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6 September — 31 October 2011 Dublin Contemporary is a large-scale visual art exhibition that will run over a period of 8 weeks from 6th September to 31st October 2011. It is one of the most ambitious art exhibitions ever staged in Ireland and is expected to attract over 150,000 visitors. It is a citywide…
The third of the People’s Art 2011 exhibitions finished up today (21st August) in St. Stephen’s green. The last one of 2011 takes place next month 23rd-25th September.
Roscrea-based multi-media artist Jerry Cahir’s third solo exhibition Whisperings of the Soul was opened in Kenny’s Lahinch Art Gallery by cardiologist Dr Brian Maurer on the 5th August. There was a capacity crowd which included Dessie and Pat O’Malley, former ambassador to Washington Sean Donlon, the Moylan Brothers, author and historian George Cunningham, and a…
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Vodafone commissioned five Irish artists, all from different disciplines to create five unique pieces of art using only black and white. Each artist approached the concept of black and white in their own unique way, some simply exploring the contrast between light and dark, others working with the good vs. evil. The artists involved in…
Irish painter, Al Freney, was recently selected from over 2,350 international entries as the only Dublin based artist to exhibit at the 32nd annual BP Portrait Award in London – the world’s most prestigious portrait competition, which promotes the very best in contemporary portrait painting. Housed in the National Portrait Gallery, Freney’s work entitled, ‘At…
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