Louth artists go Incognito for Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation
Dunleer based artists Adrian+Shane are among 30 Louth artists who are taking part in this year’s Incognito 2021 online art sale in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.
In the five years since its inception, Incognito has raised almost €450,000 for Jack & Jill’s home nursing care for children with highly complex medical conditions, including end-of-life care. This equates to more than 28,000 hours of specialist home nursing care provided by Jack & Jill nurses and carers the length and breadth of the country.
The Incognito sale sees over 3,000plus original postcard-sized artworks in a range of mediums, from oils and pastels, to glass and metalwork, going on sale on Thursday April 22.
What makes this sale unusual is that the identity of the artists behind the paintings – for sale at €60 each – is kept top secret until the sale has closed.
Among the famous national and international faces taking part this year are U2’s The Edge, rock star Bob Geldof, fashion designer Paul Costelloe, comedians Jason Byrne and Tommy Tiernan, artist Don Conroy and Nobel prize winner Dr William Campbell.
Some of the country’s top artists have also donated pieces to the sale, offering buyers the chance to snap up a bargain.
Among the Louth artists taking part are Ciara Agnew, Maeve Ahern, Adrienne Finnerty, Orla Barry, Joanne Cartwright, Rachael Thomas, Michael Gavan Duffy and Abigail O’Brien, Jackie Hudson Lalor, Maura Muckian, Shauna Swords, Leona Reilly and
Aileen Durcan.
For curator Lucinda Hall, Incognito 2021 is an opportunity to bring the talents of Louth artists to a brand-new audience:
‘We are so very grateful to each of our artists from Louth who have shared their talents with us and given their art for free. It is a huge tribute to their generosity of time and spirit following what has been an extremely difficult period for the arts world. We hope that by hosting what is Ireland’s largest online public art exhibition, that we can shine a light on the amazing talent of our artists, and introduce a whole new audience to their work.”
The Incognito art collection is now live at www.incognito.ie with the online art sale taking place on Thursday April 22 at 10am sharp.