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. Melanie O’Rourke, will be the 2nd artist to exhibit, showing a selection of small works spanning the past 20 years. O’Rourke’s practice is rooted in close observation of everyday life, drawing attention to objects and scenes that often go unnoticed. Reflective surfaces and shifting textures draw the viewer in, while an underlying tension between light and dark, nostalgia and unease, gives the work a lingering sense of ambiguity.

At Lavit Gallery, fXILE unfolds across two vaults. In one, a long-form film commissioned by Sirius Arts Centre, an essay in image and sound built from the excavation of place as memory. In the second vault, a suspended ladder is activated by a feedback system, sending tremors through its body that sound the vault. Architecture here is a resonant structure, held under tension. Visitors move between film and mechanism, image and matter.

fXILE Exhibition Opening and Conversation with Artem Trofimenko and Max Le Cain on 9/05 at 12 Midday.

“Creations of a Colourful Mind” is the title of the joint painting exhibition by Marja van
Kampen, Olivia O’Keeffe and Martina Furlong at The Old Market House Arts Centre,
Dungarvan. Poet, Áine Uí Fhoghlú will open the exhibition on Saturday May 9th 2026 at
2pm. This is a national touring exhibition and their tenth exhibition together.
For this exhibition, each artist undergoes a journey of exploration of nature; from the
everchanging colours and textures of land and sea to the intricate details of flora and
fauna.
The Arts Centre is open Tues-Fri.11am-5pm, (lunchtime close 1.30 to 2.30pm) and on Saturday 11am-5pm

‘where oxlips and the nodding violet grows’ | Joseph Heffernan
Official opening: Sat 9 May 2026, 4–6pm
Exhibition runs: 9 May–6 June 2026, GOMA Waterford
Joseph Heffernan is a Cork-based Irish artist working across painting, drawing, text and assemblage. His practice explores identity, memory and ritual, using found and reclaimed materials to examine how objects carry meaning. This exhibition imagines a speculative world governed by ‘The Ceremony of the Flowers’ – an enigmatic synthesis of poetry, mathematics and esoteric knowledge.
Curated by Aideen Quirke. Free admission. Tues–Sat, 11am–5pm.

Contemporary Applied Arts Exhibition opening on Thursday 30th April in MTU Gallery, Grand Parade at 5.30. Guest Speaker: Artist and Curator Ava Hayes.

New Artworks in ceramic, glass and textiles by 11 up and coming artists.

Sonder.
Noun: the profound realisation that every random person you see is living a life as complex, vivid, and detailed as your own.

Press Release; Launching Friday April 17 at 7pm, The Glen Tavern in partnership with F.L.P. (Fun Limerick Productions) present Seomra Comhrá, a new Visual Art experience in the city. Combining the convivial setting of the 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.
First up is Tim O’Neil, a Limerick based artist working from Wickham St. Studios. His practice spans collage, installation, and drawing.
Seomra Comhrá artists are Tim O’Neill (April 17-May 8), Melanie O’Rourke (May 8-29), and Dan Scully (May 29-June 18).

“Creations of a Colourful Mind” is the title of the joint painting exhibition by Marja van
Kampen, Olivia O’Keeffe and Martina Furlong at The Old Market House Arts Centre,
Dungarvan. Poet, Áine Uí Fhoghlú will open the exhibition on Saturday May 9th 2026 at
2pm. This is a national touring exhibition and their tenth exhibition together.
For this exhibition, each artist undergoes a journey of exploration of nature; from the
everchanging colours and textures of land and sea to the intricate details of flora and
fauna.
The Arts Centre is open Tues-Fri.11am-5pm, (lunchtime close 1.30 to 2.30pm) and on Saturday 11am-5pm

Crawford Supported Studios and LHQ Gallery present ‘This is Ireland’, a showcase of the work of sixteen artists working in supported studio settings: Angela Burchill, Bríd Heffernan, David Connolly, Eoin O’Brion, Íde Ní Shúilleabháin, John Keating, Judit Bakos, Katie Whelan, Marie Sexton, Mary Rose Marshall, Nicola Moran, Rosaleen Moore, Stephen Murray, Tom O’Sullivan, Ailbhe Barrett, and Yvonne Condon.

This exhibition has now been extended until Friday 15th of May 2026.

“Forward,” said granny in the snow – “Eteenpäin,” sanoi mummo lumessa (Finnish Proverb)
Jane Hughes and Selma Mäkelä.
Curated by Paula Barrett.

The Finnish proverb “Eteenpäin, sanoi mummo lumessa” – “Forward,” said granny in the snow – evokes resilience and determination in the face of adversity. This spirit of perseverance underpins this exhibition that brings together the work of Jane Hughes and Selma Mäkelä for the first time.

