Art and Artists of Ireland news and blog
North-West Promotions are taking 50 artists on a tour of Ireland and the North starting this November 11th-13th in Letterkenny. 35 artists are committed so there are spaces for another 15. “We held the Donegal Art Festival back in August and had 50 artists and crafters exhibiting their work together for two days and an…
I recently visited Dublin artist John Nolan at his Shomera studio in Drumcondra, a veritable colour fest for eyes. Along with many others in the arts in Ireland, John has noticed a considerable decline in art sales in recent times. Although John’s work has been reasonably priced for many years, it’s no longer a question…
Tonight (14th September) saw the opening in the Dalkey Heritage Centre of “Familiar Places” – a solo exhibition by Deborah Donnelly featuring colourful landscape paintings from South County Dublin: Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire and the odd cow, chicken or pig! The exhibition also features work by her mother Clare O’Farrell. The exhibition continues until Sunday 17th…
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The law firm Walkers Ireland has today (September 12th) launched a secondary school art competition, open to second level students in Dublin city and county. Cash prizes worth a total of €14,000 are on offer to the winning schools in the two categories for students ‘Up to Junior Cert level’ and ‘Up to Leaving Cert’….
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Dublin Contemporary 2011 was launched yesterday (September 5th) at the exhibition’s HQ on Earlsfort Terrace next door to the NCH. Responding to the theme Terrible Beauty—Art, Crisis, Change & The Office of Non-Compliance, and led by curators Jota Castro and Christian Viveros-Fauné, the exhibition presents the work of more than 100 of the world’s most…