Welcome to Visual Artists Ireland's Support for Visual Artists
02/08/2025 – 23/08/2025 @ – For Harper the actual act of painting is what matters as he sees the actual process as one of exploration and discovery. He says “the process, the making excites me more than any end product”. He uses recognisable images to convey his ideas. His work always illustrates a structure and organisation. “The language of the […]
Read More02/08/2025 – 31/08/2025 @ 10:30 am – 4:30 pm – ‘Anarchive’, curated by Ciara Corscadden Hennessy of the 126 Gallery Board of directors Exhibiting Artists: Amanda Hunt – Aisling Monds – Amanda Walker – Aodán McCardle – Barbara Allen – Brian Brown – Caroline Kuyper – Caroline Vesey – Catherine Canning – Ian Handschuh – David Gepp – Deborah Stockdale – Deirdre Doherty – Fiona […]
Read More02/08/2025 – 31/08/2025 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm – We are delighted to invite you to the opening of Tadgh McSweeney’s exhibition, Saoirse, on 2 August at 12 noon.The exhibition will be introduced by Tadgh’s friend and film-maker, Vivienne Dick. McSweeney was an exceptionally individual artist who found extraordinary beauty in the absolutely ordinary, in the landscapes, animals and everyday objects of his home […]
Read More02/08/2025 – 27/08/2025 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – SO Fine Art Editions Presents: Summer Show 2025 02 August 2025 – 27 August 2025 The summer sun is out, and with it comes the return of SO Fine Art Editions’ highly anticipated annual Summer Show. Celebrating the lightness of the season and the joy of discovery, this group show brings together a vibrant array […]
Read More03/08/2025 – 31/08/2025 @ – Kilgraney Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition featuring a collection of work in jewellery, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and prints. This exhibition brings together a range of handcrafted pieces, all made with care, attention to detail, and a strong connection to natural materials and traditional techniques. From delicate jewellery and richly textured textiles to expressive […]
Read More03/08/2025 – 17/08/2025 @ – Proudly sponsored by Mill Cove Gallery. This year’s Kenmare Arts Festival invites you to pause, explore, and reconnect through art in all its forms. Running from 3–17 August, the festival transforms Kenmare into a living gallery, fills the Carnegie Theatre, and invites everyone to take part. With exhibitions, performances, poetry events, literary launches, and hands-on […]
Read More03/08/2025 – 31/08/2025 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Kilgraney Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition featuring a collection of work in jewellery, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and prints. This exhibition brings together a range of handcrafted pieces, all made with care, attention to detail, and a strong connection to natural materials and traditional techniques. From delicate jewellery and richly textured textiles to expressive […]
Read More04/08/2025 – 12/08/2025 @ – Exhibition continues 15 July – 31 August 2025. “The Golden Hour” exhibition presents a series of oil paintings inspired by the ever-changing light of sunset along the rugged Galway and Connemara coastline. Using rich colour and expressive, impressionistic brushstrokes, these works seek to capture the transient beauty of the sea and sky at day’s end, […]
Read More04/08/2025 – 30/08/2025 @ – An Exhibition of Immersive Audio-Visual Work by David Ian Bickley Romancing the Soil explores the deep connections between landscape, memory, and technology. This immersive audio-visual exhibition draws on mythological and spiritual traditions while using advanced digital tools to examine our relationship with the natural world. David Ian Bickley’s work is rooted in a belief that […]
Read More04/08/2025 – 16/08/2025 @ – Exhibition continues 2 – 16 August 2025. The ever changing light on the water, gentle tides on hot days, boulders older than time become like sleeping figures nestling on the glass turquoise sea, seaweed hair, dream like with rocks for shoes. These observations have informed Rosie McGurran’s new suite of works. With nods to the writings […]
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