Changing Natures: A Celebration of Artistic Alchemy and Organic Transformation by Katie Byrne, Annie Hogg and Louise Wilde. The exhibition celebrates the artist as an alchemist. It explores the art of transformation, where natural elements are given new narratives. It examines the power of art to breathe new life into that which might otherwise fade or be forgotten. The artists work with wood, water, flowers and other organic materials. Through their craft and creative vision, they turn these materials into something beautiful and lasting. They give permanence to the fragile and bring life to the raw, inviting us to view them in new light.

Exhibition continues from 23/04/2026 to 16/05/2026.

The exhibition explores moments where space begins to close in. Figures are placed within boxes, interiors, and fragments of everyday life, hovering between play and restriction. Familiar domestic spaces — a bath, a hallway, a child at play — carry a subtle tension, where something feels slightly off or unresolved. Julianne Guinee is an Irish painter based in Buttevant, County Cork. Working in oils, her practice explores motherhood, memory, and the emotional weight of domestic life. Her paintings centre on women and children within interior spaces, where tenderness and unease sit side by side.

‘Art in Motion’ Exhibition to Open at Baile Mhuire Day Centre.

Tralee Art Group is delighted to announce their latest collaborative exhibition, ‘Art in Motion’, which will be officially opened on Tuesday, June 17th at 2.30pm at Baile Mhuire Day Centre, Balloonagh, Tralee. The opening will be led by special guest Paddy Garvey, Chairperson of Baile Mhuire, and all are welcome to attend. Guests can enjoy an afternoon of art, music and refreshments in a warm and inclusive setting.

This special exhibition is the result of a unique collaboration between members of Tralee Art Group and the clients of Baile Mhuire Day Centre, showcasing the creative energy and expression of both groups. Featuring a variety of works in different media, styles and subjects, Art in Motion celebrates movement, creativity, and community spirit.

TAG is committed to enriching the cultural life of Tralee and surrounding areas. The group regularly holds exhibitions, workshops, and community projects, and has built strong relationships with local organisations—including an ongoing volunteering partnership with Baile Mhuire.

This exhibition reflects that partnership, with art created not only by TAG members but also by clients of the Day Centre who engage weekly in creative workshops facilitated by the group volunteers from Tralee Art Group. The result is a joyful and inspiring collection of artworks, each piece telling its own story of imagination, connection, and collaboration.

All are welcome to attend the opening and celebrate this uplifting display of artistic expression in our community. The exhibition will run for a year and be available to the public weekdays between 4pm and 5pm.

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…

Official Launch February 28th @ 2pm, opened by artist Cecilia Bullo.
‘Outlandish’ is a meditation on the role of nature in the built environment, how it is both marginalised and idealised in the way we design and shape our cities. In this exhibition, using unconventional canvas shapes, de Forge encourages the viewer to rediscover positive relationships with nature, built on curiosity, playfulness, and respect.
Owen de Forge is a Dublin-based artist working across multiple disciplines including painting, sculpture, drawing, and documentary photography.
Tues-Sat 11:00-17:30

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’.

Crawford Supported Studios and LHQ Gallery present ‘This is Ireland’, a showcase of the work of sixteen artists working in supported studio settings: Angela Burchill, Bríd Heffernan, David Connolly, Eoin O’Brion, Íde Ní Shúilleabháin, John Keating, Judit Bakos, Katie Whelan, Marie Sexton, Mary Rose Marshall, Nicola Moran, Rosaleen Moore, Stephen Murray, Tom O’Sullivan, Ailbhe Barrett, and Yvonne Condon.

This exhibition has now been extended until Friday 15th of May 2026.

“Forward,” said granny in the snow – “Eteenpäin,” sanoi mummo lumessa (Finnish Proverb)
Jane Hughes and Selma Mäkelä.
Curated by Paula Barrett.

The Finnish proverb “Eteenpäin, sanoi mummo lumessa” – “Forward,” said granny in the snow – evokes resilience and determination in the face of adversity. This spirit of perseverance underpins this exhibition that brings together the work of Jane Hughes and Selma Mäkelä for the first time.

Changing Natures: A Celebration of Artistic Alchemy and Organic Transformation by Katie Byrne, Annie Hogg and Louise Wilde. The exhibition celebrates the artist as an alchemist. It explores the art of transformation, where natural elements are given new narratives. It examines the power of art to breathe new life into that which might otherwise fade or be forgotten. The artists work with wood, water, flowers and other organic materials. Through their craft and creative vision, they turn these materials into something beautiful and lasting. They give permanence to the fragile and bring life to the raw, inviting us to view them in new light.

