⚡️Upcoming Exhibition - ‘Mapping Stories | Scéalmhapáil'⚡️
Opening on Friday, 28 February at 5.00pm.
The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland.
F23 AN24
Exhibition runs until Saturday, 5 April 2025. All Welcome.The Linenhall Arts Centre and Visual Artists Ireland (VAI) are delighted to present ‘Mapping Stories | Scéalmhapáil' - featuring Thomas Brawn; Ann Conmy; Joanna Hopkins; Louise Hynes; Davinia Johnson; Anthony D Kelly; Katherine (Kate) Kelly; Jo Killalea; Sharon Ní Chuilibín and Martina O’Connor. Curated by Marianne O’Kane Boal.
About the Exhibition:
Mapping Stories | Scéalmhapáil' is a group exhibition at the Linenhall Arts Centre to mark the culmination of the Bolay Programme 2024. It features ten Mayo-based artists who have been mentored by curator Marianne O'Kane Boal over a three month period in preparation for this exhibition. The exhibition includes a diverse range of art forms; drawing, painting, sculpture, print, photography, film, audio and collage. These narratives within the exhibition are personal and collective, documenting self and other. They have an importance within County Mayo but equally contain a wider significance. Such multivalent approaches to mapping stories create a rich and nuanced series of works that reflect the shared discussion and reflection that was conducted in the preparation phase for the exhibition.
From the Curator 2024:
“Working with this group of artists and curating the exhibition has been a pleasure. It has been rewarding to individually mentor each of the ten artists and to explore a range of approaches and working methods. It has been important to have a common goal of the exhibition to prepare for and this has ensured that there is a collective purpose for the group but equally a place for each individual artist to reflect on their work and the theme. The Bolay programme delivered by the Linenhall Arts Centre in association with Visual Artists Ireland is an invaluable support to Mayo artists and it has been a joy to be part of”. Marianne O’Kane Boal, Curator.
Image: 'The Things We Did Not Talk About When You Were Here' (Detail) - Painting - Mixed Media – Oil, Ink, and Acrylic on Fabriano Paper - Martina O’ Connor.
For more about the exhibition and Bolay Mentorship Programme Click Here.
📢✒️ Intentional Selection Coverage in Kolaj Magazine #40✒️📢
📢✂️Intentional Selection Coverage in Kolaj Magazine #40✂️📢
It really is something to see coverage of this years Intentional Selection festival at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co.Mayo printed within the hallowed pages Kolaj Magazine #40. I wanted to say a big thanks to Ric Kasini Kadour for “Ceiliúradh Pobail” his article providing coverage and support and insight into this summers festival.
Intentional Selection was really great to put together with Silvio Severino, Una Gildea and Deirdre Melvin. Personally, I discovered many new artists, as well as new works by some old favorites. As Ric states in his article “ Of all the art mediums, collage is about bringing people together, breaking down hierarchies, and celebrating creativity”.
Kolaj Magazine Issue #40 also features:
✂️”What Does Freedom Look Like?” a fantastic interview by Jennifer Roach with Annete Sagal, Katya Syta and Olha Syta of the Kyiv Collage Collective on their powerful continuing cultural work and the growth of the CUTOUT FESTIVAL in spite of the war.
✂️“I Contain Multitudes” fantastic coverage of a traveling group exhibition which considers blackness in American collage by Kelly M. Johnson.
✂️”Attention & Connection” a vitalizing and interesting article on the work of the Dutch collagist Anneke Stil by Helen Hartmann.
✂️A whole host of other writings and images from international collage artists doing incredible things.
For more from Kolaj Magazine #40 and the work of the Kolaj Institute CLICK HERE.
For more of the great work of the Kyiv Collage Collective CLICK HERE.
To find out more about whats happening in the Linenhall Arts Center CLICK HERE.
Cover Image: “Sunday June 8, ‘30. A Wonderful Day” by Joe Rudko.
⚡️✂️RECORDING- Words in Motion: Collage Poetry and Publication: (Panel Discussion& Showcase) on Saturday the 7th of September 2024. ⚡️✂️
⚡️✂️Intentional Selection – A Celebration of Collage✂️⚡️
Words in Motion: Collage Poetry and Publication: Panel Discussion & Showcase.
