4 September 2003 Edition

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Donegal Emmet exhibition

A Chairde,

I would like to inform your readers of a forthcoming exhibition entitled Shall his Epitaph Be Written?, a multimedia exhibition exploring the Legacy of Robert Emmet at the Screig Gallery, Fintown, Donegal. The exhibition opens on 20 September - the 200th anniversary of Robert Emmet's execution and runs until 20 October.

The exhibition consists of original artworks and political ephemera inspired by the Emmet Rising, including unpublished photographs and prison letters; unbroadcast filmed interviews; political posters, flyers, postcards & pamphlets; first editions of newspapers, journals, stamps, poetry & prose from 1803 to the present. There will also be a live performance of music from the 1803 Rising during the opening.

Final Call for Submissions: To Commemorate the legacy of Robert Emmet the Screig Gallery invites submissions of new artworks which are inspired by Emmet and the 1803 Rising.

The selected art works will be exhibited at the Screig Gallery alongside the archive material.

Closing Date 15 September. Email the Screig Gallery on [email protected].

See http://www.searc.ie/screig.html.

Patricia Sharkey,
Screig Gallery,
Fintown,
Donegal


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