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RADE’S accordion book project is finished

RADE’S accordion book project is finished! It was a lot of fun mark making and experimenting with materials!

Collage Workshop- ‘Inside Outside my Head’

Work continues in the collage workshop ‘Inside Outside my Head’ with Dermot Byrne in R.A.D.E.

Yoga in the Park- Week 1

Billboard project 2022

RADERs are about to finish Billboard Project with the help of John Devoy and Dermot Byrne.

Annual Report 2020-2021

An exploration of a year of recovery, art, drama and education

The annual report for the years of 2021 to 2021 highlights the work undertaken by both the rehab and training team, creative departments and all the participants in RADE. 

The report showcases the work RADE has been doing during the height of the pandemic, implementing remote working opportunities, Zoom Meetings as well as safe return-to-work protocols, all the while keeping the supportive and artistic work at RADE alive.

Song Writing Project 2022

RADE participants and staff recording the song Mi Casa Su Casa.
With work completed in January 2022, RADE participants were thrilled to finally be completing the recording of the song Mi Casa Su Casa. Each participant will receive a copy of the song and RADE will publish the song across social media.

Mary Murray’s RADE Visit

Delighted to have a visit from Mary Murray on 19th April 2022. Pictured here with staff after her drama workshop with RADERS.

Visit to Irish Museum of Modern Art 2022

Work from a recent RADERS visit to IMMA as part of a series of creative workshops. A big thank you to IMMA Ireland and their great staff for having us. The bar has definitely been set high for our creative projects in 2022!

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Visual Art Project 2021- Wish You Were Here

RADERS worked with Sorsha Galvin who facilitated workshops to produce a series of collages using historical photograps from the Duchas Irish folklore archives and their original network.

The artwork produced by the participants was published in an e-Book via issuu.

RADERS are determined to heal and make positive changes in their lives using the creative arts.

OUTING OCTOBER 2021- BOTANICAL GARDENS

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RADE-HAMLET Via Zoom 2020

RADERS- The Super-Powered Edition

A collection of comic stories from 2020

Participants worked with comic creator Elida Maiques who facilitated workshops to produce the graphic novel RADERS,The Super-Powered Edition.

RADERS are determined to heal and make positive changes in their lives. Click on the picture to see their work.

Film Shoot 2020

RADE’s latest film is being shot this week. We will premiere our latest opus on Culture Night, 18th September.

Graphic Novel- 2019

RADE is currently working with Elida Maiques, a cartoon artist, towards the production of a Graphic Novel. If things go as planned we hope to have the launch of the book in early March 2020.

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Art Workshop with Joe Caslin

Production Wraps on Latest RADE Film Project

Written by Marc McDonnell, 24th June 2019

RADE is proud to announce that it has just wrapped filming on its latest two shorts “The Girl in the Window” and “The Man in the Chair”.

Written by frequent RADE collaborator Rodney Lee (Irish Light Vs Tony) and directed by Gary Boyd, both films use an art gallery in the inner city of Dublin to examine how addicts and the homeless are perceived by the upper echelon of society through Lee’s dry satirical style.

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CREATIVE WRITING AT RADE

“Everybody Get Stoned” showing as part of the Stop The Stigma Campaign on 27th February 2018 at 11.30am in Green Street Dublin 7.

“Everybody Get Stoned” showing as part of the Stop The Stigma Campaign

‘A Hundred Years Ago’: Liberty Hall

To mark the end of the Lockout centenary celebrations we performed ‘A Hundred Years Ago’ in Liberty Hall Theatre

Above is the full live performance on film.  All proceeds raised from ticket and book sales were donated to Dublin Simon Community.

At this performance Dublin rapper Tommy KD sang a beautiful version of ‘The Kiddies Scheme Song’