3 July 2023
By Elaine Murphy
elaine@TheCork.ie
Cork Arts News
University College Cork’s science education programme Ireland’s Fossil Heritage is launching a new photography exhibition called ‘IRISH FOSSILS – HIDDEN
TREASURES’.
This exhibition features the winning entries from the 2023 National Fossil Photo Contest. These photographs showcase the rich variety of fossils
that we have here in Ireland including brachiopods, corals, crinoids, ammonites and gastropods. The fossils are located in both urban and natural
environments in counties Cork, Galway, Roscommon, Wexford, Sligo and Kerry.
Jose Fernando Marques, 2nd place Winner; Hollie Bean, The Lough, Cork, High Commended photograph; Dirleane Rossato, Highly Commended photograph; Fernanda Correia Silva, High Commended photograph and Kevin Sanderson, Highly Commended photograph at the launch of a new photography exhibition called IRISH FOSSILS – HIDDEN TREASURES! by University College Cork’s science education programme Ireland’s Fossil Heritage, funded by Science Foundation Ireland. This exhibition features the winning entries from the 2023 National Fossil Photo Contest.
Picture: Alison Miles / OSM PHOTO
Dirleane Rossato, Highly Commended photograph; Kevin Sanderson, Highly Commended photograph; Fernanda Correia Silva, High Commended photograph; Professor Maria McNamara, Professor of Palaeontology, UCC and head of the Ireland’s Fossil Heritage programme; Jose Fernando Marques, 2nd place Winner and Hollie Bean, The Lough, Cork, High Commended photograph at the launch of a new photography exhibition called IRISH FOSSILS – HIDDEN TREASURES! by University College Cork’s science education programme Ireland’s Fossil Heritage, funded by Science Foundation Ireland. This exhibition features the winning entries from the 2023 National Fossil Photo Contest.
Picture: Alison Miles / OSM PHOTO
Martha Maguire and Diarmuid O’Leary, Togher, Cork at the launch of a new photography exhibition called IRISH FOSSILS – HIDDEN TREASURES! by University College Cork’s science education programme Ireland’s Fossil Heritage, funded by Science Foundation Ireland. This exhibition features the winning entries from the 2023 National Fossil Photo Contest.
Picture: Alison Miles / OSM PHOTO
Jose Fernando Marques, 2nd place Winner; Hollie Bean, The Lough, Cork, High Commended photograph; Dirleane Rossato, Highly Commended photograph; Fernanda Correia Silva, High Commended photograph and Kevin Sanderson, Highly Commended photograph at the launch of a new photography exhibition called IRISH FOSSILS – HIDDEN TREASURES! by University College Cork’s science education programme Ireland’s Fossil Heritage, funded by Science Foundation Ireland. This exhibition features the winning entries from the 2023 National Fossil Photo Contest.
Picture: Alison Miles / OSM PHOTO
The photo exhibition will be on display in three locations in Cork during July: Cork City Library, Cork Airport and the Frank O’Connor Library in Mayfield.
Dr Jess Franklin, science engagement officer with the programme, said, “We received entries that featured many different kinds of fossils from all over
Ireland. The submissions were considered by a judging panel that included professional photographers and scientists, and all judges applauded the high
quality of submissions. The top three winners are very special pieces and we are pleased that the decision to award these prizes was unanimous.”
Professor Maria McNamara, Professor of Palaeontology at UCC and head of the Ireland’s Fossil Heritage programme, said, “We were blown away by the
level of public interest. We’re really lucky to have lots of fossils here in Ireland and it’s wonderful to see how many people notice them in our rocks and
buildings. The artworks in the exhibition really capture the beauty and intrigue of fossils, which are truly fascinating objects as they are links to our ancient
past.”
The winners of the contest are: 1 st place – Molli Buckley, 2 nd place – Jose Fernando Marques, 3 rd place – Chris Krysztof Czyz. Highly Commended – Donal
Buckley, Owen Dunbar, Hollie Bean, Dirleane Rossato, Fernanda Correia Silva, Kevin Sanderson, Karen McManus.
The exhibition launches on Monday 3rd July at 6 pm in Cork City Library.
