CreativeMornings Belfast

📣Announcing a CreativeMornings MEGA EVENT! 📣

This month we’re uniting the clans and coming together with our chums across the water to bring you all a huge joint effort with London, Sheffield, Cardiff, Bristol, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Lemington Spa.

March’s event will be somewhat different than what we’re used to, with live music, incredible speakers and a few wee sneaky other bits for the craic.

Save the date for March 26th and keep your eyes peeled for updates on speakers, performers and everything else.

Keep ‘er lit and see you there!
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March’s theme is . It was chosen by and illustrated by Masha Manapov.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who got up and joined us this morning for our first talk of 2021 with Friz! What an inspiration and a huge talent she is.

For those of you who were unable to join, we'll have the talk posted to the CreativeMornings website next week.

Head over to www.thisisfriz.com to see all of her amazing artwork and to visit her shop as well.

Finally, if you would like to donate any spare change to the amazing team over at FareShare, hit the link. They do amazing work to make sure people don't go hungry.

https://lnkd.in/dcbjWDE

Thank you and see you at the next CreativeMornings

🗓Only two more days until our next CreativeMornings Belfast event with the awesome Friz coming along to share her story.

🎉 To celebrate, we’re giving away an incredible print by Friz and everyone who registers and attends will be automatically entered into the draw. We’ll pick the winning name on the day. 🎉

We'll also be going live on Facebook @ 08:30 this Friday. See you there and best of luck.

Join us in one week for our first event of 2021.

Our next CreativeMornings will be held on January 29th, with Friz as our guest speaker.

Tickets are FREE and available via the link below: https://creativemornings.com/talks/friz-virtual

Almost a week to go until we host our first event of 2021 featuring the hugely talented artist, Friz! Tickets are FREE and are now live over at https://lnkd.in/dYmFnYP

See you there on Friday 29th @ 08:30 am.

Tickets are live!!! 🎟

Hit the link below to register for our first talk of 2021 with the awesome Friz!

No doubt this is going to be whopper so make sure to grab your ticket. We can’t wait.

https://creativemornings.com/talks/friz-virtual

And here we go!!! Our first speaker of 2021 is none other than the immensely talented, creative powerhouse that is Friz!!! 🙌🏻

Based in NI, Friz is an artist who works in both traditional & digital mediums, currently focused on spray painting.

Her work largely revolves around the female form and is a study in identity... who we are; where we come from and what’s our connection to the natural world around us?

Friz studied Classical Animation in BCFE Dublin and Illustration in Telford College Edinburgh and we’re BUZZING that she’s agreed to join us as our next speaker.

Our next event is going to be on 29th January, at the usual 08:30 via Zoom. Stay tuned for an update on tickets next week.

FINALLY, Rick Monro's talk is available online for those of you who were unable to attend back in November. Only took me two months but they do say great things are worth waiting for.

Head on over to https://creativemornings.com/talks/rick-monro/1 to see the great talk he gave as part of Belfast Design Week last year.

Rick Monro | Rick Monro: Puppet | CreativeMornings/BFS Rick is Principal UX Designer at Puppet, shaping specialist products used globally by 75 of the Fortune 100 companies, including NASA, Sony, Salesforce, and Disney. With over 25 years’ experience in design, the last 12 have involved leading and managing design teams and working as a consultant to ...

Happy new year! January’s theme is . It was chosen by and it was beautifully interpreted by Jolin Matraku. Stay tuned for full details on January's event.

It’s here! November’s theme is Radical!

The CreativeMornings San Diego chapter chose this month’s exploration of , Maheswari Janarthanan (maheswarijanarthanan.com) illustrated the theme, and Mailchimp is presenting it globally.

Our next event will be this Friday during Belfast Design Week with guest speaker Rick Monro.

Register here 👉🏻 https://creativemornings.com/talks/rick-monro

Tickets are live!!! 🎟

Hit the link below to register for our return talk taking place during Belfast Design Week on November 6th.

The awesome Rick Monro, Principle UX Designer at Puppet will be telling his story around the theme of ‘Radical’.

No doubt this is going to be another great talk so make sure to grab your ticket. We can’t wait.

https://lnkd.in/dQQiZ5B

Good morning Belfast! So, after a bit of a hiatus, we’re buzzin' to be back and to get CreativeMornings rockin’ again!

Our next event is in association with Belfast Design Week and our speaker is going to be the one and only, Rick Monro!

