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Children from the Johnston Marina in Tralee and Atlas House Killarney with their families, Cllr Jim Finucane, Deirdre Enright, Ann O’Dwyer of Kerry ETB and artist David Fortune and Helen Leahy of Kerry County Museum at the opening of the ‘This Is Me’ exhibition on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
KERRY County Museum was a busy spot on Saturday afternoon as a new exhibition featuring art created by children from diverse backgrounds.
The ‘This Is Me’ exhibition is the culmination of a year’s work by 24 young participants who are based at Johnston Marina Hotel in Tralee and Atlas House in Killarney.
Facilitated by David Fortune, artist-director of Me and The Moon, the show opened on Saturday and will run until June 28 at Kerry County Museum.
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Supported by Kerry Local Creative Youth Partnership at Kerry ETB, ‘This Is Me’ is an exciting, immersive show that captures the essence of an art workshop and can only be experienced by walking through the art, seeing it from all sides in a riot of colour and texture.
The official opening, performed by Chairman of the board of Kerry ETB, Cllr Jim Finucane, was attended by the children and their families along with David Fortune.
For David Fortune, the artist facilitator who has been working with the young art-makers; giving the children time to play with the process gives them the opportunity to learn, discover and allows creativity to flow.
The ‘This Is Me’ exhibition at Kerry County Museum. Photo by Dermot Crean
“The process is often reflected in the final work, we are recreating what it is like to be in a space where work is made”, stated David when asked about the concept behind the art installation.
The project was kindly facilitated by the staff of Onsite Facilities Management Ltd at Johnston Marina Hotel in Tralee and Atlas House in Killarney, along with parents and caregivers who supported their children to attend weekly art making workshops at the centres.
The show is a celebration of how the children see the world. It is accompanied by a short film on the making of the show in the audio visual room.
Artist David Fortune and Deirdre Enright of Kerry ETB with Elijah & Rania at the exhibition. Photo by Dermot Crean
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