In May 2020, Butler Gallery made an open call for short supported residencies. The residency activated the St. Canice’s Credit Union Learning Centre as an incubation space for new ideas that engage the public in the critical concerns of our time.
The short residencies in 2020 and 2021 enabled three artists to undertake a week of research and development, exploring new ideas to engage the public in this time of environmental change and ecological crisis. The artists were invited to connect with audiences and communities in Kilkenny, and had the support of Butler Gallery to test and share their ideas. The three artists chosen through this competitive process were Mary Conroy, Denise Kehoe, and William Bock.
