What: SEE – Student Engagement Exhibition

Where: James Barry Exhibition Centre, MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork, T12 P928

When: Friday 18th September

Times: 16:00 – 20:00

SEE, the MTU Student Engagement Exhibition 2026, is a graduate award exhibition selected by MTU Arts Office and student representatives, presenting artists and designers graduating from BA Hons programmes at MTU Crawford College of Art & Design who’s work addresses issues important to students and an evolving society.

The 14 selected artists are: Evan Bambrick (Fine Art), Killian Donovan (Visual Communications), Jess Hoare (Fine Art), Abigail McCarthy (Contemporary Applied Art), Caitlin McCarthy (Fine Art), Claire Murphy (Contemporary Applied Art), Lisa Newman (Contemporary Applied Art), Ella O'Sullivan (Fine Art), Thia Potter-Finn (Visual Communications), Sadhbh Ryan (Fine Art), Charlotte Shiels (Fine Art), Elton Sibanda (Fine Art), Aisling White (Contemporary Applied Art), and Ezra Williams (Contemporary Applied Art).

Nic Flanagan, artist and PhD candidate at MTU Crawford College of Art & Design, has curated the exhibition and interactions in collaboration with MTU Arts Office. For Culture Night, the gallery will host short talks introducing the exhibition, and short practical workshops to engage with these artists and their stories. Details and booking will be announced on arts.mtu.ie

Meet the artists / Exhibition Tour 17.00 and 19.00 Introduction to the exhibition and the artists, with an opportunity to chat with some of them about their works.

Workshop: "Identity and Place" Join artist Nic Flanagan in a short hands-on workshop exploring the exhibition themes and techniques through drawing and collage, and create small visual responses to take away.

MTU Art Collection Recent Acquisitions, and Arts Council Collection The SEE exhibition will be accompanied by a selection of new and recent artworks from the MTU Art Collection in the corridor leading to the gallery, showcasing early career artists from MTU Crawford College of Art & Design and a group of works from the Arts Council Collection loan to MTU.