Visual Art Installation
"Les Filles d'Ouranos" - By Alice Maher
Venue: The Mall river
Time: All week
Price: Free
Les Filles d'Ouranos, first shown in Paris in 1996. In this work the artist
explores the myth of the birth of Venus who was considered to be
the essence of female beauty and as a mythic figure became the
most painted icon in art history. By making a whole shoal of swimming
Venuses, Maher questions the idea of the feminine archetype as well
as undermining the notion of the unique art object. By casting her
goddess clones in plastic, Maher mischievously combines the
connotations of classical myth with fluorescent modern kitsch.
Art Trail Exhibition
Venue: Start at Box Office
Time: All week
Price: Free
Take a wander through the streets
of westport viewing the visual art
that westport has to offer. Exibitions,
archetecture reimagined and works
by local artists that you can bid on in
the aution on the final day.
Westport Re-Imagined
Venue: The Mall river
Time: All week
Price: Free
Westport re-imagined is a group
show presented by young
architects living in Westport. Each
architect has produced drawings,
re-imagining public spaces, streets
and buildings, presenting theoretical
ideas to generate public interest and
debate in the context of looking
afresh at the heritage context of
Westport. The exhibition is in the
form of a walking trail of large scale
canvases displayed at various sites
around the town.
Installation
Nick Devaney presents Nuisance Bears
Venue: Around Westport
Time: All week
Price: Free
Exhibition of Hats by Lina Stein
Venue: McCormacks
Time: All week
Price: Free
Lina Stein, from Lina Stein Millinery in Westport, Co Mayo has developed a
reputation as an up-and-coming light in the world of Irish millinery through
her flamboyant and extravagant creations. She has spent the past 15
years creating hats and head pieces for the women of Ireland and abroad.
Opening 7.00pm Monday 3rd September. All welcome. Wear a hat!
Helen Hooker O'Malley
Venue: Custom House Studios
Time: 1st to 31st September
Price: Free
Helen Hooker O'Malley, together
with her husband Ernie O Malley,
lived at Burrishoole Lodge from
the 1930's, through the 1940s'and
from time to time, up to the 1970's.
The works on exhibit include a
selection of works by Helen Hooker
O'Malley in sculpture, photography
and design drawings. We wish to
thank the University of Limerick,
The Irish American Cultural Institute,
National Library Photographic
Archive, Cormac O Malley, and Mayo
County Council for their support in
facilitating this exhibition.
The Octagon Quilters Exhibition
Venue: The Octagon Room, Westport Town Hall
Time: 10am to 5pm daily Monday, 3rd September to Saturday the 8th
Price: Free
The Octagon Quilters will be holding
their 15th exhibition of new work
Harry Clarke Exhibition: Photography by Michael McLaughlin
Venue: Livingstone Gallery
Time: 3rd to 9th September
Price: Free
RIAI Irish Architectural Awards 2007
Venue: Westport Tourist Office
Time: 3rd to 28th September
Price: Free
Wild Woods
Venue: Sea, Sky, Shore
Time: All week
Price: Free
Cuan Mac beithe takes us a magical
journey through the changing
colours of Birch and oak woods as
they begin their own journey into
dormancy . Inspired by not just the
beauty of the forest but by the words
of David Wagoner "if what a bush
or a tree does is lost on you, you
are surely lost. Stand still. The forest
knows where you are, you must let it
find you."
Labyrinth
Venue: Poll na gCapall(next to Cineplex)
Time: 2:00pm Sunday
Price: Free
Welcome to the first Westport Labyrinth Project. Afirst for Westport. A first for Ireland. The Labyrinth Project is a hand on community project initiated by local artist HAGAR to run in conjunction with Westport Arts Festival.
What is a Labyrinth?
A Labyrinth is not a maze. There are no dead ends or false paths
“You don't lose yourself in a Labyrinth, you find yourself”
What's involved? The Labyrinth is already marked out on the field. It will be dug out before Sunday. We need you to come on the Labyrinth Day to fill the path with the bark chippings. We need wheel barrows and rakes. This is a communtiy fun day, so bring your drums, instruments, whistles, pots and pans and kids to make a lot of noise to wake the Labyrinth. But most of all bring a positive attitude and a smile. This is for you – please support it,
Hagar
Second Vision
Venue: Library
Time: All Week
Price: Free
Second Sight runs in collaboration with the labyrinth project and its subject is the archetype of mandila of the collective subconiousness.
