ARTISTS GOING INCOGNITO
Thirty artists from Co Wicklow will take part in a unique fundraising art exhibition in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.
Over 1,000 artists from Ireland and overseas have donated an original, minature art piece to ‘Incognito’, which will be on display at the Solomon Gallery in Dublin from April 6 to 8.
Each of the postcard-sized artworks will be on sale for €50 but the twist, as the exhibition name suggests, is that the artist’s name will remain a secret until after the sale has been completed.
Co Wicklow artists who have contributed to this year’s exhibition include Angelina Arcari, Alice Beresford, Michaela Bertsch, Deirdre Burke, Esther De Groot, Nóirín Dodd, Susan Dubsky, James Hayes, Fabienne Herbert, Maeve Hunter, John Jobson, Zephra Johnson, Ciara Kelly, Dara Kenny, Nuala Kenny, Lynne Loftus, Ilona Madden, Anna Matykiewicz, Conall McCabe, Felicity McCartan, Moya McGrath-Doyle, Jane Meyler, PaulineAnn Murray, Melissa O’Faherty, Roisin O’Farrell, Anne O’Kelly, Niki Purcell, Maureen Rice, Lucy Vigne Welsh and Lorraine Whelan.
Artists such as Tracey Emin, Rhona Byrne, Martin Gale, Dede Gold, John Kelly, Peter Curling, Martin Gale, Mo Kelly, Nick Miller, Ed Miliano, Abigail O’Brien, and Richard Gorman have also contributed works.
The Incognito 2018 collection is now available to view online at www.incognito.ie and www.jackandjill.ie.
One the works go on sale at 10 a.m. on April 6 at the Solomon Gallery, which is located beside the Westbury Hotel, they will be sold on a first come, first served basis. There will be two preview exhibition days on Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 and 5.
‘We have been quite overwhelmed by the number of artists donating their talent, their time and their gift to Jack & Jill,’ said Hugo Jellett, CEO of Jack & Jill. ‘ The standard of work is simply silencing and unveiling the artworks for Incognito 2018 is a very proud day for Jack & Jill.’
Last year, Incognito raised over €80,000 to fund home nursing care for the 350 children under Jack & Jill’s wing and it is hoped to repeat this in 2018.
The foundation has supported over 2,240 children and their families from across the country since 1997, including 46 from Co Wicklow.