Esker Arts to host open reception for its latest art exhibition

An official reception, which is open to the public, will be held at Esker Arts, Tullamore this Saturday (July 25) as part of the launch of Kildare artist Pamela de Brí's exhibition 'Ar an Imeall – On the Edge'.

The exhibition started at Esker Arts earlier this month and runs at the Offaly venue until Saturday, September 26. Locals are being encouraged by Esker Arts to drop-in to the venue this weekend to view the works. The reception will begin at 3pm on the day.

The exhibition, Esker Arts said, is a bilingual project which explores and documents a large selection of Ireland’s offshore islands.

Having researched the history, landscape, demographics, and topography of the islands over the last few years, the artist has painted them, as seen from the mainland, trying to capture their essence. Almost 60 islands are investigated, mainly those that are or were once inhabited and, except for Achill, are not connected to the mainland by a bridge.

The concept has its roots partly in Diarmuid Ferriter’s “On the Edge, Ireland’s Offshore Islands, a modern history”.

The research for Ar an Imeall was supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service.