Daniel Scully is a documentary photographer whose practice engages with the complex intersections between the urban/rural experience. Through a lens shaped by personal proximity to both spheres, Scully’s work interrogates the shifting boundaries, social dynamics, and cultural narratives that emerge where these places converge.The Glen Tavern with F.L.P. (Fun Limerick Productions) present Seomra Comhrá, a Visual Art experience in the city. Combining the convivial setting of a traditional Irish Public House and the imagination of artists, Seomra Comhrá (Conversation Room) is a new way of encouraging chat and bringing art into the public realm.

Event is part of Askeaton Contemporary Arts’ ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood 2026’.

ALLAN HUGHES’ Neutral States was made in 2011 as an exploration of the legacy of Second World War battlement infrastructure along the Shannon Estuary. Its presentation in Askeaton fifteen years later honours the involvement of Michael Foley, John Guinane and Michael D. Ryan, all of whom had volunteered in the Local Security Force and Local Defence Force in the 1940s. Hughes interviewed each at length on their memories of the time, and photographed many pillboxes, small concrete structures each man was stationed in.
FROM THURSDAY, 18 JUNE
TUESDAY – FRIDAY, 10AM – 1PM, 2PM – 5PM

Sulphur is an exhibition of new work by visual artist Orla Whelan. Building on her longstanding interest in geology and colour, in 2025 Orla undertook research in collaboration with The Fold art and geology group, focusing on specimens of elemental sulphur from UCC’s rock collection. Initially drawn to the intense colour, Orla’s research interests deepened to include the invisible crystalline structure embedded within the rocks various outward formations, as well as its historical roles in alchemy, industry and astronomy.

Opening reception Thur 18 June 5.30-7.30pm.

Artist talk, as part of The Fold Symposium, Sat 04 July, 3pm

The CHGS Summer Open Exhibition is a key annual showcase for emerging and established artists from Ireland and beyond. Presenting a diverse range of practices in a professionally curated group show, the exhibition is selected each year by an independent guest judge, this year Sarah Fuller Wallis.

The Summer Open 2026 brings together over 80 artists and more than 100 artworks from across Ireland in a vibrant celebration of contemporary Irish art. Visitors can expect an inspiring mix of paintings, sculptures, and mixed-media works that reflect the richness and diversity of creative voices across the country.

Event is part of Askeaton Contemporary Arts’ ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood 2026’.

A one-night-only celebration of woodworking maestro SEANIE BARRON. Known throughout the world’s museums and galleries for his unique handcrafted walking sticks and sculptures, Barron has operated for decades in a workshop at the rear of his house in Askeaton. His creations, made with simple handtools and an intuitive approach, grow from his understanding of nature and the environment around him. An accomplished storyteller, Barron often enthrals audiences with stories related to his art and life. Following his exhibitions in Paris and Chicago, this is a unique opportunity to meet the artist and see his internationally acclaimed works.

Opportunity for artists from across Ireland to meet and perform collectively at the Black Mill Centre, Roscreaon the 20th of June

Join us for the Inaugural All Ireland Live Art Meet up. Talks and discussions from 12-1.30 pm. Open collective performance from 2 pm, followed by a picnic

Marking 18 years of Bbeyond Performance monthlies. Collaborative groups involved Bbeyond -Belfast, Fite Fuaite -Galway, Live Art Ireland -Tipperary, P(art)y here and now -Clare, Xchange -Dublin

To register for the event, click here.

.Deadline for accommodation or travel assistance 12th of June

Event is part of Askeaton Contemporary Arts’ ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood 2026’.

Following extensive fieldwork around sites of ancient ritual such as nearby Grange stone circle, David Beattie’s ‘Remnants’ is a new piece of land art shaped by the life of Askeaton’s inhabitants. Representations of prized possessions of the community of Askeaton appear in real life and as virtual forms, as Remnants reimagines Askeaton itself as the centre of a new solar alignment. Use the Remnants app or printed material locally to follow the trail and complete the circle.

