Colourful exhibition opens to the public at arts centre in Kilkenny
‘All That Colour’ is on exhibition at KCAT Arts Centre in Callan from June 19 to July 10, 2026
The All That Colour exhibition launched last Friday at Callan’s Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent (KCAT). KCAT is a multi-disciplinary arts centre supporting inclusive arts practices.
This exhibition is part of the Curator Steps Project, in which KCAT artists curate exhibitions featuring their own work and the work of peers from around Ireland whose art they connect with.
All That Colour was curated by KCAT artists Sinéad Fahey and Declan Byrne.
It features some of their own pieces and the work of two invited artists of their choosing.
Ms Fahey selected multidisciplinary artist Lucy McKenna, and Mr Byrne worked with sculptor and painter Jane Fogarty.
In preparation for the exhibition, Ms Fahey and Mr Byrne researched the artists, undertook studio visits, selected and installed work and contributed to publicity materials.
They spent time in the gallery before the opening “making decisions – will I put this here or put that there – and having all the different conversations about what work starts to vibrate properly when you hang it in certain ways,” said Dr Dominic Thorpe, who facilitated the project.
He noted that Curator Steps improves KCAT artists’ fluency in the language of curation, a valuable asset when they are approached by curators seeking to show their own work.
The exhibition title All That Colour reflects the central importance of colour in the work of each of the four artists on display.
Sinéad Fahey’s multi-coloured animation-like works convey the deep empathy she feels with people and the natural world, often depicting her friends and colleagues, as well as plants, flowers, birds and fish.
Lucy Byrne is exhibiting photographic prints and modular pieces made from neon-coloured acrylic.
Declan Byrne’s exhibited works include paintings and sculptures made by encrusting objects with pieces of dried acrylic paint.
Jane Fogarty’s practice centres on an expanded approach to painting, exploring how form, colour, and surface operate in space.