What’s on in Ireland? What’s on in Dublin? What’s on has a full calendar of events and cultural programmes to be found on the island of Ireland. What’s on also gives details of Irish artists showing outside of Ireland. The What’s on calendars can be saved directly to your iCal calendar so that you never have to miss a private view, exhibition, or event again.
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What’s On – Exhibitions & Events
Upcoming Events in Ireland
SATURATION: the everyday transformed | Group Show at Crawford Art Gallery Opening on 29/01/2022
There is a forest in my backyard but my house is built from trees grown far away | Architecture Exhibition at Solstice Arts Centre Opening on 29/01/2022
Artist Talk | Opening Seminar 'There is a forest in my backyard but my house is built from trees grown far away' at Solstice Arts Centre Opening on 29/01/2022
Online Artist Talk | Living Arts Project from Wexford Arts Centre Opening on 29/01/2022
Online Artist Talk | Q and A with Cas Holmes from R-Space Gallery Opening on 29/01/2022
Bray Camera Club: Celebrating 30 Years | Exhibition at Signal Arts Centre Opening on 31/01/2022
Lucent | Sinéad Smyth at Echo Echo Dance Theatre, Derry Opening on 01/02/2022
Can you hear me Damo? | Anne-May Tabb at St Peter's Vision Centre Opening on 01/02/2022
Online Artist Talk | Rowan Gillespie from ArtNetdlr Opening on 01/02/2022
SCIENCE fiction | Group Show at ArtisAnn Gallery Opening on 02/02/2022
Artist Breakfast Club with Dominic Corrigan and Tessa Marsden Opening on 02/02/2022
Art in your Pocket | Group Show at The Ardhowen Theatre Opening on 03/02/2022
8 Hours of What We Will | Aoife Ward at Strule Arts Centre Opening on 03/02/2022
The Sun Casts a Shadow | Emma O’Hara at Lord Mayor's Pavilion, Cork Opening on 03/02/2022
Online Artist Event | Hiwa K Study Morning from the Hugh Lane Gallery Opening on 04/02/2022
Online Exhibition | Net//Work 2 at DAS Opening Event Opening on 05/02/2022
The Bystander Effect | Alison Lowry at Basement Gallery, An Táin Arts Centre Opening on 10/02/2022
Time-Lapse | Maria Noonan-McDermott at Abbey Arts Centre Opening on 10/02/2022- Brush your Teeth, Wash your Face and Comb your hair | Courtney Sharos at Spacecraft Studios Opening on 16/03/2022
Easter Group Exhibition 2022 at Gallery Eleven Opening on 10/04/2022
Closing
Supplicants | Ursula Burke at VISUAL Carlow Closing on 21/01/2022- Cloud Studies | Forensic Architecture at VISUAL Carlow Closing on 21/01/2022
aemi Online Event | Opportunities for Film Artists: Funding and Accessibility Closing on - Online Artist Event | Joseph Beuys Study Morning from the Hugh Lane Gallery Closing on
Testing/testing | Joy Gerrard at The Source Arts Centre Closing on 22/01/2022
The Place In Between | Geoff O'Keeffe at dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum Closing on 22/01/2022
ADAMANTINE | Nano Reid at Highlanes Gallery Closing on 22/01/2022
Return to Disintegration - Periodical Review 11 | Group Show at Pallas Projects/Studios Closing on 22/01/2022
Winter Exhibition 2021 at SO Fine Art Editions Closing on 22/01/2022
wax rhapsodic | Group Show at the LAB Gallery Closing on 22/01/2022
On Possibilities of Frictions | Group Show at A4 Sounds Closing on 22/01/2022
Artists’ Film International 2021 – Part Two | Crawford Art Gallery Closing on 23/01/2022
LATITUDES | Online International Festival of Performance Art in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia Closing on 23/01/2022- aemi online | Jaki Irvine, Star (1994) and Sweettooth (1993) with an introductory text by Gwen Burlington Closing on 25/01/2022
This/Connection | Gina D. Petrea at Saint Mary’s Terrace, Drogheda Closing on 25/01/2022
Online Screening | Ufuoma Essi 'All That You Can't Leave Behind' from The Douglas Hyde Gallery Closing on 27/01/2022
Electro-Fuse | ELECTRONIC SHEEP at NCAD Gallery Closing on 28/01/2022
Imprints | Liam Lavery and Eithne Ring at LHQ Gallery Online Closing on 28/01/2022
