Tuesday 14 October 2008

'Degagés' and 'Lines in the Sand'

'DéGAGéS' and 'Lines in the Sand'.

Anne-Marie Glasheen,Cork Literary Review 2007 Award Winning Poet and Artist. 20th October -27th Oct 2008 Official opening of Art exhibition 'DéGAGéS' at CORK ARTS THEATRE,Carrolls Quay,Cork. Mon 20TH Oct. 6.00pm & Book Launch 'Lines in the Sand' later at 9pm at O'Bhéal, Longvalley pub.Winthrop Street,Cork.

Anne Maries exhibition consists of computer digital camera images which give her the freedom to reconstruct and combine images to create altered states of reality,experimenting,different ways of translating the reality of the captured image into the unreality or ‘surreality’ of the manipulated image in much the same way she experiments with and manipulate language.

Her translated plays have been performed at Edinburgh and Brighton Festivals, USA,Nothern Ireland.1998 awarded the Prix de la traduction de la communaute francaise by Belgian Ministry of Culture 2006 ,won first prize Cork Literary Review Poetry Competition.Her projection; In the Garden of Dreams is based on an exhibition of photomontaged images, created for an exhibition at InSpire,, The Crypt at St Peter’s in London , to mark International Women,s Week in 2007 women roots from around the world.

Thursday 29 May 2008

"The music in me"

‘The Music in Me’ - Bealtaine Festival 2008
Celebrating Creativity in Older Age at Tigh Fili Gallery


Enjoy the Bealtaine Festival 2008 at Tigh Fili Gallery with an exhibition of mixed media by established local artists Mary Gough, Deirdre O’ Donnell, Mary Hurley, Eddie Powell, Noreen Walsh, Patricia Crowley, Stella Costello, Pat Walsh and Tony Ryan. The exhibition titled 'The Music in Me' will be opened on Thursday May 8th at 6pm.

A series of practical workshops will also run in tandem with the exhibition giving the public an opportunity to learn about and practice some of the techniques used by the artists in their work. The Bealtaine Festival is an annual national event celebrating creativity in older age. Bealtaine 2008 at Tigh Fili focuses on the voices and experiences of older people and encourages the idea that you are never too old to try something new!


Workshop Programme

Clay Sculpture with artist Frances Murphy on Tuesday May 13th 11am

Silk Painting with artist Stella Costello on Wednesday May 14th 11am

Working with Pastels with artist Mary Gough on Wednesday May 21st 11am

The workshops are free of charge but places are limited so groups would need to book in advance. This programme is supported by the Dormant Accounts Fund.

For further information contact Leslie Ryan
Tigh Fili 021-4509274