RECORDING AVAILABLE CLICK HERE
What a privilege it was to speak with Ric Kasini Kadour of Kolaj Magazine and the artist Eve Kimmerling about the vibrant intersection between Collage, Poetry and Publication. A massive thank you to Redfoxpress, for your wonderful showcase of beautiful collage and poetry books.
It was great meeting you again and I was delighted to pick up a few more of your books for my collection.
A massive thanks to Linenhall Arts Centre setting everything up so beautifully!
To learn more about Ric, visit www.rickasinikadour.com ; for Kolaj Magazine, visit www.kolajmagazine.com ; and for Kolaj Institute, visit www.kolajinstitute.org .
For more from Redfoxpress, and to peruse their beautiful books visit: www.redfoxpress.com
To delve further into Eve Kimmerling's work visit:
https://collage-reverie.com/
⚡️✂️Intentional Selection – A Celebration of Collage - Words in Motion: Collage Poetry and Publication: (Panel Discussion& Showcase) on Saturday the 7th of September 2024. ⚡️✂️
⚡️✂️Intentional Selection – A Celebration of Collage✂️⚡️
Words in Motion: Collage Poetry and Publication:
(Panel Discussion& Showcase) on Saturday the 7th of September 2024.
3.30pm-6pm at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland.
F23 AN24
Join us for an exciting panel discussion with Ric Kasini Kadour of the Kolaj Institute with artists Anthony D Kelly and Eve Kimmerling about the vibrant intersection between Collage, Poetry and Publication. As well as a showcase of beautiful collage and poetry books by Red Fox Press.
From 3.30pm: Achill based book makers Red Fox Press will also be in attendance the Linenhall Arts Centre, showcasing a selection from their wonderful array of limited edition handmade books. Their beautiful books have attained global renown and often explore themes of Collage and Visual Poetry.
At 5pm: Publisher, Collage Artist and Community Organiser Ric Kasini Kadour will join us live by satellite to share his insights and perspectives on the book as a place for Collage and Kolaj Magazines approach to publishing. This conversation will take place in the Linenhall theatre space with artists Anthony D Kelly and Eve Kimmerling. Anthony and Eve are both Collage Artists practicing in the west of Ireland and who use poetry and text as integral parts of their visual arts practice.
This promises to be a rich an interesting event exploring the worlds of Collage, Poetry and Publication. See you there!!!
For the live event, booking is encouraged by clicking here.
If you are at distance and don’t want to miss the Panel Discussion at 5pm (GMT) discussion then join the live stream by clicking here.
About the Contributors:
Ric Kasini Kadour:
Ric Kasini Kadour is a writer, artist, publisher, and cultural worker. He was the recipient of a 2020-2021 Curatorial Fellowship from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. His art-making crosses media and includes collage, photography, printmaking, installations, and art product making. Kadour sees ‘zine-making as an extension of his art practice.
His artwork has been exhibited in Georgia, Ireland, Louisiana, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Scotland, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin and is in private collections in Australia, Canada, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In addition to his art practice, Kadour is the founding editor and publisher of Kolaj Magazine and has written for a number of galleries and his writing has appeared in Hyperallergic, Vermont Magazine, Seven Days, Seattle Weekly, Art New England (where he was the former Vermont editor) and many others. He has produced a number of exhibits as a gallerist and curator.
His community organizing efforts have resulted in a number of large scale art events in North America and beyond. In August 2021, Kadour curated an exhibition of international collage artists, “Empty Columns Are a Place to Dream”, as part of Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival in Birr, Co. Offaly. The exhibition received a 2021 National Heritage Award. The exhibition moved to the Knoxville Museum of Art in Tennessee and was part of a book of the same name, published by Kolaj Institute in 2022.
Kadour holds a BA in Comparative Religious Studies from the University of Vermont. Kadour splits his time between Montreal and New Orleans.
To learn more about Ric, visit www.rickasinikadour.com; for Kolaj Magazine, visit www.kolajmagazine.com; and for Kolaj Institute, visit www.kolajinstitute.org.
Red Fox Press:
Operating from a renovated cottage in Dugort on Achill Island, Red Fox Press have received global recognition for their handmade books and have become an integral part of the cultural fabric of the west of Ireland. Artists Francis Van Maele and Antic-Ham have generated a rich and wonderful array of artistic output and a history of supportive collaborative projects with practicing artists worldwide.
