Exhibition: Unravelling an Icon, Celebrating and Remembering Brigid and her Legacy – an Open Air Art Trail- Kildare Town

By Tamzen Lundy

Kildare Town will be transformed into an open-air art gallery where more than 20 local businesses will exhibit 60 works of international and national art in their windows as part of the Brigid 1500 celebrations in the new year.

This uniquely accessible art exhibition, titled “Unravelling an Icon, Celebrating and Remembering Brigid and her Legacy,” was organized by Sult Artist-led Collective.

The trail is based in Kildare, reflecting the traditions, customs, and symbols associated with Brigid’s legacy. It marks the 1500th anniversary of Brigid’s death in February 2024.

I’m so happy to have a piece selected for the exhibition; following an international open call in May this year, 215 pieces of art were submitted by artists from all over the world. Sult Artists, a member of Co. Kildare Arts Service, as well as a curator from IMMA, had the difficult task of shortlisting down to the successful applicants.

The idea behind the exhibition is to make art as accessible as possible and create more opportunities for people to interact with art. We hope the local community and visitors coming to the town will really enjoy the artworks and learn more about Brigid.

The exhibition includes paintings, ceramics, photography, film, sculpture, animation, printmaking, stitching, felting, weaving, digital art, stained glass, drawing, embroidery, mosaic, mixed media, batik and textile work.

There will be a map of the free Brigid 1500 Art Trail.

When: The show opens at 4 PM on January 27th and runs through February 19th, 2024.

Where: the shop windows and streets of Kildare Town.

Feltmakers Ireland members Tamzen Lundy, Aisling Hassett, Liadain Butler, and Theresa Carroll have pieces in the show.