This article is from page 15 of the 2012-08-07 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 15 JPG
A GROUP of Clare artists will be relocating to the Dingle peninsula this weekend for a ground-breaking exhibition that represents the first instalment of a show that is expected to travel to a number of venues throughout the country from now until the end of the year.
Five artists, four of whom are from Clare, have been chosen to stage a group show to mark the reopening of a landmark building in Ballyferriter called Tig an Tobar as a gallery space.
The exhibition, which is the brainchild of Ennis-based artist Shelagh Honan, combines a range of different artistic mediums including large-scale projections, ‘camera obscura’, sound installations as well as painting and drawing.
‘Call It What You Will’, which has been supported by Údarás na Gaeltachta, takes place from Friday to Sunday. It will be officially opened by RTÉ broadcasting legend Michéal Ó Muircheartaigh on Friday at 7pm.
“The aim of the exhibition is to bring art to public and local spaces, to contribute to a local dialogue through a conversation of stories, images and sound that have been created specifically for this location,” says Ms Honan.
“Tig an Tobar was also once a shop and a restaurant, while there is an openness to the space that makes it ideal to craft a public art project and create a unique impression that can be the start of the space being a regular venue for exhibitions,” adds the curator of ‘Call It What You Will’.
The other Clare artists involved in the exhibition are Maria Finucane from Tulla, Fiona O’Dwyer from Ennistymon and John Hanrahan from Ennis, while the fifth participating artist is Dublin-based Mike McLoughlin.
The patron of the event is Sheelagh Doyle, who lived in Lahinch for nearly a decade before moving to live on the Dingle peninsula.
A further Clare involvement was provided by Ennis-based Christy Healy, who operates Atlantic Diving School.
Along with his son Stephen, he was involved in underwater video recording for one of the installations, as was Martin Lyall who is also based in Ennis.