For more from Red Fox Press and to peruse their beautiful books visit:
www.redfoxpress.com
Eve Kimmerling:
Eve-Marie Kimmerling is a Group Analyst in private practice based in Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland.
Deeply rooted in her rural West of Ireland context, she was ‘astounded into being’ as a collage artist in a creative response to the often turbulent, fragmented, and disembodied nature of our recent times. While she has over 20 years’ experience working as a therapist, she is relatively new to her art making practice, having started in 2022. As an artist, she sees her collage work as an extension of her group analytic practice. The groups she belongs to and their wider social contexts inform and influence the collages she creates.
Creating her colourful pieces became a way of reflecting on, processing, and expressing themes arising in her work as a group analyst.
To delve further into Eve’s work visit:
https://collage-reverie.com/
Anthony D Kelly:
Anthony D Kelly is a Visual Artist, Writer, and Integrative Psychotherapist. He works mainly with Illustration, Collage and Assemblage techniques to create hopeful, humorous, and sometimes unnerving and deeply satirical imagery. He is currently based in Castlebar, County Mayo located on Irelands West Coast. He has extensive experience as a Gallery Administrator, Curator and Project Facilitator.
He is a proactive and experienced member of the Irish Collage Community. He was chosen as the Kolaj Institute’s World Collage Day Artist 2023. He has exhibited across Ireland, Europe and in the U.S.A. and has delivered workshops and lectures at Collagistas Festivals 5 & 6 in Dublin and Brussels.
His work has featured in many publications including Maintenant: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art, Creativ Paper, Murze Magazine and Kolaj Magazine.
He has studied Arts Administration, Arts Participation and Global Development, and Humanistic Psychotherapy. Anthony is greatly interested in the Arts as an effective method for engagement with Social, Political and Global Development issues; and for seeking beyond the known to formulate the new. He is also deeply interested in the creative interplay between literature and visual art, and their roles as meaning making processes and in promoting positive mental health.
✂️Intentional Selection – A Celebration of Collage - Moving Collage Screening: Saturday 27th July 2024, Showing at: 2pm & 3pm- ✂️
⚡️✂️Intentional Selection – A Celebration of Collage✂️⚡️
Moving Collage Screening: Saturday 27th July 2024 at 2pm & 3pm
The Linenhall Arts Centre, Linenhall Street, Castlebar, Ireland, F23 AN24
ADMISSION: FREE
Roll Up! Roll Up! As part of the Intentional Selection Fesival Programme we welcome you to experience these wonders of Moving Collage during two special screenings this Saturday the 27th of July at The Linenhall Arts Centre at 2pm & 3pm.
For your visual delectation we are delighted to present an intentionally selected and carefully curated programme of international collage animation for your enjoyment:
Programme of works:
‘Black Coffee’ – Music Video - Marta Janik (POLAND) - Run Time: 2m 58s
‘Catching the Fish’ – Working Method - Schrieck (FRANCE)– Run Time: 2m 14s
“The Last Performance’ – Carlos David – Run Time: 1m 03s
‘Finn’ – Music Video for ‘The Nualas’ - Una Gildea (IRELAND) – Run Time: 3m 43s
‘Three Kings’ – Martina aka Kosmo Nauty (POLAND) – Run Time: 0m 44s
‘Work in Progress’- David Crunelle (BELGIUM) - Run Time: 3m 39s
‘Pothole in the Sky’ – Music Video – Jason Kearney (IRELAND) – Run Time: 3m 56s
‘Working Method’ - Ria Bauwens (BELGIUM) – Run Time: 0m 53s
‘International Loop Conspiracy’ – Animated Collage - Silvio Severino (IRELAND) – Run Time: 5m 15s
“SPARKS” – Una Gildea (IRELAND) – Run Time: 3m 20s
‘Fetes’ – Seasonal – Stephen Tierney (AUSTRALIA & MEXICO) – Run Time: 3m 23s
‘Transit’ – Music Video - Aline Helmcke (GERMANY) – Run Time: 4m 26s
‘Bordo: Zvezde v Mlaju’ - Music Video - Maruša Štibelj (SLOVENIA) – Run Time: 4m 00s
‘April’s Dancing’ – Moving Collage - Una Gildea (IRELAND) – Run Time: 3m 07s
‘Bordo: Lai Lai svet’ - Music Video - Maruša Štibelj (SLOVENIA) - Run Time: 3m 56s
‘Calibro 35’ – Music Video - Aline Helmcke (GERMANY) – Run Time: 3m 05s
‘Untitled’ - Music Video – Kirill Abdrakhmanov (GERMANY) – Run Time: 3m 39s
‘Majewska Koneserzy Kolejnego’ – Music Video - Marta Janik (POLAND) – Run Time: 3m 55s
‘Once There Was a Girl’ - Moving Collage - Una Gildea (IRELAND) – Run Time: 3m 05s
Dont miss out on this amazing event.
