Art and Artists of Ireland news and blog
Yesterday the Hennessy Portrait Prize 2015 was officially launched by Hennessy and the National Gallery of Ireland. This year’s judging panel is chaired by the Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Sean Rainbird and includes Catherine Marshall (scholar and curator), Colin Davidson PRUA (artist); Aidan Dunne (art critic, The Irish Times), and Anne Hodge (Curator…
It was a very crowded Gallery for the opening of “Talking Heads” in the 2020 Gallery in Cork. The ‘Talking Heads’ initiative is comprised of an art exhibition and public lecture series, that will take place throughout 2015, with the aim of bringing the conversation on mental health out into the light of everyday life,…
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London Irish Art 2015 endeavours to explore the personal understanding and the experience of the Irish diaspora living in the U.K., specifically in relation to culture, identity and creativity. A programme of art, poetry and music, will inform this investigation. An array of media will be explored, ranging from the more traditional painting, photography, mixed…
Tonight saw the opening of a group exhibition in Sol Art Gallery in Dawson Street, Dublin. The exhibition features original work by Vincent Keeling, Ann Flynn, Kevin McAleenan and Henry McGrane. The exhibition continues until 1st November.
‘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…