Our Place playfully explores themes of happiness, human rights, and a sense of belonging by transforming the McKenna Gallery at Riverbank Arts Centre into a friendly multi-sensory environment through an electric combination of sound art, storytelling, tactile lighting, touchable sculptures and comfy seating for everyone to enjoy. A soundscape will play through a system of 12 audio speakers in the gallery with adjustable volume. To further enhance this experience for everyone, three distinct sensory areas within the gallery space will be created including; a social seating area, a time out area, and a tactile string lighting and sculptural area.

• A Lámh welcome video made by one of the collaborating artists supported by Saint John of God Services is available on a TV screen in the Foyer of Riverbank Arts Centre. The screen is positioned beside the box office. The video is also available to watch below.
• Captions of the sound artwork are available inside the gallery.
• Braille descriptions of the sound artwork are available inside the gallery.
• Audio Way finders are available through QR codes. The Audio Way finder begins at the Lámh welcome video, and continues in the gallery area.
• OUR PLACE Social Story

So come along to Our Place and listen to our sound art! Everyone is welcome.

Our Place is a new exhibition developed by artists Sinéad McCann and AlanJames Burns in close collaboration with artists, who are supported by Saint John of God Liffey Services, Aíne Walsh, David Carter, Keith Whelan, Laura Hickey, Aidan Winters, Conor Begley, David Carter, David Deane, Frances Quinn, Jonathan Smith, Niamh Fortune and Sean Winder. All creative decisions and ideas leading to the exhibition design were informed by collaborative workshops with all collaborators, including during a two-week residency in Riverbank Arts Centre in February 2023, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland Artist in Community Scheme, managed by Create Ireland.

Our Place is supported by Kildare’s Creative Ireland bursary awards 2023.

*OUR PLACE WILL OPEN 10AM-1PM SATURDAY 29 JULY AND 10AM-2PM ON MONDAY 31 JULY & TUESDAY 1 AUGUST*