Admission is free.
Booking is advised through here.
#IntentionalSelection24
💥✂️UPCOMING COLLAGE FESTIVAL: Intentional Selection at The Linenhall Arts Centre- Running from Saturday June 8th – September 6th 2024 ✂️💥
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.
For more from the Linenhall Arts Centre Click Here.
✂️🔹🔸 LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT - CONNACHT COLLAGE COLLECTIVE - Saturday 27th of April 2024 at The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, County Mayo🔸🔹✂️
✂️🔹🔸 LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT - CONNACHT COLLAGE COLLECTIVE 🔸🔹✂️
I am absolutely thrilled to announce the launch and the inaugural meeting of the Connacht Collage Collective at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, County Mayo. This is the first Collage Collective of its kind in Ireland
First Meeting Date:
Saturday the 27th of April 2024
Time:
1.30 - 3.30pm
Location:
The Linenhall Arts Centre,
Linenhall Street,
Castlebar, County Mayo,
F23 AN24
Admission:
€5
🔸✂️Join us✂️🔸
This monthly meeting is open to all regardless of your skills or experience.
One of the great strengths of collage is that it’s easy to pick up and very satisfying to explore. Another is that it lends itself to meeting new people and working together. So come along to learn, play, create and connect with collage as part of a supportive and welcoming artistic community.
Meetings will hosted by the internationally recognised collagist Anthony D Kelly. He will share techniques and exercises to help develop your collage practice and to have fun while engaging in the joy of making through this vibrant and varied medium.
!!!Looking forward to seeing you there!!!
This is an Adult Workshop: 18+
Meetings will take place at the Linenhall Arts Centre on the last Saturday of every month at 1.30-3.30pm.
Current scheduled dates are: Sat 27th April, Sat 25th May, 29th June, 27th July 2024
To book your place in advance visit the Linenhall HERE
🔸🔹🔸UPCOMING EXHIBITION: "MAYO ARTISTS SHOW 2023" -THE LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE, CASTLEBAR, CO.MAYO, IRELAND- Friday the 17th of November at 6pm 🔸🔹🔸
🔸🔹🔸UPCOMING EXHIBITION: MAYO ARTISTS SHOW 2023🔸🔹🔸
Opening Reception: TONIGHT : Friday the 17th of November at 6pm
Exhibition Running from: Friday the 17th of November – Saturday the 6th of January 2023
Venue:
THE LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE
Linenhall Street,
Castlebar,
Co Mayo,
F23 AN24
www.thelinenhall.com
I am always delighted to have my work selected for exhibition at The Linenhall Arts Centre. Their upcoming “MAYO ARTISTS SHOW 2023” exhibition opens tonight Friday the 17th of November at 6pm, and promises to be a visual treat showcasing work from artists based throughout the County. This years exhibition was curated by none other than the great Ian Wieczorek. I am really looking forward to seeing this show!
About the gallery:
”Arts for All at the Linenhall - we believe that everyone in the community should have the opportunity to access excellent arts experiences.Located in the heart of Castlebar, Mayo’s county town, the Linenhall Arts Centre presents a series of live events and arts experiences throughout the year for audiences of all ages. On a most basic level we believe that art has the potential to improve the lives of those who engage with it. Our eclectic and high-quality programme includes music, theatre, visual arts, literature, cultural cinema, creative learning and RoolaBoola, one of the leading children’s arts festivals in Ireland. ”
For more from the fantastic team at The Linenhall Arts Centre and the Mayo Artists Show 2023 click HERE.