For those of you don’t know, Rick is Principal UX Designer at Puppet, shaping specialist products used globally by 75 of the Fortune 100 companies, including NASA, Sony, Salesforce, and Disney.

With over 25 years' experience in design, the last 12 have involved leading and managing design teams and working as a consultant to organisations, from startups to enterprises, across the UK & Ireland.

His current role addresses product experience across a full gamut of interfaces and touchpoints. Rick is also the organiser of the UX Belfast meet-up, a STEM ambassador, and a regular event speaker.

Tickets are live and ready for snapping up via our website: https://creativemornings.com/talks/rick-monro

📣 We're back! 📣
We'll be announcing our next event later this week. Stay tuned for updates on our theme, awesome speaker and more.

“A band of colours, expanding definitions, a broad array of identities — we all live within multiple spectrums”

September’s theme is Spectrum! It was chosen by and illustrated by Landry Randriamandroso.

After a bit of a break, we're working on getting things up and running again. Stay tuned to our socials for updates on our next event date and who our kick-ass speaker will be.

We missed you guys and we'll be back soon.

“In the space between the stimulus and response, take some of the spotlight away from stress.”

August’s theme is . Our chapter chose this month’s exploration of Stress and Shanee Benjamin (shaneebenjamin.com) illustrated it.

We're taking a break for August, but we'll be back in September with a bang.

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😢 July's event is cancelled 😢

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen (and very last minute) circumstances, we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel tomorrow's talk with Glenn Patterson.

For those of you who had registered and were looking forward to the event, we're truly sorry to do this but unfortunately, its for reasons that cannot be avoided despite our best efforts.

Rest assured that we'll be back again with another great CreativeMornings very soon. We'll continue to keep you updated on our next event via the usual social channels.

Thank you again for all the continued support and interest in our chapter.

Stay safe and we'll be back soon.

John

Preparation.

Systems check is well underway for this Fridays CreativeMornings Breakfast show ☕️🌅

Tune in to watch us interview novelist, playwright and screen writer Glenn Patterson this Friday morning (31st).

“Creativity is your intelligence having fun” (Albert Einstein)⁠.
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At CreativeMornings, we celebrate the creative culture in our city and we celebrate you, the creative.⁠⠀
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Join our community. Come along and get inspired by the truly amazing work our city has created and the stories our creative community have to share. ⁠⠀
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Everyone is creative. Everyone is welcome. ⁠⠀
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We know that Zoom Fatigue is a real thing and that's why we're making changes and switching things up.⁠ Today we officially announce The CreativeMornings Breakfast Show!⁠
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Subscribe to our YouTube Channel (https://bit.ly/39kDhrz) and tune in on Friday 31st July @ 08:30 GMT to watch our host, John Cranney interview Novelist, Playwright and Screenwriter, Glenn Patterson... live.⁠
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More details on the show are coming this week so stay tuned. Registration for the show is now open. Head over to our Chapter Page to sign up: https://bit.ly/39mpFMO
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As we continue and strive to bring you the best creative talent our city has go offer, we encourage you to come and join us.

Register for free and come along to our monthly events. Spread the word. Tell your peer and friends. Sign up and tune in as we gather, connect and aim to inspire you, our creative community.

Tickets for our next “event” are going live tomorrow. Stay tuned. We’re excited to announce our new change in direction.

Good afternoon Belfast! We're very VERY happy to announce that our next speaker is none other than Belfast’s own novelist, playwright and screenwriter... Glenn Patterson!⁠⠀
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Glenn started off attending the University of East Anglia where he was a product of the UEA creative writing course under Malcolm Bradbury. To date, he has written ten novels with the recurring them of reassessment of the past. ⁠⠀
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He has been a writer in residence at the University of East Anglia and the University College Cork and was the Ireland Fund Artist-in-Residence in the Celtic Studies Department of St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto. He is currently a Professor of Creative Writing in the School of Arts, English and Literature at Queen's University Belfast.⁠⠀
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In addition to his novels, Glenn has also made a number of documentaries for the BBC and has published his collected journalistic writings as Lapsed Protestant. He has written plays for Radio 3 and Radio 4, and co-wrote the screenplay of the 2013 film Good Vibrations, about the music scene in Belfast during the late 1970s, based on the true story of Terri Hooley. ⁠⠀
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As a winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and as a BAFTA nominee (to name a few of his accolades), Glenn is a true son of Belfast one of our city’s most famous success stories.
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It goes without saying that we're absolutely honoured to have Glenn join us as our next CreativeMornings speaker. Stay tuned for updates on registration going live. ⁠⠀
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Good morning everyone. Creative Mornings is back this month and we'll be returning on the 31st July.

