Strokestown Park

Caravaggio - Dark Light with artist Jacqueline Duignan
2026-05-26 10:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Join a small group for a relaxed printmaking and beginner friendly Art workshop facilitated by artist Jacqueline Duignan, no previous experience necessary. All levels catered for.
The workshop will take inspiration from the painting “The Cardsharps” by the great Italian master Caravaggio, a copy of which hangs in Strokestown Park House. Participants will be introduced to hands on, guided basic print making using inks and rollers, pencil and charcoal.
Experimentation with a wide variety of materials will be encouraged.
By the end of the session, participants will have created black and white print/Art work inspired by Caravaggio.
About Facilitator
Jacqueline Duignan is a visual artist, poet and part time lecturer currently based in Roscommon, with a practice rooted in sculpture and mixed media. A graduate of NCAD and Trinity College Dublin, she has exhibited widely across Ireland and the UK, with solo shows at the Arts Council, World’s End London, and New Art Studio, Dublin.
Jacqueline is a recipient of multiple Arts Council awards, most recently a Roscommon Co. Council Visual Arts Bursary and a Bealtaine Artist Award. Her poem “Ode to Blue” won first prize in the Roscommon New Writing Awards, 2024.She is an active professional member of Visual Artists Ireland. Her recent Community Arts project Postcard from the Little Oak reflects her commitment to inclusive and intergenerational arts practice.
**Registration for this workshop is FREE. Advanced booking is essential.**
This initiative is gratefully supported by Roscommon County Council Arts Office, as part of the Bealtaine Festival 2026 an Age & Opportunity Arts initiative, funded by the Arts Council and the HSE.

Rooted & Growing Conference
2026-07-29 - 2026-07-30
A Conference of Nature Connections

Rooted & Growing is a community gathering to showcase nature-based interventions within the West and North West of Ireland. It will provide a forum to discuss an emerging vision of nature connections to support health and social care outcomes.
Rooted & Growing has been created by a small group of psychologists, community workers, researchers and artists that are passionate about the role of nature connections in their work and personal life.
This gathering is committed to highlighting the research base and clinical experiences of positive biopsychosocial outcomes for nature-based interventions. It aims to build a network to support the further development of nature connection projects for all in community, including those living within health and social care settings.
Rooted & Growing will feature talks from leading academics from Maynooth University, along with psychologists and community workers in the West and Northwest, who all promote nature connections within their work. There will be opportunities to experience workshops giving practical examples of how nature can be incorporated into clinical practice. A number of these workshops will be hosted by people with lived experience of participating in nature-based interventions.
Rooted & Growing is perfect for professionals working in health and social care settings and policy makers, who may already be connected to nature in their work or simply nature-curious. This conference has a collaborative and experiential focus, creating a space for discussion and development of community nature connecting in Ireland.
This non-profit event will take place on 29th and 30th July 2026 in Strokestown Park, County Roscommon.The full Conference programme, along with workshop choices, will be available soon. All conference attendees will be notified of the final programme and workshop choices via their email provided.
