ARRIVAL: A Field-Based Creative Workshop
Photograph used with permission.
Anna is delighted to invite a small group of artists, writers, musicians, dancers, painters and makers from Ballaghaderreen and the surrounding region to join her for ARRIVAL, a site-responsive field workshop at Ballindoon House, Co. Sligo on Saturday 20th June 2026.
Developed as part of ARRIVAL, an artist residency exploring the historic designed landscape of Ballindoon House, the workshop will unfold through walking, observation, sensory engagement and creative response.
Places are limited to 16 participants.
About ARRIVAL
ARRIVAL is funded by (NIAH) the National Built Heritage Service and the Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival. Running from March to September 2026, the residency explores Ballindoon House through walking, visual art, poetic prose, sound, mapping, and engagement with the site’s historical and archival material.
Developed through site-responsive research, the project considers the experience of arrival and how movement, design and perception shape our relationship with place. Particular attention is given to the nineteenth-century landscape interventions associated with Ballindoon House, including its avenues, shoreline approaches, boathouse, and the shifting relationships between dwelling, water and surrounding landscape.
The project culminates in a public art and heritage exhibition (including selected works by workshop participants) at Edmondstown House in association with the Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival on 2nd August 2026.
Photograph used with permission.
Ballindoon House, dating from the 1830s, is situated on the shores of Lough Arrow. While the estate contains traces of earlier settlement, including a medieval abbey and Iron Age ringfort, ARRIVAL focuses on the designed landscape associated with the house and the experience of approach, encounter and arrival within the grounds.
Through slow, attentive walking, ARRIVAL traces three distinct approaches to the house:
A northern, axial tree-lined avenue, sheltered and composed.
A shoreline path from the south, open to weather and water.
A worn path leading from the boathouse toward the house, where a strong sightline connects both water and dwelling.
Each approach reveals a particular relationship between land, design and encounter.
ARRIVAL: Field-Based Creative Workshop
Sat 20th June 2026, Ballindoon House, Co. Sligo
Bus departs from Ballaghaderreen Cathedral at 10am.
Return departure from Ballindoon House at 2pm.
No charge to attend.
Places are limited to 16 participants.
Early expressions of interest are encouraged.
Places will be confirmed on a rolling basis.
The final group will be curated to reflect a range of different perspectives, disciplines and creative approaches.
Participants should feel comfortable walking on uneven ground and outdoor pathways.
Selected pieces developed from the workshop will form part of ARRIVAL, an art and heritage exhibition at Edmondstown House during the Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival: 2nd August 2026. 2pm - 4pm.
To express interest, please email anna7king@gmail.com