🔸🔹🔸UPCOMING EXHIBITION: "FORHALLA" -THE LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE, CASTLEBAR, CO.MAYO, IRELAND- Friday the 7th of July at 6pm 🔸🔹🔸
🔸🔹🔸UPCOMING EXHIBITION: FORHALLA🔸🔹🔸
Opening Reception: Friday the 7th of July at 6pm
Exhibition Running from: Friday the 7th of July – Saturday the 2nd of September 2023
Venue:
THE LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE
Linenhall Street,
Castlebar,
Co Mayo,
F23 AN24
www.thelinenhall.com
I am always delighted to have my work selected for exhibition at The Linenhall Arts Centre. Their upcoming “FORHALLA” exhibition opens this Friday the 7th of July at 6pm, and promises to be a visual treat showcasing work from artists based throughout Connaught
From the gallery:
”Forhalla was created as a platform to showcase the works of Connaught based artists at all career stages, whether working in painting, print or photography. Running until September 2023, this group show, designed as a celebration of Ireland’s artists coming together again after the pandemic, invites a sense of revival. Forhalla will be featuring work from over sixty different artists based throughout the region.”
For more from the fantastic team at The Linenhall Arts Centre and the Forhalla exhibition click HERE.
🔸ANNOUNCEMENT: TALKING COLLAGE ONLINE TALK & WORKSHOP - Kindly hosted by The Linenhall Arts Centre, Linenhall Street, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland.🔸
🔸ANNOUNCEMENT: TALKING COLLAGE ONLINE TALK & WORKSHOP🔸
Join us for an engaging, online discussion on all things collage. We will hear from Artists Valerie Asiimwe Amani and Anthony D. Kelly on what attracts them to the medium. The artists also invite you to have collage materials to hand if you would like to create something small during the event. This promises to be a playful and enriching experience in the presence of two incredibly talented artists!
Date: Wednesday 17/05/2023
Time: 19.00GMT
Venue: (ONLINE EVENT) Kindly hosted by The Linenhall Arts Centre, Linenhall Street, Castlebar, Co.Mayo, Ireland, F23 AN24.
Adm: €3
For booking click here or call: (+353) 094 9023733
More on the Artists:
”Valerie Asiimwe Amani is a Tanzanian interdisciplinary artist and writer. Her practice interrogates the ways in which body erotics, language, place and perceived reality are used to situate (or isolate) the self within community. She has exhibited internationally including group shows in Lagos, Paris, Cape Town and Leipzig with recent shows being a solo performance at South London Gallery in collaboration with the Roberts Institute of Art as well as a solo exhibition at Alliance Française, Dar es Salaam. Amani holds a MFA from The Ruskin School of Art and is the recipient of the 2021 Ashmolean Museum Vivien Leigh Prize for a work on paper. She is a winner for the 2022 Ingram Art Prize and received commendation for the 2022 Dentons Award. She was The Linenhall Arts Centre International Artist-in-Residence 2022. She has been featured in Art Monthly, Hyperallergic and BBC amongst others. Amani has given various talks on Art and Activism including SOAS, University of London with The Royal African society. She is also an art writer focusing on emerging African artists, on Emergent Art Space.”
”Anthony D. Kelly is based in Castlebar, County Mayo. He is an illustrator, writer, visual artist and integrative psychotherapist. He works mainly with Illustration, Collage and Assemblage techniques to create hopeful, humorous, and sometimes unnerving and deeply satirical imagery.
He is an active and experienced member of the Irish Collage Community and was recently nomitated as the World Collage Day poster artist 2023. He has exhibited across Ireland, Europe and in the U.S.A. and has delivered workshops and lectures at Collagistas Festivals 5 & 6 in Dublin and Brussels. His work has featured in many publications including Art Reveal, Creativ Paper, Murze Magazine, Kolaj Magazine and the recently released ‘Empty Columns are a Place to Dream' book from the Kolaj Institute and Kasini House.”
For more of the amazing work of Valerie Asiimwe Amani visit: https://www.valerieamani.com
For more from the Linenhall Art Center simply visit: http://www.thelinenhall.com/