Roscommon artists get in the frame for art sale
Margie Dunne from Boyle is one of the artists taking part in this year’s incognito mystery art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
Roscommon artists have once again shown what huge hearts they have in donating an array of uniquely special artworks for this year’s incognito art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
With incognito, the thrill is all in the anticipation, as the art buyer has no idea who the artist is behind their artwork until the sale is over.
A total of 12 artists from the county have come together to back the fundraising endeavour which enables ten Roscommon families to continue to receive vital care and support from the Foundation for their children.
In what promises to be the biggest and best incognito yet, among the artists to have lent their skills and talents this year are Carol Beirne from Castlerea, Dee McKiernan from Kiltoom, Michael Ronan from Tarmonbarry, and Margie Dunne from Boyle.
They join such other luminaries to take part as fashion designers Don O'Neill, Helen Steele and Simone Rocha, creative director and professional dancer Arthur Gourounlian, singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy, TV cook Donal Skehan, Olympian Sonia O’Sullivan, broadcasters Joe Duffy, Jenny Buckley and Maia Dunphy, and well-known professional artists Maser, William Murray and Thelma Mansfield.
At a cost of €70 each, there are 1,750 postcard-size artworks up for grabs in the incognito Online Art Sale at www.incognito.ie, where the collection can now be viewed. Watercolours, oils, pastels, acrylics, stained glass, and textiles, are among the mediums employed by the artists across the entire collection.
The sale gets underway on Wednesday, April 16th, from 8 a.m. when it will be a case of fastest-finger-first as to which lucky art aficionados scoop their prized piece.
For those who like to see their art up close and personal, this year sees the return of incognito to its real-world roots, with hundreds more postcard artworks on display at the incognito Gallery Sale in Charlemont Square, Dublin 2. The collection can be previewed on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9th & 10th, with the gallery sale itself taking place on Friday and Saturday, April 11th & 12th.
