This year’s Misleór Festival invites audiences into an evocative new exhibit that weaves together Traveller history, memory, and tradition. If the Wattle Could Talk: Traveller Stories from Beneath the Canvas is a collaborative project between visual artist Debbie Reilly, cultural custodians Annie McDonagh, Paddy Sweeney, Caroline Mongan, Annmarie Mongan, and the wider Galway Traveller Community. 

The exhibition features sculpture created from hazel and willow, wood-burned art pieces, and a hand-crafted wattle shelter tent. The body of work is both a remembrance and a reimagining. It is a space where past and present meet, and where the voices of Traveller heritage continue to speak with strength and beauty. Step inside and listen: if the wattle could talk, what stories would it tell?

Funded by a CREATE Artist in the Community Scheme Project Award

Interactive Sessions:
Sun 27 Sept, 2pm

Exhibition Opening Times:

Thu 24 Sept & Fri 25: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Sat 26 Sept - Sun 27 Sept 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm