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Adrian Duncan, How the Mighty have Fallen – An Informal Disscussion at Monster Truck Gallery, Dublin

Laoise — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:54:38 +0000

Thurday 17th May | For his recent solo exhibition, ‘How the Mighty have Fallen’, at Monster Truck, Adrian Duncan will be in the gallery from 16:30 to host an informal discussion about his work. Admission is Free and all are welcome. | www.monstertruck.ie/blog/?page_id=7163

Kathleen James-Chakraborty Lecture ‘Bauhaus: Art as Life’ at Goethe-Institut, Dublin

Laoise — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:49:35 +0000

Monday 21 May 2012, 6pm | 37 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 | Admission free | The Bauhaus was the twentieth-century's most important and influential experiment in design education. Founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, by Walter Gropius, it moved to Dessau in 1926, and to Berlin in 1933, where it closed within months of the establishment of the Third Reich. Its faculty included many of the most important abstract artists of the day. The emigration of many Bauhäusler, as staff and students alike termed themselves, from Germany helped disperse its ideas around the world, where they were often equated (not always correctly) with principled opposition to Naziism. This lecture will focus on new themes in Bauhaus scholarship, including the increasing recognition being accorded the work of the women who taught and studied there. It will also refer to the exhibition with the same title which is currently on show at London's Barbican. | Further Information: T: 01 6611155 | E:arts@dublin.goethe.org

TINKEBELL Artist Talk at Ormston House, Limerick

Laoise — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:27:16 +0000

May 26, 2012 | 3:00pm | Ormston House, 9-10 Patrick Street, Limerick City, Ireland | In this afternoon talk, controversial Dutch artist TINKEBELL shares an insight into her artistic practice. This event is organized as part of the ‘Dogs’ group exhibition in Ormston House, curated by Rachael Corcoran as part of SOMA Contemporary Projects. Admission is free. TINKEBELL provokes by exemplifying the blind spots of modern society. She confronts a public that revels in being indignant about everything that has nothing to do with them, but at the same time is very apologetic about their own actions. She questions why millions of male chicks are brutally killed every day (often by throwing them against the walls of a barn) but she gets arrested for threatening to do the same in public. Why are people who openly discuss the lowering of the sexual age of consent treated as vile paedophiles, but are ‘barely 18′ websites intensely popular? For further information on her practice, please see www.looovetinkebell.com | www.somacontemporary.com | www.ormstonhouse.com

Artist Talk by Gail Ritchie at Queen’s University, Belfast

Laoise — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:46:50 +0000

Wednesday 22 May 3 – 5pm | Queen’s University Belfast, 12 University Sq. Room 101 | Gail Ritchie, visual artist, will present an illustrated talk on her recent practice which has core themes of culture, conflict and memorial. Using specific artworks the presentation begins with an examination of the forms of 20th century war memorials and ends with proposals for new forms that reinvigorate existing models. The artist will discuss how she reactivates the past in her work and how this is informed by research across several areas: literature and film, site visits, on line, archival and interview. The artist seeks to locate her work somewhere between Monuments and memorials, where the former may be perceived as large scale and permanent and the latter, more localised and intimate. How, as a contemporary artist working in the 21st century , does she reconstruct and commemorate the past in her work? Ritchie works across a range of media from drawing, sculpture, installation, photography and sound. The art works in this presentation will relate to the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War , recent conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan and conclude with work which explores the possibility of a universal memorial for all 20th century conflict | www.gailritchie.com

Reminder: Visual Arts Workers Forum (VAWF) – Thursday 17th May, NSF

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:15:06 +0000

The second edition of VAWF will be co-presented by the Lewis Glucksman Gallery and the National Sculpture Factory, in Cork on Thursday 17th May 2012. VAWF is a forum for visual arts workers in Ireland to enable an open conversation and a forum for debate. It is for all visual arts workers – artists, art writers, curators, art historians, private gallerists, critics, educationalists, art technicians, students, arts officers, archivists, studio managers, art administrators and more.

