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Identity: Arts Alive Galway

Opening October 26th @ 1pm – The MART Gallery Rathmines,

Runs 26 Oct – 9th Nov 2024 | Wed-Sat 1-6pm

This exhibition of multimedia work delves into the multifaceted identities of ten Galway artists with intellectual disabilities. People with intellectual disabilities are often marginalised in society, they can go unseen and their voices unheard. Identity aims to challenge preconceived notions of people with intellectual disabilities, dismantle stereotypes and reshape the way the world sees them by showcasing their perspectives and lives, while amplifying their voices.

This intimate, moving and thought-provoking thirty minute experience consists of digital art pieces entitled Portraits of our Lives and Projections of an Artist. Also included are ten digital art prints created by the artists with additional interactive tactile graphics art prints for any audience members with visual impairments.

Portraits of our Lives uses animation, video, and voice over to delve into the talents, interests, and dreams of the ten artists. Each digital portrait aims to celebrate the richness of their individuality and platform their diverse identities.

Projections of an Artist is a multimedia digital art film consisting of ten individual digital art pieces that reflect something important in the artists’ lives. Their artwork is projected back onto the artists as they move, dance and connect with their artwork.

The audience will have an opportunity to immerse themselves within the projections that the artists have created.

The works were created by ten artists from Arts Alive Galway, in collaboration with artists Jane Cassidy, Laura O’Connell, Gary Walshe.

Art Alive Artists: Amy Clarke, Aoife King, Natasha Lydon, Róisín de Bùrca, Eilish Lee, Richard Hickey, James O’Connell, David Mc’Anena, Alan Keady, Damien Graham