Join YPWACC at Independent Picture House for a FREE film screening and post-screening discussion with representatives from the Charlotte Irish community.
“Set in rural Ireland in 1981, An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) follows Cáit, a neglected nine-year-old girl from an overcrowded, dysfunctional family who is sent to live with foster parents for the summer. Under the care of the Kinsellas, she blossoms, but discovers a painful truth in this house of affection.”
After the film, a panel of speakers representing Charlotte’s Irish community will discuss its themes and cultural context.
- Ally Nolan (McColl Center Current Artists-In-Residence)
- Liam Fitzgerald, Irish American Business Alliance of NC
Date: Thursday, May 28th, 2026
Time: 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. (Check-In & Find Your Seat) | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (Movie Screening & Discussion)
Where: Independent Picture House, 4237 Raleigh St, Charlotte, NC 28213
Cost: FREE
Biography:
Ally Nolan is an Irish textile artist whose practice explores how textiles are shaped by place, community, and cultural identity. Her work brings together hand-made and digital textile techniques to examine the histories embedded in materials and the labour that produces them, with a particular focus on women’s work and craft knowledge that has often gone unrecorded or undervalued.
Rooted in archival research, storytelling, and heritage, Nolan frequently works with historical photographs and materials to better understand the people and communities behind textile traditions. Her practice is informed by rural and coastal contexts, where craft skills are closely tied to working life, social history, and local economies.
Nolan is the 2025 recipient of the RCSI Art Award and has completed residencies in Portugal, Norway, France, and Ireland. These experiences have expanded her research and revealed connections between craft traditions across different cultures. Nolan holds a BA in Fashion Design and Art History from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, and an M.Phil in Irish Art History from Trinity College Dublin.
Liam Fitzgerald (MBA) has over 25 years of experience working in multiple countries and industries. Liam brings expertise in cross-cultural collaboration, public-private partnerships, and multi-industry knowledge of how best to deepen the commercial ties between countries. With roots in hospitality, leisure and commercial real estate, he is now focused on delivering services to the financial services industry here in the US and internationally. A native of Limerick, Liam has lived and worked extensively in the United Kingdom and the Middle East, and is excited about firmly established roots here in Charlotte, North Carolina with his family.