Exhibition Early Career Artist Award
26 October - 16 November 2024
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Past Events:
Artist-led Tour
5.15pm Thursday 21 September
Exhibition Launch
6.00pm Thursday 21 September
Culture Night Tours
On the hour from 6.00pm - 9.00pm Friday 22 September
Culture Night Special Performance
A special performance by Owen O’Malley will take place at 10.00pm Friday 22 September. Admission is free - places are limited to 30 and will be allocated on first-come first served basis.
The exhibition Unusual Gestures was commissioned and curated by Photo Museum Ireland. The touring exhibition was developed in partnership with Galway International Arts Festival and Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny. The Commission and the Touring Exhibition are supported by The Arts Council. Premiere: Galway International Arts Festival: 17 – 30 July 2023.
Artist Biography
Lorraine Tuck is a photographer from Co. Galway. She studied photography at Sallynoggin College, Dublin and graduated with a BA (Hons) Documentary Photography from the University of Wales, Newport College. Since graduation, she has spent much of her time making work that has been influenced by the landscape of Connemara, exploring the un-consecrated children’s burial grounds in ‘Cillín/Children in Limbo’, and the Connemara railway line, published in book form as ‘The Whistle Blowing’ (2015). She was commissioned by The Arts Council/Photo Museum Ireland to develop ‘Unusual Gestures’. The exhibition has toured to Galway International Arts Festival, and will be staged at the Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny (2023-24). Her work is in numerous private and public collections, including The Arts Council, Office of Public Works, and University of Galway.