National Heritage Week 2025 with David Fox

The theme for National Heritage Week 2025 is  “Exploring Our Foundations”, a theme which, as the organisation puts it on their website, encourages us "to delve into the building blocks of our heritage; not just the structures, but the landscapes and cultural activities that have shaped us. Heritage isn’t just bricks and stones; it’s traditions, landscapes, skills, and stories that impact on us and our communities."

As the theme of National Heritage Week 2025 is centred around Foundations and their exploration, we have invited the artist David Fox, a member of our AGA  group, to reflect on a recent painting of his: 'The Ridge of Capard', a large work measuring 122x92cm and featuring a walking platform across a mountainscape in Slieve Blooms.

The artist has written a short essay about this work in the context of this year's theme for National Heritage Week 2025. The text is now published on our National Heritage Week 2025 page. It is also be available at the gallery where visitors can admire the painting in question, alongside other recent paintings by the artist.

Visitors can also see our current group show on the theme of Art Deco: ‘Out of Lines’ which also features a new work by the artist.

Opening hours during National Heritage Week as follows:

16 August, 12pm - 5pm
17 August, 12pm - 5pm
19 August, 11am - 6pm
20 August, 11am - 6pm
21 August, 11am - 8pm (special event see below)
22 August, 11am - 6pm
23 August, 12pm - 5pm
24 August, 12pm - 5pm

No booking necessary for visits to the gallery. Free admission.

Special event - Thursday 21 August - 6:30pm:

On Thursday 21 August 2025, a special event will take place at the gallery at 6:30pm. The artist David Fox will talk about this painting and also about his practice in general. He will be joined by Colin Eaton, Nickie Hayden, Vicky Smith and some of our represented artists such as Hugh Cummins, Yanny Petters, Annika Berglund and Miriam McConnon, who will also talk about their work in the current show 'Out of Lines'. This is a free event and no booking is needed but we would love it if you were to contact us to confirm your attendance by email at  info@oliviercornetgallery.com.