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Month of June
Pride at Butler Gallery: The Queeratorial presents a curated series of events and activities scheduled throughout the month of June to support and celebrate LGBTQIA+ artists, individuals and communities in Kilkenny and beyond. Join us in celebrating contemporary queer expression, embodiment and desire in Ireland. Including artist talks, workshops and film screenings, Pride at Butler Gallery: The Queeratorial offers opportunities to relate to, reflect on and inquire into the conditions of queer and trans experiences in Ireland.
Aoife Banks is a contemporary visual art curator, programme coordinator and researcher. Her curatorial practice is rooted in the exploration of visual, social, and political cultures through a queer, decolonial praxis. With a strong focus on collaboration with artists, curators, and writers, Aoife aims to engage with and develop current Irish contemporary art, through solo projects by Irish and international artists, alongside thematic group exhibitions.
Aoife is currently the Curator and Programming Coordinator of Luan Gallery. Previously, Aoife has curated contemporary visual art exhibitions and managed public engagement programmes for galleries and cultural institutions across Ireland. Aoife received her joint BA in Fine Art and Visual Culture in 2018 and MA in Visual Culture, Art in the Contemporary World, in 2020 at the National College of Art and Design.
Pride Events:
All Welcome. Some booking required.
3rd June:
- Book Workshop: Stitching up the Past - Memorial Quilt Workshop with Han Tiernan and Kate Drinane
- Book Talk: Stitching up the Past - Memorial Quilt Talk with Han Tiernan and Kate Drinane
4th June:
- Book Screening Event - Films & Talk: Eggshells and Monsters of the Apocalypse by Venus Patel
15th, 22nd and 29th June:
- Online Talk Series - Doireann O'Malley, Breda Lynch and Kian Benson Bailes
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Sincere thanks to our Pride at Butler Gallery Sponsors
