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Helium Arts Galway Youth Showcase

  • Porter Shed 1 Bowling Green, H91 HE9E Galway Ireland (map)

Helium Arts Galway Youth Showcase


Porter Shed 1, Bowling Green
Saturday 18 November 2023
2.30pm - 4.30pm


Helium Arts is pleased to present an art showcase by young people with lifelong health conditions that spotlights issues with accessing cultural and public spaces in Galway.

Online Exhibition: 13 November - 1 December 2023, on Helium Arts website and social media.

An accompanying in-person ‘Sharing Day’ for family and friends is taking place at Porter Shed 1, Galway on Saturday, 18 November, 2.30 - 4.30pm.

The Helium Arts Youth Showcase will display artworks by teenagers with lifelong health conditions from Galway and across the region, who have been participating in a programme of Saturday meet ups and art camps, with artist Niamh Gibbons.  Expect to see thought-provoking pieces, including bunting, badges and stamps, among the works on display.

Presented in association with TULCA Festival of Visual Arts with funding support from Galway City Arts Office, Helium Arts, Creative Ireland, Dept of Health, HSE, Arts Council, Dept Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Community Foundation.


TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
honey, milk and salt in a seashell before sunrise
Curated by Iarlaith Ní Fheorais
3 - 19 November 2023
Galway, Ireland

Access: Step-free venue, accessible toilet facilities, accessible parking at Market St Car Park in front of Porter Shed 1.