Art as Alchemy

The Westgate Heritage Centre, Wexford
Ocotber 2026

Samhain marks the end of one season and the beginning of the next; winter. A time of reflection, metabolising and change. This exhibition takes place during this moment of turning. Art practice shares in the rhythmic cycles of nature. It too holds the power of transformation and renewal. Through the slow labour of attention, artists alchemise thoughts, ideas and experiences into something new and tangible. They have the power to give ideas new shape and form. To make the interior exterior.

The Wex-Art Festival, supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, the Arts Office of Wexford Co. Council and Wexford Arts Centre, presents the annual Wex-Art group show, featuring artists from throughout Co. Wexford and the south east: Oisin Bourke, Veronica Dooley, Natalie Doyle, Dara Griffin, Susanne Horsch, Trish Cavanagh, Terry Lawless and Anne Martin Walsh.

Curated by Shannon Carroll.

Opening times:
Wed 14 to Sat 17 Oct, 12 - 5pm
Wed21 to Mon 26 Oct (bank holiday), 12 – 5pm
Wed 28 to Sat 31 Oct, 12 – 5pm
14th October – 31st October 2026
Westgate Heritage Centre, Westgate, Y35X2DK.

Image: ‘Teas na Gréine’, Terry Lawless, multi block lino print on Japanese Hosho paper.
Exhibition photography by Sasha Bratkova.