CULTURE NIGHT | Friday 19 Sept
5 – 7.30 PM
Backwater Artists Group
Open for exhibition viewing, a performance, a studio tour and a chance to meet our artists.
Backwater Artists Group will be open from 5 – 7.30pm for a sneak peak tour of our artists’ studios, a performance and for viewing of our exhibitions, You can call it an adventure (if something goes wrong) by our Moving Image Bursary recipient Ailbhe Reilly-Tuite and our annual members exhibition featuring the work of 20+ members.
From 6.30 – 7.30 pm Ailbhe Reilly-Tuite will host a looping poetry reading in their exhibition You can call it an adventure (if something goes wrong), during which they will read from a text made to accompany the exhibition. Visitors to the performance are welcome to come and go as they please.
This is a unique opportunity to visit our artists’ studios, our exhibitions and get an insight into our artists’ work and the day-to-day life of an artist. Artists will be on hand to talk about their work.
Booking for the studio tour is essential. The tour will last 45 mins. It will take place from 6 – 6.45 pm and can be booked via the Backwater Artists Group eventbrite page.
Exhibitions
You can call it an adventure (if something goes wrong) | 5 September – 3 October 2025
Studio 12, Backwater Artists Group, Wandesford Quay, Cork
The exhibition explores themes of dormancy, journey, death and rebirth, through a looping narrative, which was first presented in Ailbhe’s previous exhibition Dreamscape. Through animated drawings, Ailbhe has recorded and recreated paths that they have walked in the past year. The drawings used to create this animation are displayed in the space as well as in the moving image piece.
Ailbhe is an interdisciplinary artist based in Cork. They graduated from BA Fine Art in Crawford in 2024. Their work explores imaginary realms through drawing, bookmaking, moving image, and sound. They hope to create artworks which welcome others into playful and contemplative spaces, focusing on drawing as an intrinsic tool for communication. Ailbhe is the recipient of Backwater Artists Group Moving Image Bursary for 2024/2025.
Backwater Members Exhibition | The Long Space | 19 September – 19 December 2025.
Backwater Annual Members Exhibition in The Long Space features the work of 20+ members working in a variety of media.