Donegal artists donate work in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation

Donegal artists are donating an array of special artworks for this year’s incognito art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.

With incognito, the thrill is all in the anticipation, as the art buyer has no idea who the artist is behind their artwork until the sale is over.

A total of 12 artists from Donegal have come together to back the fundraising endeavour which enables 12 Donegal families to continue to receive vital care and support from the Foundation for their children.

In what promises to be the biggest and best incognito yet, among the artists to have lent their skills and talents this year are Bernie Anderson from Ballybofey, Justyna Szerszen from Letterkenny, Karen O'Kane from Ramelton, and Vanessa Marsh from Redcastle.

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They join such other luminaries to take part as fashion designers Don O'Neill, Helen Steele and Simone Rocha, creative director and professional dancer Arthur Gourounlian, singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy, TV cook Donal Skehan, Olympian Sonia O’Sullivan, broadcasters Joe Duffy, Jenny Buckley and Maia Dunphy, and professional artists Maser, William Murray and Thelma Mansfield.

At a cost of €70 each, there are 1,750 postcard-size artworks up for grabs in the incognito Online Art Sale at www.incognito.ie, where the collection can now be viewed. Watercolours, oils, pastels, acrylics, stained glass, and textiles, are among the mediums employed by the artists across the entire collection.

The sale gets underway on Wednesday, April 16, from 8am when it will be a case of fastest-finger-first as to which lucky art aficionados scoop their prized piece.

For those who like to see their art up close and personal, this year sees the return of incognito to its real-world roots, with hundreds more postcard artworks on display at the incognito Gallery Sale in Charlemont Square, Dublin 2.

The collection can be previewed on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9 and 10, with the gallery sale itself taking place on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12.

2025 marks the ninth year of the incognito art sale, which to date has raised over €1.2 million in funds to support vital in-home nursing and respite care provided by the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.

Jack and Jill is a nationwide charity that funds and provides up to 100 hours per month of in-home nursing care and respite support to families caring for children, up to the age of six, with severe learning disability often associated with complex medical needs.

It provides nursing care and respite support to 420 families caring for children, up to the age of six, with severe learning disability often associated with complex medical needs, in communities across Ireland.

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For Deirdre Walsh, CEO of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, each artwork sold will make a meaningful difference for Jack and Jill families: “Ultimately, it's Jack and Jill families who will benefit from this novel art sale and I cannot thank the art community enough for their incredible support. With incognito, people are not only buying an original piece of art that they love, but for each artwork purchased they are also making a much-needed donation of €70 to the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation to fund vital in-home nursing and respite care for children across the nation. Now, that is something truly priceless.”

For all the latest updates on the incognito 2025 art sale, check out www.incognito.ie or follow on @facebook.com/2025incognito or @instagram.com/jackandjillcf