profile. Rhythms, cycles, movements and...
Wisdom Fair 2016

Wisdom Fair 2016

Festival of Inclusion, Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire For Adults and children 7+, Storytellers: Fiona Dowling, Aideen Mc Bride, Pat Speight, Michael Phelan. For this interactive celebration of Wisdom Stories, I invited audience members to submit, anonymously and...
Tales on Wheels 2016

Tales on Wheels 2016

Art is something that can be taken out onto the streets and brought into a new dimension of interaction. The event Tales on Wheels (14th March) takes a fresh approach to exhibiting art, as artist Fiona Dowling will be taking us with her drawing-packed bicycle on a...
Musical Table 2014

Musical Table 2014

5 Lamps Festival, Connolly House, Dublin ​ A collaboration with instrument maker Andrew Ilsley. This musical table is inspired by the mbira dza vadzimu, a beautiful instrument from Zimbabwe made from forged steel and often falsely believed in the West to be made out...
Garden Menagerie 2013

Garden Menagerie 2013

Cafes Carte Blanche, Clonmel Junction Festival (with Nina Tanis) ​ The Garden Menagerie was co-curated by visual artists and storytellers Nina Tanis and Fiona Dowling. The idea was to create a haven of rest and creativity for children and their parents within the busy...