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Last night (Thursday June 5th) I went along to the opening of an exhibition in Dublin 2. I was not prepared for the scale and visual impact of the works. The first thing you see as you walk into the hexagonal space is an enormous visual realisation of James Joyce’s famous novel ‘Ulysses’. This took…
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An exhibition of paintings by Dublin artist Oisin Roche opened last night in Oliveto At The Kingston Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. The exhibition features landscape, portrait and still life painting in oil. The exhibition continues until June.
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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Last Thursday (12th December) saw the opening of an exhibition of new works by Joby Hickey and Seán HIllen. The exhibition was opened by director John Boorman. There was a sizable crowd squeezed into the gallery space of Inspirational Arts. The exhibition continues in Inspirational Arts, 7 Herbert Street, Dublin 2 until 21st January: Thursday…
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