A Residency took place from the 21st to the 30th of June in Cloughjordan Ecovillage. Following an open process, three creative placemakers were selected for the residency: Patrick Mulvihill and Heather Griffin from Amicitia and artist and architect, Sinéad Cullen.
The Residency was within the broader Making Neighbourhoods project led by Workhouse Union in partnership with Cloughjordan CoHousing and Self Organised Architecture (SOA), funded by the Arts Council.
The residency followed a national seminar which took place at Project Arts Centre Dublin on 8th of June and culminated in a publication due in early 2025. The project built on the experience of Cloughjordan CoHousing and its annual Housing Ourselves gatherings, the Roadmapping Community Led Housing process and publications led by SOA.ie and eight years of Nimble Spaces inclusive neighbourhood co-design and development work that Workhouse Union has supported.
HOUSING OURSELVES 2023
As part of the residency a workshop took place in Cloughjordan.
As part of the Making Neighbourhoods Residency a Street Feast took place. This is a neighbourhood street party that happens in communities all over Ireland on the same day. The Street Feast took place on Cloughjordan Main Street at the entrance to the Ecovillage.