Art and Artists of Ireland news and blog
There was a lively crowd squeezed into the bar of the United Arts Club last night (Thursday 5th September) for the opening of the Thursday Life Drawing Group Exhibition. Many of the artists were there as well as some of the models. The exhibition continues until 23rd September 2013 – viewing Tuesday to Saturday, from…
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Last night (Tuesday March 26th) saw the launch of the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club Annual Exhibition in European House, Dawson Street in Dublin. This is the 135th exhibition to be staged by the Dublin Painting & Sketching Club, a national artists’ organisation and one of Ireland’s oldest. In celebration of Ireland’s EU presidency this…
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Ireland’s biggest and best art fair is set to return to the RDS this weekend. Running from Friday, 9th November to Sunday, 11th November, Art Source is a unique event which will feature work from hundreds of artists and galleries. The show’s underlying ethos is that art is for everyone, and so it gives visitors…
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This annual Art Fair took place earlier this month in the RDS. The art fair (Ireland’s largest) hosted 130 exhibitors from Ireland, South Africa, Belgium, Mongolia, Canada and the UK and featured a range of paintings, sculpture, prints and photography.
Recently I met with Maria Corbett, director of the Powerscourt Gallery. Maria took over the gallery in 2009 and works alongside with Philippa Kelly and Aisling Bodkin. She has definitely noticed many changes since then. 2011 is a lot tougher than previous years. There are a lot less impulse buys. People are buying because of…
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