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Patita Burke Nicholson - Exhibition
Sept
7
to 7 Feb
Mayo, Exhibition

Patita Burke Nicholson - Exhibition

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Patita Burke Nicholson

Paintings of Memory and Imagination

Date: Open from the 7th September 2024 - 7th February 2025, official opening and catalogue launch on Saturday, October 5th, 2024

Time: The Ballinglen Museum of Art, open Monday - Friday, 12-5pm and Saturdays/Sundays 1-5pm until October 31st and by appointment during the winter months

Location: The Ballinglen Museum of Art, Main Street, Ballycastle.

Retrospective Exhibition of paintings by Patita Bourke Nicholson of Enniscoe House, Mayo.

Patita Bourke Nicholson, of Enniscoe House, painted family and country life in the late 20th century. She grew up in Ballycastle at Heathfield House, and while married to Jack Nicholson, she moved to Enniscoe House, Crossmolina. Her work is both personal and of historical significance as it documents the activities in and around the house, family life and the landscape of North Mayo from the 1930’s to the 1980s. 

This exhibition has been funded by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as part of the Regional Museum Exhibition Scheme.

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SEMAPHORE
Oct
6
11:00 am11:00
Exhibition, Galway

SEMAPHORE

SEMAPHORE

Tom Cookson + Sarah Carroll

Exhibition

Date: Friday 27 September - Sunday, 6 October 2024
Time: 11:00 - 17:00
Location: The Shed, Middle Pier, Galway Harbour

Our project explores the built phenomenon of Irish signal towers and their position within the wider tradition of optical maritime communication. We are interested in the physical act of signalling to distant points and the distinctly Irish application of this technology. In response to a much feared French invasion in the early 1800s, a constellation of 81 signal towers were constructed along the periphery of the island. Signalling was achieved by means of flags and balls, relaying messages to and from inland locations and to ships at sea.

Our project culminates in an architectural installation within the maritime environment of Galway Docks. We will explore the idea of semaphore through a series of physical objects, unearthing and communicating the cultural history of signalling through words, artefacts and drawings.

Corresponding events will be found via the link in our Instagram bio over the coming weeks featuring an Artists Talk  on Saturday 05th October 3.00pm.

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HeritACT Co-Envisioning Day
Oct
5
10:00 am10:00
Mayo, Talk, Tour, Workshop, Exhibition

HeritACT Co-Envisioning Day

Ballina HeritACT Co-Envisioning Day

Talk, Discussion, Walk/Tour, Workshop, Exhibition

Date: Saturday 05th October
Time: 10:00-17:00
Location: HeritHUB, Ballina Library, Pearse Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo.

Join the Ballina Co-Envisioning Day at the HeritHUB in Ballina Library. Connecting communities through an integrated and participatory approach to the cultural heritage and future of Ballina this HeritACT event aims to engage the local community in collaborative design processes to facilitate sustainable urban development.

Focusing on sustainable approaches participants will explore potential solutions for sites in Ballina through a series of interactive activities. These include a guided walk, and digital engagement exercises designed to assess, and negotiate site-specific interventions for selected historic sites in Ballina. The day will conclude with feedback and discussions on the outcomes, guiding the design and location of six potential solutions. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

‘Introduction to the HeritACT project and the 3-step project process (Co-Recognition, Co-Envisioning, Co-Implementation).

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Sense-Making Activity Using SustainACT

Identify impacts of the proposed HeritACT solutions.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Story Map of Ballina Presentation

Presentation on the research activities and the proposed HeritACT activation sites.

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Walk, Talk, and Lunch Activity 

Guided walk around Ballina, visiting the proposed sites exploring the historical context and potential solutions. Packed lunch provided.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: World Café & Empathy Mapping Activity using NegoDesign. 

Evaluate and vote on the suitability of sites for the HeritACT activation solutions.

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Community Mapping Activity Using Design Your Heritage

Design optimal solutions for one of the historic sites, with a focus on critiquing and improving proposed HeritACT activation solutions.

