Kildare art collective showcase exhibition at local shopping centre
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KILDARE art collective, PopUpArt Newbridge, are once again holding a showcase their 'Winter Wonderland Exhibition' in the Whitewater Shopping Centre which will incorporate their Christmas 2026 exhibition PopUpArt Newbridge is a self-funding, voluntary community focused initiative, launched in September 2018, it has facilitated in excess of 400 local artists to showcase their work since inception.
The objective being to support local artists within the community by giving them an opportunity to showcase and promote their work to wider audiences than previously available to them.
The PopUpArt team and artists are excited about this new eclectic exhibition, and are delighted to have an additional three Kildare-based, new artists join their collective of Kildare Connected Artists for this exhibition.
Eilis Kavanagh, the founder of PopUpArt Newbridge, would like to make a special note of thanks to Steven Stocks, who has taken over the helm as the new manager of the Whitewater Shopping Centre, and his brilliant team for their continued and enthusiastic support to them over the years.
Their commitment to supporting the arts within the community and community-focused events and initiatives has been and are greatly appreciated. Eilis congratulates them on their 20th Anniversary of being in Newbridge and the positive impact the Whitewater has on the overall community in Newbridge and surrounding areas.
The exhibition is situated on the first floor in the Whitewater shopping centre, where, over the past months, they have welcomed an average of 120 visitors daily, all of whom advise how much they enjoy the experience, saying that “the gallery added an especially pleasant dimension to their retail experience”.
The exhibition opened on Sunday 1 November and will be open each weekend, Friday to Sunday inclusive from 11am – 5.30 pm.
There will be additional opening days and times in the run-up to Christmas so watch this space for further details.
This exhibition is free to all, and all are welcome to pop along to view the work of this diverse collective of Kildare-connected artists and chat with the artists on duty and maybe purchase something for themselves or the Art Lover in their life.
The exhibition will be open to the public during November Friday, Saturday and Sunday (December dates to be advised).
Their QR code will be displayed for all to view their website popupartnewbridge.com and or contact them on www.popupartnewbridge@gmail.com. In addition to the 'walk-in' exhibition, you can view this visual experience and details of the exhibiting local artists on their virtual online gallery – popupartnewbridge.com if you can’t make it into the Whitewater.
If you are interested in exhibiting with PopUpArt Newbridge for any of their forthcoming exhibitions, please email popupartnewbridge.com with your details and two visuals of your work.
