Last month saw the opening of “Magic Realism” by Joby Hickey at the Bold Art Gallery, Galway. The opening was performed by RTE’s Dave Fanning. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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Last month saw the opening by Eddie O’Sullivan of ‘Bog Land Scapes‘ in the Galway City Museum.  This is the second collaboration between the Galway based painter Jim Kavanagh and the London poet Richard Dyer. Kavanagh’s inspiration for painting the bog came from numerous trips up and down the Curragh Line which cuts through the [...]

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The idea behind Art Jam Ireland is to get more and more adults to take the time to be creative but in a fun environment… and this is exactly what art jam will be doing with its regular Tuesday night art jams at the Piedescalso Art Cafe from 2nd December.  For €25 per person all [...]

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The exhibition Folka Polka was officially opened last weekend by The Swedish Ambassador Claes Ljundahl at thisisnotashop gallery. This group exhibition sponsored by Swedish Women’s Education Association (SWEA) brings together the work of Swedish artists Helene Hortlund (Stockholm) and Veronica Forsgren (Dublin). The exhibition draws on the heritage of Swedish Folk Art in an exploration [...]

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The exhibition continues until Saturday, November 22nd. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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The Mother and Daughter show – “Similar Strokes” with Clare O’Farrell and daughter Deborah Donnelly opened last week in The Bad Art Gallery. The Opening was performed by RTE personality Pat Kenny. The exhibition continues until December 4th. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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A large gathering from the artistic world in Cork as well as admirers and fans of Gerrard Wyatt’s work turned out in huge numbers for the opening launch on Wednesday evening last of WYATT-RAW at the Alliance Française Gallery . The exhibition was launched by French journalist and photographer Yvan Wastiaux, who congratulated the artist [...]

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The ninth annual Art Ireland Art Exhibition opened today, 14th November,  in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The exhibition has almost 200 art galleries and artists exhibiting. The exhibition continues until Sunday 16th November. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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On Thursday 6th of November Gormleys Fine Art in Dublin opened an exhibition of new paintings by the artist Claudio Viscardi. The exhibition attracted a great crowd and was officially opened by Bill Cullen who spoke about his own interest in Claudio’s work. The exhibition continues until the 20th of November. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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The RHA‘s annual exhibition opened this evening.  There are 536 artworks in this year’s exhibition, with 73 invited artists and 300 works selected from this year’s open submission section.  The 2008 exhibition marks the re-opening of their new and improved facilities. Painter Comhghall Casey won this year’s Hennessy Craig scholarship worth 12,000 euro for his [...]

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The new Nora Dunne Gallery opens for business on Friday 14th November at 11am.  The gallery, owned by businessman Ben Dunne, will be run by Karen Harper who previously ran the innovative Expose Yourself Gallery in Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre. The gallery is having an open weekend from Friday 14th – Sunday 16th November when [...]

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Last weekend saw the launch of Yanny Petter’s exhibition ‘Field Work’ at the Riverside Gallery,  Bridgewater Centre, Arklow.  This exhibition organised and curated by Olivier Cornet (Olliart) features paintings and drawings from meadows and grasslands. The exhibition is open 30 October to 2 November and 6 November to 9 November 2008. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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Chára Nagle‘s second solo exhibition ‘Moments II’ was launched in ‘The Residence‘ on Stephens Green.  It was attended by an A-list crowd to help Chára and her husband, Jason, celebrate this new collection of work. Most paintings were snapped up during the exhibition. Chára’s next solo exhibition will be in September/October 2009. Share this:ShareFacebookStumbleUpon

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