Nigel Monaghan admires the work of artist and conservationist Patrick O’Hara whose exhibition at the Boole Library, UCC marks 40 years of botanical exploration
Thirty watercolours forming the core of this exhibition are part of a long-term commission by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to portray the wildflowers of California. The artist’s proof prints have been donated by Cork painter Patrick O’Hara to the Irish Heritage Trust, who now manage Fota House. The gift has been made in recognition of the generosity and vision of UCC who originally acquired the island in 1975, thereby safeguarding its unique resources of stately home, arboretum, wildlife park and public spaces.
Ahead of Dragana Jurisic’s solo show at the RHA in September we republish Stephanie McBride’s examination of the photographer’s 2011 show at the Droichead Arts Centre, studies of urban survival taken during the Celtic Tiger years, revealing Ireland’s struggling society.
Paul Larmour visits the new theatre, which he describes as a boon for the dramatic arts and the most exciting building in Belfast
