Chance and design
AIB Award-winner Linda Quinlan tells Donal Maguire about her residency in Tasmania this year, the results of which can be seen at the Crawford Art Gallery show in October

Patrick Hall: completing the picture
In his interview with the artist, Brian McAvera investigates notions of imagination, sexuality and artistic maturity in the work of Patrick Hall, ahead of his show at IMMA in the autumn

Design Portfolio
The success of Irish architects internationally reflects growing respect for contemporary Irish architecture, writes Eleanor Flegg, as the spotlight is shone on Irish design amidst a wealth of jewellery, ceramics, textiles and furniture exhibitions across the country this autumn

Masquerade and Spectacle
Róisín Kennedy discusses Jack B Yeats's enduring attraction for the circus and its performers, the theme of the exhibition at the National Gallery

Fables and Foibles
Alice Maher has taken two sources, medieval bestiaries and neoclassical motifs, as inspiration for her drawings on view at the RHA this autumn, writes Patrick T Murphy

Dermod O'Brien: abroad and at Home
Anne Stewart and S B Kennedy recall Dermod O'Brien's creative voyage from student days in Europe to presidency of the Royal Hibernian Academy

Making an entrance
Ros Kavanagh admires the photographic skill of the late Hugh Doran, based on a selection of images currently on view at the Irish Architectural Archive

A Cultural celebration
Dermot Ahern, TD, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, introduces the features on the Arts in Co Louth

Mellifont: from monastery to mansion
Rachel Moss reviews the turbulent history surrounding Mellifont Abbey and accounts for its survival as a Tudor mansion

Surveying the territory
John Mulcahy compares two 17th-century maps, the earliest of which marks the progress of Mountjoy's campaign in north Louth and the latter documenting the estates of the Bellew family

An uncommon man
Ruan O'Donnell discusses 18th-century political powerbroker John Foster

Constant spirit
Grant Watson examines the robust graphics of print artist and political activist Constance Short

The road series
Anthony Collins captures an unexpected harmony in the dramatic clash of nature and manufacture in his roadscapes, writes Gerry Walker

Bridging the past
Joe O'Donovan explains the design principles behind the new Boyne Bridge, while Peter Berresford Ellis recalls the eventful history of the Boyne Valley

Art and technology
Ruairí O Cuív discusses plans to convert the iconic Carroll's factory in Co Louth into a gallery for contemporary art

From strangers to citizens
Ahead of the forthcoming exhibition at the National Library, Eilís Ní Dhuibhne discusses the import of Irish migration following the Flight of the Earls

Four Hundred years of Franciscan silver
Michael Kenny discusses some notable examples of Franciscan silver to go on view this November at the National Museum, Collins Barracks

Innovation and technique: Stoney Road Press
Rosemarie Mulcahy applauds the creative collaboration between Stoney Road Press and Ireland's leading artists

Civic Motifs
Louise Cotter reports on ABK's elegant Cork Civic Offices and the new cutting-edge Cork School of Music by MOLA