Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre - alongside the Salt & Pepper group (West Cork's elder LGBTQI+ arts collective) - has partnered with artist Toma McCullim to curate an invigorating exhibition for summer 2025.
Titled Grá, this exhibition celebrates love in all its forms and draws from the collection of Crawford Art Gallery. Accompanying this curated selection are responses to individual artworks in the exhibition made by artists from the Salt & Pepper Collective.
While this National Cultural Institution is closed for its major redevelopment - Transforming Crawford Art Gallery - the opportunity arose to share parts of its collection with other organisations across the island of Ireland to create meaningful encounters for the public. With the guidance of Dr. Michael Waldron Curator of Collections and Special Projects at Crawford Art Gallery, Salt & Pepper has explored the collection to shape a diverse, inclusive showcase for Uillinn, accompanied by a rich programme of talks, tours, workshops, and events.
Accompanying the exhibition, the Grá Discovery Box is a free, self-guided gallery resource designed for parents and carers to use with their young children. It invites families to explore the exhibition together, encouraging interaction with the artwork and offering insights into the artists' creative processes. Developed through a series of workshops by West Cork Rainbow Families in collaboration with Toma McCullim, the Grá Discovery Box will be available throughout the exhibition. It is free to use, and no booking is required.
