TEXT TO VISUAL: MEATH ARTS GROUP The members of Meath Arts Group have explored the idea of ‘Text to Visual’ through a series of workshops. This exhibition will include resulting work in a variety of mediums, including installation, sculpture, contemporary and traditional artworks from a variety of loal artists. Text to Visual follows on from Meath Arts Group’s successful 20∂3 show at Solstice, Missing Meath.
VISUAL ARTS
Exhibition Sat ∂∂th Jan – Sat ∂st Feb
Grand Opening: Sat ∂∂th Jan, 2.00pm
Exhibition Thurs ∂3th Feb – Sat 5th April
COSTUME This exhibition is an amalgamation of the Craft Council of Ireland exhibition Costume: Behind the Scenes — curated by Angela O’Kelly, and the collection of Countess Ann Griffin Bernstorff of Berkeley Forest House, Co. Wexford — curated by Belinda Quirke. Behind the Scenes focuses on the undergarment in theatrical costume, celebrating the sculptural qualities and superb craft skills employed in making. The collection features panniers, hoops, crinolines and bustles specially created by the Abbey team for this exhibition. Countess Bernstorff’s diverse costume collection derives mostly from the ∂8th and ∂9th centuries, while her paintings explore extraordinary historical events, folklore, myth and legend. Grand Opening: Thurs ∂3th Feb, 7.30pm Costume, 2◊∂3, Photo by Ros Kavanagh, Courtesy of The Abbey Theatre
Gallery Tours
Gallery Talks
GROUP TOURS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL AND THERE IS A €2 CHARGE PER PERSON.
FEBRUARY ∂9TH @ 7.3◊PM, COUNTESS BERNSTORFF MARCH ∂2TH @ 7.3◊PM, ANGELA O’KELLY
Solstice Arts Centre ◊∂ – ◊4.2◊∂4
Book Online at www.solsticeartscentre.ie
GALLERY OPENING HOURS Tues – Sat, ∂∂.◊◊am – 4.◊◊pm FREE ADMISSION
Bog Queen ∂, 2◊∂3, Mary Clarke, photographic montages, ∂◊ × ∂6 inches / 25cm × 4◊cm
SOLSTICE GALLERY
Tours & Workshops available on Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout — advance booking essential.