Dear Professor Joe Mac Donnacha,
I am pleased to know that you will be the host for the 2022, I look forward very much to attend the conference in 2022 in Galway. I also look forward to welcoming many of our Common Ground Networks’ members to the conference 2021 in Perth Western Australia.
Dr Kim Thu Le
The University of Western Australia
Australia

• Kim Thu Le

Thank you for the warm welcome to the virtual conference. I feel sad not to be in Galway in person, but encouraged by all the wonderful offerings online, and I look forward to 2022!

• Connie Amundson

Thank you Connie. I look forward to seeing you in Galway in 2022.

• Joe Mac Donnacha

Der Joe Mac Donnacha

Thank you for your welcoming speech.
We are pleased to know you will be offering a similar conference in 2022 and look forward to visiting Ireland in the near future.

Dr Marlena Pop,
INCDTP, Romania

• Marlena Pop

Thank you Marlena. I look forward to seeing you in Galway in 2022.

• Joe Mac Donnacha

Der Joe Mac Donnacha
Thank you for your welcoming speech, its is with sadness that we are not able to leave Australia and be with you at this time for our annual Arts in Society Conference. We are pleased to know you will be offering a similar conference in 2022 and look forward to visiting Ireland once again in the near future.
Dr Bronwen Wade-Leeuwen
Macquarie University
Australia

• Bronwen Wade-Leeuwen

Thank you Bronwen. I look forward to seeing you in Galway in 2022.

• Joe Mac Donnacha

Thank you for your warm welcome. It will be great to interact with participants for this year's virtual conference and meet in Galway in good health and safety in 2022!
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Debrah Sickler-Voigt, Ph.D.
MTSU Professor of Art Education
Author, Teaching and Learning in Art Education

• Debrah Christine Sickler Voigt

Thank you Debrah. I look forward to seeing you in Galway in 2022!

• Joe Mac Donnacha

Thank you Mr. Joe Mac Donnacha for this excellent introduction to the conference.
I was so excited to attend the conference in Galway and get to know more about your culture. But, I am happy as well to be able to have contact with a large number of presentations in this virtual conference.

Thanks NUI Galway
Luís Posca

Luís Müller Posca, PhD student UnB (Brazil)
Assistant Professor
Federal University of Roraima - Brazil

• Luís Müller Posca

Thank you Luís. Hopefully you will be able to come to Galway in 2022!

• Joe Mac Donnacha

Thank you for your warm welcome - I'm so pleased to hear that the conference will be returning to Ireland in 2022.

• Kathryn Nelson

Thank you Kathryn. I look forward to seeing you in Galway in 2022.

• Joe Mac Donnacha

Thank you Kerry. I am happy for you to share. Do you have a link for Bob's conference - other people here might be interested?
Joe

• Joe Mac Donnacha

Beautifully articulated. I'll see you in Galway in 2022! I hope you don't mind but I shared these opening remarks with my friend and Americans for the Arts CEO Bob Lynch, whose hosting a virtual conference on these same days. I know he'll appreciate your remarks and in particular the Old Irish saying, it is not always the expected that happens.

While you appear quite calm, I know it has not been so calm for the Arts in Society staff, team, and participants, so I send appreciation and thanks to all! Looking forward to more sessions.

Be well,

Kerry Adams Hapne

• Kerry Adams Hapner

Thank you for your Welcome Address. I echo the comments of others who are looking forward to the conference returning to Galway again in 2022 - excellent news. I'm looking forward to looking through the rest of the conference presentations and materials over the coming days. Thanks!

• Meghann Catherine Ward

Thank you Meghann.

• Joe Mac Donnacha