PHOTOS: Louth Craftmark Designers Network launches 'Greater Than >' exhibition

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Louth Craftmark officially launched its group exhibition, Greater Than >, on Wednesday 29 March, in The Basement Gallery, An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk.The free exhibition will run until Saturday 15 April, with opening hours from 11am to 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday. 

Louth Craftmark is widely recognised as one of the largest, and most respected visual arts collectives in Ireland. The exhibition features 29 members from the extensive Louth Craftmark Designers Network, with a broad range of artistic disciplines on show including ceramics, glass, jewellery, painting, print, mixed media, textiles, and sculpture.

Founded in 2006, Louth Craftmark is a collective of talented Northeast based professional artists, designers, and craftspeople, who have come together to promote and support each other. The network has grown exponentially in recent years, now standing at 68 members in total.

The title Greater Than > is open to interpretation by each of the artists exhibiting. The various themes being explored include inequality, gender, and school days gone by. Each artist takes their own inspiration from the theme to create a dedicated piece of art.

Ceramicist Gillian Callan from Louth Craftmark has commented, “Building on from our very successful Connective 22 Exhibition, and the fantastic Winter Weekender events last year, it gives us great joy to present our Greater Than > Exhibition in the Basement Gallery, in An Táin Arts Centre.

"Our members have been working tirelessly on brand new work, which they are very excited to exhibit to the public. I want to encourage anyone with an interest in art to come and see the beautiful pieces that we have on display, all of which have been created by visual artists in the northeast of Ireland.”

Paul Hayes, Director, An Táin Arts Centre has said, "It’s wonderful to welcome back Louth Craftmark to our Basement Gallery for the first time since the pandemic. We have hosted them a number of times before and they always deliver a selection of work that is of the highest quality and standard and are a wonderful showcase for local craft.” For further information please visit: www.louthcraftmark.com.
All photos: Arthur Kinahan