Louth's Bó Studios unveils their second group exhibition ‘Oneiric’

An Táin Arts Centre have announced the second group exhibition by the artists of Bó Studios. For this exhibition the artists delve into the space between dreams and reality; what is the meaning of a dream and how much of a dream is reality for us?

Each of the artists will approach this theme in their own medium - ceramic, print, photography illustration, mixed media, textile and fabrics, coming together to create both their own work and a communal piece. For this exhibition they will work with curator Clara McSweeney. Clara is an emerging curator who currently works in The Lab Gallery. She is the 2023 recipient of the ARC-LAB Gallery Curatorial Scholarhip.’

Bó Studios was established in 2020 and is supported by An Táin Arts Centre, The Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Office of Louth County Council. It currently houses ten professional artists; Etaoin O’ Reilly, David Callan, Bláthnaid McClean, John Connolly, Stephen Hurley, Linda McConville, Úna Curley, Julie Corcoran, Gráinne Murphy and Jenny Slater.

Paul Hayes, Director of An Táin Arts Centre says “This promises to be one of the highlights of our Basement Gallery programme for 2025. The collaboration of ten artists working in a variety of mediums will be an eclectic visual feast that demonstrates an unyielding commitment to creative expression.”

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Oneiric will have its opening launch on Thursday 27th February at 7pm in the Basement Gallery of An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, all are welcome. It will run from Friday 28th February until Saturday 29th of March. Basement Gallery opening hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm. For further information please contact the Box Office of An Táin Arts Centre at 042 9332332 or www.antain.ie

Clara McSweeney is a curator, producer and artist from County Cork, now based in Dublin. She holds a BA in Fine Art Painting and Contemporary Practice from Limerick School of Art and Design and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Event Management from IADT Dun Laoghaire.

Over the past four years, Clara has been developing an independent curatorial and producing practice. She has also curated several exhibitions at The LAB Gallery, such as Living but A Day: Encounters by Chloe Austin, Same but Different by Bernadette Doolan, and RETROFUTURE by Hazel O’Sullivan. Other curatorial projects include Oneiric, a group exhibition featuring Ten Bó Studios artists at An Táin Arts Centre, Semi-Detached by Bríd Murphy at 6 Seville Place, Images of India by Maria McSweeney at Asna Gallery in Clonakilty, A Bloody Good Thing at The People’s Museum in Limerick, Women from the Inside at The Belltable in Limerick, and 22 Blue, a student response to the EIB Belonging exhibition at The Hunt Museum in Limerick.