The Kiosk Project Art Space, Drogheda is delighted to announce our latest exhibition, CARTOMANIA: 19th Century Photo Portraits from Drogheda, curated and by Orla Fitzpatrick.
CARTOMANIA delves into Drogheda’s once-thriving photography shops, viewed through Dr. Orla Fitzpatrick’s captivating postcard collection. It offers a window into Drogheda’s past, revealing how photography helped shape social identities while serving as a historical archive and reflection of the town’s vibrant social life in the early 1900s.
Curated and designed by Orla Fitzpatrick and Michelle Lalor.
Produced by Niall McCormack and Conor McMahon.
DR ORLA FITZPATRICK is one of Ireland’s leading photographic historians. She studied History of Design and Material Culture at the National College of Art & Design (NCAD) Dublin and has a PhD in photographic history from Belfast School of Art, Ulster University. She was born and lives in Dublin and has worked as a librarian in various cultural institutions including the National Library of Ireland’s Photographic Archive. She teaches the history of photography and visual culture at NCAD and is the Librarian for the National Museum of Ireland.
Curator Talk with Dr Orla Fitzpatrick , Barlow house , Thursday 13th Of November Barlow House. Free entry
Catalogue available – Supported by Louth County council
The Kiosk Project Arts space
The Kiosk Project Art Space is a non-traditional gallery, creative community hub, residency and production space led by visual artist and creative producer Brian Hegarty and Rita Hynes in collaboration with the Droichead Arts Centre and its partners.
The aim of The Kiosk Project Art Space is to create an interdisciplinary programme showcasing and supporting the work of invited artists and groups at any stage of their practice, offering a creative and supportive environment through an artist-led approach.
The physical space of The Kiosk Project Art Space itself is small and adaptable, allowing for the transformation of the environment to suit the needs of various exhibitions, performances and projects. This initiative aims to engage and provide artists with an alternative platform to research, test and make in collaboration.
Supported by Droichead Arts Centre.
