Maypoles celebrate Bealtaine festival in Dundalk
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Trees at Market Square have been adorned with ribbons as part of the interactive visual arts exhibition Wise Words .
The arts exhibition evoking the the Maypole ritual is currently displayed in the centre of town during the Bealtaine festival.
It features coloured ribbons wrapped around existing street furniture and trees featuring words of wisdom from residents of Co. Louth nursing homes.
This project is a continuation of An Tain Art Centres former artist in residence, Rozzi Kennedy s work with nursing homes in and around the Louth area.
Rozzi was 2019 recipient of An Táin Arts Centre residency program during which she develped the project Memories Matter with people living with Dementia who attend The Birches Day Centre in Dundalk.