New acquisitions for National collections
The Government’s announcement last October of allocations of €400,000 to the Crawford Gallery in Cork and €600,000 to the Irish Museum of Modern Art for the acquisition of artworks is significant Read More
Art News
RDS Awards
New from the Spring 2021 edition. The Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Visual Art Awards is the most important platform for visual art graduates in Ireland providing vital supports and exposure for emerging artists Read More
Photographer Tony O’Shea
New from the Winter 2020 edition. Tony O’Shea grew up on Valentia Island. His early exposure to photography was ‘a tin Players cigarette box in which my mother kept some family photos, mainly taken by visiting relatives, usually from the US’. Read More
Homan Potterton (1946-2020)
The sad death of Homan Potterton recalls his achievements as the director of the National Gallery of Ireland. Read More
RHA Annual Exhibition
New from the Winter 2020 edition. The brave decision of the Royal Hibernian Academy to ‘go online’ rather than to miss out on its annual show altogether has set viewers some major problems. Read More
Sculpture for the people
New from the Autumn 2020 edition. Some good news for Irish sculptors in these days of gloom is the announcement of a scheme to have six new sculptures erected in public spaces around the city. Read More
Golden Fleece winner shortlisted for Venice Biennale
New from the Autumn 2020 edition. Among the major postponements of arts events due to Covid-19 restrictions is the 2021 Venice Art Biennale, which has been moved to 2022. Read More
Hats off to the Highlanes
New from the Autumn 2020 edition. In the midst of lockdown, as galleries had to keep their doors firmly closed, the Highlanes Gallery in Drogheda announced a competition that was ‘developed in response to the constraints of the current global situation’. Read More
Clare Gallagher’s Second Shift
Clare Gallagher’s elegantly designed photobook The Second Shift is a visual exploration of the daily grind of domestic labour. Read More
Clare Museum’s new departure
It was the historical collection, housed for many years in the local library, that gave Clare Museum in Ennis its initial impetus. Read More