Art and Artists of Ireland news and blog
Today (Thursday 29th November 2012) saw the opening of the first new public art gallery in Ireland in over two years. The new contemporary art gallery was officially opened in Athlone by Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Luan Gallery is the first purpose-built, municipal visual art gallery located in the…
GBP£30,000 bursary on offer to artists aged 18-30 Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund advice and networking event Wednesday 21 November, 2.00pm – 4.30pm The Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage Business to Arts, in association with Sky Arts and IdeasTap are hosting an advice session for anyone who wants to apply for the GBP£30,000 Sky…
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Ireland’s biggest and best art fair is set to return to the RDS this weekend. Running from Friday, 9th November to Sunday, 11th November, Art Source is a unique event which will feature work from hundreds of artists and galleries. The show’s underlying ethos is that art is for everyone, and so it gives visitors…
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Frank O’Dea teams up with fellow Dublin artist, Pervaneh Matthews at Balla Bán Art Gallery, Westbury Mall, Dublin in November for an exhibition entitled “Man on the Moon” and will take place in conjunction with ‘Science Week 2012? whose theme this year is everyday experimenting. Perhaps the greatest experiment known to mankind was to put…
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