Our Role
Situated in the heart of Crumlin, St Agnes' Community Centre for Music and the Arts (CCMA) provides music educational activities for all in our community, from baby music, through to instrumental tuition for children and adults in both community and school settings as well as Music Therapy for neurodiverse children. Our orchestras and choirs are vibrant community groups that rehearse and perform frequently and our Musical Society puts on music theatre shows during the year.
Mission
The purpose of St Agnes' Community Centre for Music and the Arts (CCMA) is to create, maintain and develop positive opportunities and experiences for the enhancement and enrichment of the lives of all members of the local community through music and the arts. The CCMA strives for excellence and accessibility; and to inspire, encourage and support others towards the achievement of similar aims. CCMA is committed to promoting wellbeing, through learning, participation, development and community cohesion.
Vision
The St. Agnes’ Community Centre for Music and the Arts (CCMA) is a centre of excellence for the promotion of cultural equality, inclusivity and wellbeing through Music and the Arts.
Our Values
1. Right to access to high standard music and arts
Every individual is valued, as a person with a contribution to make to the community. They have the right to learn, to create and to be acknowledged for their creativity.
We strive to develop meaningful and quality music and arts education that is part of the wider infrastructure of our Community, at local, municipal, national and international levels.
2. Diversity / Inclusion
Since our inception, breaking down barriers to learning through inclusive engagement ensuring all of our programmes are accessible to everyone in our community and beyond has been at the forefront of our organisation. Encouraging a sense of belonging in a non- judgemental environment, our programmes strive to cater for all ages, abilities, genders, orientation, neurodiversity, ethnicities and socio – economic status, especially those from underestimated communities. All programmes are conducted with transparency, in a climate of trust.
3. Sustainability
While maintaining a sense of relevance and committing to serve our community for generations into the future, St Agnes’ CCMA works in partnership with local agencies and organisations to collaboratively achieve its goals. We promote our values to have a lasting positive impact on both the individual and the community. We endeavour to maintain current partnerships and foster new connections for mutual goals.
4. Place making/ Community
St Agnes’ CCMA encourages engagement in activities which enrich the lives of our participants. Promoting a sense of community comes directly from the CCMA team through its Board, management, tutors and support staff, especially those within the Crumlin area. Our activities are supported by good governance and solid financial planning and strive to keep people and good relationships at the fore of everything that we do. Our activities promote wellbeing, good mental health and friendship. We communicate clearly in an accessible manner, both internally and externally.