Celebrate Culture Night 2025, on Friday 19th September, with us as we unveil two exciting exhibitions and host a live interactive tufting demo. Discover new work by local and visiting artists, meet the makers, and experience creativity in action.
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Booking: No booking required
Age Suitability: Suitable for all ages, except Art of Tufting (adults only)
Exhibition Launch - Co-Create III:
This exhibition celebrates the final work of collaborative projects by four Leitrim Artists. Stained glass artist Colette Langan & designer Erika Marks, along with collaborative pair weaver Helena Golden & ceramicist Bairbre Kennedy. Meet the artists and learn about their innovative approaches and the challenging but rewarding art of collaboration! This project has been kindly supported by the Leitrim Arts Office through the Creative Communities programme. This exhibition runs until the 11th October.
ARTWALL Launch - Hey, Bulldog!
An exhibition by Amanda Vencatasamy of Hey, Bulldog! design. This promises to be a show not to be missed, with unique creations bursting with eye popping colour and texture. Enjoy her vibrant exhibition of textile wall works and learn more about how these pieces came about. On view until the 5th November. Hey, Bulldog! design is growing in popularity, having recently exhibited in the Royal Hibernian Academy’s summer show in Dublin this year.
Live Interactive Tufting Demo with the artist!
For Culture Night, Amanda & Joe, the team behind Hey, Bulldog! design will be hosting a live interactive tufting demo where visitors can experience the process behind creating contemporary textile art. They'll demonstrate how tufted art pieces are created using colourful wools, a tufting gun, and tufting shears. Amanda will talk through the materials, techniques and inspiration behind the work.
Attendees will be invited to try tufting for themselves on a shared frame, offering a tactile, joyful insight into this expressive craft. This event is suitable for adults aged 18+ only, due to the tools involved and the nature of the interactive demonstration.
