Opening Reception: Saturday 8th June at 5pm.
Runs: June 8th – September 6th 2024
The Linenhall Arts Centre, Linenhall Street, Castlebar, Ireland, F23 AN24
I am absolutely thrilled to announce the upcoming “Intentional Selection” Collage festival launching at the Linenhall Arts Centre next Saturday the 8th of June and running right until the end of Summer.
This festival will feature an exhibition of over 30 of the best collage artists practicing in Ireland today. A series of workshops catering to a wide variety of audiences, a screening of collage animation, a panel discussion and regular monthly meetings of the Connacht Collage Collective hosted at the Linenhall.
We invite you throughout this Summer to engage with the medium of collage and to join us as a welcome participant in all that this vibrant and exciting medium has to offer.
Full Programme Coming Soon.
From Anthony D Kelly:
“Collage has a rich history spanning from the advent of paper making in China in approximately 100AD; through being considered as a form relief sculpture during the renaissance period due to its layering and depth; being utilized as a foundational Cubist, Surrealist and Dadaist technique during the early twentieth century, featuring in the later Pop Art and Fluxus movements; to becoming the vibrant, versatile and engaging contemporary art practice that it is today.
To honour the versatility of this medium the Intentional Selection Festival has no unifying theme, but instead offers the audience an introduction to the range and possibility of collage as it is being practiced in Ireland today.“
Featured Artists:
Adrian & Shane, Adrienne Geoghegan, Alan Murphy, Aleksandra Schulte, Anthony D Kelly,
Aoife Carroll, Betty Gannon, Carol White, Cas Mc Carthy, Celina Buckley
Cheryl Murphy Kelly, Clare Walsh, Ciara O Connor, Colin Eaton, David Ryan, Derval Dunford
Eleanor Jones, Eve Kimmerling, Frantic Sally, Gavin Mc Crea, GUBU Man
Izabela Szczutkowska, Kate Hodmon, Mags Duffy, Micheal Mc Laughlin, Michelle Granville, Padraig Spillane, Paul Mac Cormaic, Red Fox Press, Ruby Staunton, Sarah Deane, Silvio Severino,
Sorcha Mc Namara, Tatyana Feeney, Tom Doig, Una Gildea, Valerie Asiimwe Amani.
Working hard behind the scenes have been the curatorial panel of:
Anthony D Kelly, Silvio Severino, Una Gildea.
Special thanks to the Linenhall Art Centre, Deirdre Melvin & Mayo Arts Office.
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