The Annual Wexford Lions Club Exhibition celebrates local talent and offers a platform for artists who are at various stages of their careers as well as those with an interest in art who wish to see their work realised within a gallery context. For this reason, it is an important show within Wexford Arts Centre’s visual art programme. Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the exhibition is entirely online in 2021 and opens with a virtual launch on Saturday 23rd January at 3pm via Zoom with president of the Wexford Lions Club, Hilda Conway and guest adjudicator; visual artist, Kate Murphy. As with 2020's show, the theme for 2021's Lions Club Exhibition has been left entirely open. The open brief allows participants the freedom to create exciting and original artwork, and to tell their own stories. These stories or experiences can be related through a varied range of subjects such as urban and rural narratives, abstraction and pure imagination. We once again feature the Young Lions Gallery, dedicated exclusively to the work of young, budding artists. Young artists are encouraged to experiment with all types of mediums and objects - paints, glitter, buttons, transfers - even Lego...the list is endless! The Perpetual Children’s Trophy will be awarded again this year to a Young Lion for a work that explores the history and/or reflects on the aims and overall ethos of Wexford Lions Club. Wexford Lions Club has served the community of Wexford since 1979 and provides support to the local community. This support may be monetary, such as food vouchers at Christmas for families and individuals in need, or by giving their time to assist community projects such as The Trabolgan Holiday Project, The Message in a Bottle Project and The Carer's Weekend Project. Wexford Arts Centre and Wexford Lions Club would like to thank Spectrum Art & Framing, Wexford County Council and Light & Shadow Wexford for their ongoing and generous support of this exhibition. |
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