Celebrate Mayo Day at Ballina Arts Centre
There are two excellent art exhibitions to view at Ballina Arts Centre this weekend.
As part of this year’s Mayo Day programme, Ballina Arts Centre invites you to enjoy a range of activities which celebrate the vibrant, creative and artistic communities in Ballina. You are welcome to pop in for an hour, or spend the day enjoying free music concerts, family art workshops, and gallery tours. The events provide an opportunity to taste the broad range of artistic and cultural experiences that are available at the centre.
A free, drop-in art workshop will be held throughout the day in the centre's art room. Families with children of primary school age are invited to enjoy making art together from 11am to 2pm. The art workshops for teenagers will take place between 3 and 4pm.
There will be concerts in the mezzanine area from 1pm where students from the Spotlight Vocal Studio Singing School will perform a selection of popular pieces. Places are limited to 50 so come early to get your seat.
There will also be free tours of the centre's two featured exhibitions at 12 noon, 2pm and 4pm. Visit Seiko Hayase’s exhibition 'Brain and Wind', which has filled the Concourse Gallery with floating, colourful, fantastical creatures and sculptures. These playful, energising creations represent the emotions and feelings inside the head of the artist and invite the viewer to enjoy the way they impact their own emotions.
In the downstairs gallery, Hina Khans exhibition 'Neither Yours Nor Mind/Na Teri Te Na Meri' explores the futility of war as a means of exerting ownership on the land. Hina uses materials from traditional Pakistan miniature painting, but explodes this tradition through scale, creating an immersive yet delicate encounter for the viewer.
Ballina Arts Centre director Paul Cunningham: "This artistic and cultural celebration of Mayo Day will provide something for all ages to enjoy. It will also showcase some amazing local talent as well as giving families the opportunity to have creative fun together. We hope as many people as possible can come along and enjoy the experience."