The Map | Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon at Rua Red Gallery Closing on 29/01/2022
Borrowed Ground | Group Show at Droichead Arts Centre Closing on 29/01/2022
Take A Long Slow Look | Maeve Clancy at The Dock Closing on 29/01/2022
Observing Plains | Group Show at The Dock Closing on 29/01/2022
Conjuring Winter Stories | Carol Graham RUA Closing on 29/01/2022
Vae Victis | Rónán Ó Raghallaigh at Platform Arts Closing on 29/01/2022- The Age of Plastic | Michael Lyons at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery Closing on 29/01/2022
- Online Artist Talk | Living Arts Project from Wexford Arts Centre Closing on
- Artist Talk | Opening Seminar 'There is a forest in my backyard but my house is built from trees grown far away' at Solstice Arts Centre Closing on
- Online Artist Talk | Q and A with Cas Holmes from R-Space Gallery Closing on
Made In Ireland | Group Exhibition at DCCI National Design & Craft Gallery, Kilkenny Closing on 30/01/2022
On the Road | Shane Harrison at Signal Arts Centre Closing on 30/01/2022
Living Balance | Group Show at Black Church Print Studio Closing on 30/01/2022- Solo Exhibition | Beatrice O'Connell at The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre Closing on 31/01/2022
Dear www | Online Group Show from glór in association with PAVED Arts, Canada Closing on 31/01/2022
Online Artist Talk | Culture Chats Returns Closing on 31/01/2022
Pride of Place | Online Exhibition by Co. Louth Care Home Residents Closing on 31/01/2022
Online Exhibition | Ionad by Ciana Fitzgerald Closing on 01/02/2022- Online Artist Talk | Rowan Gillespie from ArtNetdlr Closing on
- Artist Breakfast Club with Dominic Corrigan and Tessa Marsden Closing on
Places, Spaces and Traces | Cas Holmes at R-Space Gallery Closing on 04/02/2022
Environment | Patrick Kenneally at the Clare Museum Closing on 04/02/2022- Online Artist Event | Hiwa K Study Morning from the Hugh Lane Gallery Closing on
Current
Onym.ie | Niall de Buitlear 10/06/2020 - 31/03/2022 Onym is a web-based, interactive audio-visual project produced by visual...
Online Exhibition | St. John's College Graduate Exhibition 2021 02/06/2021 - 01/06/2022 The 2021 St. John’s Central College graduate exhibition goes online...
Salt Water Ballads | Jack Butler Yeats at The Model 03/06/2021 - 29/05/2022 The Model are proud to celebrate the 150th anniversary of...
Menagerie: Animals | Group Show at Crawford Art Gallery 04/06/2021 - 06/03/2022 Since our ancestors first painted wild pig forms in Indonesian...
Online Exhibition | Online Group Show at Olivier Cornet Gallery 16/06/2021 - 16/06/2022 "Hold to the now, the here, through which all future...
Online Exhibition | "COVID-19 Double Exposure" by Deirdre Brennan in American Photography 37 17/06/2021 - 15/06/2022 This is a street photography project created in response to...
Paul McCloskey at Manchester Vision 2020, Manchester, UK 20/06/2021 - 01/03/2022 Paul McCloskey selected to exhibit at Deansgate Gallery Manchester one of...- The German School | Group Show at Return Gallery, Goethe-Institut Irland 09/09/2021 - 14/04/2022 A series of exhibitions by students of the film class...
Mariner | Conor McFeely at St Augustines Old Schoolhouse, Derry 17/09/2021 - 17/09/2022 Mariner is a response to the site of St Augustine’s...
Do you remember what you are burning? | Hiwa K at Hugh Lane Gallery 07/10/2021 - 13/02/2022 In 1996, at age 21, the Iraqi-Kurdish artist Hiwa K...
FAMILY LINES | Alice Rekab at The Douglas Hyde Gallery 07/10/2021 - 24/09/2022 FAMILY LINES is a multi-platform project by artist Alice Rekab in...- ADAMANTINE | Nano Reid at Highlanes Gallery 15/10/2021 - 22/01/2022 Highlanes Gallery marks the 40th anniversary of the death of...
Irrepressible Women of Clare | Marie Connole at Clare Museum, Ennis 16/10/2021 - 31/03/2022 'Irrepressible Women of Clare' by Marie Connole has been extended...- The Map | Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon at Rua Red Gallery 18/10/2021 - 29/01/2022 The Map – a collaboration by Alice Maher and Rachel...
