Matthew Higgs Curates 'Salon' Painting Exhibition at Lismore Castle Arts

Matthew Higgs has organized 'Salon,' an exhibition featuring approximately forty paintings by an intergenerational group of artists at Lismore Castle Arts. The show employs a salon-style hanging method, with works arranged in close proximity to create a theatrical mise-en-scène throughout the castle's galleries. Most paintings are figurative or representational in nature and domestically scaled, avoiding larger public-oriented formats. An informal arrangement of chairs, sourced from both private and public locations within the Lismore community, invites visitors to sit and engage with the space. The exhibition's title references both the formal hanging technique and the concept of the gallery as a social gathering place. Works are displayed in a manner that encourages interaction and contemplation within the historic setting.