Speakers will include Orlaith McBride (Director, The Arts Council), Patrick T. Murphy (Director, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin), Dawn Williams (Exhibitions Officer, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork), Alex Pentek (Artist), Gemma Tipton (Writer/Guest Artistic Director, Kinsale Arts Week), Claire Power (Studios Development Manager, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin), Tom Creed (Director, Cork Midsummer Festival), Ann Davoren (Director, West Cork Arts Centre), Maud Cotter (Artist), Stephanie Hough (Artist/Co-founder, Basement Project Space, Cork), Josephine Kelliher (Owner/Director, Rubicon Gallery, Dublin), Clodagh Kenny (Director, Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin), plus more to be announced. Further info E: vawforum@gmail.com | www.facebook.com/visualarts.workersforum | www.visualartsworkersforum.blogspot.com

Applications Open for MA in Design History & Material Culture at NCAD

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:14:51 +0000

Applications are now being accepted for the following Masters programme offered by the Faculty of Visual Culture at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin. The Master of Arts: Design History and Material Culture provides a dynamic platform for the study of design and material culture from the eighteenth century to the present day. An innovative series of themed modules introduces students to objects, spaces and the material culture of everyday life, and to the range of critical and interdisciplinary approaches which are used in design and material culture studies.This course draws on the wide-ranging academic expertise of faculty members in the fields of the history of decorative arts and design, dress history, architectural history and material culture as well as interacting with studio staff and students, and benefits from close relationships and joint initiatives with a wide range of museums, cultural institutions and historic properties. We welcome graduates from a wide variety of backgrounds, including: design; fine art; art history; history; archaeology; sociology; politics; literature; film studies; architecture; or communications.

For more information on this MA programme please email the course coordinator: Dr Anna Moran (morana@ncad.ie) or the Visual Culture secretary (visualculture@ncad.ie). Further information is also available on the course website www.designhistory.ie. Deadline for applications: 11 June 2012

This MA programme is offered on a full-time or part-time basis over one or two years respectively. For information on application guidelines, fees and funding, please see the postgraduate prospectus: http://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/postgrad_taught.shtml

‘Mór Chuid Cloch’ Six Day Sculpture Symposium at Clones, Monaghan

Laoise — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:31:02 +0000

21 – 26 May 2012 | Opening 21 May 10am-8pm | In May this year 6 stone sculptors from around Ireland will take part in a 6 day sculpture symposium called “Mór Chuid Cloch”. Each sculptor chosen brings a unique quality and style to this event. The symposium is being hosted by Monaghan County Council. Over the 6 days we aim to engage the public with stone through the sculptors who will be producing a sculpture each inspired by local themes. The public will have a wonderful opportunity to witness the ongoing work in the town centre each day while ongoing exhibitions and talks will ensure this is an event not to be missed this year. The 6 sculptors taking part in this event are Alison Bole ( Co.Monaghan), Barry Wrafter (Co.Clare), Jason Ellis (Co.Sligo), Marc Kelly (Co.Monaghan), Martha Quinn (Co.Sligo) and Stephen Burke (Co.Dublin). The event is being curated by sculptor Marc Kelly | www.facebook.com/clonestone

Current Investigations into Irish Visual Culture Seminar at NCAD

Laoise — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:33:40 +0000

Friday 11 May 2012 | 1:30 – 5:00pm | Harry Clarke lecture theatre, NCAD | Public seminar chaired by Valerie Connor with presentations by Mary Ann Bolger, Michelle Browne, Ciara Healy, Megs Morley and Dr. Roisin Kennedy. Part of the programme of public events on the occasion of the DOCUMENT! exhibition in NCAD Gallery running from 27 April – 26 May 2012 | www.nival.ie

Visual Artists Ireland – Upcoming Professional Development Training in Northern Ireland and Dublin

Laoise — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:23:14 +0000

Republic of Ireland

Visual Artists & The Law | Thurs 17 May | 3 – 6pm | Visual Artists Ireland in partnership with The Bar Council of Ireland – learning and exchange event for artists and the legal profession. Free event at The Bar Council of Ireland, Church St, Dublin 7 (50 places available )

Common Room Lunch Time Talk with City Artsquad | Wed 16 May | 1 – 2pm | Free event at Visual Artists Ireland Meeting Room, Central Hotel Chambers (11 places available)

Common Room Lunch Time Talk with James L Hayes | Wed 30 May | 1- 2pm | Free event at Visual Artists Ireland Meeting Room, Central Hotel Chambers (18 places)