4:30 PM: Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Recap of the day, completion of feedback forms, and information on upcoming HeritACT events.’

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Lough Corrib 471
Oct
2
to 6 Oct
Exhibition, Galway

Lough Corrib 471

Lough Corrib 471

Helena McElmeel Architects

Launch: Wednesday 2nd October, 7pm – late.

All are welcome, no booking required

Exhibition running from Wednesday 2nd October until Monday 7th October

Location: Kilbeg Pier, Knockferry Pier on Lough Corrib

Images © Helena McElmeel Architects 2024

image credit to © Anita Murphy 2024

Interactive installations on Kilbeg and Knockferry piers codesigned with students from local primary schools on both sides of the lake connecting both communities to the water, built heritage and piers of Lough Corrib.

471m of water separates the communities to east and west of Lough Corrib - it takes 5 minutes by boat or 50 minutes by car to connect these communities. The project brings together young people on both sides of the lake through a series of fieldtrips and collaborative design workshops, connecting both communities to the water, built heritage and piers of Lough Corrib. 

The project so far has involved collaboration between four local primary schools, local artists, local organisations & community groups around Lough Corrib. Partners of the project include The Corrib Beo Catchment Partnership - a coalition of communities, environmentalists and voluntary groups dedicated to the care, protection and sustainable development of the Corrib, its catchment landscapes, rivers and canals; Architecture at the Edge (AATE) and Headford & District Association (‘Something in the Water Festival’).

The design workshop and fieldtrip process has informed the design of two interactive installations on both Kilbeg and Knockferry piers - on the axis of the historic ferry route. The temporary installations will be formed using scaffolding structures and incorporate lighting and the artistic work created by the primary school students throughout the project.

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Town Center Living
Sept
29
to 6 Oct
Mayo, Exhibition, Tour

Town Center Living

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Cillian Briody Studio exhibition and tour demonstrates how to adapt our derelict buildings to contemporary needs.

Exhibition Tour

Dates: Sunday 29 Sep & Saturday 05 Oct

Tour times at: 12 & 2pm

Location: 11 Peter St, Cahernamart, Westport Co. Mayo

Onsite tour/exhibition with architect & client centred around the design process from setting a brief to early concepts and the final design. An opportunity to see what's involved in the design process. 

This renovation and extension to a 1920’s terraced house at 11 Peter Street in Westport, that takes advantage of an elongated rear garden with a great view over the town.  This event will consist of a tour of the existing house and garden led by client and architect.   Ending with an exhibition and presentation of the design process from initial brief to final design and a large scale model of the finished design, with time for a Q&A.

Duration approximately 30 minutes.

Design Team: Cillian Briody & Peter Doherty. Client: Cian Lennon & Cormac O’Culain 

Cillian Briody Studio are a small but nimble practice based in the west of Ireland with a slow, steady, layered approach to design. Interested in making buildings that endure and outlive their initial use.

The client says about the project- ‘ we both have a strong relationship with the West of Ireland, and are repositioning our lives back to the west for the opportunity to create a loving, restorative, calm and contemporary family home, reflecting respective tastes and influences. Location in the town was important to us; obviating the need for car; and connectivity to the train, Westport, and immediate access to gym, pubs, restaurants etc. Neither of us have an interest in an unnecessarily large home, and the opportunity to build a smart, efficient and still sufficiently spacious home (with the extension) is provided by the site.

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Noreile Breen Exhibition
Sept
28
11:00 am11:00
Exhibition, Galway

Noreile Breen Exhibition

Constructed Landscape of Inis Oírr

Noreile Breen

Exhibition

Date: Saturday, 28 September 2024
Time: 11am - 6pm
Location: Foyer, the Mick Lally Theatre, Druid ln. Galway

A photographic study of the 'humanised' constructed landscape of Inis OÍrr.

The stone walls of Inis Oírr fuse and interact with the islands ground condition. Architecture is ultimately spatial and space is made between this given ground condition and the constructed walls enclosure. This photographic study focuses on this three dimensional sectional connection, relationship and interaction.

