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'pass the baton' - Galway International Arts Festival 2025
Galway City, Co. Galway
14 July - 27 July 2025
Family friendly
Free to visit
Galway Arts Centre is delighted to present a collaborative exhibition by artists Laura O’Connor and Léann Herlihy as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2025.

Galway Arts Centre - Exhibition 14 - 27 July 2025

Galway Arts Centre presents 'pass the baton', a collaborative exhibition by artists Laura O’Connor and Léann Herlihy that draws on personal histories of competitive sport and performance to interrogate ideas of identity, nationalism and bodily resilience. Together, the artists challenge dominant narratives of strength, highlighting the tensions between endurance and resistance through embodied research, sculpture, installation and performance.

Sun 13, 6pm - Opening reception / 8pm - Afterparty with tunes by artist, designer & DJ Margaret O'Connor

Mon 14, 1pm - Artists talk

Thu 17, 6pm - Workshop

Thu 24, 6pm - Guided Exhibition tours

Event details
Dates
14 July - 27 July 2025
Time
Start 10:00End 17:00
Price
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Contact details
47 Dominick St Lower, Galway, Co. Galway, H91 X0AP, Ireland
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Galway Arts Centre's building at 47 Dominick Street was built in the 1840s as a residence for the Persse Family. The most famous member of the family was Lady Augusta Gregory, of Coole Park, playwright, Abbey Theatre founder and patron of the Irish Literary revival.

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