We are delighted to invite you to TADA! which opens 3:30pm, Friday 22 Oct 2021 in the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar, Co Mayo. The exhibition is a space for children that showcases creative ideas, artwork and children’s voices from more than 24 years of collaborative art-based projects.

The exhibition comprises several themed spaces, focused around: play; people; place; and pondering. The main inspiration for the exhibition comes from our extensive library of books made by children, for children, which span a wide range of themes, experiences, and artistic techniques.

The exhibition is interactive and will inspire children to play, think, read, and share. It has been curated by a panel of children and young people from across Ireland, in collaboration with our Associate Artist Vanya Lambrecht Ward. It will run in the Linenhall Arts Centre for 4 weeks until 20th Nov 2021. TADA! will be touring across Ireland over the next couple of years, just in case you miss it this time!

In 2020 and 2021, two Visual Thinking Teams of children and young people across Ireland helped us develop and curate this exhibition. We are so grateful for their expertise, their enthusiasm, and dedication.

Visual Thinking Team 2020: 

Mia Creamer
Donncha Carew
Maebh Dimond
Evie Kenny
Robin Óg Murphy
Kevin Óg Murphy
Caila Nash
Neala O Morain
Louis Tempany

Visual Thinking Team 2021:

Khitam Aljali
Amna Aljali
Khadija Aljali
Nabeela Basith
Trecia Onyah
Sedra Al Fadiel