Wooden it be good: Guerilla art brightens up Dunmanway

A carved wooden ‘smile’ hangs from a tree in the square; a bumblebee buzzes in the library window; and cheerful painted affirmations are popping up everywhere from the local lake to street corners: it’s all part of a ‘guerilla art’ project which ‘ambushed’ a West Cork town over the weekend.

Residents of Dunmanway are this week discovering and enjoying the colourful pop-up urban art, pieces of which were placed at strategic points around the town over the weekend.

It’s the latest initiative by members of the local Men’s Shed, whose members spent some six weeks over the summer months creating pieces of art aimed at spreading some feelgood vibes throughout the town.