Bealtaine 2021

Bealtaine 2021
Light and Shadow
22 to 31 May 2021

The ancient festival of Bealtaine or Beltane (held on May 1), marked the midway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, and heralded the start of summer. The word Bealtaine is still used in the Irish language and translates as the month of May. The word Bealtaine derives from Old Irish, meaning ‘bright fire’.

The co-existence of light and shadow exist all around us both in sharp contrasts and subtle interplays.  This online exhibition was a response from an invitation to the public by Public Engagement Artist Kate McElroy,  to seek out the contrasts of both light and darkness in their everyday surroundings and capture the results.

Sarah Ward ‘Synergy’

James McGowan