Image: South Coastline by Noreile Breen

Noreile Breen studied architecture at the Dublin School of Architecture, DIT. She worked with Atelier Bow-Wow in Japan and Steve Larkin Architects before establishing her own practice which is based between Dublin and Kerry. Noreile has taught architecture at KTH Stockholm, Bergen School of Architecture, Parsons School of Design New York, Queens University Belfast and the School of Architecture University Limerick where she is currently a lecturer. Noreile is the recipient of a number of awards, a registered architect with the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland and a Grade 3 Architect Accredited in Conservation.

In November 2022, she undertook a 7 month residency on Inis Oírr, the Aran Islands; 1450 acres of a ‘Humanised Landscape’ composed of limestone formations and walled sheltered constructed fields without trees. Inis Oírr is the third landscape in context of a larger body of work; A study of landscape types of the island of Ireland which started at Bothár Buí’s Cleanderry Wood; A Natural Habitat and continues at Tullynally Demense; 1500 acres of a Cultivated Landscape.

Noreile will deliver an Artist Talk on Saturday 05th October at 2.00 pm in the Theatre.

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Four Books: Shane de Blacam
Sept
28
to 6 Oct
Design, Galway, Exhibition

Four Books: Shane de Blacam

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Four Books: Shane de Blacam 

Date: Saturday 28 Sep - 06 Oct

Time: 11am-6pm

Location: Foyer, the Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane. Galway

Shane de Blacam is partner at De Blacam and Meagher, an architectural practice he founded together with John Meagher in 1976. Their work includes churches, university buildings, libraries, theatres, housing and more. Their projects are united by a commitment to simplicity, and a careful attention to detail and materials. In 2010 and in 2018 de Blacam and Meagher represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale.

Published on the occasion of the 2023 RA Architecture Prize Lecture, this volume consists of four outsized loose leaf folio books in a Solander box.

Book 1 - CIRCLE - Munster Technological University

Book 2 - WORKS - Buildings and Projects of de Blacam and Meagher

Book 3 - CORNER - The Corner of St Stephens Green and Earlsfort Terrace Dublin

Book 4 - HOUSES

Requests to purchase the books from the RIAI bookshop will be in place in Galway - we have prepaid postage stamps which we can give to those interested in making a purchase which would mean that postage within Ireland would be free.

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Shane de Blacam
Sept
27
5:00 pm17:00
Exhibition, Talk, Galway

Shane de Blacam

Shane de Blacam Lecture

In partnership Arts in Action at the University of Galway

Date: Friday 27th September, 2024

Full line up for ther evening;

4:00pm Public reception, presentation.

4:30pm Introduction, Marko Milovanovic

5:00 p.m Lecture Shane de Blacam.

Break

7:00 p.m Lecture by Cian Deegan and Alice Casey, TAKA Architects

7:30 pm - Round table discussion will follow with moderator Marko Milovanovic.

Location: O'Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance

Photo by Peter Cook

Shane De Blacam formed the architectural practice de Blacam and Meagher with John Meagher in 1976. De Blacam’s buildings are characterised by their simplicity and their celebration of local materials. Throughout his career, he has been concerned with creating spaces for people to come together, including the sensitively restored Abbeyleix Library in Laois and the elegant Samuel Beckett Theatre at Trinity College, Dublin. Before forming his practice with Meagher, de Blacam worked in London with the architects of the Barbican Centre, Chamberlain, Powell and Bon. He then travelled to America where he worked with Louis I. Khan for two years on the Mellon Centre for British Art and British Studies, Yale University, New Haven Connecticut.

Shane de Blacam was awarded the 2023 RA Architecture Prize.  He will deliver a lecture with slides originally delivered at the Royal Academy London October 2023.

To complete the line-up of the evening, architects Cian Deegan and Alice Casey from Taka Architects will be in Galway to present their work and join with our moderator Marko Milovanovic, for discussion.

Admission is free upon reservation.

In partnership Arts in Action at the University of Galway.

Supported by Arts Council of Ireland. 

