‘Visions of half-light’, an exhibition by Debbie Godsell, Sarah OFlaherty and Backwater Artists Group member Fiona Kelly will open at the Town Hall Gallery Macroom on July 6th at 7pm.
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Leah Corbett | Living under a rock
15 June – 13 July. Opens 14 June 6pm Ambiguous forms lay strewn across the floor, bursting and erupting in a chaotic jumble. Objects have been removed from the domestic setting and corrupted to become distorted, explosive forms giving way to excessive internal pressure. They are simultaneously familiar and strange; floating between real and imaginary. Read More …
Stephen Doyle wins Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2018
We would like to congratulate Stephen Doyle on winning the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize 2018. In 2017 Stephen received the ‘Student of the Year’ Award from CIT Crawford College of Art & Design and was awarded the Backwater Studios Graduate Residency Award. “The winning artist, Stephen Doyle, is an Irish artist based in Cork, whose submission Read More …
GDPR: Stay in touch with us by resubscribing
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect this Friday the 25th May 2018. This replaces the existing data protection framework under the EU Data Protection Directive. Backwater Artists Group take our responsibilities seriously regarding your data and personal contact details and with a view to the imminent changes we wish to ensure transparency, Read More …
“S” | Róisín Lewis
Opens 23 May, 6pm Open to public 24 May – 09 June 2018. Public Talk, Saturday June 9th, 1 pm: Artist Róisín Lewis in conversation with marathon swimmer Lisa Cummins about art and long-distance swimming. In association with Cork Harbour Festival 2018. In 1875 Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the Read More …
Backwater Darkroom & Digital Production Facility
OPEN CALL FOR DARKROOM USERS Backwater Artists Group have launched a new darkroom facility on the 2nd floor of the Wandesford Quay facility. Initiated, built and administrated by studio member, visual artist and photographer Darn Thorn, this new resource is designed not only to meet the needs of lens-based artists at Backwater Artists Group, but Read More …
Towards Omega | Darn Thorn
Studio 12 23 Mar – 06 Apr. Opens 22 Mar 6pm Tuesday to Friday 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm. Towards Omega is a new experimental work by Darn Thorn. Using Studio 12 as a test space, this installation piece creates a shrine of sorts to the utopian ideas of the modernist French palaeontologist and mystic Teilhard De Chardin Read More …
Studio 12 Post-Launch Events Programme:
Artists Talks @ 1pm: Tue 27 Feb – Luke Sisk Wed 28 Feb – Sean Hanrahan Fri 2 Mar – Helen Horgan Wed 7 Mar – Fiona Kelly Coffee Morning Thur 1 Mar, 11am Coffee Morning & Studio Tour for local businesses & supporters. BAG invites you to the studio for a chat and a Read More …
Studio 12 Launch / Excerpts
Studio 12 Exhibition/Project Space 1st Floor, Backwater Artists Group, Wandesford Quay, Cork 22 Feb 6pm Backwater Artists Group are delighted to officially launch Studio 12, a new members exhibition/project space on the first floor of the Wandesford Quay premises in Cork City Centre. An upcoming programme of events for the venue will also Read More …