Cecilia Danell, The Primeval Sunset, 2022 [detail], hand-tufted rug, 100% wool yarn, 200 x 200 cm; image courtesy of the artist, Kevin Kavanagh, and Crawford Art Gallery
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Ilmestyy nyt | Visual Artists' News Sheet -lehden tammi-helmikuu 2024 numero

Happy new year to our valued readers, supporters, colleagues, and friends!

The first VAN issue of the year features a report on VAI Get Together 2023 – the annual networking event for visual artists – which took a blended approach last autumn, comprising both online and physical events. We also hear from VAI Exchange Award winner, Chinedum Muotto, who discusses recent developments in his interdisciplinary practice.

Abigail O’Brien reflects on bicentennial celebrations at the Royal Hibernian Academy last year, while Brian Mac Domhnaill outlines the 60th anniversary of Cork Arts Society, now trading as Lavit Gallery. In the Festival/Biennale section, Lucy Elvis reflects on the learning of the TULCA Festival board this year, in terms of accessibility and inclusion, and for the first in a new series of columns on KCAT artists, Kate Strain introduces the work of Sinéad Fahey.

For our latest ‘In Focus’ section, we hear from artists working in the expanded discipline of textiles, with insights from Ceadogán Rugmakers and Contemporary Tapestry Artists Ireland, as well as VAI Members Ciara O’Connor, Aine Byrne, Sinéad Kennedy, and Richard Malone.

This issue also features coverage of various exhibitions happening around the country as 2023 drew to a close. This includes: ‘Self Determination: A Global Perspective’ at IMMA, ‘Following Threads’ at Crawford Art Gallery, Karen Donnellan ‘Cosmic Wetness’ at The RHA, Kwok Tsui’s ‘Deferral | Echo’ at CCA Derry~Londonderry, Maeve Brennan ‘An Excavation’ at VISUAL Carlow, Victor Sloan ‘Beyond’ at Belfast Exposed, Diaa Lagan and Basil Al-Rawi, ‘Shahid’, and Elaine Grainger ‘Holding on Lightly’ at The LAB Gallery.  

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Cecilia Danell, The Primeval Sunset, 2022 [detail], hand-tufted rug, 100% wool yarn, 200 x 200 cm; image courtesy of the artist, Kevin Kavanagh, and Crawford Art Gallery.

Ensimmäiset sivut

  1. Pyöristää ylöspäin. Näyttelyt ja tapahtumat kahden viime kuukauden ajalta.
  2. Uutiset. Taiteen alan uusimmat kehitysaskeleet.

Pylväät

  1. The Painter’s Calendar. Cornelius Browne considers the temporal commitments of plein air painting.

Fullness of Being. For the first in a new series of columns on KCAT artists, Kate Strain introduces the work of Sinéad Fahey.

  1. RHA at 200. Abigail O’Brien reflects on bicentennial celebrations at the Royal Hibernian Academy last year.

Masking / Unmasking. VAI Exchange Award winner Chinedum Muotto discusses recent developments in his interdisciplinary practice. 

Focus: tekstiilit

  1. True to Our Roots. Colm Kenny, Ceadogán Rugmakers

Shapeshifting. Ciara O’Connor, VAI Member

  1. Loose Ends. Aine Byrne, VAI Member
  2. Hidas aika. Contemporary Tapestry Artists Ireland
  3. Grand Land. Sinéad Kennedy, VAI Member
  4. Materiality and Meaning. Richard Malone, VAI Member

Taiteilijan johtama

  1. HERmetics in the Studio. Members of a new painting collective share their motivations and spaces of engagement.

Jäsenprofiili

  1. Slowly but Surely (I’m so fucking tired). Belfast-based visual artist Tara McGinn reflects on concepts of home in their emerging practice.

Folded In. Aodán McCardle discusses the evolution of his work to date including various career highlights.

kriittinen

  1. Isabel Nolan, Valo kaatoi sinusta, 2017.
  2. ‘Self Determination: A Global Perspective’ at IMMA
  3. ‘Following Threads’ at Crawford Art Gallery
  4. Diaa Lagan and Basil Al-Rawi, and Elaine Grainger at The LAB Gallery
  5. Maeve Brennan at VISUAL Carlow
  6. Victor Sloan at Belfast Exposed

Pylväät

  1. Blissed. Maximilian Le Cain discusses his new film which expands the expressive palette of Irish cinema.

Artist-Centred Approach. Dorothy Smith outlines her ongoing curatorial residency at Droichead Arts Centre.

VAI Tapahtuma

  1. VAI Get Together 2023. Joanne Laws and Thomas Pool report on the annual networking event for visual artists.

Näyttelyprofiili

  1. Cosmic Wetness. Day Magee speaks to Karen Donnellan about their recent exhibition at The RHA.
  2. Deferral | Echo. Kevin Burns discusses Kwok Tsui’s exhibition at CCA Derry~Londonderry.

Organisaation profiili

  1. Art for Patronage. Brian Mac Domhnaill reflects on the 60th anniversary of Cork Arts Society, now trading as Lavit Gallery.
  2. A Gaeltacht Sensibility. Andrew Duggan interviews Úna Campbell, Director of. An Gailearaí in County Donegal.

Festivaali / Biennaali

  1. Hospitality & Hidden Time. Lucy Elvis reflects on the learning of the TULCA Festival board in terms of accessibility and inclusion.

Projektiprofiili

  1. Sentient Entity. Debi Paul talks about Glandwr, her home in Chapelizod, where she hosts exhibitions and projects.

Viimeiset sivut

  1. VAI Elinikäinen oppiminen. Tulevat VAI-tukipalvelut, kahvilat ja webinaarit.