An exhibition of Irish and Palestinian artwork opens in Cork 

Featuring visual work by Irish artists including Spicebag, Séamus Murphy and St Diabhal, as well as Palestinian artists, all proceeds from sales at Dlúthpháirtíocht go to charity

Dlúthpháirtaíocht,  an exhibition of solidarity between Ireland and Palestine, takes place at the Laneway Gallery, Shandon Street, Cork.

A cross-cultural exhibition demonstrating solidarity between Irish and Palestinian visual artists is set to debut in Cork on Thursday evening.

Dlúthpháirtíocht (jloo-far-chee-uct), meaning ‘Solidarity’, is described by organisers and curators as a "touring exhibition showcasing the work of Irish, Palestinian, and other international artists, photographers, and filmmakers who share a desire for their work to be representative of their opposition to the apartheid state and the suffering endured by Palestinians".

Flying people, by Palestian artist Amal Al-Nakhala.

The work of Palestinian artists like Nabil Abughanima and Amal Al-Nakhala features centre-stage, alongside photography from Seamus Murphy of Palestine's GAA team.

Meanwhile, work from Irish artists like Spicebag, Council Baby, and Aoife Cawley draws on the urgency of the humanitarian situation in Palestine, and historic parallels between Irish and Palestinian experiences of famine, colonial violence and national struggle.

Constance Markievicz, by Aoife Cawley

Following exhibitions in Dublin and London, the touring initiative opens at Laneway Gallery, a community visual arts space on Shandon Street. All sales of artwork by Palestinian artists is donated directly to them or their families.

Photography of the GAA Palestine team by Séamus Murphy

Sales from a collaborative T-shirt with Waterford's Abú Clothing, as well as donations, will go directly to Dignity for Palestinians, a charity run by Dr Musallam Abukhalil of UNRWA, carrying out emergency aid on the ground in Gaza.

Funds raised at previous events were used to evacuate a family safely out of Gaza and into Egypt; and to establish an emergency food assistance program, which provided food to 650 people.

I'm Afraid of the Dark, an installation by visual artists Spicebag and Council Baby

Thursday night's event features a live traditional music session; while an open reading session on Sunday August 10 features a sit-down discussion with poet Daragh Fleming and writer Seán Óg Ó Murchú.

• Dlúthpháirtíocht opens on Thursday August 7 at Laneway Gallery, Shandon Street, Cork City, running until Sunday August 17.
• All sales of artwork by Palestinian artists is donated directly to them or their families by curators.
• All proceeds from donations and merchandise will go to Dignity for Palestinians.
• For more information, see https://dluthphairtiocht.com/