Drawing Light, a unique exhibition of newly hand woven tapestries made in response to the ancient monuments of

Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth and Four Knocks will hang in Brú na Bóinne visitor centre from May 30 until August 30

2026.

The collected works of Contemporary Tapestry Artists Ireland, nine of the group’s weavers each brings a distinct

voice to this exhibition, united by a deep engagement with the core elements of tapestry weaving – time, material,

technique, colour, pattern, surface, and narrative.

The extraordinary richness of the Boyne Valley, preserved and protected by the Office of Public Works, offers

visitors the privilege of confronting, pondering and briefly connecting with the mysterious world of our early

ancestors.

Having done just that, professional artists and weavers Muriel Beckett, Mary Cuthbert, Frances Crowe, Lorna

Donlon, Áine Dunne, Terry Dunne, Angela Forte, Uisce Jakubczyk and Theresa McKenna now present Drawing

Light, the outcome of a period of time spent imagining the ancient world of the Boyne Valley. With this exhibition

they showcase what resonated and what moved them to make work in response.

For participating weaver and exhibitor Uisce Jakubczyk, this exhibition has particular resonance: “As a guide at

Brú na Bóinne I am privileged to have a special connection to Knowth and Newgrange. The ornamented stones

have a very distinctive presence, a kind of personality. I think they are organic in a way, as each stone was touched

by many hands: carefully selected, transported, decorated... Neolithic art translates beautifully into modern art.

The process of weaving is somewhat parallel to carving a stone: the structure of a tapestry is built by thousands of

little acts of lifting a warp and placing weft under it, as megalithic art is a combination of many picked dots.”