Get Together 2012 | Fri 15 June 2012 | Cost: E 50 / E 30 (VAI Members) at Limerick College of Art & Design (100+ Places)

Northern Ireland

The Art of Collaboration | Thurs 24 May | 10 -3pm | Seminar and Artists talks on collaboration between literary and visual art form | Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards. Cost: £5 (30 Places)

Developing Proposals with Marianne O’Kane Boal artist Jill McKeown | Wed 20 June | 10.30 -4.30pm |
Cost: £30 / £15 (VAI, BX , DAS Members) at Belfast Exposed, Belfast (12 places)

DIY Media & Object Hacking with Artists Cliona Harmey & Saoirse Higgins | Wed 15 August | 10:00-5.00pm | Cost: £30 / £15 (VAI, BX, DAS Members) @ Digital Art Studios, Belfast

Booking & info available online:
For Northern Ireland events see: www.visualartists.org.uk/services/professionaldevelopment/current/
For Republic of Ireland events see: www.visualartists.ie/education-2/current-programme/

Visual Artists and the Law : A Visual Artists Ireland Event in partnership with The Bar Council of Ireland

Laoise — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:54:48 +0000

Thurs 17 May | 3 – 5.30pm | | Location: The Distillery Building, Church St, Dublin 7 | Keynote Speaker: Henry Lydiate, The Henry Lydiate Partnership London. Briefings / case studies from: Robert Ballagh, Artist ; David Langwallners, Barrister & Dean Griffith College Dublin ; Alex Davis, Advocacy Officer Visual Artists Ireland. Chaired by: Medb Ruane, writer, columnist and psychoanalytic practitioner.

This event is aimed at: Artists who have individual experiences or case studies that they are happy to share and those with questions to ask; Artists who wish to gain an understanding of legal issues in relation to their own art practice; Solicitors and Barristers who have an interest in the visual arts and in providing their services for artist. To register and for further information see: www.visualartists.ie/education-2/current-programme/?ee=68

Lecture: Mick O’Dea RHA – Approaches to Portraiture in his Work

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:33:38 +0000

2nd of May 2012, 6pm | RHA Gallery – 15, Ely Place – Dublin 2 | Mick O’Dea RHA – Approaches to Portraiture in his work | www.royalhibernianacademy.ie/html/school/lectures.html

Molly Crabapple Talk at Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin

Laoise — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:29:07 +0000

29 April 2012 | 3pm – 4pm | In September 2011, New York artist Molly Crabapple, locked herself in a hotel room, covered the walls in paper, and filled 270 square feet of wall with art. The project, called “Molly Crabapple’s Week in Hell,” is a wild ride through the imagination of an artist stretching herself to the limits of her endurance. The project was 573% funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign which garnered 745 backers. They watched the whole week unfold in live webcasts with the artist, following Molly Crabapple into the madness of art. Now, it’s also a book. Molly Crabapple is an award winning artist, author, and the founder of Dr.Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, the largest chain of art salons in the world. More than that, she is a hugely successful entrepreneur. Molly has succeeded in finding ways to fund and create uncompromising, personally fulfilling art and on 29th April at 3pm, in the appropriately named Centre for Creative Practises, Molly will share her thoughts, experiences and ideas on art and entrepreneurship | www.cfcp.ie | www.mollycrabapple.com | www.drsketchysdublin.com

Lecture by Chris Reid at City Hall, Dublin

Laoise — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:13:33 +0000

Tuesday 24th April | 1.10pm-1.50pm | Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street,Dublin 2 | ‘Heirlooms & Hand-me-downs, Tales from Dublin’s Liberties : Dubliners – in their own words’. A series of lunch-time lectures where Dubliners speak about their own experiences. Chris Reid is a mixed-media artist, who lives and works in Dublin City. His practice often involves collaborating with communities, groups and individuals. His most recent project, which was commissioned by Dublin City Council’s Arts Office, merged oral history with art and resulted in the publication ‘Heirlooms and Hand-Me-Downs’, issued in 2011. Council Chamber, City Hall, Dame Street, Dublin 2. Admission free; booking not necessary.

