Culture Night – Gallery Talk – Memory of a Free Festival

Memory of a Free Festival

Culture Night:

Gallery Talk: Friday 18th September, 6.30pm

Late Opening Hours: 5pm-9pm

For Culture Night, Wexford Arts Centre are pleased to present a late opening and gallery tour of the exhibition Memory of a Free Festival.

Memory of a Free Festival responds to the Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals that took place in Wexford between 1978 and 1981. Organised by a coalition of groups, the festivals were attended by thousands of people. These legions were unified by their shared opposition to what would have been the first nuclear power plant to be built in Ireland. In addition to musical entertainment and lectures, the free festivals also included workshops and exhibitions.

Featuring works by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan and Alanna O’Kelly, the exhibition also includes photos by Derek Speirs and original archival material produced by the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement.

The gallery tour is free but booking is essential. To book a place please contact Wexford Arts Centre on 053 9123764 or log on to www.wexfordartscentre.ie.

Image credit:

Orla Barry, Kodak Moon, 2026, double screen text and sound animation. Image by Jed Niezgoda.