National Tour
Artist Marie Brett was awarded an Arts Council touring and dissemination of work award to produce The E.gress National Tour in Ireland during 2015/16. She partnered with diverse agencies and venues to deliver an extensive programme of exhibition and engagement events. Further details can be found in exhibitions & events, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/E.gress.Film.Tour/
and Marie’s website http://www.mariebrett.ie/egress.html
Venues and Dates:
Dublin – Irish Museum of Modern Art | 3 Nov – 13 Dec 2015
Cork – Cork Alzheimer Society of Ireland | mobile cinema | 11 Feb 2016
Sligo – The Model | 3 March – 28 April 2016
Waterford – Alzheimer Society of Ireland | mobile cinema | 14 April 2016
Limerick – 69 O’Connell Street, Belltable Arts & Culture Centre | 12 May 2016
Kilkenny – Butler Gallery | 26 May 2016
Galway – Nun’s Island Theatre | 1 June 2016
Dublin – Irish Museum of Modern Art | 14 July 2016
SPECIAL EVENTS
A special programme of events accompanies the tour. Here’s details of what’s happening at each venue:
Dublin | Tuesday 3 November 2016, 6pm
- Launch guest speaker followed by discussion event | Further details here | Friday 27 November 2016, 1pm
- Conversation event discussing intersections between practices of a poet and artist in relation to E.gress. Further details here
Cork | Thursday 11 February 2016, 6.30pm
- Live music with discussion event at The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, Bessboro Daycare Centre, Cork – details to be announced
Sligo | Thursday 3 March 2016, 3pm
- Film screening with discussion event, at The Model, Sligo
Waterford | Thursday 14 April 2016, 1.15pm
- Discussion event with guest speakers, on the Mobile Cinema in Waterford City Centre
Limerick | Thursday 12 May 2016, 2pm
- Film screening with discussion event, at 69 O’Connell Street
Kilkenny | Thursday 12 May 2016, 2pm
- Film screening with discussion event, at Kilkenny Castle Parade Tower
Galway | Wednesday 1 June 2016
- Series of special events, at Nuns Island Theatre
Dublin | Thursday 14 July 2016
- Series of special events, at IMMA