STARTING AT THE OLD FORGE ON WILLIAM STREET AND TOURING THROUGHOUT ASKEATON
APP AVAILABLE FROM 19 JUNE
CONTINUES THROUGH 2026

On Saturday, 20 June at 2.30-4pm to mark the closing of the Limerick iteration of ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ Ormston House will be hosting an event at the Belltable, Limerick.

This informal event begins with a chaired discussion between performer Susie Kennedy and musician Luka Bloom, both of whom contributed to the Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals. The event also includes a screening of original footage from the 1978 festival filmed by Ken Lynam, and a sound screening of Alanna O’Kelly’s seminal ‘Chantdown Greenham Common’.

Tickets are free but booking is essential.

For more information and to book, click here.

In ‘The Skiapod of Ballymaccus’ Stephen Brandes re-imagines the scarcely credible event of the skiapods, in a body of newly made work that includes drawings, painting and a collection of hand-built figurines, set into a construction of timber and found materials.

Stephen will be in conversation with Curator of Collections & Special Projects Crawford Art Gallery, Michael Waldron at the LHQ Gallery on Saturday, 20th of June at 12 noon.

To book, click here.

Event is part of Askeaton Contemporary Arts’ ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood 2026’.

ALLAN HUGHES’ Neutral States was made in 2011 as an exploration of the legacy of Second World War battlement infrastructure along the Shannon Estuary. Its presentation in Askeaton fifteen years later honours the involvement of Michael Foley, John Guinane and Michael D. Ryan, all of whom had volunteered in the Local Security Force and Local Defence Force in the 1940s. Hughes interviewed each at length on their memories of the time, and photographed many pillboxes, small concrete structures each man was stationed in.
FROM THURSDAY, 18 JUNE
TUESDAY – FRIDAY, 10AM – 1PM, 2PM – 5PM

Daniel Scully is a documentary photographer whose practice engages with the complex intersections between the urban/rural experience. Through a lens shaped by personal proximity to both spheres, Scully’s work interrogates the shifting boundaries, social dynamics, and cultural narratives that emerge where these places converge.The Glen Tavern with F.L.P. (Fun Limerick Productions) present Seomra Comhrá, a Visual Art experience in the city. Combining the convivial setting of a traditional Irish Public House and the imagination of artists, Seomra Comhrá (Conversation Room) is a new way of encouraging chat and bringing art into the public realm.

The Glen Tavern in partnership with F.L.P. (Fun Limerick Productions) present Seomra Comhrá (Conversation Room), combining the convivial setting of the traditional Irish Public House and the imagination of artists. Daniel Scully is a documentary photographer whose practice engages with the complex intersections between urban and rural experience. Through a lens shaped by personal proximity to both spheres, Scully’’s work interrogates the shifting boundaries, social dynamics, and cultural narratives that emerge where these environments converge.

The Weight of Moss and Memories is a solo exhibition by Kirsi Salo featuring ceramic sculpture and large-scale charcoal drawings. The work explores memory, silence, love, grief and transformation through clay and charcoal, examining what happens to the things we cannot say.

Shaped by the Atlantic coastline and farmland of County Kerry, the work reflects cycles of erosion, growth and renewal.

Opening: 12 June, 7–9pm
Exhibition: 12–19 June

https://www.thekilmornacollection.com/events/kirsi-salo-sculptures-and-drawings

Event is part of Askeaton Contemporary Arts’ ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood 2026’.

A one-night-only celebration of woodworking maestro SEANIE BARRON. Known throughout the world’s museums and galleries for his unique handcrafted walking sticks and sculptures, Barron has operated for decades in a workshop at the rear of his house in Askeaton. His creations, made with simple handtools and an intuitive approach, grow from his understanding of nature and the environment around him. An accomplished storyteller, Barron often enthrals audiences with stories related to his art and life. Following his exhibitions in Paris and Chicago, this is a unique opportunity to meet the artist and see his internationally acclaimed works.

