Artist talk - Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly works in printmaking techniques, including Etching, Carborundum, Lithography, and Letterpress printing. His practice is studio-based and process-led, where themes of interdependence and interconnectivity intuitively emerge through playfulness and exploration. A key aspect of this exploratory approach is the focus on creating images unique to the printmaking process. For him, all art is about perception. His non-representational work alludes to a kind of visual poetry that arises from a subliminal space where experience, memory, and imagination collide through the interaction of materials and printmaking processes.

Studio Highlight- Belfast Print Workshop

Demo/talk - Aoife Edwards and Collen Eilís

Gold Foil Screenprinting: Dundalk artists Aoife Edwards & Colleen Eilís Murphy will host a one-hour demo of their process of screenprinting gold foil. Attendees will learn how to make their own gold foil prints.

Aoife is also a psychotherapist, as well as an artist her screenprints are recognisable for their bold, painterly style. 

Colleen creates illustrative prints featuring hand-drawn elements.