Escape boutique presents louise Cherry
Friday October 28th - Sunday November 6th
Open evening - Thursday 27th October 7 - 9 pm, with artists talk by Louise
Escape Boutique is about to embark on a new venture and are delighted to announce their collaboration with local Wicklow based artist, Louise Cherry. Escape will be hosting an exhibition of Louise’s work in their Greystones boutique from October 27th until November 6th.
The Escape exhibition will open on Thursday 27th October from 7-9pm and a short talk about her work will be presented by Louise herself. Entry to the opening evening is by ticket invitation only, tickets can be secured free of charge through Eventbrite, link above. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
Louise will also be available to discuss her work in the boutique at specified times over the 10 days of the show so keep an eye out on our Instagram for dates and times. Or contact the Louise 086 804 4747 directly if you would like to arrange to meet her there.
Before you check to see the winners, just take a moment
and
congratulate yourself !
Congratulations for taking part, for completing a beautiful submission and entering into a competition that is supporting children who are less fortunate in life than you. Congratulations for having one of your drawings included in an exhibition in a real gallery, that’s one for the CV !! Who knew when I started this competition that so many children from all over the country would take part. I have had over 400 entries from over 150 different schools nationwide and I’ve been truly overwhelmed by the effort and standard of all the artwork. Together we have raised nearly €5,000, all of which will be donated to the Jack and Jill Foundation.
As an artist, I am only too aware that a blank canvas can be daunting and so to encourage as many of you to participate as possible I designed two project briefs that you could follow. One of the project briefs, the ‘imaginary world’ seems to have particularly ignited imaginations and it is fascinating to see, through the images into your worlds. The entries are incredible, visually, technically and conceptually; you have all put so much effort into your drawings, I feel honoured to have them in my possession and I have kept true to my word, every single entry I received is currently hanging on the wall in my gallery, it is a breathtaking display of imagination, design and colour.
The entries have touched on so many moving subjects, many of which reflect on the situation we currently find ourselves in with yet more level 5 restrictions; covid, lockdown, restrictions, boredom, loneness and home schooling. But many other everyday topics were displayed too, climate change, sea pollution, deforestation, friendship, sport, parties, birthdays, bullying, death, loss, birth and family. What really struck me, was that what would normally be in the real world, hanging out with friends, playing team sports and going to a party etc, all shifted to the imaginary world. This clearly demonstrated to me that everyone who entered have a very clear perception of what is going on in their lives due to lockdown restrictions, the difficulties that they are experiencing and through their art they have been able to express this really well. I am so impressed.
There are a number of people I have to thank, firstly my judging panel, the standard of all entries was so amazing, it was not an easy task to choose winners: Award winning Irish children’s author Sarah Webb, Award winning Irish designer Eoin Shanley from Copperfish Lighting and Arts facilitator and children’s gallery coordinator, Mathilde Murray-Veldt. There are some amazing prizes generously donated by local Wicklow businesses, many thanks to Ronan Rose-Roberts Architects, Hopkins ToyMaster, Bridge Street Books, Sorrel and Eve, The Sports Room, Squirrel Scramble, The Art Studio and The Coffee Shop. And I must thank my own children Juno and Reuben who could not enter the competition themselves but were both central to the success of this whole project.
The school prize was won by local Ashford school, Nun Cross National School, however as this is the school my son, Reuben goes to, I have decided to create a second school prize for the runner up, GlenBrien National School in Enniscorthy. When Covid is under control both schools will get a day of art workshops for the kids given by myself.
Please click on the links below to see 4 winners and highly commended entries in each category. And a big well done again to everyone who took part. Looking forward to next year !
5th/6th CLASS 3rd/4th CLASS 1st/2nd CLASS Junior/Senior Infants
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Click this link to donate https://www.justgiving.com/fundr.../louise-cherry-gallery... Jack & Jill provide in-home nursing care and respite support for children up to the age of five, with a range of neurodevelopmental issues including brain injury, genetic diagnosis and severe cerebral palsy. On a personal note, the Jack and Jill Foundation offer huge support to my sister, Clare and her husband Pierre with their beautiful son Jace. Read more about Jace here