Waterford Gallery of Art is delighted to present ‘as below, so above’, a solo exhibition of new and recent paintings by Robert Jackson.

This exhibition brings together a selection of Jackson’s many and distinct series of works developed over the last 15 years including miniature portraiture and skyscapes (Tiny Skies), fragmented dream infused landscapes (Interruption Paintings), meticulous lace fabric studies (Secret and Solitary Vice), and an incredibly ambitious new large scale work developed specifically for the exhibition, ‘Your soul is a chosen landscape’.

This exhibition presents a selection of both historic and newly acquired abstract artworks from the permanent Waterford Art Collection. Alongside artworks can also be found archival information, newspaper cuttings, and descriptions from the artists themselves, as well as critique by a cross-section of individuals invited and interested in demystifying this still often divisive visual language.

Artworks on show by: Arthur Armstrong, Shelia Naughton, Colin Middleton, Aidan Dunne, Phoebe Donovan, Julie Cusack, Anne Yeats, Susan Connolly, Ciara Rodgers, Jonathan Wade, Susan Montgomery, Darragh Lyons, Evie Hone, John McHarg and more…

Opening reception – Friday 17th April, 6 – 8pm.
This exhibition will be opened by artist Alice Maher, and accompanied by a newly commissioned essay by Catherine Marshal, curator and art historian.

April 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of STAC. This group exhibition ‘STAC at 30’ will showcase contemporary work from our national collections, including Alice Maher, Aideen Barry, John Burke, Patricia Hurl, Austin McQuinn, Ursula Burke, Sheenagh Geoghegan and Bridget O’Gorman. ‘STAC at 30’ is the first exhibition of a yearlong programme that focuses on the wonderful artists and work that continues to come out of the region.

Ormston House presents ‘Memory of a Free Festival’. The exhibition will run from 18 April until 20 June 2026.

Memory of a Free Festival is a touring exhibition and events programme taking place between March 2026 to March 2027. Conceived by Ormston House, the project responds to the Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals that took place in Wexford between 1978 and 1981. Featuring works by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan, Alanna O’Kelly, and Cóilín O’Connell.

Further information available here: https://ormstonhouse.com/programme/memory-of-a-free-festival/

Exhibition continues from 16/05/2026

New Wave Wild Project returns to Siamsa Tíre with The Wild Within, an inspiring exhibition and workshop series celebrating the therapeutic power of nature and our human connection to the natural world.

Now in its third year, this expanded creative programme builds on the success of the A Wave of Change events in 2024 and 2025. For 2026, New Wave Wild Project will present a dynamic showcase of visual art, educational talks, hands-on workshops, and an online auction—all exploring themes of grounding, connection, emotional wellbeing, and the creation of safe spaces through nature.

On Saturday, 20 June at 2.30-4pm to mark the closing of the Limerick iteration of ‘Memory of a Free Festival’ Ormston House will be hosting an event at the Belltable, Limerick.

This informal event begins with a chaired discussion between performer Susie Kennedy and musician Luka Bloom, both of whom contributed to the Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals. The event also includes a screening of original footage from the 1978 festival filmed by Ken Lynam, and a sound screening of Alanna O’Kelly’s seminal ‘Chantdown Greenham Common’.

Tickets are free but booking is essential.

For more information and to book, click here.

Opportunity for artists from across Ireland to meet and perform collectively at the Black Mill Centre, Roscreaon the 20th of June

Join us for the Inaugural All Ireland Live Art Meet up. Talks and discussions from 12-1.30 pm. Open collective performance from 2 pm, followed by a picnic

Marking 18 years of Bbeyond Performance monthlies. Collaborative groups involved Bbeyond -Belfast, Fite Fuaite -Galway, Live Art Ireland -Tipperary, P(art)y here and now -Clare, Xchange -Dublin

To register for the event, click here.

.Deadline for accommodation or travel assistance 12th of June

Event is part of Askeaton Contemporary Arts’ ‘Welcome To The Neighbourhood 2026’.

