Rite of passage is a community heritage and public art project working to raise awareness of and celebrate 50 years of Irish immigration from Waterford and Cork through Neyland and on into South Wales.

The project is using film, music and the visual arts to work with a broad cross section of the community of Neyland in a series of linked creative projects exploring and presenting different aspects of this history read more

With the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, representatives from the community are working with experienced practitioners in the public art realm to commission a world-class piece of public art for a landmark site in Neyland read more

The project is being delivered through a partnership between Brunel Festival Association, who are hosting the project, and spacetocreate, a Pembrokeshire based community arts organisation

The launch of the historical exhibition in Neyland's newly refurbished library on 19 September 2008 marked the start of an autumn programme of community arts events to engage the whole community read more

More than 70 people have been involved in the community arts projects and their work will be celebrated at a special preview of the community exhibition on Friday 21 November. The exhibition will be on show in Neyland Library from November 22 through to December 21, prior to visting Waterford in the spring of 2009. Download the exhibition flier and preview invitation here

Scheduled for completion in 2010, as the project progresses, the website will expand to become a valuable archive of documents, photographs, sound recordings and film.