Visual Art: Bríd’s Tearoom by Bríd Heffernan

Sample-Studios, in partnership with Crawford Supported Studios is delighted to present Bríd’s Tearoom, a solo exhibition by Bríd Heffernan.

Bríd Heffernan presents a playful artist’s tearoom, responding to The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion’s original function as a reception area for welcoming dignitaries to the Cork International Exhibition of 1903. Bríd’s Tearoom presents cats, hand-made ceramics, and screen printing using pattern and floral motifs with vibrant pops of colour. A previous Arts and Disability Connect Mentoring awardee, Bríd’s exhibition playfully holds the historic function of the building while offering a sense of familiarity and warmth just in time for the Christmas season.

Exhibition Opening Times

Bríd’s Tearoom opens today (Thursday 5 December) from 11:30am to 1:30pm and continues until 11 January 2025, open daily from Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm at The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork City.

About the Artist

Bríd lives in Fermoy and is a member of Cork based Crawford Supported Studios.  She was previously artist in residence with Mayfield Centre Arts for a decade as part of Cúig supported studios. She has exhibited widely – selected venues include Gallerie Outsider Art Amsterdam, Hamburg International Literary Festival Germany, KFEST Killorglin, Temple Bar Gallery Dublin, MTU School of Music Cork, Imagine Arts Festival Waterford, Boyle Arts Festival, Southbank Gallery London, ‘Arts and Minds’ Canberra Australia, HAI New York, and  ‘Other Voices’ Paul Bardwell Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colombia.

Bríd is a member of Crawford Supported Studios, a partnership programme between the MTU Crawford College of Art and Design and Crawford Art Gallery with support from Cork City Council. For this exhibition Bríd received funding from Cork County Council Arts Office under the Artists’ Bursary Scheme.

You can learn more about Bríd by visiting crawfordsupportedstudios.com