Following extensive fieldwork around sites of ancient ritual such as nearby Grange stone circle, David Beattie’s ‘Remnants’ is a new piece of land art shaped by the life of Askeaton’s inhabitants. Representations of prized possessions of the community of Askeaton appear in real life and as virtual forms, as Remnants reimagines Askeaton itself as the centre of a new solar alignment. Use the Remnants app or printed material locally to follow the trail and complete the circle.

STARTING AT THE OLD FORGE ON WILLIAM STREET AND TOURING THROUGHOUT ASKEATON
APP AVAILABLE FROM 19 JUNE
CONTINUES THROUGH 2026

In ‘The Skiapod of Ballymaccus’ Stephen Brandes re-imagines the scarcely credible event of the skiapods, in a body of newly made work that includes drawings, painting and a collection of hand-built figurines, set into a construction of timber and found materials.

Stephen will be in conversation with Curator of Collections & Special Projects Crawford Art Gallery, Michael Waldron at the LHQ Gallery on Saturday, 20th of June at 12 noon.

To book, click here.

Rooted in the local context of Clare as the ‘Banner County’, banners, flags, and textile works also have wider associations. They connect the local and the global, the historical and the contemporary. The exhibition features loans from the Arts Council Collection, Clare Museum, Galway City Museum, and works by artists Áine Phillips & the Dún Emer Eastside Collective, Asbestos, Christina Bennett, Louis le Brocquy, Michelle Malone, Seamus Nolan, and Rachel Fallon.
Curated by Aoife Byrne.
Launching Friday 22nd May at 7pm, All Welcome.

linn gallery is delighted to present ‘Beauty and The Fool’, a captivating new exhibition of paintings and sculpture by artist Eugene de Leastar. The exhibition opens on Friday, 5th June at 6pm on the first floor of The Narrow Space, 14 Mitchell Street, Clonmel.

Running until 27th June, this intimate collection brings together a striking series of portraits, nudes, and sculptures in bronze and terracotta.

Working between Chioggia, a coastal town south of Venice and on the foothills of Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary, Eugene de Leastar’s latest work explores the idea of beauty, alongside the archetype of the fool as jester and truth teller.

Over the last three years, Chris Finnegan has been developing his visual art studio practice alongside his practice working collaboratively with young people in Cork.

His residency in Triskel Sample Project Space will be composed of collaborative workshops and studio production. Groups of young people (ranging from early years children through to 8-12 year-olds) will be invited into the space for workshops where they will play with materials, objects and the space to create sculpture and other interventions. Chris will develop the imagery and objects produced in them for public exhibition.

This exhibition presents a selection of both historic and newly acquired abstract artworks from the permanent Waterford Art Collection. Alongside artworks can also be found archival information, newspaper cuttings, and descriptions from the artists themselves, as well as critique by a cross-section of individuals invited and interested in demystifying this still often divisive visual language.

Artworks on show by: Arthur Armstrong, Shelia Naughton, Colin Middleton, Aidan Dunne, Phoebe Donovan, Julie Cusack, Anne Yeats, Susan Connolly, Ciara Rodgers, Jonathan Wade, Susan Montgomery, Darragh Lyons, Evie Hone, John McHarg and more…

Waterford Gallery of Art is delighted to present ‘as below, so above’, a solo exhibition of new and recent paintings by Robert Jackson.

This exhibition brings together a selection of Jackson’s many and distinct series of works developed over the last 15 years including miniature portraiture and skyscapes (Tiny Skies), fragmented dream infused landscapes (Interruption Paintings), meticulous lace fabric studies (Secret and Solitary Vice), and an incredibly ambitious new large scale work developed specifically for the exhibition, ‘Your soul is a chosen landscape’.

Opening reception – Friday 17th April, 6 – 8pm.
This exhibition will be opened by artist Alice Maher, and accompanied by a newly commissioned essay by Catherine Marshal, curator and art historian.

