 As part of this year’s Culture Night Late, Galway County Arts Office presents ‘Where Light Lingers’, an immersive light, performance and sound experience at Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, Friday 19 September 2025, from 9pm.
After dusk, wander illuminated pathways and discover site-specific art: ambient soundscapes, soft illuminations and close-up performances. Featuring Galway artists Jane Cassidy, Linda Schirmer, and Alannah Robins, Dublin’s Aoife Dunne, Wexford’s Gillian O’Shea, with performances from Connemara’s Cantairí Chonamara, and project support and collaboration from Youthreach Letterfrack. Funded by Arts Council Ireland, Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, Galway County Council. In partnership with Kylemore Abbey and produced by Culture Works. September 12 - 14, 2025, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin  Bearing Witness | Holding Space | Making Injury Visible is a powerful project from Interface Inagh, exploring the environmental and cultural impact of offshore wind farms on Ireland’s coastal communities. Led by artists Jane Cassidy and Laney Mannion, alongside ecologist Marie Louise Heffernan and curator Alannah Robins, the project centres on the proposed wind farm at Sceirde Rocks, Connemara.
Through immersive sound and light installations, participatory workshops, and seabird mapping, the project invites audiences to engage with the delicate balance between renewable energy and marine biodiversity. Visitors will interact with a tactile, immersive installation to activate recordings of seabird calls, explore migration paths, and print woodcut stories based on local folklore. Urgent and thought-provoking, the project celebrates the unique richness of Ireland’s marine ecosystems—true jewels of its biodiversity. At the same time, it critically examines the industrialisation of our seas. Amplifying the voices of coastal communities, it encourages a national conversation about sustainable climate action that protects both ecosystems and cultural heritage. |