The Per Cent for Art Scheme has been operating since 1986 but the general public seems to know little about it. This state-run programme disburses funds for public art projects and the evidence is there for all to see. Although it has not yet produced a talking point on the scale of Anthony Gormley’s ‘Angel of the North’, Con Power discovers that the signs are promising
Writer, conservationist, collector and founder of Irish Arts Review, Brian de Breffny was a remarkable champion of Ireland’s cultural heritage. Ann Reihill remembers the man behind the journal and the extraordinary restoration of Castletown Cox
As Annaghmakerrig marks its 25th anniversary, Tyrone Guthrie’s vision in founding the eponymous retreat for artists in County Monaghan has been admirably realised, writes Marianne O’ Kane
As Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane prepares to relaunch in May with exciting new spaces, John Mulcahy looks back at its dynamic founder and pinpoints some key factors in the gallery’s future development
Gifford Lewis recalls a notable Devon family
Brian McAvera pays tribute to Edward Murphy whose personal commitment to the development of Irish art research will reap immeasurable benefits for generations
Recently appointed Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Sean Rainbird, reinvented the exhibition programme at the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart; Nicola Gordon Bowe asks him about his plans for the State Collection while the NGI is undergoing refurbishment.
In recalling the legacy of Desmond FitzGerald, the 29th Knight of Glin, John Mulcahy questions why the title, so long-held should now expire
As the Irish Arts Review celebrates its 25th year of publication, Brian McAvera seizes the opportunity to start a process of reframing the usual cartography of contemporary Irish art
On the occasion of the Irish Georgian Society’s 50th anniversary, John Muclahy looks at the persuasive triumvirate who helped develop a new appreciation for Ireland’s Georgian heritage, as documented in a recently published book
Mic Moroney examines the quiet contribution made to Irish art scholarship by the Gorry family business in Dublin
Hilary Pyle remembers James Stephens, a writer of stature, whose account of the Easter Rising while Registrar at the National Gallery comes into focus in the current display at the Gallery