Tonight Friday, June 8 at 6.30pm the final year students showcase a selection of mixed media paintings. This exciting exhibition of paintings by final year art students in GMIT Castlebar will open to the public from 6.30 pm. The exhibition of paintings in oil, acrylic, ink, mixed media, prints and photography will be opened by the Director of the Royal Hibernian Academy Patrick T Murphy in St Mary’s Hall on campus and will run until Friday, June 15.
The body of art work displays the culmination of skill and artistic development of seven final-year students who have studied the degree programme on a part-time basis over six years. The exhibition marks the launch of their artistic careers. Dr Deirdre Garvey, Lifelong Learning Co-ordinator, GMIT Castlebar, says: “The exhibition showcases the talent and commitment of each student individually but also collectively highlights the importance of visual art and the need to nurture it in our communities. I hope the programme has helped the students realise their potential as artists and that they will continue to develop those talents.” The artists are Laura Bell (Sligo ), Naimh Dalby (Athlone ), Imelda Kilbane (Achill ), Sabine Lacey (Killala ), Judith McNamara (Achill ), Carmel McNamee (Sligo ) and Paul Rose (Kiltimagh ).
