Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels – Irish Women Changemakers in History Exhibition
A visual art exhibition by Mary Moynihan integrated throughout the Barracks Heritage Centre.
A visual art exhibition by Mary Moynihan integrated throughout the Barracks Heritage Centre.
The exhibition features visual art, photography, poetry and film, mapping physical landscapes of nature to landscapes of the soul, reflecting on ways to hold on to the courage to be who we truly are and to let ourselves shine.
Immersive exhibitions across three historic floors
Featuring the work of Paddy Bushe (poet), Dominika Piekarska (visual artist), June O’Sullivan (novelist), Ita Ryan (writer), John Goode (poet), and Marie O’Shea (writer).
September brings together new and existing works by gallery artists and new artists working across a wide range of media and cultural backgrounds.
A multidisciplinary exhibition reflecting on peace, equality and human rights through contemporary visual and creative expression.
GOAL NextGen, with THINKHOUSE and designers and artists Farouk858 and Helen Steele, reimagine the Irish flag as a symbol of welcome, belonging, solidarity and community.
A multidisciplinary installation and live monologue presented by Peace Bridges International and Udeido Collective.
A guided coastal, storytelling walk from the iconic Forty Foot Bathing area in Sandycove along the seacoast to the Roger Casement statue in Dun Laoghaire and back again.
A song writing workshop with Colm Quearney, songwriter, musician and workshop facilitator, exploring the history and power of songs that have supported human rights movements.
A national solidarity march organised by the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, featuring speakers, music and chants.
A march and rally organised by the Derry Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
A live monologue performance from Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part II by Mary Moynihan
This event features extracts and reflections from Mahvash Sabet’s memoir Open Wide the Doors, documenting her imprisonment in Iran.
An evening of poetry and spoken word with acclaimed Irish poet and spoken word artist Emmet O’Brien, including performance and informal conversation about his creative work.