Last chance to see two exceptional Ballina exhibitions

Last chance to see the two exceptional exhibitions that are currently running at Ballina Arts Centre. 

The shows, which have been described as ‘beautiful’ and ‘provoking’, will close on March 14th, when there will be an opportunity to test your own artistic ability at a workshop based on the images.

David Smith's show, Don’t Forget to Remember, explores the fluid nature of perception and memory. These works reflect an internal picture of lived, remembered, and imagined experience. Influenced by Zen, ink painting, abstraction, and photography, they carry the contrasting landscape imprints of both Hong Kong and Ireland, two ends of the Eurasian continent. Through beautiful dissolving surfaces and shifting imagery, each work seeks to capture the energy, space, and transience that animate our experience of the world.

Interface by Susan Madart explores self-narration as a means of forming one’s own identity.

Using self-portraiture to explore themes of identity and belonging, Interface is a series of self-portraits that include mirrors, reflections and a camera phone. A sense of staging is apparent, and the triangulation of camera, mirror and viewer invites the observer into the narrative.

For the budding artists among you, there will be a family art workshop on the final day of the exhibitions (March 14th ). Participants will have an opportunity to work with artist Ciara O’Hara to express their own interpretation of these images. €12 for 1 adult + child. Book your place at the box office on 096 73593.

The next exhibitions will open on April 4 th when the centre shows works by Ciara Tuite, and Cormac O’Leary. Ciara's colourful works considers how modern technology cannot replace the human element of mark making, storytelling and dance. 

Cormac reflects on a period of uncertainty and the moments of stillness, brought by the pandemic, through images of journeys through ‘a quiet landscape where nature continued with an inner light’.

We welcome you to join us at 2pm for a wine reception, followed by artists' talks.