Fine Arts

Ceadogán’s creative collaboration brings artists’ visions to life

Twelve leading artists have produced one-off rugs to be auctioned by Whyte’s, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Peter McVerry Trust and local regenerative project For the Birds

Gottfried Helnwein’s Blue Child, with an estimate of €8,000-€12,000

An auction on February 5 is one of the most admirable and inspiring collaborations I have come across recently. Co Wexford-based Ceadogán Rugs, which is internationally renowned for its bespoke rugs and wall hangings, invited 12 leading artists including Dorothy Cross, Sean Scully and Gottfried Helnwein to create unique one-off rugs or wall hangings.

Sean Scully, Wall Fez: estimate €15,000-€20,000

Currently on exhibition at Hang Tough Contemporary’s Exchequer Street Gallery in Dublin, the pieces will ...