International Women's Day in Cork, Ireland

Photo by Wendie Young

Sirius Arts Centre, in Cork Ireland, presents “A Woman’s Place” a group exhibition by women artists in celebration of International Women’s Day 2006. The exhibition features the work of photographers: Lucia Nimcová (as featured in this latest issue of Lens Culture) and Silvia Saparova from Bratislava Slovakia, Arja Hyytiainen a Swiss photographer based in Paris, Irish photographer Wendie Young and Italian sound artist, Simona Barbera. The exhibition runs through Sunday March 26.

A Woman’s Place celebrates the work of these 5 emerging international contemporary artists. The images and sound installation that make up this exhibition reflect evocative and exciting new perspectives on A Woman’s Place; in society, within specific environments, through travel and exposure to different cultures, the works range from illustrative documents to atmospheric reactions to place.

Opening the exhibition on March 2 at 7 p.m., will be Rhonda Wilson, Creative Director of Rhubarb-Rhubarb - International Festival of the Image in Birmingham. Rhonda was recently awarded an MBE by the Queen for her services to photography and international trade and is an important figure in the development of contemporary image making internationally.

For more information, see the website: www.iol.ie/~cobharts/.