- 24th Jun - 26th Aug
- All Day Event
- Droichead Arts Centre
For more information on this event please contact 041 98 33946
In partnership with LOVE Drogheda BIDS, 2023 sees the
DRAWDA public art programme explored through drawing,
concept designs and audio visuals from some of the mural artists. Accompanying the launch
of the exhibition on the 24 June is a one day Mythological
Midsummers Festival, with a celebratory family day out in
Abbey Lane.
The exhibition will act as a starting point for mural
tours every Saturday throughout the summer with mythologist
Anthony Murphy, and storyteller Grainne Rafferty.
A schools outreach programme will also take place in April/
May.
DRAWDA is produced by Love Drogheda B.I.D.S (Business Improvement District Scheme) and Droichead Arts Centre in
partnership with Louth County Council Arts Office and curators
Dee Walsh and Brian Hegarty (33-45), and mythologist Anthony
Murphy. Funded by the Arts Council under In the Open | Faoin
Spéir Initiative, Louth County Council, Love Drogheda BIDS and
Town & Village Accelerated Measures funding. Supported by the d
hotel, Colourtrend Paints and Murtagh's of Drogheda.
Murals (clockwise from top): The Morrígan (This Is Friz); Boann (Lula Goce); Fionn MacCumhaill and The Salmon of Knowledge (Ciarán Dunlevy); Étaín (Nina Valkhof); Dagda (Russ) and Amergin (AERO).
