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Kilkenny Arts Festival 04 - 14 August 2022
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Live Performance / Indoors
Curated by Sinéad Keogh

MATRIARCH

Visual Art
No Bones About it 2016 Pauline Cummins 6
  1. 4 — 17 August 2022
  2. Various venues
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  1. 4 — 17 August 2022
  2. Various venues
  3. See more about this event

Kilkenny Arts Office presents MATRIARCH, a celebration of older female artists in sites of historic prominence and power in Kilkenny.

Artists
Na Cailleacha (Catherine Marshall, Helen Comerford, Therry Rudin, Patricia Hurl, Gerda Teljuer, Barbara Freeman, Carole Nelson and Rachel Parry), Pauline Cummins, Sara R Phillips and Lorna Corrigan

Sara R Phillips–quiescent
4 August, 3-4pm, Alice Kyteler's Inn
A reading of Sara's works exploring the similarities between Alice Kyteler, witch craft, infamy, rebellion and trans women.

Na Cailleacha–Spellbound
5 August, 1-2 pm, Rothe House
A magical talk with this powerhouse collective.

Lorna Corrigan – Artwork Clonmel Billboard
4-17 August, College Rd Junction of Circular Rd.
A billboard of Corrigan's work Clonmel.

Pauline Cummins – Bare Bones
11 August 6-7pm, Medieval Room, Kilkenny Castle.
A fine art performance dealing with Irish society’s hidden past

See more about this free event hosted by Killkenny Arts Office.

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