Photo by Amelia Stein

Shane De Blacam was born Dublin 14th October 1945. B.Arch. (NUI) 1968, M. Arch. (PENN) 1970, MRIAI 1972, RIBA 1976, FRIAI 1986, HLFRSAI 1994. Grade 1 Conservation Architect 2003. Undergraduate School of Architecture University College Dublin 1963-68 Post graduate School of Architecture University of Pennsylvania USA 1969-70. Worked in London with Chamberlain, Powell and Bon, and Philadelphia with Louis I. Khan where Shane worked for two years on the Mellon Centre for British Art and British Studies Yale University New Haven Connecticut. 1972 returned to Ireland as first year master at the School of Architecture, University College Dublin. Commenced practice de Blacam and Meagher 1976. Shane worked in architectural partnership with John Meagher in Dublin for 45 years until John died, early 2021. They shared a friendship and close exchange of criticism and drawings and shared design responsibility for the work of de Blacam and Meagher, sometimes with others in the practice. Gold Medal and five silver medals for architecture and conservation including the Gandon Medal of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, Europa Nostra Silver medal, member of AOSDANA an institution to honour achievement in art of the Government of Ireland, and the Royal Academy London Architecture Prize 2023.

TAKA

Alice Casey studied architecture in TU Dublin (DIT) graduating in 2003. after spending time gaining professional experience in London and Dublin, Alice co-founded TAKA in Dublin in 2007. Alice has taught architecture in UCD, Queen’s University Belfast, and TU Dublin – where she currently teaches in the masters in architecture and professional diploma in architectural practice courses. Alice holds a PhD by practice from RMIT, is an RIAI architect accredited in conservation at grade 3, and is registered with the architect’s registration board in the UK. Alice examines candidates for membership of the RIAI and has been a member of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland since 2007. Cian Deegan studied architecture in TU Dublin (DIT) graduating in 2003. after spending time gaining professional experience in London (with Niall McLaughlin architects) and Dublin (with O’Donnell & Tuomey), Cian co-founded TAKA in Dublin in 2007. Cian has taught architecture in UCD, Queen’s University Belfast, and TU Dublin, where he is currently a lecturer. Cian holds a PhD by practice from RMIT and has been a member of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland since 2007.

Marko Milovanovic has been selected as our Shane de Blacam Resident.

Marko is an architect, artist, journalist and founder of @freeschoolof and @mylomark. The educational platform Free School Of celebrates dialogue as a fundamental form of knowledge. Marko has interviewed artists, architects, curators, and scholars and written extensively on culture, politics and urban regeneration. He teaches at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Royal College of Art, and Oxford Brookes University.  

The Shane de Blacam Residency has been created in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Arts, London.  The project that will be showcased is "Temptation of Influence" by British architect, artist, and journalist Marko Milovanovic. It consists of a selection of video and audio recorded interviews, photographs, video documentation, and a visual and written essay on Influence within the Field of Architecture.  This multimedia project is a collection of video and audio artefacts documenting the architectural legacy and philosophy of architect Shane de Blacam. This conversational piece examines influence across generations and cultures, focusing on de Blacam’s work and his connections to his predecessors, such as Andrea Palladio and his mentor Louis Kahn, as well as his students, who are now prominent Irish and British architects.


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.WAY
Sept
27
3:00 pm15:00
Exhibition, Design, Galway

.WAY

.WAY

Brock Finucane

Exhibition, Research, Design

Launch date: Sep 27th, 15.00 - 21.00

Exhibition running from Friday 27th September - Sunday 6th October 2024

Opening hours: Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5.30pm
Sunday 12 noon–5pm, Closed Mondays

 Location: Outset Gallery, Unit 15, The Cornstore, Galway City

.Way is a body of research and examinations of potential futures for Mulranny proposed by a team of Architects, Landscape Architects, Artist and Educators.

