Our Town Square:
The Heart of Headford
As part of ‘Something in the Water’, Community Arts Weekend, 6th-8th October, 2023
Date(s) Thursday 5th October - Tuesday the 10th of October
Launch of installation at 6.30pm Wednesday 4th October.
Location, St Georges Square, Headford, Co. Galway H91 HE03
Installation sponsored by Conroy Group.
This event is FREE and open to the public. There is no booking required
Summary
An installation co-designed with Presentation College Headford students, to test the potential of a redesign to a public area dominated by cars, as civic space.
Event Organiser Something in the Water festival Committee
About
St. George’s Square certainly has potential as a “living room” for the town, but in recent years it has been reclaimed by the car. The dominance of motorists needs for parking, over those of pedestrian accessibility, mean our square is no longer suitable for community use for civic and social events.
The Reimagine Headford Project (2021-2023) recommended a redesign of the area to create a flexible and adaptable public and community space that will encourage people to shop, socialise and dwell in this space.
With these recommendations in mind, students of Presentation College Headford, working with Helena McElmeel Architects, will create an installation to test the potential of this space as a living and breathing 'Heart of Headford,' a thriving public space where people can gather, rest and socialise.
Supported by;
Conroy Group, Helena McElmeel Architects, Galway County Council,
staff and students of Presentation College Headford.