MTU Student Engagement Exhibition Award 2023 16 October – 3 November 2023 Open 10am-5pm | Mon- Fri James Barry Exhibition Centre, MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork
The work in the show was selected by student representatives in partnership with MTU Arts Office and showcases work from recent graduates from the MTU Crawford College of Art & Design. The work addresses issues important to students and an evolving society. The visual impacts and bureaucratic responses to the housing crisis, bodily autonomy and representation, human interactions with the natural environment, and the need for space to reflect and imagine are some of the themes explored at this exhibition.
Presented by MTU Arts Office, AnSEO Student Engagement Office and MTU Cork Students Union, this exhibition showcases a diverse selection of artists who engage with social, cultural and environmental issues through drawing, painting, print, glass, photography, ceramic and design.
Featuring recent graduates from MTU Crawford College of Art & Design: Rachel Allen, Caroline Bowles, Jenny Fitzgerald, Melanie Mcgrath, Andrea Newman, Conor O’brien, Marilyn O’leary, Queenie O’sullivan, Saoirse Radford, Jemima Recks, and Ana-Maria Surdu.