Mulranny is a coastal community on the periphery.  It is a town shaped geographically and culturally by movement. Overlooking the archipelago of drowned drumlin islands nestled in Clew Bay, it sits on a landscape formed on the margin of glacial systems and is shadowed by the vast Nephin mountain range.  The town sits at the intersection of rural and wild. It once punctuated the landscape as Victorian tourist destination but is now a threshold town to the Corraun Peninsula, Mullet Peninsula and Achill Island.  Subject to relentless weather fronts from the Atlantic, it is now enduring the increasing impacts of climate change.

Initially commissioned as a project to examine a spatial plan for Mulranny, the body of work has, and is extending to, research, test, and proposal – asking how we find our way through and situate ourselves in a moving landscape shaped and scarred by both the static and dynamic – infrastructure, settlement, climate, way.

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Brock Finucane is led by Nicci Brock and Ruairi Finucane.  The practice is engaged in research, design and education. .Way collaborators are Lucas Dobbin, Sarah Fox, Rodhlann Mossop, James Mooney, Alex Pollock.

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Faith in the Future - Exhibition
Sept
27
12:00 pm12:00
Exhibition, Galway

Faith in the Future - Exhibition

Faith in the Future - Exhibition

Exhibition

Date: Friday 27/09 - Monday 30/09 and Friday 04/10 - Sunday 06/10

Opening Hours: 12pm - 5pm

A close look at revitalising church buildings and their curtilage; an exhibition of architectural drawings and models along with crios-weaving workshops St. John's Church, Ballinasloe, and a felting workshop and talk at the Mick Lally theatre.

An exhibition at St. John's Church during the Ballinasloe Horse Fair exploring the adaptive reuse of two historic sites in East Galway, St. John's and Holy Trinity Church, Aughrim, through craft and the use of sustainable timber structures. The exhibition features architectural drawings and scale models created by young architects collaborating between Ireland and Belgium, building on their engagement with these places and their communities during last year’s festival. In addition, there will be three hands-on crios-weaving workshops, offering participants the chance to engage directly with traditional crafts while reflecting on the themes of heritage and community.

At the Mick Lally Theatre, there will be a felting workshop, followed by a talk presenting the work of the Faith in the Future project so far.

Event Organiser

Faith in the Future is led by Beibhinn Delaney, in collaboration with Marie-Caroline Kawa, Lara Clifford & Caoimhe Walsh. Support comes from the Arts Council, Donegal Yarns & Ballinasloe Credit Union.

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Fantasy Islands
Sept
27
to 6 Oct
Exhibition, Workshop, Galway

Fantasy Islands

Fantasy Islands

Sophie Kelliher and David Lawless

Exhibition, workshop, publication

Launch date: Sep 27th 15.00 - 21.00
Exhibition running from
Friday, 27 September, 10:00 - Sunday 06 October, 17:00, 2024
Opening hours: Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5.30pm
Sunday 12 noon–5pm / Closed Mondays
Location: Outset Gallery, Unit 15, The Cornstore, Middle St, Galway, H91 K8YV

‘Fantasy Islands’, as part of Architecture at the Edge 2024: Islands, will look at fictional islands depicted across all media forms: film, TV, video games, written word and more. From Pinocchio’s Pleasure Island to Scorsese’s Shutter Island, this exhibition will curate how islands are used as testing grounds for ideas in reality and present the question: why do we treasure islands?  

Visitors to the exhibition will be invited to create their own fictional islands, forming part of the exhibit, adding to the library and lore of fantasy islands.

The Fantasy Islands team is made up of Sophie Kelliher and David Lawless.

Sophie Kelliher is an architectural researcher with a background in heritage and maritime architecture, archival research and cartography.

David Lawless is a Senior Architect with FKL Architects, having previously worked at home in Aughey O’Flaherty Architects and DTA Architects; and abroad in Casper Mueller Kneer and Monadnock. David is currently working on social housing projects in inner city Dublin

Corresponding events will be found via the link in our Instagram bio over the coming weeks featuring an Artist Talk and Workshop on Saturday 28th September: 2.00-4.00pm.

