Saoirse Cainte

Artist Name(s) Fiona Mulholland
Artwork title Saoirse Cainte
Description

‘Saoirse Cainte’ (Freedom of speech) is an 18ft tall, laser-cut stainless steel sculpture which was commissioned for a new school, Coláiste Ailigh College in Letterkenny.

Mulholland based her design on the written word and the cultural heritage of County Donegal, while the sculpture’s formal elements reflect the modern architecture of the new building. The artist’s overall aim was to reflect the strength of purpose, the modernity and the academic confidence exuded by the college.

Biographies

Fiona Mulholland was born in France in 1969. She completed a B.Des (1st class Hons) at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin (1989-83) and a M.A from  Royal College of Art, London (1996-98).

Selected solo/group exhibitions and commissions:

www.monstertruck.ie/subfolder/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Bio-FIONA_MULHOLLAND.doc.pdf

Art practice and project documentation:

www.firestation.ie/artists/artist/fiona-mulholland/

www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie/programme/residencies/2010/res_fiona_mullholland.html

Commission Type Schools/Colleges
Commissioner Name Co. Donegal Vocational Education Committee (Now Co. Donegal ETB)
Commissioning process Two stage competition
Project commission dates June 30, 2013 - May 13, 2014
Artform Visual Arts
Funded By Dept. Education and Science
Percent for art Yes
Budget Range 35000 - 70000 euro
Project commission start date 30/06/2013
Project commission end date 13/05/2014
Location Coláiste Ailigh College
County Donegal
Town Letterkenny
Street Address Teach Sprackburn, An Bóthar Ard
Content contributor(s) Web Editor
Associated professionals / Specialists involved

Project co-ordinator – Marianne O’Kane Boal

Consulting engineers – CST Group Ltd.

Fabricators – Kent Stainless Ltd.

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