The Penzance Convention at The Exchange, Cornwall

Laoise — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:18:09 +0000

17 – 20 May 2012 | The Penzance Convention is a three-day international interdisciplinary meeting of artists, curators, writers, scientists, historians, philosophers and experts from other fields. It builds on the legacy of The Falmouth Convention, held in May 2010, and again opens with daylong field trips led by artists and experts from other fields, followed by conference presentations and debates. It draws on histories specific to the far West of Cornwall, bringing in parallel narratives from other parts of the world and focusing on relationships with place.

The Convention reflects on the theme of extraction, taking as its starting point the social and environmental legacies of Cornwall’s extractive industries mining, fishing and farming in particular. It takes extraction as a metaphor for the creative process, reflecting on the processes by which artists draw meaning from history and site. Social historian Iain Boal will give a keynote on the evening of Thursday 17 May, comparing Cornwall and the northern California littoral as zones of extraction.Conference speakers include artists Miroslaw Balka, John Gerrard, Lucy Gunning and Nils Norman, Allen Buckley, author of The Story of Mining in Cornwall, Esther Leslie of Birkbeck College, University of London, author of Synthetic Worlds, Shaun Lewin of the University of Plymouth, philosopher Robin Mackay, editor of the journal Collapse, Kasia Redzisz, Assistant Curator at Tate Modern, Andrea Schlieker, curator of the Folkestone Triennial, 2008 and 2011, Dr Robin Shail of Camborne School of Mines, and Sally Tallant, Artistic Director of the Liverpool Biennial. Further info: | www.thepenzanceconvention.eventbrite.co.uk | www.newlynartgallery.co.uk

Mick O’Dea In Conversation with Professor Kevin Whelan at Kevin Kavanagh

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:18:10 +0000

Trouble| Mick O’Dea || In Conversation 5.15pm Thurs 26 April || Reception 6-8pm.

Mick O’Dea will be in conversation with Professor Kevin Whelan, Keough-Naughton Notre Dame Centre Dublin, at 5.15pm on 26 April just before the opening of his show ‘Trouble’ at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin. Exhibition runs until the 26 May 2012. www.kevinkavanaghgallery.ie

IMMA & Irish Architecture Foundation Partner on Series of Talks

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:26:21 +0000

A series of talks aimed at expanding the public’s understanding of the wider role of architecture in society is being curated by the Irish Architecture Foundation, in partnership with IMMA, in a number of venues in Dublin over the coming months. Starting on Wednesday 25 April and continuing into the autumn, Agents of Architecture, marks IMMA’s use of the exhibition spaces at the National Concert Hall site in Earlsfort Terrace, beginning on 31 May next. High profile national and international speakers have been invited as agents of architecture to represent their involvement in the subject, their understanding of its definition, from the typical to the most un-orthodox views. The series aims to uncover architecture’s impact on society, analyse architecture’s connection to culture, and reveal new critical approaches to engaging audiences. Full details and booking: www.imma.ie/talksandlectures

in|discussion Public Lecture Series with Richard Kearney

Laoise — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:01:02 +0000

Wednesday, 25 April 2012 at 6.30pm | Richard Kearney ‘Narrative and Catharsis ‘| Lecture Room G6, School of Art Design and Printing Dublin Institute of Technology, 41 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1 | Richard Kearney holds the Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College and has served as a Visiting Professor at University College Dublin and the University of Paris. He is the author of over twenty books on European philosophy and literature (including two novels and a volume of poetry) and has edited or co-edited eighteen more. This talk will address the role of storytelling as a cathartic and therapeutic process. Beginning with Aristotle’s understanding of catharsis in the ‘Poetics’ it will then explore a number of examples from ancient myth and folktale to contemporary debates on the role of narrative in psychoanalysis, holocaust testimony and art. To secure your place, please book by E: indiscussionadp@gmail.com | Further info : www.indiscussionadp.blogspot.com

Visual Arts Workers Forum: Save the Date

Laoise — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:58:40 +0000

Visual Arts Workers Forum invites you to save the date! The second edition of VAWF will be co-presented by the Lewis Glucksman Gallery and the National Sculpture Factory, in Cork on Thursday 17th May 2012. VAWF is a forum for visual arts workers in Ireland to enable an open conversation and a forum for debate. It is for all visual arts workers – artists, art writers, curators, art historians, private gallerists, critics, educationalists, art technicians, students, arts officers, archivists, studio managers, art administrators and more.

