Roll-up, stroll-up for the opening event of the festival with the launch of Cathal Carolan’s zine THREAD – a personal photographic journey through the friendships, communities, and spaces skateboarding has connected him to.
We’re delighted to welcome acclaimed Irish photographer and skater Rich Gilligan to launch the event.
Free event, all welcome. Drinks & snacks galore!
Tickets: Free
Date: Fri Sept 4
Time: 6pm
Venue: Old Methodist Church, St Laurence St, Drogheda (beside A92 E921)
Cathal Carolan
Cathal Carolan is a photographer from Drogheda whose work explores people, place and subculture. His work has been exhibited at home and abroad, including at the RHA, the National Museum of Ireland, and Tokyo Streets Collective, Japan.
Rich Gilligan
Rich Gilligan is a photographer from Dublin, Ireland.
He began his work making his own zines as a teenager and then went on to work as a skateboard photographer for various publications worldwide.
He now shoots a wide range of commissioned projects while continuing to pursue his own personal work.
Until recently Rich was based in New York, but in 2020 he relocated to Wicklow where he continues to work on projects both in and out of Ireland. Previous photographic publications include Time/Line (Self-published) 2008, DIY (1980 Editions) 2012, Rituals (AAD) 2014, Burnside (Driftwood) 2014, DIY (Prestel) 2014, Town (The Salvage Press) 2018 and All Sorts Of Impossible Things (Driftwood Editions) 2022. His work has been published in iD, T Magazine, The New York Times, Vogue, Port, The New Yorker, Source and Time.