Cork Community Art Link is a Community Arts Organisation and registered Charity in Cork, Ireland

We encourage meaningful collaborations between artists and people that result in the creation of great art, bringing creativity to places where people live, work and play
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We work with people to create a sense of community identity and collective pride enabling people to learn more about themselves and the world around them all the while having fun
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Our work engages people both as participants and spectators in public spaces, developing new ways of connecting with the arts and encouraging them to come along, learn new skills and make a creative contribution to the community




​THE DRAGON OF SHANDON 2022

Cork Community Art Link is very proud to announce the return of the Dragon Of Shandon Parade in its original form after holding various installations and performances for the past two years due to Covid regulations. This year, 2022, marks the awakening anew of our giant and beautiful beast, coming out of her slumber and calling out to her legion of otherworldly night creatures to celebrate Samhain, the moment when our human world and the other world, the unseen world of shadows, coexist freely. 

Growing bigger and better as it reaches its 17th year, the Dragon of Shandon Parade is the highlight of CCAL’s annual arts calendar, the result of a 3 month outreach and community engagement programme with local artists, over 20 groups and support services working in partnership with local artists to create a cultural hub and provide a friendly and carnival atmosphere within the entire city on Halloween night. 

To find out more about the Dragon and get involved, visit www.dragonofshandon.com

and if you'd like to support the Dragon you can do so through our GoFundMe: Dragon of Shandon GoFundMe

Some of our recent Projects

   Midsummer
  
      Parade

On the solstice in 2022, the inaugural Midsummer Parade took place. Fantastical floats, puppets, musicians, and all manner of masked performers, dancers and revellers took to the streets for a celebration of the longest day of the year, and the creativity of Cork communities! Commissioned by Cork Midsummer Festival, and supported by the Arts Council. 

Patrick's

​Day

CCAL have a long history of participation in the St Patrick's Day Parade. In 2022 we created a spectacular series of floats, props and puppets in collaboration with local groups for the return of the parade after a 2 year break.

Rebel

​Streets

The Rebel Streets project engages communities on the street where they live, work and play. In 2021 we painted a mural for Traveller Visibility Group and more, kindly supported by Creative Ireland.

Dragon of 

​Shandon


Each year, Cork’s Northside lights up with a celebration of the living and the dead, with an assortment of creatures from the underworld roaming the streets.

In 2021, the Dragon of Shandon took the form of an installation trail, treasure map, and live performances.

Help Support Us

We have created amazing community art projects that have involved thousands of participants over the past 28 years, including our monumental annual Halloween event - The Dragon of Shandon Parade - which brought over 15,000 spectators to the streets in 2018!

If you would like to take part and support amazing creative projects for the community you can donate to CCAL by clicking the button below.

​You can give as little as €5, and every donation will help facilitate artistic and creative workshops to all members of the community free of charge in order to bring these wonderful projects to life!
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Thank you!