'Touch' art exhibition for Riverbank

Image: Naoise McGuckin.

An exhibition of artworks designed to be physically touched or handled will open in the Riverbank Arts Centre on Saturday, 31 May, writes Brian Byrne. The showing by the Kildare Art Collective, with an official opening at 6pm on that date, will run until 28 June.

The collective explain that touch is the first sense we develop and helps humans to connect, explore, and understand the world. The artists in the exhibition endeavoured to explore the sense in all its forms — physical, emotional, and symbolic. 

As part of this exhibition there will be an audio tour and artwork information will be available in braille, ensuring that touch becomes a shared experience across different sensory perspectives.

Artist Marta Golubowska will host a Touch and Trace Workshop for adults on Saturday 14 June.

The location of 'Touch' is the McKenna Gallery, and entrance is free.

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