Culture and the Economy – Europe Day Wednesday 9th May 2012

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:07:00 +0000

Temple Bar Cultural Trust will mark Europe Day 9th May 2012, by organising a half-day conference on Culture and the Economy. Our event will be held on Wednesday 9th May, 2012 at Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 between 9.30am and 1pm. This event is a great opportunity to gain valuable insights into new thinking and research around measuring the value of cultural and creative activity. It will also be a great opportunity to hear about successful examples of cultural and creative enterprises combining talent and technology to great effect in growing audiences and revenues. Our programme of speakers has now been confirmed and we are delighted to add Irish economist Finbarr Bradley to the stellar panel of arts and cultural economists who include David Throsby, author of The Culture of Innovation and The Economics of the Performing Arts, and Professor John O’ Hagan from Trinity College Dublin. Broadcaster and economist George Lee will chair the event. This is a free but ticketed event. To register to attend please visit: tbcultureandeconomy.eventbrite.com

Thursday Talks at Golden Thread, Belfast

Laoise — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:53:06 +0000

19th April 2012 1-2pm | Kaspar Wimberly and Susanne Kudielka artists in residence at Flax Art Studios, Belfast. While on residency they explored ‘The Rothko’s of Belfast’. The Rothko’s of Belfast are the result of layers and layers of paint that have been used to cover over graffiti, or unwanted murals, in certain areas of Belfast |
26th April 2012 1-2pm | Sara Greavu in conversation. Greavu will discuss her practice and the approach to her work. She explores the ways artist use collaboration and research when developing new work |
3rd May 2012 1-2pm | Philip Hession discusses his new work Sing along, If you can, with an insight in to the processes he chooses to use when making work | All talks are free and tea and coffee will be provided, places are limited so please RSVP to book your place to E: info@gtgallery.co.uk. All welcome | www.goldenthreadgallery.co.uk/thursday-talks-1pm-2pm/

Talk & Events to Accompany Ken Lambert Solo Exhibition, Dublin

Laoise — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:44:59 +0000

Ken Lambert ‘Brillo’ exhibition runs until 24 April at No Grants Gallery, Templebar Cultural Trust, 12 E Essex Street, Templebar, Dublin
13 April 6-8pm | Band – Minnie and the Illywackers – ukuele swing and good time music |
18 April 6-8pm | Micheal Connerty Talk and slideshow ‘Pioneers of the American Comic Strip’|
19 April 6-8pm | John Sherwin ‘Superheroes in the Dark Age – When comics became graphic novels’ followed by movie ‘Unbreakable’|
24 April 6-8pm | Micheal Connerty Talk and slideshow ‘Crime Horror and the Anti-comics Crusade of the 1950′s’. After the film there will be complimentary food and drinks and people can collect bought work. This is closing day of the show. All events are bring your own beer and there is a cover charge of E 3 for the doorman on the night for the talks and a charge of E 5 for the band on the 13th. Further info : www.templebar.ie

Art and Architecture Seminar at The Drawing Project, Dublin

Laoise — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:05:15 +0000

2 – 4 pm Thursday 19th April | The Drawing Project Harbour Sq. Crofton rd | ‘Spaces of Art and Architecture’ | There is currently a lot of interest around the status of the objects of art and architecture and their relationship to place, community and the built environment. This seminar hopes to open up discussions around the different practices and theories operating in the shared and sometimes hybrid spaces between art and architecture. Speakers Adrian Duncan – artist/writer, Blaithin Quinn – artist/architect, Fiona McDonald artist/architect, John McLaughlin architect/lecturer UCD, UCC, curator of Ireland’s representation at Venice Architecture and Des Ward artist / lecturer IADT | www.facebook.com/pages/The-Drawing-Project/162211540504351

