Léirsinn exhibit now at Highland Village for the summer
We finally had a chance to see Léirsinn: The Exhibition on Sunday (May 31) as it was officially opened at the Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village, closing out Gaelic Awareness Month in Nova Scotia.
We’re stealing the description of the exhibit from The Casket (May 21, 2015).
Léirsinn (layr-sheen), meaning perspective, insight, or vision, is NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design) student work created in the 2015 Designing for Cultural Restoration class.
Led by associate professor Marlene Ivey, in collaboration with Baile nan Gàidheal / Highland Village, NS Office of Gaelic Affairs and the Comhairele na Gàidhlig / Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia, thirty pieces of poster visual art were created representing three themes: Òigridh (youth): using beàrnan brìde (the dandelion), as a metaphor symbolic of the Gaels renewal, hardihood and resilience; seanfhaclan (proverbs), the Gaelic wisdom system; and Na h-Òrain, Nova Scotia’s living Gaelic song tradition.
Course director Marlene Ivey and two of her students were present for this opening and we were most impressed with the calibre of the work. You can view the digital collection at: http://bit.ly/gaelicposters.
The Highland Village opened today, June 1, for the 2015 season and notice the new name and branding! “Made of Stories” – like us!
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