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An Bothán Cladach
Sept
27
to 6 Oct
Exhibition, Galway

An Bothán Cladach

An Bothán Cladach

RAT Office

Exhibition, Installation

Date: 27 Sep – 06 Oct

Launch: 6pm - 8pm

Opening hours: 10am - 5pm

Location: Claddagh Quay 

An Bothán Cladach will be situated on the middle pier of Claddagh Quay, directly across from the city’s iconic Spanish Arch in the heart of Galway City, for the duration of the festival. Claddagh Quay is just minutes from the centre of Galway city, where the River Corrib meets Galway Bay and flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Formerly a fishing village, it is one of the oldest areas of Galway city.

Rooted in the rich Irish cultural heritage and ecological fabric of Ireland's islands, “An Bothán Cladach” harnesses local materials, promoting resilience and sustainability of our coastal communities.

“An Bothán Cladach”  aims to echo Irish resourcefulness in craft practice and placemaking, emphasising the use of circular, natural materials that resonate with the islanders' context and identity. The structure acts as a testament to the potential born of scarcity and focuses on re-use first in construction.

Constructed from seaweed, reclaimed fishing nets and timber, the shelter is designed to bolster coastal community self-sufficiency, engineered for straightforward assembly and versatile adaptation to diverse conditions. It serves as an exemplar of the utilisation of local circular materials while encouraging meaningful discourse on stewardship and cultural preservation. 

Launch performance by DJ Shampain, with presentation by RAT Office founders Genevieve & Luca. More info to follow via AATE bio and RAT Office instagram. 

Project Credits

Design: RAT Office, Genevieve O’Sullivan, Luca Puzzoni

Build: RAT Office, Common Knowledge

Materials: Pure Ocean Algae, Cavanagh Nets

Photography: Paolo Rizzi

With thanks to Arts Officer Ruth Mulhern at Galway City Council

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Samhlú Salthill
Sept
26
to 6 Oct
Exhibition, Galway

Samhlú Salthill

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Samhlú Salthill

UrbanLab Galway

Date: September 26th to October 3rd

Open all day - no booking required.

Location: Salthill Park

‘Samhlú Salthill’ is a new installation by UrbanLab Galway at this year's Architecture at the Edge festival. From September 25th to October 3rd, Salthill Park transforms into a canvas for reimagining urban spaces, with a focus on the well-known Leisureland complex.

Step into a world of possibility as anamorphic art shifts your perspective, offering a unique view of Leisureland — Galway's iconic swimming pool and concert venue. This artistic approach presents an intriguing glimpse of its potential future.

"Samhlú Salthill" is more than an exhibition; it's an invitation to everyone to participate in shaping Galway's urban landscape. UrbanLab Galway uses this immersive installation to spark a city-wide conversation about the future of Leisureland and Salthill Park. What do you envision for these important community spaces?

Use your smartphone to engage with the installation, unlocking additional layers of imagination and interactivity. Join us in this exciting blend of art, technology, architecture, and community engagement. Let's reimagine Galway's future together, one perspective-shifting view at a time. 

Samhlú Salthill is an UrbanLab Galway production supported by the University of Galway, Galway City Council and Science Foundation Ireland.

For more information, visit www.urbanlabgalway.ie 

Download the UrbanLab Galway App. HERE

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As an gCeo
Sept
21
to 6 Oct
Exhibition, Galway

As an gCeo

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As an gCeo

Launch: Culture Night, Friday 20 September
All are welcome, no booking required
Exhibition open from Saturday 21 Sep - 06 Oct


Opening hours: Late Opening to 8pm on Culture Night 20 Sep.
Tuesday–Saturday 11am – 6pm / Sunday -  Monday 12 noon – 5pm 
Location: Festival Printworks Gallery

This exhibition takes its name from the folklore of Hy-Brasil - the mythical island off the west coast of Ireland, obscured by a veil of fog or ceo. It has been curated, designed and developed by a team of students from UCD Architecture, as part of an initiative supported by the Building Change project.