Press Release; Launching Friday April 17 at 7pm, The Glen Tavern in partnership with F.L.P. (Fun Limerick Productions) present Seomra Comhrá, a new Visual Art experience in the city. Combining the convivial setting of the 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.
First up is Tim O’Neil, a Limerick based artist working from Wickham St. Studios. His practice spans collage, installation, and drawing.
Seomra Comhrá artists are Tim O’Neill (April 17-May 8), Melanie O’Rourke (May 8-29), and Dan Scully (May 29-June 18).

Vestiges brings together 2 practices that ask how we live with what remains—traces of place, labour, & memory,& the ongoing work of belonging. Through sculpture, text, performance & printmaking, the exhibition reflects on infrastructures, both physical and psychological, that shape identity & connection within a continually shifting landscape.

O’Shea presents a deconstructed modular home examining housing precarity, instability, and creative labour. Galvin’s Flow draws on walks along the River Dodder, using expanded printmaking and community engagement to map environmental change, memory, and belonging.

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/

Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Culturlann Sweeney is delighted to present ‘Into the Wild” a solo exhibition by Kilkee and Limerick-based artist, Gina O’Connor.

Having already held six solo exhibitions, this latest collection marks Gina’s second exhibition at the Kilkee venue. “Into the Wild” reflects a newfound confidence in her use of paint and colour. Combining her love of movement with her painting, Gina immerses herself deeply in the physicality of the creative process. Her bold and spontaneous approach to mark-making has led to her most exciting work to date.

Our exhibition, ‘Print Works: 12 printmakers’ is opened at 12 noon on Saturday 25 April by master printmaker Robert Russell.
The exhibition foregrounds print techniques including screenprints, on paper – and on gold leaf – diverse etching techniques, and pin-hole photography, and offers the opportunity to view work by some of the foremost printmakers in Ireland alongside innovative new practitioners.
The show brings together works by Dorota Borowa, Lucy & Robert Carter, Eileen Ferguson, Claire Forward, Debbie Godsell, Austin Ivers, Eimearjean McCormack, Niall Naessens, Rachel Parry, Robert Russell, Gerda Teljeur, and Charle Tyrrell.

Clare Arts Office in conjunction with the Edna O’Brien Library in Scariff is delighted to present “Blue Bird Alphabet” by the Artist Jakobus Smit.

This exhibition brings awareness to bird species of the Atlantic Archipelago. Featuring over sized letters and limited colour palette of blue and grey to create a new lens through which to rediscover their unique characters. Smit studied Design and Visual Communication and has worked in the design industry producing commercial artwork for 30 years. Throughout this time, fine arts practice has remained central to his life, working primarily with oil on canvas and mixed-medium printmaking.

Clare Arts Office, in conjunction with Clare Museum, is delighted to present This Native Land of Mine, an art exhibition by Frances Bailey celebrating a lifetime of memories rooted in County Clare.

This Native Land of Mine offers a heartfelt celebration of County Clare, seen through the eyes of one of its most dedicated daughters. The exhibition highlights nearly 50 years of creative contribution and invites visitors to immerse themselves in the places and memories that have inspired Frances throughout her life.

Exhibition continues from 23/04/2026 to 16/05/2026.

The exhibition explores moments where space begins to close in. Figures are placed within boxes, interiors, and fragments of everyday life, hovering between play and restriction. Familiar domestic spaces — a bath, a hallway, a child at play — carry a subtle tension, where something feels slightly off or unresolved. Julianne Guinee is an Irish painter based in Buttevant, County Cork. Working in oils, her practice explores motherhood, memory, and the emotional weight of domestic life. Her paintings centre on women and children within interior spaces, where tenderness and unease sit side by side.

Contemporary Applied Arts Exhibition opening on Thursday 30th April in MTU Gallery, Grand Parade at 5.30. Guest Speaker: Artist and Curator Ava Hayes.

New Artworks in ceramic, glass and textiles by 11 up and coming artists.

Sonder.
Noun: the profound realisation that every random person you see is living a life as complex, vivid, and detailed as your own.

Territories is a contemporary drawing exhibition by Niamh Clarke exploring memory, landscape, and environmental change. Through drawing, text, watercolour, and Super 8 film, Clarke examines what is submerged, eroded, or half-seen, where meaning emerges slowly through gesture and material. The exhibition invites reflection on trace, time, and the layered relationship between personal narrative and landscape. Territories builds on Clarke’s 2025 solo exhibition Interiorities, reconfigured here within a new spatial and conceptual context at CHG&S.

Featuring in The Courthouse gallery & studios’ red couch gallery upstairs.

Paperwork is a solo exhibition by Tom Doig at Studio 12, Backwater Artists Group, Cork, running 1 May – 5 June 2026. Developed through a residency and curatorial collaboration with Benjamin Stafford, the exhibition explores collage and found paper imagery as a way of rethinking how knowledge is organised and understood.

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.