We know that a lot of you may be suffering a little from 'Zoom Fatigue' so we're shaking things up a bit with the format.

We're taking a small hiatus in August so we're making our July event special... that's why we have an INCREDIBLE speaker for you all.

We'll be announcing later more this week, so you'll have to be patient.

Head on over to our chapter page to watch our last event with the brilliant, Lucy McKenna @ Full Aeon
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https://creativemornings.com/talks/lucy-mckenna-virtual/1

As always, a shout out to our buds Doublejump Studios for their help pulling this together. For those of you who have a small business, they have a great offer on at the minute so head over to www.doublejumpstudios.com/covid19 to see for yourself.⁠⠀
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We're currently arranging things for our next event at the end of this month, so we'll be announcing them soon. Make sure to stay tuned.⁠⠀
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“An underdog questions and expands what’s considered possible.”

July’s theme is presented by . It was selected by CreativeMornings Edinburgh and illustrated by Astrid Jaekel - Artist / Illustrator

We're working out the details of our next event as we speak, so make sure to stay tuned for updates.

‪We’re terribly saddened to hear the awful news of young Noah Donohoe. ‬

‪Our heart felt thoughts go out to his mother, family, friends and to the pupils & staff of St Malachy’s College.

‪Help with Noah’s Funeral costs here: ‬
‪https://www.gofundme.com/f/NoahDonohoe?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip‬

‪Rest in peace young man. ‬

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Noah Donohoe’s Official Funeral Fund organized by A Family Friend The friends of Noah Donohoe’s family are today devastated to learn of the discov… A Family Friend needs your support for Noah Donohoe’s Official Funeral Fund

If anyone has seen Noah or knows of anything regarding his movements, please make yourself known.

Another one in the bag! This morning we hosted over 70 people on both Zoom & Facebook Live for our 4th CreativeMornings event.

A brilliant talk from Lucy Mc Kenna speaking on this month's theme, insecure. Lucy spoke about insecurities shes faced through her own career and how we can stabilise our lives so as not to dip into the insecure side of the scale quite so often.

Awesome talk and thanks again for joining us, Lucy.

Thank you to Reuben McFeeters for taking the mic to pitch his newsletter. Please go and check it out and subscribe: https://reubenmcfeeters.com/creativemornings/

To our brilliant partners and sponsors (both global and local) a huge thank you and to everyone who joined both on Zoom and Facebook, thank you once more. You're what makes CreativeMornings Belfast a pleasure to organise and host.

Stay tuned for next month's event announcement.

CreativeMornings | June | Insecure

Our virtuals doors are opening tomorrow at 08:15 for an 08:30 start.

If you've registered, we'll send you the Zoom link via email later this evening. If you've not registered yet, don't worry. There is still time to sign up here: https://creativemornings.com/talks/lucy-mckenna-virtual

See you all for another great event tomorrow morning.

We have a couple of spaces open for our 30-second pitches this month.

Hit us up if you there’s something you want to share this Thursday morning.

See here for the full details: https://bit.ly/3dsdazm

Don’t forget!

We’re holding our next event this THURSDAY (25th) @ 08:30 am.

Learning design specialist, coach & personal development expert,⁠ Lucy McKenna will be taking the “stage” & talking on this months theme of .

Sign up here for free: https://creativemornings.com/talks/lucy-mckenna-virtual

If you've never been to a CreativeMornings Belfast event, why not join us for our next talk on Thursday 25th June?

Lucy McKenna, ex-Googler and Founder of Full Aeon will be sharing her thoughts on our next theme of insecure.

Register for free here: https://creativemornings.com/talks/lucy-mckenna-virtual

Registration for our next event with guest speaker, Lucy McKenna is now live! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/2Y97lCy

The event will be on the global theme of insecure and will be held on THURSDAY 25TH JUNE, kicking off @ 08:30 GMT.

Looking forward to seeing you all there for what going to be a VERY interesting talk. Believe us.⁠
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📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 📣⁠
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We're changing things up a little this month and we'll be running our never event on THURSDAY 25TH JUNE.⁠
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Tickets are being released tomorrow so make sure to keep an eye out as our brilliant speaker, Lucy McKenna (Founder of Full Aeon) will be giving her thoughts and experiences on this month's global theme, Insecure.⁠

Another great talk in store this month so be sure to register.
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