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For its twelfth outing,
Ballinasloe-based artist collective Group 8 will hold the opening of its annual
exhibition, EIGHT, on Culture Night, Friday the 23rd September, at
7pm, in Artisan Alley at the Town Hall Theatre, Ballinasloe. The exhibition
will run from 11am until late Friday 23rd, and 11am to 6pm Saturday 24th, and will
feature writing, paintings, wood turning, textiles, photography, ceramics,
mixed media, and sculpture.
Opening will be by Cllr Dr Evelyn Parsons.
EIGHT is
the result of collaborative work the members of Group 8 undertook, taking
inspiration from the figure 8 itself, its symbolism and meaning; from the idea of the number eight as
representing infinity; and/or from working within the parameters of producing eight
pieces of work. As always, each artist or writer was free to interpret the
theme in whatever way they chose.
Group 8,
founded in 2009, and now expanded from its original cohort of eight members, is
comprised of ten visual artists and two writers. They are: Joyce Little – visual
and multimedia artist; Tommy Campbell – sculptor and woodturner; Lily Kelly –
visual artist; Grellan Ganly – visual artist; Úna Spain – visual artist; Nuala
O’Connor – writer; Zara Little-Campbell – writer; John Soden – painter; Walter
Coughlan – ceramicist; and Fiona Ormsby – textile designer. The group recently welcomed a brand new member, painter Fiona Moore.
Group 8 is
a non-profit, professional arts group who came together in Ballinasloe to foster awareness,
imagination and co-operative learning between the artist and the community. The
group hosts exhibitions, literary events, artist talks, readings, workshops,
and book launches.
All are
welcome to the opening and to visit the exhib across the two days. Free admission. Refreshments will be served on Culture Night.
Culture Night is brought to you by the Arts Council in partnership with Galway County Council.
