Storytelling from Palestine | 8pm

Guest artist: Fidaa Ataya

In partnership with Yarn Storytelling Festival, this salon welcomes Palestinian storyteller Fidaa Ataya. Fidaa is a traditional storyteller, puppeteer, drama-in-education specialist and actress. She has performed with Hidden Theatre (Italy) and The Freedom Theatre (Palestine). She will be telling us about how she gathers and narrates stories, the importance of story-telling, and her preservation of the art in her homeland. As always at the salon, there will be time for mingling over refreshments, supplied by Mermaid’s Críoch Café.

Various Wicklow Artists Salons. Photo Credit: Michael Durand

The Wicklow Artists Salon is curated by visual artist Joanna Kidney and writer Philip St John. The salon meets four or five times a year throughout Wicklow and warmly welcomes all professional artists living in the county. It has previously been funded by Arts Council of Ireland, Wicklow County Arts Office and continues to be supported by Mermaid, Courthouse and Signal Arts Centres; Russborough House and Killruddery House.