NORTH Pembrokeshire residents can have their say on a piece of public artwork that will be sited at St David s Cathedral. The artwork commissioned by Ancient Connections, a three-year arts, heritage and tourism project linking north Pembrokeshire and north Wexford, is one of two pieces in a cross-border public art commission worth €175,000 in total. This will see two permanent or semi-permanent artworks, one in the grounds of St Davids Cathedral and one in Ferns in County Wexford that will be linked to each other, encouraging visitors to go to both regions to truly appreciate the artwork as a whole. Five artists have been shortlisted for this ambitious commission:
Artists have been shortlisted for the ambitious cross cultural Ancient Connections commission worth a total of €175,000 TWO Pembrokeshire artists have made the shortlist for an ambitious art commission which will produce two pieces of public art worth a total of €175,000. Ancient Connections, a three-year arts, heritage and tourism project linking north Pembrokeshire and north Wexford, has announced the shortlist for its bold cross-border public art commission. The project will culminate in two permanent or semi-permanent artworks, one in St Davids and one in Ferns in County Wexford. The two pieces will be linked visually or in theme, encouraging visitors to go to both regions to truly appreciate the artwork as a whole. The overall budget for both artworks to include all costs is €175,000.