‘Of All Places’ Discussion Panel at Rua Red, Dublin

Laoise — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:49:00 +0000

19 April | 10am – 4pm | ‘Of All Places’ is a project curated by Hilary Murray and developed in conjunction with Brian Duggan’s ‘Three Lives’ installation and will take the format of a talk session and discussion panel taking place over one day at the theatre space in RUA RED. This project aims to further elucidate the notion of geographical space as opposed to the cued, interactive (or relational) aspect to place. Why is the artwork often situated within a space (the gallery space), rather than a place? Does this lack of relational intent in the display of art create an irrevocable break in the artwork-viewer dynamic or does it simply provide a neutral situation for the objective contemplation and display of art? Full details including list of speakers www.ruared.ie/Of_All_Places.html

Burke + Norfolk: An Illustrated Talk by Simon Norfolk at Bray Town Hall

Laoise — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:56:35 +0000

Wed 18 Apr at 7pm | Bray Town Hall, Main Street Bray | Presented by Mermaid Arts Centre, in association with Bray Cualann Historical Society, Sirius Arts Centre and Crawford Art Gallery. In keeping with our thread of enquiry for the year, Truths and Realities, Real and Imagined, Mermaid is delighted to present a talk by internationally renowned and award-winning photographer Simon Norfolk. In October 2010, Norfolk began a series of new photographs in Afghanistan, taking his cue from the work of nineteenth-century Wicklow photographer, John Burke. Norfolk’s photographs reimagine or respond to Burke’s Afghan war scenes in the context of the contemporary conflict. Conceived as a collaborative project with Burke across time, here Norfolk discusses this project in what promises to be an enlightening and lively exploration of those strange bedfellows – art and war.

Agents of Architecture Talk by Beatrice Galilee at NCAD

Laoise — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:57:02 +0000

25 April 2012 | 7.30pm | Harry Clarke Lecture Room, NCAD | Agents of Architecture is an ongoing series of national and international talks curated by the Irish Architecture Foundation in partnership with the Irish Museum of Modern Art, aimed at expanding the practice of architecture to include people who work with architecture either by curating it, or designing it, or redefining it, or questioning it. Beatrice Galilee is the Chief Curator of the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennale. She is an independent curator, writer and lecturer in London. Beatrice specialises in the dissemination of architecture through media, curatorial practice, research, editing and teaching. She is the co-founder and director of The Gopher Hole, an exhibition and event space in London, architectural consultant and writer at DomusWeb, and associate lecturer at Central St Martins College of Art and Design. She was a senior curator at the 2011 Gwangju Design Biennale in Korea, which was directed by Ai Wei Wei and Seung H-Sang. She is former architecture editor at Icon and is a freelance contributor to a number of international publications on architecture and design including Frieze, Domus, Abitare and Harvard Design Magazine. Beatrice studied architecture at Bath University and was awarded an M.Sc in Architectural History from Bartlett, UCL. Chaired by Andrew Griffin, JDS Architects, Copenhagen | www.architecturefoundation.ie [1] [1] http://www.architecturefoundation.ie

Details of Next Mayo Artists Network Meeting

Laoise — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:00:51 +0000

The next meeting of the Mayo Artists Network will take place on Wednesday April 18th 8.00pm at Ballina Arts Centre Co Mayo. Castlebar based artist Bryan Duffy will speak of his involvement with an art project in Western Sahara alongside the Artifariti Artists Group (Spain), working with community groups in refugee camps. Bryan’s work investigates notions of psychological and physical displacement, as well as issues of immobility and imprisonment. Throughout his work, Bryan has been very privileged to be able to cross borders and be the link between a refugee’s homeland and their new land, where a refugee is alienated between the two. Gaynor Seville, Public Art Co-ordinator Mayo County Council will give a talk on coming major public art event at Lough Lannagh Castlebar. The Landmark Public Art Programme launches on Friday 20th April and continues until 22nd April, based in the Lough Lannagh area of Castlebar. The weekend will see the launch of permanent artworks, temporary work and events, theatre and music, as well as a series of professional development opportunities for local artists. Full programme details can be found via www.landmarkpublicart.com | Please confirm attendance E: info@customhousestudios.ie | T: 098 28735.