April 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of STAC. This group exhibition ‘STAC at 30’ will showcase contemporary work from our national collections, including Alice Maher, Aideen Barry, John Burke, Patricia Hurl, Austin McQuinn, Ursula Burke, Sheenagh Geoghegan and Bridget O’Gorman. ‘STAC at 30’ is the first exhibition of a yearlong programme that focuses on the wonderful artists and work that continues to come out of the region.

Ormston House presents ‘Memory of a Free Festival’. The exhibition will run from 18 April until 20 June 2026.

Memory of a Free Festival is a touring exhibition and events programme taking place between March 2026 to March 2027. Conceived by Ormston House, the project responds to the Carnsore Point anti-nuclear festivals that took place in Wexford between 1978 and 1981. Featuring works by Orla Barry, Brian Duggan, Alanna O’Kelly, and Cóilín O’Connell.

Further information available here: https://ormstonhouse.com/programme/memory-of-a-free-festival/

Over the last three years, Chris Finnegan has been developing his visual art studio practice alongside his practice working collaboratively with young people in Cork.

His residency in Triskel Sample Project Space will be composed of collaborative workshops and studio production. Groups of young people (ranging from early years children through to 8-12 year-olds) will be invited into the space for workshops where they will play with materials, objects and the space to create sculpture and other interventions. Chris will develop the imagery and objects produced in them for public exhibition.

Exhibition continues from 14/05/2026.

This exhibition explores poetic and symbolic connections between the human and non-human world. Working primarily through print-based practices, photography, and expanded media, both artists reflect themes of eco-consciousness, ritual, and psychological transformation within an environmentally precarious world. Nature is a metaphorical and philosophical anchor in both artists’ practice. The exhibition aims to consider how ancient knowledge, embodied awareness, and material practice can act as a form of resistance, healing, and renewal.

Exhibition continues from 16/05/2026

New Wave Wild Project returns to Siamsa Tíre with The Wild Within, an inspiring exhibition and workshop series celebrating the therapeutic power of nature and our human connection to the natural world.

Now in its third year, this expanded creative programme builds on the success of the A Wave of Change events in 2024 and 2025. For 2026, New Wave Wild Project will present a dynamic showcase of visual art, educational talks, hands-on workshops, and an online auction—all exploring themes of grounding, connection, emotional wellbeing, and the creation of safe spaces through nature.

Rooted in the local context of Clare as the ‘Banner County’, banners, flags, and textile works also have wider associations. They connect the local and the global, the historical and the contemporary. The exhibition features loans from the Arts Council Collection, Clare Museum, Galway City Museum, and works by artists Áine Phillips & the Dún Emer Eastside Collective, Asbestos, Christina Bennett, Louis le Brocquy, Michelle Malone, Seamus Nolan, and Rachel Fallon.
Curated by Aoife Byrne.
Launching Friday 22nd May at 7pm, All Welcome.

The Glen Tavern in partnership with F.L.P. (Fun Limerick Productions) present Seomra Comhrá (Conversation Room), combining the convivial setting of the traditional Irish Public House and the imagination of artists. Daniel Scully is a documentary photographer whose practice engages with the complex intersections between urban and rural experience. Through a lens shaped by personal proximity to both spheres, Scully’’s work interrogates the shifting boundaries, social dynamics, and cultural narratives that emerge where these environments converge.

University College Cork Museum Studies Students and Cork Public Museum are proud to present ‘Life, Death, Legacy: Ireland’s Connected Bronze Age’. This exciting, student-curated exhibit explores the dynamic world of the Irish Bronze Age and shows how people from the past were not so different from us now.
‘Life, Death, Legacy’ offer visitors a thought-provoking experience using ancient artefacts from the Munster region. Themes such as feasting, death, luxury and metalworking are shown using burial urns, jewelry, and weapons, making it an unmissable exhibition. The exhibition opens on May 29th and is free for all visitors.

