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Pictured: Aoife Banks
The Linenhall has announced that visual art curator, programme coordinator, and researcher, Aoife Banks, as the curator of the Mayo Artists Show 2025.
Banks is currently the Curator and Programming Coordinator of Luan Gallery.
Previously, Banks has curated contemporary visual art exhibitions and managed public engagement programmes for galleries and cultural institutions across Ireland.
She holds a joint BA in Fine Art and Visual Culture (2018) and an MA in Visual Culture, Art in the Contemporary World (2020) from the National College of Art and Design.
Banks will visit the Linenhall after the final submission deadline of Saturday, November 22, to carefully select the work and curate the exhibition for this year's group show, which runs between the Linenhall and Ballina Arts Centre.
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“We are thrilled to have Aoife on board for this year’s exhibition”, says Executive Director of the Linenhall, Bernadette Greenan. “Her name has been on our most-wanted list for a number of years, so we are really pleased.
“We are very much looking forward to working with Aoife and the team at Ballina Arts Centre for what we know will be another stellar exhibition celebrating the high-quality of visual artists in Mayo.”
Submissions are invited at both venues from Thursday - Saturday, November 20 to 22.
The associated timings for submission vary, so artists are advised to check directly with their venue of choice for specific details. Submissions are open to those aged over 18, either from Mayo or living in Mayo.
This year’s exhibition will be hosted in the Linenhall’s main Visual Arts Gallery, with Ballina Arts Centre hosting in their Concourse Gallery.
Submission details, including dates and commission fees, can be found on the Linenhall Art Centre website.
The Mayo Artists Show will be launched on Friday, December 5, at 6 pm in the Linenhall and on Saturday, December 6, at 2 pm in Ballina Arts Centre.
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