Lunchtime music and two new exhibitions at Ballina Arts Centre
One of the 15 paintings that feature in 'Clearing' by Noelle Gallagher.
The gentle sounds of Giuliano Gnagnatti’s guitar provided a calm oasis in the midst of a busy working week at the launch of the Music @ Lunchtime Concerts at Ballina Arts Centre earlier this month.
More than 20 people attended the performance, which was the first in a series of free lunchtime concerts which are being presented as part of the centre's new lunchtime series.
The Music @ Lunchtime concerts have been organised so that people working in the town can pop down to the centre during their lunch break and enjoy free live music with their sandwich. They start at 1.15pm and end at 1.45pm sharp, thus enabling people to get to and from their place of work. Coffee, tea and even a glass of wine are available at the venue.
The concerts will run on Wednesdays throughout June and July and will feature well-known and soon-to-be-known artists. The full programme will be printed on the Ballina Arts Centre website in the coming week, so check it out and plan a little mid-week stress-relief, with free live music at Ballina Arts Centre.
Two new exhibitions opened at the Arts Centre last Saturday, June 15, and are currently running at the centre, so don't miss them.
‘Clearing’, by Noelle Gallagher, is based around a film made by the artist following a residency at Interface in Connemara. ‘Forest/ry’ juxtaposes modern industrial forestry practices against ancient native forest.
There are 15 paintings displayed with the film that are companions to the work and evoke a slower and more considered approach to the themes that the artist is exploring.
‘Closing Of the Bones’, by Claire Murphy, uses film and photography to examine the journey of birth and motherhood, through a feminist lens, using personal and universal narratives.
The 'Closing of the Bones' ceremony originates in South America and is performed on a new mother soon after giving birth. The ritual provides a place of support and care for the new mother. It acknowledges the labour the woman’s body has gone through in growing and birthing a baby and promotes healing to help the mother ‘come back’ into herself energetically and physically from the birth experience.
Make sure to check out these two wonderful exhibitions at Ballina Arts Centre.
