Brigid's Day | Imbolc | Lá Fhéile Bríde Celebrating Women and Creativity
Hamilton Gallery in partnership with Embassy of Ireland, The Netherlands present an Open Call for women artists to participate in a unique exhibition
BLOODROOT
Themed on selected poetry of
Annemarie Ní Churreáin
Published by Doíre Press
The exhibition will take place at Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands, opening on January 22nd 2025
OUR BLOODROOT / ARTCALL PORTAL IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED.
ABOUT LÁ FHÉILE BRÍDE | CELEBRATION OF WOMEN AND CREATIVITY
In Ireland, 1 February marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of Lá Fhéile Bríde, St Brigid’s Day. The day has long symbolised hope, renewal and the feminine. Since 2018, Irish Embassies and Consulates across the world have been marking the day by celebrating the creativity of women, through a broad programme of events. From Wellington to Warsaw, Sydney to Santiago, London to Lisbon, Ireland’s diplomatic network, in partnership with local communities is celebrating the remarkable contribution women have made – and continue to make - across the world.
Hamilton Gallery has curated three major exhibitions involving hundreds of women artists, in association with Irish Embassies around the world for this celebration. Previous exhibitions, themed on the lives and work of women writers Leland Bardwell, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Eva Gore-Booth have been shown in London, Beijing, Dublin, Berlin and New York.
This year, our open call exhibition, based in the International city of Peace and Justice is centered on the poetry of Annemarie Ní Churreáin. Four poems have been selected by Annemarie from her powerful debut collection Bloodroot as inspirational and thematic springboards for participating artists.
The selected poems are as follows:
Six Ways to Wash Your Hands (Ayliffe, 1978) for the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation,
Bog Medicine,
Sisters,
Market Prayer.
About Pulchri Studio
Pulchri Studio is an artists' association and gallery founded in 1847. The name Pulchri is derived from Latin and means ´out of love for the arts´. It is a place where ideas are born and showcased, art is traded, acquittances are made and friendships are forged.
On average there are 60 different exhibitions per year
Bloodroot will open at Pulchri Studio, The Hague, Netherlands on 22nd January 2025.
The exhibition will be a focal point for Lá Fhéile Bríde cultural programming organised by Embassy of Ireland, the Netherlands. It is most likely the exhibition will be presented at other international galleries in 2025, as well as Hamilton Gallery Sligo.
Doire Press
Poems from Bloodroot have kindly been made available for this event by Annmarie Ní Churreáin's publishers, Doire Press.
Submission Process
Submissions for Bloodroot | Lá Fhéile Bríde 2024 | Celebrating the Poetry of Annemarie Ní Churreáin must be made via the ArtCall submission portal at this link .
Significant Dates:
Closing Deadline for On-Line Submissions: 14th December 2024
Selection Notifications: 21st December 2024
Deadline for Artwork Delivery to Hamilton Gallery 4 Castle Street, Sligo: 8th January 2025
Exhibition Opening Pulchri Studio The Hague, the Netherlands, 22nd January 2025
Lá Fhéile Bríde | Embassy of Ireland, The Hague, Netherlands Cultural Programme, 31st January
Important notes:
Lá Fhéile Bríde celebrates the creativity of women. Accordingly this open call is for all women and female identifying artists, who are resident on the Island of Ireland.
Art works must be unframed and strictly adhere to the dimensions 30cm X 30cm X 2cm depth.
Submissions for this exhibition are free of charge.
All enquiries relating to this exhibition must be made to Hamilton Gallery. Please do not contact either Embassy of Ireland, The Hague, or Pulchri Studio for information or updates.