Community creativity highlight of exhibition
A unique Art Exhibition under the theme, ‘ The Next Chapter’ was opened at Tubbercurry Community Library on Tuesday by artist Nick Miller.
It was commended by Sligo County Librarian Donal Tinney.
The exhibition was organised in conjunction with the 75 th Western Drama Festival celebration which was a huge milestone for Ireland’s oldest amateur dramatic society.
Donal said he was delighted to be associated with the event which provides an opportunity for artists to come together and showcases their work in their special civic space the Community Library in Tubbercurry.
Renowned artist Nick Miller was the special guest to launch this inspirational exhibition.
Nick spoke of his time living in South Sligo and how he had come to the West for just the summer and was now 26 years living there. He also highlighted the significance of enabling events such as ‘ The Next Chapter Exhibition’ not only to encourage artists but also as a unique forum for them to come together as a group and connect with each other and show their work.
Eileen Davey, PRO of the Western Drama Festival said its partnership with Tubbercurry Community Library, County Sligo Library Service was a great success. “Louise, Abbey and Lee the library staff were extremely helpful and worked really well with Anne Marie Hegarty and Pat McCarrick who headed up the event.” Anne Marie said she was thrilled with the range of the interesting and striking exhibits and was delighted to be organising as well as exhibiting at the event. Hannah Dobson presented a live exhibit and spoke of how she was inspired by ‘ The Next Chapter’ theme. Her live model was the personification of the Irish past, present and future. Her body is covered in nature, and script from old faerie tales, the base of Irish culture and her skirt is made from page and pages of history and present writings, for without the past and the present there is no future, she explained. Pat McCarrick said the artists had not disappointed’ praising the very dynamic mix of exhibits on display.