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Strangford Lough Viking Festival - Where Celtic & Viking Art Meet - Part 1

St Joseph's Primary School, 31 Downpatrick Road, Strangford, County Down, BT30 7LZ
Strangford Lough Viking Festival

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Two of Europe's leading exponents of Celtic knotwork meet to discuss their work. Welshman Sean Parry is the founder of the artists cooperative Northern Fire. He is inspired by the ancient cultures and artwork of Northern Europe. Sean Fitzgerald is famous for his intricate knotwork renditions of Irish myths.  Part 1 on Friday: The artists will discuss how they became almost obsessed with how the Celts left their marks in rock carvings all over Europe right through to the incredibly intricate works of monks in religious texts, especially from Ireland. Part 2 on Saturday: Sean and Sean will debate if there was a natural artistic progression during the Viking era, or whether the Vikings copied Celtic art forms.   These artists are known worldwide and will be on hand to sign works and for photo opportunities.

Festival terms and conditions can be found on www.lakesvikings.com/strangford-lough-viking-festival

Most of the events in the festival are wheelchair accessible. If you have a question about a specific venue, please email events@lakesvikings.com

 

Images supplied by Lakes Vikings, photo credit to Ciara McMullen Photography.

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