Over a period of three summers, Carlotta Hester made over 200 drawings in County Cavan, Ireland, documenting the largest of all traditional Irish music festivals, Fleadh Cheoil na hÈireann.
Hester’s live action drawings of musicians, singers, and dancers were created in every festival setting including street sessions, theaters, dance classes, pub sessions, tutor’s classes, outdoor concerts, competitions, cross-border sessions, and more. Musical artists from over 15 counties in Ireland (North and South), as well as Scotland, England, and the United States are depicted in these drawings.
This exhibit at the Gallery of Photography in Temple Bar celebrates Tradfest 2016.
This exhibition is a tribute to the amazing artistry and remarkable spirit of traditional Irish music and dance. It is also a unique and engaging artist’s document of the now historic music festivals, Fleadh Cheoil 2010 and 2011.
The Pure Drop reviewed in The Washington Post:
The Pure Drop reviewed in The Irish Voice:
The Pure Drop reviewed in The Anglo-Celt:
Govinda Gallery 
3 responses to “The Pure Drop”
[…] To see more drawings from The Pure Drop exhibition visit our website. […]
LikeLike
[…] and made over sixty more ‘live-action’ drawings at this year’s All Ireland Music Festival. The Pure Drop, Hester’s touring exhibition, will now expand to include a selection of her new drawings from […]
LikeLike
[…] Hester’s exhibition The Pure Drop: Drawings of Traditional Irish Musicians, Singers, and Dancers, just returned from Ireland, where it was on exhibit during the All Ireland Music Festival in […]
LikeLike