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Mick O'Dea Encounters (as part of Ballina Fringe Festival) exhibition finished

Ballina Fringe Festival is delighted to present an exhibition of new works from Mick O’Dea RHA. Originally from Ennis, Co. Clare, Mick O’Dea attended the National College of Art and Design in Dublin from 1976 to 1981, studying for a time at the University of Massachussetts. Further studies in Barcelona and Winchester led to an MA in European Fine Art in 1997. This artist has received numerous awards and has exhibited internationally. His work is included in many public collections including the National Gallery of Ireland, The National Self Portrait Collection, Trinity College Dublin and the Royal Hibernian Academy. He ...

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Leah Hilliard: Knowledge Flow exhibition finished

Leah Hilliard: Knowledge Flow Official Opening: Friday 20th September, 8pm This family-friendly interactive exhibition explores the ways in which knowledge flows between people and generations in today’s digital society. The wall pieces are accompanied by an audio track accessed through the use of discovery pens. Audience members who are visually impaired can use the discovery pens to acquire additional information. Leah Hilliard was awarded the Digital Transformations Bursary to support the production of this work. Digital Transformations proposes a radical new relationship between arts, technology, education, policy and society. It is based in the west of Ireland and fosters arts-centred ...

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Damnatio Memoriae exhibition finished

Artist Conor O’ Grady was born on Ireland’s west coast and lives in County Donegal. He studied at the National College of Art and Design and DIT, and his work has been shown in public and private exhibitions throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe and Australia. Previous exhibitions in Mayo include Kathleen Lynn: Insider on the Outside. Conor’s latest installation features a collection of sculptures, moving imagery and drawings which examine the culture and visual languages of particular violent, criminal, marginal or sectional sub-groups within Irish society. Damnatio Memoriae refers to the ancient Roman practice in which a person is punished ...

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Guard Their Eyes, Shield Their Vision by Kieran Crowley exhibition finished

Official Opening: Friday 12th July @ 8pm. Following on from a previous body of work detailing fictional relationships with organic objects, this exhibition also examines how we as adults, educators and guardians present the world to each other. How we inform continues to grow both easier and more difficult at the same time. While we seek to protect our young from peril through education of it, the task of doing so responsibly, and the legitimacy or attraction of information and misinformation though various media sources provides its own set of challenges. Runs until August. Free Admission, All Welcome.

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By Hand: Laura Jean Zito exhibition finished

By Hand: Laura Jean Zito. Official Opening: Friday 5th July, 8pm Having been once encouraged by the great John B Keane to “photograph the farmers, they’re a dyin’ breed,” Laura Jean Zito did just that and that became the inception of this particular series. These nostalgic images show the seeds within of present day ‘turmoils’: plastics in the environment, gun control, fascism, injustice, fraud, harassment, homelessness, migration, energy, religion, Brexit, generation gap, education, resources, water. Hi-Tech filters are replacing the personal touch, affecting our relationships to everything. We’ve gained velocity, but lost veracity. Out with the ‘Town Crier’, and in ...

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Intertidal - Gavin McCrea Exhibition exhibition finished

Interdidal Official Opening Friday 10th May, 8pm Gavin McCrea is originally from Tyrone but now lives and works in Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal. Drawing from skills and experience developed over fifteen years spent as a surfer while also working in surfboard manufacturing, the work takes inspiration from the sea and utilises various processes and materials to immerse the viewer within both the painting process and the aquatic realm of the Atlantic. The work varies from large to intimate, with energetic gestural marks, paint drips, repeat patterns, screenprint and hard-edge graphic elements, incorporating various transparent substrates such as acetate, films, tape and ...

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This Giant Tent exhibition finished

An exhibition of artwork created by pupils from Scoil Íosa and Scoil Naomh Padraig Primary Schools, Ballina and the Involve Youth Project, Ballina. The artwork has been created while working on the collaborative inter-agency book project This Giant Tent which is a celebration of culture and identity in response to the Travellers’ Journey exhibition in the National Museum of Ireland Turlough House. It is a show created predominantly by Traveller children, as well as some of their young peers, engaging in self-directed educational activity. This project is part of a much larger national initiative to recognise and validate Traveller culture. Admission: ...

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Power of Faith: Ivette Ebaen exhibition finished

Official Opening: Friday 3rd May, 8pm Power of Faith is a series of 21 layered photographs by artist Ivette Ebaen. Ivette describing her practise: “I write my stories with images not with words. Each composition composed of several layers of photographs merged to fit like a jigsaw puzzle whose story develops before your eyes. As a visual storyteller I know what the image means to me and why it manifested. “How you interpret what you see depends on what you bring to it and how you feel in the moment. I was listening to composer Johann Johannsson’s musical ensemble, Orphée, ...

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Transgress: Ian Wieczorek exhibition finished

Official Opening: Thursday 7th March, 8pm Ian Wieczorek's latest show explores the phenomenon of borders, and reflects both current socio-political events and a continuing narrative: the border as a physical barrier, its implications and its porosity. Extending his previous investigations, this body of work comprises painting, video, print and other elements in response to the theme. Wieczorek has exhibited widely both in Ireland and internationally, including EVA International, RHA Annual Exhibition, Claremorris Open Exhibition and recent shows in Austria, Sweden and Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris. Runs until 3rd May. Free admission. All welcome.

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Surface: Maria Garry exhibition finished

Surface exploration along the North Mayo coastline is a recurring theme in Maria Garry’s work. She sees herself as “the quiet observer and collector, revisiting areas and recording subtle changes, which Nature reveals over time”. Close examination of delicate textures and layers, which emerge, erode, invade and invite provide exciting starting points for a series of mixed media investigations. Runs until 3rd May. Free admission. All welcome.