Offaly artists get into frame for incognito art sale

Two Offaly artists are getting into frame for this year’s incognito art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.

Olive Cuskelly from Daingean, and Hazel Greene from Shinrone are both set to take part in the mystery art sale.

Artists from the county have come together to back the fundraising endeavour which enables five Offaly families to continue to receive vital care and support from the Foundation for their children.

In aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, the identity of the artists behind the artworks is kept under wraps until after the sale closes.

This year sees a return to the event’s roots, with half of the collection for sale at the incognito Gallery in Charlemont Square, Dublin 2, on April 11 and 12.

Watercolours, oils, pastels, acrylics, stained glass, and textiles, are among the mediums employed by the artists across the entire collection.

The online sale gets underway on Wednesday, April 16, from 8am when it will be a case of fastest-finger-first as to which lucky art aficionados scoop their prized piece.

At a cost of €70 each, there are 1,750 postcard-size artworks up for grabs in the incognito Online Art Sale at www.incognito.ie, where the collection can now be viewed.