Eamon Quinn, Project Co-ordinator with Louth VEC has contacted me with the following information:
On Saturday 20th July between 10am and 4pm in the Market
Square Dundalk ALL members of the community are invited to MAKE AN IMPRESSION
and GIVE THE THUMBS UP FOR INTEGRATION by leaving their mark on a local work of
art.
As part of Louth Meath Education & Training Board’s PEACE
III Initiative, ‘Anonymous’ is a unique integrative arts project which aims to
recognize identity while celebrating difference. For more information, please
click on the following link: https://vimeo.com/69736822
The project will involve the installation of a large open air
canvas in the heart of Market Square. Over the course of the day people from all
walks of life are invited to come and dip their fingers and thumbs in paint and
offer their personal contribution to an original painting. The work on
completion will take the form of a black and white profile portrait of an
‘anonymous’ subject and be produced by the combination of collected
fingerprints.
As the event’s coordinator Brian McKillop explains, “By
fostering creative collaboration between minority groups and the native
community the intention behind the project is to represent the uniqueness and
diversity inhabiting our society. The open canvas symbolizes the shared social
space in which we leave our impressions. As its title suggests, ‘Anonymous’ also
reminds us of the darker side of personal and collective identifications which
can lead to exclusion and a refusal to acknowledge the rights of others. Most
importantly, however, ‘Anonymous’ aims to be a celebration of our collective
creative potential. It is an art of the people, by the people, for the
people.”
This one of a kind FREE EVENT will include on the day a
variety of finger food, face painting for the kids and a spectacular Big Screen
montage.
So come along and MAKE AN IMPRESSION and GIVE THE THUMBS UP
FOR INTEGRATION!
‘Anonymous’ is supported by the European Union's PEACE III
Programme as awarded by Louth Peace and Reconciliation Partnership.
‘Anonymous’ is to take place at the Market Square, Dundalk on
Saturday 20th July from 10am to 4pm, as part of Louth VEC’s PEACE of Art
project.
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