Lines to Illuminate project
Lines to Illuminate, an installation in the garden area in the School of Education House, outside Room SE007, Maynooth University. This was unveiled by Laura Thornton, Lecturer, on Thursday 9th March 2023. The Batchelor of Education Year 3 students collaborated with...
Eggshells, Pandemics and Artists’ Incomes
The Visual Artists' News Sheet have generously published the following article which I wrote in response to COVID -19, about my lockdown, entitled Eggshells, Pandemics and Artists’ Incomes. Published in Issue 5: September - October 2020, see full publication at Visual...
Glimpses of Escape: your monochrome, my technicolour
Press Release The Making Marks with Markievicz group have announced their exhibition date and title, Glimpses of Escape: your monochrome, my technicolour When: Thursday 30th January 2020 at 7pm Where: Áras Chill Dara, Kildare County Council Office, Naas, Co Kildare....
Making Marks with Markievicz-painting
The Making Marks with Markievicz Project group had been studying Norah McGuinness’s (1901- 1980) painting entitled Morning Cry, see image below. Geraldine, one of the group participants, had researched Norahs amazing life and gave us a summary of her findings. Morning...
Making Marks with Markievicz-Joy of Print
Our Joy of Print session. We had immense fun during on an introductory printmaking session as part of the Making Marks with Markievicz group project. We started with a little crosshatching exercise and then moved on to take rubbings and recordings of the inside and...
Making Marks with Markievicz-Part 2.
Making Marks with Markievicz first fielt trip to the Kildare Gallery in Carton House where Emma Stroude’s solo exhibition entitled Curious was just completing its run.
Making Marks with Markievicz – Creative Ireland
I am so very trilled to have been awarded a Creative Ireland Bursary Award 2019. This will support a collaborative and participatory project entitled Making Marks with Markievicz. Sincere thanks to Kildare County Council Arts Service and Creative Ireland. Making Marks...
Visual Arts and Movement Project
Vera is co-director of a programme entitled Integrating Communities through Visual Arts and Body Movement. This holistic programme has been co-developed over a number of years in collaboration with Patty Abozaglo, Capacitar International tutor. The sessions are a...
Lantern Project
Starting a Thread… Lantern Project took place in 2012 in partnership with 87 pupils and their 3, 6th class teachers completing the project. This was funded by Kildare County Council Arts Service under the Artist in School Residency Bursary Award 2012. It was a joint...
King House
These images were recorded during McEvoy’s time spent in King House while on the Art@work Artists’ Residency Programme 2012. The Art@work Artists’ Residency is funded by Roscommon County Council Arts Office and An Chomhairie Ealaíon. This is a residential programme...