About us
Nestled on the western banks of Lough Derg, Mountshannon is one of
Irelands most beautiful villages, and has an ancient monastic settlement
just off shore, on Inis Cealtra, or Holy Island as it is known locally.
The local festival has been running since 1995.
Each year brings a new collection of exhibitions, performances and
workshops to inspire and entertain both locals, and visitors to the area.
Rooted in the visual arts, the ethos of the Festival is to create access to
works and exhibitions that would not be easy to find in a rural area, while at
the same time stimulating the creation of works and performances from
within the local community.
There is also an emphasis on families, and we aim to create a fun filled
festival, with water sports, live music, puppet shows, a dog show and more.
Irelands most beautiful villages, and has an ancient monastic settlement
just off shore, on Inis Cealtra, or Holy Island as it is known locally.
The local festival has been running since 1995.
Each year brings a new collection of exhibitions, performances and
workshops to inspire and entertain both locals, and visitors to the area.
Rooted in the visual arts, the ethos of the Festival is to create access to
works and exhibitions that would not be easy to find in a rural area, while at
the same time stimulating the creation of works and performances from
within the local community.
There is also an emphasis on families, and we aim to create a fun filled
festival, with water sports, live music, puppet shows, a dog show and more.
The organisers
The festival is run as a non-profit, community venture, by a changing group
of local volunteers.
If you feel you would personally like to get involved in whatever way, big or
small, we will be happy to hear from you.
Please drop us a line via the contact page.
of local volunteers.
If you feel you would personally like to get involved in whatever way, big or
small, we will be happy to hear from you.
Please drop us a line via the contact page.
ARTISTIC OBJECTIVES
- To enable people of all ages and abilities access to a variety of
artistic disciplines they would not otherwise encounter, introducing
them to a wide range of professional artists, groups and
organisations. - Built on our original core principles, which was to work in the area of
Contemporary Visual and Performance Art, our aim is to enable
professional artists to work together in a variety of disciplines on
community related projects. - Provide diversity in the programme, offering new opportunities for
innovation both for professional artists and participants, as well as
providing support in traditions in the arts so that we can appeal to as
wide an audience as possible. Engagement with, participation in and
enjoyment of the arts are all key elements of our programme. - Provide a sustained arts experience for our audience/ participants,
aiming to build on projects in the community year by year. To
encourage and support new and upcoming artists/arts students in all
disciplines.