Lecture by Marie Bourke at F.E. McWilliam, Down

Laoise — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:04:51 +0000

Thursday 19 April 2012 | 7.30pm – 9.00pm | Marie Bourke, Keeper and Head of Education at the National Gallery, Ireland will present a lecture Cabinets of Curiosities: National Museums in Ireland. Fee: £3.00 (Friends & Students £2.50). Booking recommended | www.femcwilliam.com

Arts Care International Arts in Health Conference, Belfast

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:50:00 +0000

Northern Ireland’s leading Arts in Health organisation, Arts Care, celebrates its 21st anniversary with an international participatory conference (Lyric Theatre, Belfast 16th-18th May 2012), ‘Sustainable Creativity in Healthcare’, involving all elements of arts and healthcare practice, including showcase performances, art exhibitions, presentations and master-classes. For more see: www.artscare21conference.co.uk

Global Conference on Creative Ageing at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin

Laoise — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:37:16 +0000

8-10 May 2012 | ‘Creating a New Old’ is a major global conference bringing together leading experts in a wide variety of fields to discuss key questions raised by demographic ageing. The event is an initiative of Age & Opportunity and the Bealtaine festival. The international conference will explore the potential for creative activity to help people maintain dignity, quality of life and independent living throughout older age. It also asks how to harness the creative powers of older people to make a positive contribution to society. The conference will be a unique gathering of specialists in health, culture, arts, science, education, gerontology, social policy and tourism. For further info and booking: www.bealtaine.com

Titanic Lecture by Stephen Cameron at F.E McWilliam, Down

Laoise — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:39:32 +0000

Thursday 26 April 2012 | 7.30pm – 9.00pm | Fee: £3 (Friends of the Gallery members and Students £2.50) | A lecture by Stephen Cameron research historian with The Belfast Titanic Society and author of ‘Titanic – Belfast’s Own’ and ‘Belfast Shipbuilders – a Titanic Tale’ will be giving a talk about the Titanic and its local connections. Many people in Banbridge will know of Brookfield House on the Scarva Road, but few will know that Mrs Wilson Smyth who was married to the owner was a cousin of Thomas Andrews’ wife Nellie and was one of the bridesmaids at Thomas Andrews’ wedding. Stephen’s talk promises to be both entertaining and informative. Booking recommended | www.femcwilliam.com/Home.aspx

Wednesday Morning Lectures at The Hugh Lane, Dublin

Laoise — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:52:58 +0000

These lectures take place on Wednesdays at 11am | Fee : €5 | Participants are invited to join Gallery curators and guest lecturers in an exploration of the Gallery’s permanent collection, exhibitions and conservation projects followed by tea and coffee with the lecturer in the Gallery’s cafe, to allow for further conversation. Please contact Gallery Reception on 01 2225564 to book a place. To see the full programme, please click on the following link www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures

Gallery Talk at the LAB- Collaborative Process with abgc architects

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:36:25 +0000

The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1
Dates: 6pm 24th January

abgc architects will discuss their collaborative process in the context of their recent collaboration with Orla Whelan, and previous clients including artist Clodagh Emoe and other works.

www.abgc.ie

Sarah Browne & Jesse Jones at Geology Museum, Trinity

Damien — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:50:54 +0000

Sarah Browne & Jesse Jones, ‘The Original Affluent Society’
The Geology Museum, Trinity College Dublin & Project Arts Centre
Thursday 16 June 2011, 1pm – 2pm.

‘Poverty is not a certain small amount of goods, nor is it just a relation between means and ends; above all it is a relation between people.’ (Marshall Sahlins, 1972)

Project Arts Centre presents an event led by artists Sarah Browne and Jesse Jones. Taking its departure from Browne’s current exhibition, Second Burial at Le Blanc, the discussion will begin in the Geology Museum, Trinity College Dublin with a presentation of extracts from anthropologist Marshall Sahlins’ book Stone Age Economics. Sahlins’ idea of ‘the original affluent society’ proposed a re-visioning of hunter-gatherer societies from being ‘primitive’ to seeing them as practitioners of a refined mode of subsistence, from which much can be learned. The group will then move onwards, via the Central Bank on Dame Street, to Project Arts Centre for a brief discussion focused on themes of economic ritual, invented tradition and obsolescence as explored by the work in Second Burial at Le Blanc.

As a precaution, please remember to pack your umbrella. And please note, this will be a recorded event. Attendance is free but places are limited; please contact the gallery for reservations.
T: 01 8819613 ext.146
E: gallery@projectartscentre.ie

www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1306-the-original-affluent-society