BIND is a programme of three exhibitions of individual artist books as part of Cork Printmakers artist book library across 2026.
The programme will activate the existing library and celebrate the new and innovative approaches to artists books as a both social and intimate durational art object. 

The first in the series will present the work of Eimearjean Mc Cormack. Limited-edition books and experimental publications have become an integral extension of Eimearjean’s printmaking practice. For her the book format functions simultaneously as an archive of process and as a platform for new ideas to emerge.

Clare Arts Office in conjunction with the Edna O’Brien Library in Scariff is delighted to present “Generations” bringing together the work of Deirdre Grimes, a painter, and her daughter Eibhlín, a ceramist. Generations highlights the dynamic between two artists working in close proximity, revealing how they influence and inspire one another while maintaining their own unique visual languages.

Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Cultúrlann Sweeney is delighted to present ‘Meascra” an exhibition by West Clare Artist Collective.

The West Clare Artist Collective are Caroline Lernihan, Áine Rynne, Ceri Garfield and Claire Frawley. Following on from their first exhibition together in Clare Museum, “Fite Fuaite – Connections with Land, Nature and One Another,” they now present “Meascra,” at Cultúrlann Sweeney.

“Meascra,” will showcase a variety of drawings, paintings and prints, giving a broad representation of the work of the four artists.

linn gallery is delighted to present ‘Beauty and The Fool’, a captivating new exhibition of paintings and sculpture by artist Eugene de Leastar. The exhibition opens on Friday, 5th June at 6pm on the first floor of The Narrow Space, 14 Mitchell Street, Clonmel.

Running until 27th June, this intimate collection brings together a striking series of portraits, nudes, and sculptures in bronze and terracotta.

Working between Chioggia, a coastal town south of Venice and on the foothills of Slievenamon, Co. Tipperary, Eugene de Leastar’s latest work explores the idea of beauty, alongside the archetype of the fool as jester and truth teller.

In ‘The Skiapod of Ballymaccus’ Stephen Brandes re-imagines the scarcely credible event of the skiapods, in a body of newly made work that includes drawings, painting and a collection of hand-built figurines, set into a construction of timber and found materials.

‘The Skiapod of Ballymaccus’ opens on Friday, 5th of June and runs until Friday, 24th of July at LHQ Gallery. An opening reception will take place on Friday 5th of June from 5.30pm. Stephen will be in conversation with Curator of Collections & Special Projects Crawford Art Gallery, Michael Waldron at the LHQ Gallery on Saturday, 20th of June at 12noon. LHQ Gallery is open Mon – Fri.

SOFTctrl is a new solo exhibition by emerging artist Billie Adele at Studio 12, Backwater Artists Group, Cork.

Running 11 June – 17 July 2026, developed through the Backwater Artists Group Ciarán Langford Memorial Bursary, awarded to Adele in 2025.

The exhibition is a series of oil paintings exploring the tension between constructed feminine experience and something more unstable and uncontrollable beneath it.

The Weight of Moss and Memories is a solo exhibition by Kirsi Salo featuring ceramic sculpture and large-scale charcoal drawings. The work explores memory, silence, love, grief and transformation through clay and charcoal, examining what happens to the things we cannot say.

Shaped by the Atlantic coastline and farmland of County Kerry, the work reflects cycles of erosion, growth and renewal.

Opening: 12 June, 7–9pm
Exhibition: 12–19 June

https://www.thekilmornacollection.com/events/kirsi-salo-sculptures-and-drawings

Hellbound presents work by Limerick-based visual artist Breda Lynch – this new body of work has been unseen in public until now. Irreverent and unsettling, the exhibition cuts to the heart of how images shape and distort our understanding of identity, sexuality, and belonging. Through appropriation, collage, and dark humour, Lynch collapses past and present, insisting that the problems of history haunt our allegedly liberal today.

Official opening Sat 13 July 6-8pm | All welcome

Hellbound runs at GOMA Waterford 13 June – 11 July 2026 | Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm