Gerard Byrne celebrates 30 years of painting the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland

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Having travelled the world as an exponent of modern impressionist painting, Gerard Byrne has returned repeatedly over the last thirty years to the National Botanical Gardens in Dublin, a location close to his heart and home and where as a young wide-eyed painter he perfected his mastery. This exhibition focuses on how the National Botanic…

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Leading International Artists to Visit Kilkenny

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Leading artists from across Europe are Kilkenny-bound this weekend for a visit to culture-steeped Callan for an action-packed, day-long programme which includes a presentation on the community-focused Bring Your Own Chair project. The Collaborative Arts Partnership Programme (CAPP) visit is a major coup for Kilkenny and sees the international group hear about the Nimble Spaces…

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Seamus Nolan: Traveller Collection at The Hugh Lane

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In 2017, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts came together for the first time to commission a significant socially engaged artist’s project in Dublin.  The call for submissions was made through CAPP the EU Collaborative Arts Partnership Programme. Following submissions from artists from all of the CAPP partners, Irish…

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