President’s Welcome

On behalf of the Institute of Technology Sligo, I would like to welcome you all to the 2021 Creative Showcase yearbook. For the second year we are delivering the experience virtually and while it might not be the same as our on campus showcase, our students have overcome considerable challenges to deliver an high standard display of their excellent talent during a most unusual academic year.

The establishment two years ago of the Yeats Academy of Arts, Design & Architecture, within the Faculty of Engineering and Design, has given the staff and students a strong sense of identity and common sense of purpose. YAADA is quickly becoming the beacon of creativity in the northwest, gathering a reputation across all its many disciplines in the region and wider afield. The world of arts has been extremely disrupted over the past year with theatres, music venues remaining closed throughout the pandemic. However, this past year we have all grown to appreciate the importance of the arts and how it can capture a nations mood, uplift a nations spirit and inspire a nation to move forward.

Soon we will be able to gather together again to appreciate the creative arts in person, to collaborate in its development and applaud its success. Until then we will continue to support creativity within the realms of possibility. Indeed, this Creative Showcase in digital format has allowed our students to explore how best to present themselves and their creative work through this medium, that is becoming more and more part of the way the world sees life.

I would like to thank all of the contributors to the Yearbook and to acknowledge the work of academic and technical staff who supported the students in the creation of their work.