Events

Flaxen is a collection of new works by Alice Fox, exploring the flax plant at every stage: from whole dried stems to unspun fibre. The works are woven or otherwise constructed to highlight the plant’s strength and delicacy, resulting in textured, structural pieces across different scales. Opening Reception and ahtml Read more →

Pollanroe Burn or An Pollán Rua - the little red pool - unfolds through a series of new films and archival fragments, forming part of artist Emily McFarland’s ongoing long-term research into the shifting ecology of the Sperrin Mountains of West Tyrone, in the North of Ireland, in the shadowhtml Read more →

Night Study presents a unique collection of artefacts collected from over a decade of artistic exploration and experimentation by artist and educator Glenn Loughran. The works on display serve as traces of events of enquiry, a diverse constellation of things that have mediated practices, from artistic research to critical pedagogyhtml Read more →

Up There, for Space Week, and from 27th September - 25th October 2025, at MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory, Marie Bryan explores elements of scale and dimension, undescribed and unfathomable, using her vivid imagination. She seeks new ground. Her aspiration to adventure and to the magical lead her to paint ahtml Read more →

VISUAL is pleased to present Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood. This landmark touring exhibition has been conceived by Hettie Judah in collaboration with Hayward Gallery Touring. Following a successful tour of the UK, Acts of Creation comes to VISUAL augmented by the inclusion of works from Irish artists and collections.Spanning allhtml Read more →

Exhibition continues 20 September - 18 October 2025. Irish visual artist Susan Mannion presents Losing Cohesion at Fort Dunree, a site-specific exhibition inspired by the erosion of its buildings and landscapes. Using sketches and photographs gathered over years, she created enamel panels, sculptural pieces, and altered polaroid images reflecting decayhtml Read more →

Exhibition continues 27 September - 22 November 2025. “So Nice Day” by the Carrowbeg Artist Collective invites viewers into an immersive dialogue between art, ecology, and lived experience. Created by seven artists with intellectual disabilities, the exhibition weaves natural materials with personal narratives, exploring sensory awareness, sustainability, and our bondhtml Read more →

Exhibition continues 20 September - 1 November 2025. Gerard Byrne, Artist of the Baggotonia Festival 2025 presents 'Light Falls: Ode to Baggotonia', set in his intimate Ranelagh studio + gallery. Byrne captures Dublin’s unique light—the glow between buildings, canal shimmers, shadows folding into foliage. The show features contemplative still lifes,html Read more →

Launch: Wednesday October 1st, 6:30pm This exhibition explores the connection between voice, self and community. Through the medium of photography, the collective demonstrates the importance that creativity has in conveying current cultural values, legacy for future generations, identity and wellbeing, and the importance of holding space. This exhibition is ahtml Read more →

Carol describes this exhibition as “This collection birthed as an exhilarating rush of visual stories.  Begun around the mid-winter Solstice they took ragged forms in intense blues, purples, crimsons, with rich bronze and gold. They explore something of the dark and dusks of winter when the dog becomes the wolf". Herhtml Read more →