Textile artists to ‘walk hand-in-hand’ for joint Limerick exhibition

A COLLABORATIVE ‘cross-border’ exhibition will run in one Limerick school for 10 days, which will see artists ‘join hands’.

The initiative known as Hands Across the Border is a joint collaborative by two cross-border textiles groups – The Irish Patchwork Society (IPS) and the Northern Ireland Patchwork Guild.

For every exhibition, a theme is set for the members, with this year’s theme entitled ‘Walk in the Park’.

From August 10 to August 20, the Mid-Western Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society will host an exhibition in the Cathedral Gallery of Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD).

With over 30 quilts in the exhibition, the theme has been widely interpreted with quilts reflecting nature, places, and people.

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Speaking in advance of the opening, the Chair of the Mid-Western branch of the IPS, Tracy Watson, said: “The Mid-Western branch of the Irish Patchwork Society is delighted to welcome fellow stitchers to Limerick.

“The wonderful venue of LSAD will showcase the incredible talent of Irish patch workers and quilters north and south of the border.”

The north and south patchwork groups joined forces in 1991 to create a cross-border exhibition.

Today, the Irish Patchwork Society has 500 members.