Art and Artists of Ireland news and blog
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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‘re:View’ has opened at Town Hall Gallery Macroom. It is a retrospective exhibition of the last ten years of textile art and design showcasing the talent and diversity of fine art textile practitioners working in contemporary Ireland. This group exhibition presents the work of seventeen artists including many National Crafts Competition winners such as Mary…
RADE (Recovery through art, drama, education) are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a show entitled ‘Light Source’ that develops service users’ visual arts skills by learning the medieval craft of stained glass. Facilitated by stained glass artist Peter Young, participants designed and built two large stain glass windows. The windows will feature along with selected…
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Yesterday (Thursday, 30th January 2014) saw the launch of a new “‘Volunteering in the Arts’ toolkit by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaelteacht Jimmy Deenihan TD. The very readable brochure gives practical advice and tips to voluntary organizations with special focus on the arts. Among the topics covered are: recruitment & retention of volunteers,…
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Ireland’s biggest art fair – Art Source – which features work from hundreds of artists and galleries opens in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 tomorrow Friday 8th November. The exhibition continues until Sunday 10th November.