Moving images: Ross McDonnell
New from the Autumn 2021 edition. New York-based Irish photographer and film-maker Ross McDonnell’s ‘Joyrider’ series began in Ballymun around 2005.
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Art News
Branchardiére Bursary
New from the Summer 2021 edition. The Branchardiére Bursary is awarded annually to an Irish artist working in lace and is funded by a bequest made in the 19th century Read More
Municipal Art Gallery for Galway
New from the Summer 2021 edition. Galway’s role in creating the Irish renaissance in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is well documented. Read More
New perspectives at the NGI
New from the Summer 2021 edition. Surely the reopening of the National Gallery of Ireland represents a ray of light, a welcome break in the massed Covid clouds? Read More
Photographer Richard Mosse
New from the Summer 2021 edition. Irish artist Richard Mosse’s latest work made the New York Times list of top exhibitions recently. Read More
Enda Burke wins BarTur Creativity Award
The BarTur Photo Award introduced a one-off, open-call award for work exploring the impact of the current pandemic, and Irish photographer Enda Burke took the Creativity Award in its ‘Covid Reflections’ section Read More
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
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