One of the largest group shows in the country, the exhibition includes 74 artists exhibiting 267 pieces in oil, watercolour, pastel, mixed media and etchings. Just some of the high profile artists included are Pauline Doyle, James English RHA, Michael Gemmell, Padraig Lynch, Thomas Ryan PPRHA and Ivan Sutton. The exhibition is sponsored by Whyte’s Auctioneers of Molesworth Street. Full details here: http://www.dublinpaintingandsketchingclub.ie
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23 Jun
Peoples Art returns to Dublin’s Stephen’s Green this weekend – June 24th/26th
The ever popular Peoples Art http://www.peoplesart.ie/ open-air gallery returns to the railings of St.Stephen’s Green this weekend from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June inclusive. A chance for the public to meet artists face to face, chat about their work and purchase direct thus cutting out the gallery fees. Things usually kick off from about 11:00am. [...]
3 Apr
Abandoned Ireland Exhibition at Castletown House – 1st April to 2nd May, 2011
I have been meaning to give “Abandoned Mansions of Ireland” by Tarquin Blake a mention for a while and the exhibition now on at Castletown House, Co.Kildare, provides the ideal excuse. Tarquin began exploring old castles, Big Houses, mills etc. back in June 2008. His admirable philosophy is quite simple - record it and document it [...]
30 Mar
Percy French retrospective at the Oriel Gallery, Dublin – April 1st to May 1st, 2011
Percy French – A Retrospective At: The Oriel Gallery, 17 Clare Street, Dublin 2 Tel/Fax: (01) 676 3410 www.theoriel.com A retrospective exhibition of nostalgia celebrating the life and work of Percy French (1854-1920). The largest collection of Percy French watercolours ever exhibited will be open to the public from Friday 1st April and will continue [...]
29 Mar
Dublin Painting & Sketching Club Exhibition – Mon.4th to Sun.17th April
The Concourse Gallery Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Hall,Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire The 133rd Exhibition of the Dublin Painting & Sketching Club From: Tues.4th April to Sun.17th April, 2011 Open: Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm Sundays 11:00am – 5:00pm To celebrate the award of UNESCO ‘City of Literature’ to Dublin this year’s Exhibition includes a literary theme as part of [...]
4 Oct
THE WATER COLOUR SOCIETY OF IRELAND 156th EXHIBITION
THE WATER COLOUR SOCIETY OF IRELAND EXHIBITION County Hall, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 4th October 2010 – 16th October 2010 ADMISSION FREE OPENING TIMES: Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm; Sunday 10am – 5pm Ends Saturday October 16th at 1pm Please note all works purchased must be collected between 1pm and 5pm on Saturday, 16th October [...]
29 Sep
Art for Art’s Sake?
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only person not sufficiently evolved to appreciate the ‘art‘ of Sean Scully and this item (and comments) from The Art Newspaper which I came across today has cheered me up no end. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland reopens with Sean Scully retrospective http://theartnewspaper.com/articles/Ulster-Museum-in-Northern-Ireland-reopens-with-Sean-Scully-retrospective/19631 After a three [...]
22 Sep
The Emperor’s New Clothes – Part.I.
Bobby McLean at the Watch House Gallery, Enniscorthy. I wrote this piece a couple of years ago and never got round to submitting it for publication and am using it here as the first in a series on Art collecting. We were recently invited by friends to the opening of an exhibition of paintings by [...]
