BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:458@visualartists.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250905T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20251017T170000 DTSTAMP:20251003T085825Z URL:https://visualartists.ie/events/oh-what-a-state-darran-mcglynn-at-rosc ommon-arts-centre SUMMARY:Oh What A State | Darran McGlynn at Roscommon Arts Centre DESCRIPTION:\nOh What a State is a solo exhibition of work by Darran McGly nn\, yearning for a meaningful marking of this time. The exhibition explor es how space is embedded with layered histories and emotions in relation t o land and identity\, echoing encounters of existential complexities. Mate rial tensions of construction and collapse emphasise the personal and coll ective experience of aspiration\, power and loss in our changing world.\n\ n\n\nOh What A State \;is the next iteration of McGlynn’s most recen t body of work\, following \;State of Play \;exhibited as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2025. Darran McGlynn is a member of Art space Studios in Galway. His multidisciplinary practice combines social an d philosophical reflection\, contrasting contemporary circumstances with d eep time.\n\n\n\nCurated by Kate McSharry.\n\n\n\nKate McSharry is a Visua l Artist and Independent Curator\, also currently working as Co-Director a t 126 Artist-Run Gallery &\; Studios\, Administrator at Artspace Studio s\, and Education Officer at TULCA Festival of Visual Arts. Kate’s pract ice has been supported by Galway City Council Arts Office\, Galway Culture Company\, Galway Arts Centre\, Culture Ireland and the Arts Council of Ir eland since graduating with a First-Class Honours and the Academic Achieve ment Award in Contemporary Art from ATU Galway.\n\n\n\nExhibition runs unt il 17th Oct\n\n\n\nOfficial Opening 5th Sept at 6pm – 17th Oct\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://visualartists.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025 /08/listings-exhibition-2-1-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Connaught,Exhibition LOCATION:Roscommon Arts Centre\, Circular Road\, Roscommon\, ROSCOMMON\, Ir eland GEO:53.6273682;-8.1896857 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Circular Road\, Roscommon\, ROSCOMMON\, Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Roscommon Arts Centre:geo: 53.6273682,-8.1896857 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:IST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR