Sticky Tape by Sinead McGeeney
Sticky Tape is open for viewing at Riverbank Arts Centre, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm until 19th December
All welcome. Admission Free.
We are delighted to announce the opening of the collaborative installation ‘Sticky Tape’. A big, big thank you to all of you who attended the opening day on Tuesday, 4th November. Sinead was delighted to meet her fellow collaborators on this. The following is a list of all the individuals, community groups and schools from across the county who got involved with this project.
Danny & Gerry McGrath, Eliah Kennedy, Aoife Nolan, Cathal, Caoimhe & Tory Byrne, Kildare Active Citizen Disability Group @ The Bridge CDP, Scoil Bhride Naofa, Baile Chill Dara, Ard Scoil Rath Iomghain, Athy Community College, Athy Travellers Support Group, Ballyshannon National School, Down Syndrome Association Kildare, Leinster Senior College, Gaelcholaiste, Herbert Lodge, St Farnan’s Post Primary, Prosperous, St Mark’s Special School, Piercetown, St Patrick’s National School, Mercy Convent Primary School, Naas, Morristown, Scoil An Linbh Iosa, Ballycane, Naas, Scoil Brid Celbridge National School, Robertstown National School, Scoil Bhride National School, Milltown, Scoil Bhride National School, Nurney, Scoil Mhuire Junior School, Ballymany, Scoil Mhuire Senior School, Ballymany, Scoil Na Naomh Uilig, Station Road, Patrician Primary School, V.T.O.S., George’s Street, Newbridge, V.T.O.S., Kildare Road, Athy, Educate Together, North Kildare, 2 Mile House, National School, Allenwood Girls National School, Ballyroe National School, Athy, South Kildare Youth Arch Group, Ante-Natal Classes, Newbridge and all anonymous individual contributors who dropped work to us but unfortunately did not leave their names.
The artist’s intention was to connect with the community of Kildare to actively engage through visual art with Riverbank Arts Centre and the building’s public spaces. We have to say a huge THANK YOU to all who participated with this project. We are very happy to see the enthusiasm with which this project was received and we do believe that all who visit this installation will see a great expanse of creativity and attention to detail throughout. Visually it is a very striking, colourful and playful piece. It trails from the foyer gallery through Cupcake Café into the main foyer and comprises over 4, 000 individual pieces.
This interactive collaboration between artist, public and space highlights the possibilities of artistic engagement. Sinead chose to work with coloured vinyl adhesive film for this project which allowed for all ages to be involved…no previous experience required just imagination. It is a very simple concept but one that has yielded immense pleasure and we do hope it will continue to uplift and delight the viewers who come to see it between now and 19th December.
For further information contact Susan on 045 448319 or email openforideas@kildarecoco.ie
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