Art and Artists of Ireland news and blog
Tuesday saw the opening of an exhibition by Karl Somers of semi-abstract paintings dealing with the diaspora. Karl was inspired by living under a flight path from Dublin Airport. The exhibition was opened by Sean Hillen and curated by Nicola Lane. It continues in the Toradh Gallery until July 5th.
There was a great buzz in the Olivier Cornet gallery on Sunday for the opening of an exhibition of the work of Catalan artist Jordi Fornies, one of the gallery’s regular exhibitors. Constellations is an exhibition based on photographs taken between 2014 and 2015 in different cities of Asia. Contributing to the atmosphere in the gallery…
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The Dublin Painting & Sketching Club annual exhibition has opened in the Concourse Gallery in County Hall, Dun Laoghaire. Over 100 contemporary Irish artists, including RHA members, are showing more than 300 oil and watercolour paintings, pastels and drawings, at the exhibition. The Dublin & Painting & Sketching Club, founded in 1874, is one of Ireland’s…
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There was a great turn out last night for an exciting new arts project in Dun Laoghaire. Artists from different disciplines were paired together, (e.g. poet and scupltor, musician and visual artist…) to produce a piece of art. The exhibition is free to the public and continues until Saturday 21st May in Eblana House, Eblana…
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Tonight (Tuesday 10th May) saw the opening of a new gallery in Dalkey, Co. Dublin. The gallery is situated in a wonderful setting above the Grapevine wine bar on Dalkey’s Castle Street.
