BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1027@https://flypost.ie SUMMARY:Eco Print Workshop — The Colours of Sliabh an Iarainn DTSTAMP:20260505T194439Z DTSTART:20260514T170000Z DTEND:20260514T190000Z DESCRIPTION:Helen O’Leary and Kim Flick will lead an evening eco-printing w orkshop for\nartists and communities at The Dock\, working directly with t he materials of\nSliabh an Iarann—its plants\, waters\, and iron-rich soil s. This is an evening\nsession focusing on eco-printing\, working more clo sely with leaves and plant\nforms to make direct impressions on cloth and paper\, offering a quieter\, more\nintimate way of engaging with the mater ials.\n\nThis is a fun evening of making on Thursday 14 May\, 6—8pm—no exp erience\nrequired—slow\, physical\, and grounded in the Leitrim landscape. All materials\nsupplied. Booking required—tickets are €5 including refres hments.\n\nBook your tickets here.\n[https://thedock.ticketsolve.com/ticke tbooth/shows/873686186]\n\nHelen O'Leary [https://www.helenoleary.com/] is a Wexford-born artist best known\nfor constructions that blur the boundar ies between painting and sculpture.  She\nholds BFA and MFA degrees from T he School of the Art Institute of Chicago. \n\nBased between New York and Leitrim\, her work has been widely recognised through\nawards and residenc ies including the Rome Prize American Academy in Rome\; New\nJersey Fellow ship for the Arts\; the Hennessy Purchase Award\, IMMA\, Dublin\; the\nPur chase Award American Academy of Arts and Letters\; the John Simon Guggenhe im\nFellowship\; the Pollock-Krasner awards\; the Joan Mitchell Award for painting and\nsculpture\; the Centre Culturel Irlandaise\, France\; the Sa m and Adele Golden\nResidency\, NY\; the Mac Dowell Fellowship\, New Hamps hire\; the Skowhegan program\,\nME\; and the Yaddo Residency\, NY. \n\nKim Flick [https://wildaways.com/] is a mixed media artist\, sharing her pass ion\nfor creativity as a Visual Arts Instructor through workshops\, retrea ts\, and\ncommunity events in addition to the credit courses taught at The Pennsylvania\nState University. She holds degrees in Drawing & Painting a nd Equine Science\nfrom Penn State University and an MFA from The Vermont College of Fine Art.\n\nBorn in Bellefonte and raised in the foothills of the Bald Eagle Mountains\, she\nis a native daughter of the PA Wilds. She keeps it local with membership and\nservice in various community organizat ions: Central PA Pastel Society\, The\nFarmland Preservation Artists\, The Art Alliance\, Clinton County Arts Council\,\nand America's oldest art or ganisation\, The Philadelphia Sketch Club. Kim is\nlisted on the juried ar tist registries of The Bellefonte Art Museum and The\nPennsylvania Wilds A rtisans. She promotes and demonstrates sustainable studio\npractices\, eco -friendly products and artistic environmental projects.\n\nFor further inf ormation\, you can email Mary Conlon\,\nat mary.conlon@leitrimcoco.ie [mar y.conlon@leitrimcoco.ie]. URL:https://flypost.ie/event/eco-print-workshop-the-colours-of-sliabh-an-ia rainn LOCATION:The Dock Arts Centre - St. George’s Terrace\, Carrick-on-Shannon\, County Leitrim\, N41T2X2. STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibition,visualart,leitrim,workshop,eco X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Helen O’Leary and Kim Flick will lead an ev ening eco-printing workshop for artists and communities at The Dock, worki ng directly with the materials of Sliabh an Iarann—its plants, waters, and iron-rich soils. This is an evening session focusing on eco-printing, wor king more closely with leaves and plant forms to make direct impressions o n cloth and paper, offering a quieter, more intimate way of engaging with the materials.

This is a fun evening of making on Thursday 14 May, 6 —8pm—no experience required—slow, physical, and grounded in the Leitrim la ndscape. All materials supplied. Booking required—tickets are €5 including refreshments.

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H elen O'Leary is a Wexford-born artist best known for construc tions that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture.  She h olds BFA and MFA degrees from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.& nbsp;

Based between New York and Leitrim, her work has been widely r ecognised through awards and residencies including the Rome Prize American Academy in Rome; New Jersey Fellowship for the Arts; the Hennessy Purchas e Award, IMMA, Dublin; the Purchase Award American Academy of Arts and Let ters; the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship; the Pollock-Krasner awards; th e Joan Mitchell Award for painting and sculpture; the Centre Culturel Irla ndaise, France; the Sam and Adele Golden Residency, NY; the Mac Dowell Fel lowship, New Hampshire; the Skowhegan program, ME; and the Yaddo Residency , NY. 

Kim Flick is a mixed media artist, sharing her passion for c reativity as a Visual Arts Instructor through workshops, retreats, and com munity events in addition to the credit courses taught at The Pennsylvania State University. She holds degrees in Drawing & Painting and Equine Science from Penn State University and an MFA from The Vermont College of Fine Art.

Born in Bellefonte and raised in the foothills of the Bald Eagle Mountains, she is a native daughter of the PA Wilds. She keeps it l ocal with membership and service in various community organizations: Centr al PA Pastel Society, The Farmland Preservation Artists, The Art Alliance, Clinton County Arts Council, and America's oldest art organisation, The P hiladelphia Sketch Club. Kim is listed on the juried artist registries of The Bellefonte Art Museum and The Pennsylvania Wilds Artisans. She promote s and demonstrates sustainable studio practices, eco-friendly products and artistic environmental projects.

For further information, you can e mail Mary Conlon, at mary.conlon@leitrimcoco.ie.

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