About this Event
Please join us to celebrate the launch of Rendition x Fréa Renewing Roots Exhibition on Friday 24 April 2026, 6-8pm.
A new exhibition opening at the 1912 Mill at Sunny Bank Mills will use weaving, paper making, oral history, ceramics and poetry to explore the hidden legacy of unmarried Irish women and their children who were sent from Britain to Ireland’s mother and baby institutions.
Running from 24 April to 3 May 2026, Rendition is a powerful collaboration between Yorkshire artist Fiona Cahill and Fréa Renewing Roots, bringing together art, lived experience and community storytelling to confront a history that remains deeply relevant today.
Created by Fiona Cahill, Rendition draws on her grandmother’s, mother’s and her own family experience to examine the deportation of unmarried Irish women and their babies, and the lasting trauma caused by secrecy, shame and institutional abuse.
The exhibition will also feature work created in collaboration with Fréa Renewing Roots, including oral history extracts, ceramics and poetry from members of Crann Sailí, the organisation’s arts for wellbeing group. These voices and creative works will be shared publicly in Yorkshire for the first time.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to Fiona for creating this thought provoking exhibition and the Fréa Renewing Roots community members who have taken the time to be part of this important work. Please join us in celebration. There will be an opportunity to meet the artist and contributors and listen to a selection of oral histories.
Event Outline:
18:00 Guest arrival
18:20 Introduction and Welcome
18: 30 Meet the artist and contributors, explore the exhibition
20:00 Event end
Light refreshments provided
Accessibility
The exhibition is situated on the first floor of the 1912 Mill. There is a lift available for guest use.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sunnybank Mills 83-85 Town St, Sunnybank Mills 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, United Kingdom
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