CATHAL MC CARTHY
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    • Semblance
    • Word-Tree
    • Our Place
    • Stream-Spire
    • The Player
    • Crossing
    • Monk with Candles
    • Lyre Variant
    • Light-stream
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C.V.

 Cathal Mc Carthy Visual Artist/Sculptor
Website: http://wwwcathalpmccarthy.com

Public Art Commissions
2020     "Sonic Garden" Commissioned by St Patricks Special School Percent for Art Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. 
2020     "Semblance" Commissioned by Scoíl Bhríde National school Percent for Art, Edenderry, Co Offaly. 
2019    "Word-Tree" Commissioned by Sancta Maria Secondary School Percent for Art Louisburgh Co Mayo. Dept of Education. I
2019    "Rainbow in a box"  Tracks Young Radicals Dublin Fringe Festival/Baboro/Cork Midsummer touring installation. 
2018   “The Friendship Tree” Commissioned  by St Joesephs  Second level school Castlebar,
2011     “Stream Spire”  Commissioned by Westmeath Co Council percent for art for Mullingar town,Ireland.
2013    “Monk with Candles”  Commissioned by Errew N.S. Co Mayo. Outdoor interactive sculpture, 
2001   “The Player” Public Art Commission awarded by Mayo County Council at Ballindine Co. Mayo N17 Route.
2000  “The Player” Public Art Commission Bronze maquettes of The Player for the Disabled Drivers Association and the Mayo County Council Offices.

Private Commisisons
2020 "Eriophorum"  
Commissioned by Grady Carr Architects for L&H Homes, College View Castlebar. 
2013   "Lyre Variant” Commissioned by Dr Sean Lysaght Poet, Author and Lecturer. Westport Co Mayo.“Crossing” Nolan Developments to create public art piece for housing estate in Castlebar Co Mayo
2007   “Crossing” Nolan Developments to create public art piece for housing estate in Castlebar Co Mayo

EXHIBITIONS: Group Shows
2018   Summer Show Green Fuse Gallery Westport Co
2017   Collision So Fine Art -The Law Library Dublin.youtu.be/WLnt2IJkT9w
2016   Sculpture for Galway Kennys Art Gallery Liosbaun Galway.
2013   Back of an Envelope Linenhall Arts Centre curated by Ian Wiezcoreck
2001   Mayo Artists group show at the Linenhall Arts Centre,Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
2000  Heads group show at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

Published Poetry
1991 Poems published in Force 10 anthology edited by poet Michael Gorman.
1990 Poems published in Force 10 anthology edited by writer Dermot Healy

Education
2009 Fine Art Studies G.M.I.T.  Castlebar. 1996 Certificate in Community Arts Macnas Theatre Galway.
1992 National Certificate in Horticulture Multyfarhnam College Mullingar.
1989 City and Guilds in Woodwork G.M.I.T Galway.

Awards and Residiencies
2018 and 2016   Sculpture Residency 
with Richard Hunt Studio Chicago, USA: richardhuntstudio.com
2011   Allianz Award Nomination by Westmeath Co Council for “Stream Spire” public art commission
2010   The  Arts Council travel award to speak at the  International  Sculpture Conference London 2010
2009 Artist-Director of W.A.M.P collective Westport Art project with Western Care service users with special needs funded by The Arts Council in collaboration with Visual Artist Aideen Barry.www.westerncare.com/menu.asp?menu=363&parent=13&item=0024
2008/09   The Arts Council: Projects New Work Award -collaborative project for special needs adults with visual artist  Aideen Barry and Carrowbeg Theatre members See link .youtu.be/f5Q5AI-3y4M
2005   Professional Development Award Arts Council of Ireland. Visit to sculptor Anthony Caro studio in London.
2005 and 2007    Artist in residence Claremorris Open Exhibition(C.O.E.) Claremorris Co Mayo.
2003   Visual Theatre Award -Ireland funds and Mayo Co Council awarded to produce visual theatre work by adults with learning disability at Carrowbeg Enterprises Co Mayo part of Western Care Association. 
2002   Artist in the Community, funded by The Arts Council to create theatre project with adults with learning disabilties at Carrowbeg Enterprises, Westport, Co. Mayo.
2001   Project Award Linenhall Arts Centre and Carrowbeg Enterprises commission to design visual theatre project
1996    Project Funding “Mise Freisin” an experimental theatre research project funded by The Arts Council, Mayo County Council and Meitheal Mhaigheo. 
1995   Project Funding “The Clare Island Mystery”  a major interactive theatre project for adults with learning disabilities-a Linenhall Arts Centre Project/Macnas Theatre Company project funded by The Arts Council, Mayo County Council, National Rehabilitation Board and UNESCO.
2005 and 2007    Artist in residence COE Claremorris Co Mayo Westport
Jan 2002-Dec 2008    Artist in residence Western Care Carrowbeg Centre


Arts Related experience and training
1995 Community Arts Training- Macnas Theatre Company Galway. Specialist training Disabilty Arts with Horse and Bamboo Theatre Manchester UK.
1994 Scriptwriter / Performer Linenhall Arts Centre Castlebar 1996, Artistic Director of Mise Freisin, a joint Macnas/ Linenhall
Arts Centre project. A major artistic project, which pioneered interactive drama for persons with disabilities. This was formally attended by the President, Mary Robinson.

Relevant Websites
  1. ErrewN.S.PublicArtProject“MonkwithCandles.RTEBroadcast2007. https://youtu.be/RvmFZJtJozE
  2. StreamSpireMullingarTown www.advertiser.ie/mullingar/article/20392/mullingar-sculpture-to-mimic-brosna-river
  3. Monk with Candles Errew NS www.mayonews.ie/news/2505-giant-instrument-in-errew The Player Ballindine
  4. Words Are My Prisoner Special Needs Collaborative Project journals.rcni.com/doi/pdfplus/10.7748/ldp.11.9.22.s21
  5. Words Are My Prisoner RTE Television: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Q5AI-3y4M
  6. Friedensbaum Sculpture for Bavaria, Germany.www.infranken.de/lk/gem/irische-kunst-fuer-den-kulturpfad-art-4702871?fbclid=IwAR1so88-CyoIlWESZIHrK2X9PBYBMxNdT8S6jkYJmdYRmrBqFqPKl9OIR_k
  7. Rainbow in a box Baboro Galway 2019 www.con-telegraph.ie/2019/10/29/mayo-artists-installation-a-hit-in-galway/

Bibliography:
By the Way A book about public art in Ireland Author Ann Lane published by Wordwell Books ISBN: 978-1-905569-44-1
Less Stress More Success art history for Leaving Cert Gill and Macmillan ISBN 0-7171-3029-0

Talks and Lectures:
2017:  Studio practice- The Law Library Dublin in conjunction with Sofine Art Gallery.
2010: Approaches to sculpture- International Sculpture Conference London. 


  • Works
    • Semblance
    • Word-Tree
    • Our Place
    • Stream-Spire
    • The Player
    • Crossing
    • Monk with Candles
    • Lyre Variant
    • Light-stream
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