New Exhibition Opens on the Staff Art Wall

New Exhibition Opens on the Staff Art Wall

‘Another Life’, a beautiful series of images showcasing fashion designs by Ann Nolan will be exhibited at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) until the 15 May 2024. Ann Nolan joined the Waterford Healing Arts team in 2022 as Assistant Art Curator. Prior to this she ran her own business, designing and making knitwear. Ann went to college as a mature student, spending one year in the Grennan Mill Craft School in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, followed by a BA (Hons) in Textiles at West Wales School of the Arts.  She subsequently worked in London with Wallace & Sewell Studio and Ptolomy Mann Studio. Having completed a Master of Fine Art (MFA) at Rhode School of Design (RISD) in Rhode Island, USA, Ann worked in New York for GAP Clothing and Scott Bodenner Design Studio. She was then invited back to teach textile design at RISD. Ann returned to Ireland in 2007 and joined the Workhouse Studios in Kilmacthomas, County Waterford. She subsequently completed her second BA (Hons), this time in Fashion Knitwear & Textiles at Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD). The Staff Art Wall is an initiative of Waterford Healing Arts which aims to celebrate the creativity of staff working at UHW by providing an opportunity to display their work at the hospital. If you work at UHW and would like to exhibit your art on the Staff Art Wall, please contact: (051) 842664 or wha@hse.ie.  ...
Dragon’s Tail Exhibition at University Hospital Waterford

Dragon’s Tail Exhibition at University Hospital Waterford

Dragon’s Tail by artist Marie Brett is an enchanting exhibition on show across two locations at University Hospital Waterford until Friday, 5 April 2024. The exhibition was originally launched as part of the Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing 2024. Fairytale meets frenzied carnival in this series of ambitious folk-myth artworks, exploring how electromagnetic energy fields affect human health.  Fusing fact and fiction, the exhibition consists of a film, a series of intaglio prints and photographs, poetic texts and large, wearable animal effigies made from willow and steel, each depicting key characters from the Dragon’s Tail folk-myth: the hare, the wolf, the deer and the raven. This compelling artwork offers beautiful evocative visuals and atmospheric sound, and contributes critical new thinking on humanity’s significant global wellness issues. Visual artist Marie Brett works across film, immersive multi-media installation, print, book and live event, with artworks presented in gallery and temporary off-site contexts.  Conceptually her work is about profound human experiences, often involving trauma, ill-health or varied forms of loss and/or injustice.  Marie’s socially engaged practice is rooted in health and community care contexts. The creation of the Dragon’s Tail film was supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Cork County Council, Cork Printmakers, Nano Nagle Place and the National Museum of Ireland. During the making of Dragon’s Tail, Marie Brett consulted with a diverse team including farmers, historians, folklorists, dancers, musicians, craftspeople, healers, druids, strawers, circus performers and varied scholars, a Council of Elder specialist in elemental and extra-sensory perception, a necromancer, shaman, electrician and an art curator. Creative Collaborators Cinematography & drone: Colm Mullen and Chris Garrett. Circus /other...
Dragon’s Tail Workshop with Marie Brett – Well Festival 2024

Dragon’s Tail Workshop with Marie Brett – Well Festival 2024

Dragon’s Tail Workshop with Marie Brett: A workshop for everyone, no artistic experience required As part of the Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing 2024, artist Marie Brett with host an art-making workshop inspired by her exhibition, Dragon’s Tail which is currently showing in two locations at University Hospital Waterford. Dragon’s Tail is an enchanted fairytale meets frenzied carnival in this series of ambitious folk-myth artworks exploring how electromagnetic energy fields affect human health.  Fusing fact and fiction, the exhibition consists of a film, a series of intaglio prints and photographs, poetic texts and large, wearable animal effigies made from willow and steel, each depicting key characters from the Dragon’s Tail folk-myth: the hare, the wolf, the deer and the raven.  This compelling artwork offers beautiful evocative visuals and atmospheric sound, and contributes critical new thinking on humanity’s significant global wellness issues. Visual artist Marie Brett works across film, immersive multi-media installation, print, book and live event, with artworks presented in gallery and temporary off-site contexts.  Conceptually her work is about profound human experiences, often involving trauma, ill-health or varied forms of loss and/or injustice.  Marie’s socially engaged practice is rooted in health and community care contexts. Workshop Venue: Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts Centre for Arts + Health, University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Waterford, X91 ER8E Date: Fri 16 Feb, 1pm – 2:30pm Workshop fee: Free To book: wha@hse.ie / 051 842664 / eventbrite  Places limited – advance booking essential See also www.wellwaterford.com for the full festival...
‘Gatherings’ exhibition launches at The Index Gallery

‘Gatherings’ exhibition launches at The Index Gallery

Featuring an eclectic mix of artworks by participants of the Waterford Healing Arts Open Studio group, Gatherings is an art exhibition showcasing a diverse range of individual styles and techniques. The exhibition celebrates the group’s weekly gatherings at the Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts Centre for Arts + Health, where they create and make art together. Their workshops are facilitated by artist Jill Bouchier. The exhibition is on view at The Index Gallery, Central Library from Thursday 16 November to Thursday 30 November. The Open Studio has been operating at the Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts Centre for Arts + Health since 2009. It was established to provide a creative and social outlet for people living in the community who may feel socially isolated due to ill health or disability. The Open Studio group has a history of successful exhibitions. The group held their first exhibition in 2011 at UHW, entitled Separate Storms. In 2013 they exhibited their work in Cupán Tae during the inaugural Well festival. Following that they exhibited The Feel Good Factory I at Garter Lane Arts Centre and The Feel Good Factory II at the Index Gallery, WCCC Library, as part of the Well Festival 2014 and 2016 respectively. They exhibited at GOMA Gallery of Modern Art for the first time in 2018 with their exhibition This is WHAT we’re all about. Their last group exhibition, Reconnections, was also in GOMA in 2020 but unfortunately due to pandemic restrictions the group did not get a chance to view their work altogether, in-person. Waterford Healing Arts brings arts experiences – music, visual art, creative writing and storytelling – to the...
A New Exhibition Opens on the Staff Art Wall at University Hospital Waterford!

A New Exhibition Opens on the Staff Art Wall at University Hospital Waterford!

Henriique works in Medical 4 Ward as a cleaner. He has also been working as a professional photographer for the past seven years. His work mainly consists of portraits, however he is primarily interested in documentary photography. Decrescimento, Henriique’s most recent exhibition, was held in Sãn Paulo,  Brazil, in 2017. The photographs for Henriique’s current exhibition, Untitled, were taken over a period of a year and a half.  Describing the inspiration for his work Henriique says he is  ‘intrigued by human beings, even though it is hard to understand them.  No one knows what is going on behind a person’s face; there could be so many emotions. The only thing we can do is be respectful and patient with them, just as we are with ourselves’. Some of the portrait photography in this collection were published by Vogue Italy. This series of photographs by Henriique runs until 28 November 2023. The Staff Art Wall is an initiative of Waterford Healing Arts which aims to celebrate the creativity of staff working at UHW by providing an opportunity to display their work at the hospital. http://www.henriique.com https://www.instagram.com/Henriique/ https://www.vogue.com/photovogue/photographers/56879...