Inside The Inishlacken Project - Lyric Feature
In 1951, Belfast artist James MacIntyre spent a summer on the tiny island of Inishlacken, just off the Galway coast, with fellow artists Gerard Dillon and George Campbell. Years later, he wrote a lively account of the mishaps, friendships and inspirations of that summer in his book Three Men on an Island. James MacIntyre's book in turn inspired Belfast artist Rosie McGurran to set up The Inishlacken Project, which every year gives a group of artists the opportunity to spend a week working on the island. Rosie McGurran For the Lyric Feature, presenter and producer Claire Cunningham tellsÂ...
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