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This autumn, Brown Mountain Diamond, an artist-run space in the hills of North Kilkenny, presents RURAL LIFE 1.0, an exhibition of new work.
Over five months (May to September), six artists immersed themselves in rural life, collaborating with community groups from beekeepers and birdwatchers to choirs, farmers and conservation clubs.
The exhibition opens on Sunday, October 12, bringing together sound, sculpture, film and installation, all shaped by the everyday textures of North Kilkenny.
ABOVE: Artist John Byrne engaged with Ballyfoyle Show, Kilkenny Mart and Kilkenny Gospel Choir
Funded through Kilkenny County Council’s Public Art Programme 2024–2026 and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the project reflects the Council’s commitment to ambitious public art that engages communities in meaningful ways.
Based in a former farm complex with its outbuildings, yards and fields, Brown Mountain Diamond has quickly become a place for experimentation and exchange, where artists and communities make work together, grounded in the realities and possibilities of rural life. Click NEXT to see more photographs and to keep reading...
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