Spring26 - Open Call Exhibition

Opening on Wednesday 4th March at 7pm by Cllr Siobhan Shovlin.

Draíocht is delighted to present SPRING26 its Open Call Exhibition, Curated by Aisling Prior, and featuring 26 emerging artists with a Fingal connection, part of a series of initiatives for artists to mark Draíocht’s 25th Birthday.

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The exhibition is the outcome of an competitive Open Call process for visual art graduates of the last four years (2022-2025) from recognised third-level art colleges across the island of Ireland and abroad, at BA, MA or PhD levels who are from, live in or work in Fingal; and for early career artists who are from, live in or work in Fingal. 

The aim of the Exhibition is to support and celebrate the work of the selected artists while showcasing the breath of work artists are engaged in, across the Fingal area.  The work ranges across video, painting, sculpture, textiles, photography, drawing, print and installation.

The artists were selected by a panel including: Aisling Prior (Exhibition Curator), Emer McGowan (Director, Draíocht), Sarah O’Neill (Fingal County Council Arts Officer), Rich Gilligan (Artist) and Bassam Issa Al-Sabah (Artist).  

This exhibition will be accompanied by a programme of engagement for young people.