Art and Artists of Ireland news and blog
Last night (Thursday April 3rd) saw the launch of an exhibition of paintings with the theme of family and home by Achill based artist Padraig McCaul. The paintings are oil on canvas and portray ‘family’ portraits in semi-abstract way against the background of Irish cottages or Achill and Dublin landscapes. The exhibition was opened by…
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Today (30th March 2014) saw the launch of the Dublin Painting & Sketching Club’s annual exhibition. This exhibition includes a special theme commemorating the 130th anniversary of the controversial 1884 Exhibition in which work by the famous artist James McNeill Whistler was exhibited. The Dublin Painting & Sketching Club 140th Anniversary Exhibition is one of…
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A large crowd attended the opening last night of “Insider” – a week long exhibition of the work of Eddie Cahill. The evening was introduced by Noelle Campbell Sharp of the Origin Gallery. This was followed by the official opening of the exhibition by rugby pundit Brent Pope. After this we were treated to an…
Today (Tuesday 11th February 2014) in Kilmainham IMMA officially launched their programme for 2014. IMMA’s Director, Sarah Glennie outlined some of what was ahead in IMMA over the year: An exhibition celebrating the work of Irish artist Patrick Scott which brings together the most comprehensive representation of this remarkable artist’s 75 year long career Two…
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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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