Memory of a Free Festival
Culture Night:
Gallery Talk: Friday 18th September, 6.30pm
Late Opening Hours: 5pm-9pm
For Culture Night, Wexford Arts
Centre are pleased to present a late opening and gallery tour of the exhibition
Memory of a Free Festival.
Memory of a Free Festival responds to the Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals that
took place in Wexford between 1978 and 1981. Organised by a coalition of
groups, the festivals were attended by thousands of people. These legions were
unified by their shared opposition to what would have been the first nuclear
power plant to be built in Ireland. In addition to musical entertainment and
lectures, the free festivals also included workshops and exhibitions.
Featuring works by Orla Barry, Brian
Duggan and Alanna O’Kelly, the exhibition also includes photos by Derek Speirs
and original archival material produced by the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement.
The gallery tour is free but booking is essential. To book a place
please contact Wexford Arts Centre on 053 9123764 or log on to
www.wexfordartscentre.ie.
Image
credit:
Orla Barry, Kodak Moon, 2026, double screen text and sound
animation. Image by Jed Niezgoda.
