Deadline Approaches for Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase 2017

Kerry Artists preparing their work for the 2016 Kerry Visual Arts Programme at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Killarney. The Show Case opened on Kerry County Council's Culture Night last September. Front row: Mirka Pavelkova, Diarmuid O'Sullivan and Pat Owen. Back from left: Deirdre McKenna, Des Fitzgerald, Joseph Keating and Diana Muller. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan — Kerry Artists preparing their work for the 2016 Kerry Visual Arts Programme at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Killarney. The Show Case opened on Kerry County Council’s Culture Night last September. Front row: Mirka Pavelkova, Diarmuid O’Sullivan and Pat Owen. Back from left: Deirdre McKenna, Des Fitzgerald, Joseph Keating and Diana Muller. Photograph: Valerie O’Sullivan

Following the success of the Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase in 2015 and 2016, Kerry County Council Arts Office invites visual artists to submit applications for its Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase 2017.

This initiative is jointly supported by Kerry County Council and the Arts Council and recognises local talent and the importance of providing exposure for visual artists in Kerry.

Native or Resident of Kerry

This opportunity is open to qualified visual artists who are originally from, or resident in, County Kerry.

Artists working in all media are encouraged to submit.

“We are delighted to be able to offer this exhibition opportunity to Kerry artists,” said Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer.

Department of Arts Space

The showcase will take place in Killarney, in the Department of Arts exhibition space during September and October 2017.

For an application pack please email: arts@kerrycoco.ie, with Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase in the subject line or call 066 71 83541.

The deadline for receipt of completed applications is 4pm. Friday, 2nd June 2017.

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