Welcome to Cork Community Art Link
We are 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

Recent Projects

Patrick's

​Day 

​2023


​CCAL have a long history of participation in the St Patrick's Day Parade. In 2023 we created a spectacular series of floats, costumes and props  in collaboration with local groups to celebrate Cork Community Art Link's 30th birthday and our national Day.

          Midsummer
  
             Parade
              
​              2023


On 18th June 2023, the second Midsummer Parade took place in Cork City Centre. 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. 

Dragon of 

​Shandon

​2023


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 2023 we weaved our way from Church St. to the Coal Quay with hundreds of participants, beautiful floats, giant puppets, costumes and props celebrating Samhain for the 18th year of the Dragon.  

Help Support Us

We have created amazing community art projects that have involved thousands of participants over the past 30 years, including our monumental annual Halloween event - The Dragon of Shandon Parade - which brought over 12,000 spectators to the streets in 2023!

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!
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