The World Is But A Canvas To Our Imagination
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Coz, Life Ain't A White Cube Space !
Is it Art? Debate Series - Sunday & Monday
7-8.00pm, The Manor Inn
3-4.00pm, The Manor Inn
Free
A series of debates spanning the weekend in which a panel of industry professionals discuss the merits of modern art practice, socially engaged art, art and the community and the boarder debate on what criteria makes a piece of art exactly?
The discussions will no doubt be filled with strong opinions, colourful characters, colourful art works and colourful language! All debates are free of entry and the public is both welcomed and encouraged to attend to voice an opinion.
Portrait Of Killorglin - Friday
6.00 - 6.30pm, CYMS Small Theatre
Free
The Portrait of Killorglin aims to create a public portrait gallery of and for the people of Killorglin.
Three local Photographers have been commissioned by the Kfest Art Committee to create photographic portraits of deserving locals who help make our small town a community. The CYMS built by the people of Killorglin for the people of Killorglin have kindly donated enough wall space to host the Portrait Series for decades to come.
Galleries - All Weekend
10.00am-6.00pm, All Over Town
Free
Kfest utilizes unoccupied spaces within the town of Killorglin by re-appropriating these vacant retail outlets, domestic homes or deserted buildings as bespoke pop-up galleries. The transformation of 20 vacant buildings housing over 60 visual artists across all disciplines of fine art and design is in itself a staggering work of socially engaged art. Local, national and International artists act as temporary resuscitators, breathing new life into the numerous unique and quirky locations Killorglin has to offer.
External Projections - Nightly Nightfall, Oisin Cinema - The Square
Free
THREE SMART GIRLS (1936)
Oisin Cinema which opened in 1936 was for so many the centre of town for over 60 years. When it closed its door for the last time in 1999, Killorglin truly lost an iconic landmark. Nightly Projections of the first film ever shown in the Oisin will be beamed on the external facade of the building when night falls. Keep an eye out and enjoy the wonderful Three Smart Girls starring Deanna Durbin and Ray Milland.
Zendala Project - Thurs, Sat & Sun
3.00 - 5.00pm, St. Joseph's Home
3.00-5.00pm, Library Place
12.00 - 2.00pm, Library Place
Free
A Zendala is a process of doodling in a meditative state with “tangles” & repeated patterns (usually black & white) to design a space. The idea behind the drawings are to draw lines and designs that repeat, to fill in spaces with many types of lines and designs, to make it a meditative exercise, let the drawing go where it wants to go, don't worry about erasing, perfection, or what the end product will look like. Relax, enjoy and have fun with the family!
Live Art! - All Weekend
12pm-6.00pm, Various Locations
Free
This year number of artists, whom are displaying their works, will also host workshops to tutor and display their skills and crafts. These workshops will take play inside the gallery of the participating artists. View the creative process and watch as painters create live in the galleries.
Street Performance/Entertainment - All Weekend
12pm-6.00pm, Various Locations
Free
Belly Dancers! Drum Circles, Reggae/Fusion Cuban Band! Jugglers! Stilt Walkers! Face Painters! Dancers, Singers, Street Art & Loads more... Far too much to possibly tell you now! Just come along and don't be afraid to join in, sure everyone's at it! ;)
'Fish Out Of Water' - All Weekend
Viewing Point - Mill Car Park.
Free
Your Kfest Art committee will be very busy over the coming weeks creating a number of public art projects to help add a little sprinkle of magic to the summertime.
The beautiful town of Killorglin will soon be home to colourful murals, interactive sculptures and some very entertaining surprizes!
Our first creation 'Fish Out Of Water' was unvailed on April 3rd and at 190ft long by 110ft wide is Munster's LARGEST LAND ART ... were kind of proud of it!
But we're only just getting started as another giant creation is soon to follow! Look to the Bridge ;)
Screaming Pope Prize - Sunday
9.30pm - The Old Mill
Free
A select panel of industry professionals will assess and judge the entrants work over the festival weekend. This panel will narrow the field to a group of five artists and it is from this pool of finalists that the eventual winner of The Screaming Pope Prize 2014 will be chosen on Sunday 1st June.
Networking Breakfast -Saturday 9.00am - The Manor Inn
Free Tea/Coffee & Scones
Offering Artists exhibiting at Kfest the opportunity to come together in a relaxed and friendly environment for some brekkie and a chat. Touch base, network, catch up with old friends and enjoy the complimentary teas and coffees and pastries. Great cure for the evitable 'headache' from the night before.
Mural Projects - All Weekend
12pm-6.00pm, Various Locations
Free
The Murals project is a spectacular outdoor arts project. Using the town as its canvas, the Kfest Art community will turn the Killorglin itself into a spectacular masterpiece. The murals will take pride of place and will be easily visible to pedestrians and the passing traffic. The project is designed to improve the streetscape and to highlight the unique features of Killorglin for public enjoyment. We hope that Revitalization, beautification and civic pride will all be direct results of the mural project. This is the first year of the Mural project, we hope to continue this as an annual Kfest event and each year add another beautiful mural to our beautiful town. So during the June Bank holiday weekend take a walk along the streets of Killorglin and see the first of our town’s walls come to life. Perhaps you'll see some 'murals in the making'.
Public Art Project 2 - All Weekend
Various Locations
Free
Our first creation 'Fish Out Of Water' was only the start as we've got another giant creation is soon to follow!
Big, Massive thanks to the guys at The Community Council for all their hard work. Amazing Bunch of guys!
Look to the Bridge ;)
