

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sanctum | Group Exhibition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: GOMA Waterford is delighted to invite you to the opening of 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐦, 2 April, 6–8pm 🌀

𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐦 is an exploration of contemporary spirituality through personal, non-institutional forms of belief and ritual. Moving away from traditional religious structures, the featured works draw on pre-Christian practices, folklore, and reimagined religious symbols to address contemporary environmental, political, and existential uncertainties.

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About the curators:

𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐦 has been conceived and curated by Anna Jeznach and Ciara Magee, the 2026 recipients of 𝗚𝗢𝗠𝗔 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱'𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗲𝘇𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵 is a Dublin-based curator working in the Collections Department at IMMA, whose practice focuses on performance art, nature, and personal ritual.

𝗖𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗲 is a visual arts producer and curator, co-director of Basic Space, whose research examines Pagan and Druid traditions through landscape, folklore, and cultural heritage.

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About the artists:

𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 creates immersive, contemplative environments functioning as contemporary shrines, drawing on Catholic mysticism, folk Christian practices, and religious iconography.

𝗙𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰 𝗧𝗶𝗼𝗺á𝗶𝗻 works in sculpture with ancient bog oak, reinterpreting Irish folklore and megalithic forms such as stone circles.

𝗥ó𝗻á𝗻 Ó 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵 works across painting, writing, and performance, developing decolonial relationships with folklore, land, and language, drawing on ritual and animism.

𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻 works across oil painting, performance, and film, harnessing mythological narratives and symbolism to reimagine identity and womanhood.

𝗭𝘂𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮ń𝘀𝗸𝗮 works across painting, drawing, video, and poetry, constructing a personal cosmogony that weaves together archetypal imagery and mythological narratives.

𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗭𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮 works with painting and sculptural materials, exploring the body, violence, sexuality, and transformation as tools for redefining the modern human.

Artwork: Lara Quinn

#ContemporaryArt #GOMAEmergingCuratorAward2026 #GOMAWaterford #IrishArt #Spirituality
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterford/sanctum-|-group-exhibition/200029824047755
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, exhibitions, literary-art, entertainment, drawing-painting
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029824047755?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=waterford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Waterford
- **state**: WD
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: 6 Lombard Street, Waterford, Ireland X91 F2XP
- **lat**: 52.25948
- **long**: -7.10548
- **full address**: 6 Lombard Street, Waterford, Ireland X91 F2XP, Ireland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: GOMA Gallery of Modern Art Waterford (https://allevents.in/org/goma-gallery-of-modern-art-waterford/3824022)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 6 Lombard Street, Waterford, Ireland X91 F2XP, Ireland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** GOMA Gallery of Modern Art Waterford
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, exhibitions, literary-art, entertainment, drawing-painting
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Sanctum | Group Exhibition ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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