The work itself was made by architecture students from University College Dublin, University College Cork and University of Limerick who served as invigilators at the 2023 Venice Biennale. During their time in Venice, they became intimately familiar with the Irish Pavilion's exhibition, ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil’, providing visitors with insights into its themes and narratives.Through their engagement with the ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil’ exhibition, these students metaphorically glimpsed Hy-Brasil, seeing through the fog to gain new understandings and insights that were once hidden. The invigilators were invited by the Student Curators to create a piece of work in response to this experience, exploring themes such as cultural memory, myth, tradition, tactility, and dialogue. The title, ‘As an gCeo’, refers to the rediscovery of cultural heritage and collective memory that has been forgotten over time, akin to a mental fog lifting.

The ‘As an gCeo’ team would like to thank the ‘In Search of Hy-Brasil’ curators and the Architecture at the Edge team for this unique opportunity.

 

Sponsors Cork Centre for Architectural Education, University College Cork,School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, School of Architecture, University of Limerick.

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The Landscape Rehearsals
Sept
21
to 6 Oct
Exhibition, Galway

The Landscape Rehearsals

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The Landscape Rehearsals

BothAnd Group

Exhibition

Exhibition open daily from Saturday 21 Sep - 06 Oct  

Tuesday–Saturday 11am– 6pm / Sunday -  Monday 12 noon–5pm

Location: Festival Printworks Gallery, Market St.

The Landscape Rehearsals explores indigenous ways of knowing and managing the land – opening the debate on place-based food production systems for a changing climate.

A large drawing in the exhibition depicts clachán settlements and roinn dáil – an indigenous landscape management practice found in the Pre-Famine landscapes of the west of Ireland.

Further explored in this exhibition – through video – are today’s landscapes of Nigeria’s Ogun State, which offer parallels to roinn dáil. In Ijebu Itele and Ijebu Ife in Nigeria, we explore the landscape management practices of iroro and makiyaya of farmers and pastoralists, respectively. This exploration represents a discursive collaboration which can be heard in the exhibition between indigenous expert farmers and pastoralists, and contributors from the fields of landscape architecture, law, sociology, landscape history, economics and policy.Across each of these unique and place-based forms of indigenous landscape management, ecology forms an essential component to human life – offering lessons for the future of agriculture on a warming planet.

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In Search of Hy-Brasil
Sept
20
to 6 Oct
Exhibition, Galway

In Search of Hy-Brasil

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In Search of Hy-Brasil

Peter Carroll, Peter Cody, Elizabeth Hatz, Mary Laheen and Joseph Mackey

Launch: Culture Night, Friday 20 September, 6pm – till 8pm

All are welcome, no booking required

Exhibition open daily from Saturday 21 Sep - 06 Oct  

Tuesday–Saturday 11am– 6pm / Sunday -  Monday 12 noon–5pm

Location: Festival Printworks Gallery, Market St.

Curated by a team of five architects: Peter Carroll, Peter Cody, Elizabeth Hatz, Mary Laheen and Joseph Mackey; Ireland’s national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, In Search of Hy-Brasil, derives from an intense engagement with the islands of Ireland and is a direct provocation to all of us to reimagine the vast combined territory of land and ocean we call our home.

We are an island nation facing an uncertain future. The challenges of climate change, renewable energy, ethical food production and biodiversity must be met quickly, with purpose, renewing the lost equilibrium between ourselves and the natural world. In making this adjustment, our islands’ inventiveness in the face of adversity and creativity in response to having less provides us with the necessary tools and narratives to inspire more sustainable ways of living.

In bringing the installation to Solstice, the curators hope to share their project with an Irish audience, and through a related supporting programme of events, initiate a series of conversations around a shared vision for a more sustainable future.

A supporting programme of cultural events,  Island Celebrations, takes place around the content of the installation. The programme takes the form of supporting exhibitions, film screenings, related talks, tours and symposia.

Corresponding events will be found via our Instagram over the coming weeks, including Island conversations on Saturday 21st September: 2.30-4.00pm and on Sunday 22nd Spetember 2.30-4.00pm. Follow @ArchAtTheEdge for updates!

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