cARTography: Maps & Journeys of Mountshannon Arts
Poetry Day Ireland, April 29th 2021

In 1997 the first Festival of Arts took place in Mountshannon, Co. Clare. Established by a group of visual artists it sought to bring contemporary art to audiences in our idyllic lakeshore setting. The journey has brought us to the present day and we will celebrate our twenty-fifth festival in 2021. 
The map that has guided us here has sometimes been instinctual and presses us to find new and innovative ways to promote artistic experience in our rural community. For Poetry Day Ireland 2021 we invite poets to find inspiration in the artwork of the area and send us their ekphrastic poems.

We aim to produce a short video of the poetic responses inspired by the Mountshannon Art trail.  Send your responses to mountshannonpoetry@gmail.com before April 6th 2021

Ekphrastic poetry can be defined as poems written about works of Art 

Mountshannon Village Works of arts

Signpost - Mark Wilson

The Stag - Donnacha Cahill

Crannog Ceoil - Paul Berg

Mayfly - Leanne Mclauglin

The Wren - Nathalie El Baba

Sanctuary of Free Sounds - Slavek Kwi

Returning swallows - Nathalie El Baba

Ploughing Ahead - Mark Wilson

Bird - Conor Fallon