
Draíocht welcomes NEST Portrait Artists - Zsolt Basti, Sahoko Blake, Una Sealy and Dorothy Smith to the Artists Studio for 6 weeks over January and February.
On the occasion of NEST, Draíocht's major multidisciplinary festival of new works in performance and visual art which maps the ‘here and now’ through the eyes of children and young people, aged just a few days old to 22 years old in Dublin 15, the Gallery presents a new series of specially commissioned paintings and drawings from four of Ireland’s leading artists.
This exhibition will feature up to 45 works of portraiture and still life inspired by the sitters, and Curated by Sharon Murphy. This significant body of work will be bequeathed by Draíocht to Fingal County Council's Municipal Art Collection.
"Nest has given me the unique insight of seeing the world of growing up or studying in Dublin 15, through the eyes of the next generation. The project has brought us into their worlds, their schools, homes, interests, and families; and the live portrait sittings in Draíocht studio provided an opportunity for collaborative engagement, chats and fun with the young people and their Ambassadors. The resulting artworks will form a visual record of a particular time and place, and of a two-way exchange between Artist and Host" - Una Sealy, Artist
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