18.06.2020
Community Art Exhibition Brings Hope and Joy in Times of Change
During some of the most worrying and difficult weeks of the Covid19 lockdown, something that brought joy to many lonely, anxious and sick people were pieces of art created by children. Holy Trinity Rathmines have taken this a step further by mounting a community art exhibition on the railings around the church in collaboration with Kildare Place School.
The theme of the exhibition is ‘What brings you hope and joy’ and it features 175 paintings, drawings, photographs and poems from children and adults in the church and school community. It stretches right around the church railings inspiring joy and hope in others passing by.
One of the exhibition organisers, Beverley Maxwell, explained that the parish recognised that one of the benefits of lockdown was that people had more time to enjoy hobbies like art and photography. Walking within the 2km or 5km limit of the locality was another activity that brought light into people’s days.
“Prompted by God, we created the idea of combining each of these details – an exhibition on the church railings,” she commented. “Our hope was that people would find joy while creating their pieces but also that everyone walking past would be filled with joy and hope upon seeing the exhibition – just what we all need in these times.”
The Rector, the Revd Rob Jones thanked Dublin City Council for sponsoring the initiative and Ian Packham, Principal of Kildare Place School, along with everyone who contributed a piece for the exhibition and the team who helped put it together.
“In the midst of change in our world, we pray that this exhibition brings much joy and hope to our community and beyond. May this project be a blessing and bring joy and hope to all in a time of change,” he added. He encouraged people in the area to pop down to view the exhibition.