- They Will Burn with the Flame of the Mother’s Torment and in Ashes Transform | Daniela Ortiz at Sirius Arts Centre 20/10/2021 - 19/02/2022 Until 19 February 2022, Wednesday - Saturday 11am-4pm. The artist...
From Here to There | Group Exhibition at The Douglas Hyde Gallery 28/10/2021 - 05/02/2022 From Here to There David Lunney, Áine McBride, Katie Watchorn...- The Place In Between | Geoff O'Keeffe at dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum 29/10/2021 - 22/01/2022 From Geoff O'Keeffe: I always knew that at some stage...
- Dear www | Online Group Show from glór in association with PAVED Arts, Canada 01/11/2021 - 31/01/2022 "Dear www," brings together Irish artists based in the West, and...
- Made In Ireland | Group Exhibition at DCCI National Design & Craft Gallery, Kilkenny 05/11/2021 - 30/01/2022 Made In Ireland celebrates the wealth and vibrancy of Ireland's...
- aemi online | Jaki Irvine, Star (1994) and Sweettooth (1993) with an introductory text by Gwen Burlington 10/11/2021 - 25/01/2022 A new edition of 'aemi online' showcasing two works by...
- Cloud Studies | Forensic Architecture at VISUAL Carlow 10/11/2021 - 21/01/2022 Tear gas clouds spread poison where we gather, bomb clouds...
- Online Exhibition | Ionad by Ciana Fitzgerald 11/11/2021 - 01/02/2022 ‘Ionad’ is an online exhibition showcasing a collection of narrative...
- Supplicants | Ursula Burke at VISUAL Carlow 15/11/2021 - 21/01/2022 VISUAL is delighted to support the presentation of new work...
- Electro-Fuse | ELECTRONIC SHEEP at NCAD Gallery 19/11/2021 - 28/01/2022 EXHIBITION PROGRAMME NCAD GALLERY opening times: Monday—Friday, 11AM—6PM. EXHIBITION ::...
- This/Connection | Gina D. Petrea at Saint Mary’s Terrace, Drogheda 24/11/2021 - 25/01/2022 “This/Connection” consists of 8 works, mainly drawing based large scale...
- Testing/testing | Joy Gerrard at The Source Arts Centre 27/11/2021 - 22/01/2022 Assemblages and drawings Research, drawings and prints at the Source...
In Our Own Image: Photography in Ireland 1839 to the Present at The Printworks, Dublin Castle 01/12/2021 - 06/02/2022 Opening hours: 11am–5.45pm, Monday-Saturday, Sunday 1-pm Curated by Gallery...- One Day: 40 Sunrises | Ian Wieczorek at National Museum of Ireland - Country Life 01/12/2021 - 10/04/2022 One Day: 40 Sunrises is a project by Ian Wieczorek,...
- Solo Exhibition | Beatrice O'Connell at The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre 01/12/2021 - 31/01/2022 Beatrice O'Connell focuses on the relationship between nature and culture...
- Borrowed Ground | Group Show at Droichead Arts Centre 04/12/2021 - 29/01/2022 The Borrowed Ground Artist Collective consists of ten professional artists...
In Trust. In Gratitude. In Hope. | Group Show at The Laois Arthouse 04/12/2021 - 25/02/2022 The Laois Arthouse and Laois County Council are pleased to...- Imprints | Liam Lavery and Eithne Ring at LHQ Gallery Online 06/12/2021 - 28/01/2022 IMPRINTS Exhibition by Liam Lavery and Eithne Ring Art of...
Data Streams: Art, algorithms and artificial intelligence | Group Show at The Glucksman 07/12/2021 - 13/03/2022 Artists: Malia Bruker, Ed Fornieles, Benjamin Gaulon, Esther Hovers, Kennedy Browne,...- Artists’ Film International 2021 – Part Two | Crawford Art Gallery 10/12/2021 - 23/01/2022 Artists’ Film International (AFI) is a collaborative project featuring film,...
- Observing Plains | Group Show at The Dock 10/12/2021 - 29/01/2022 An exciting new exhibition opens on the 10th of December...
- Return to Disintegration - Periodical Review 11 | Group Show at Pallas Projects/Studios 10/12/2021 - 22/01/2022 Return to Disintegration - Periodical Review 11 Selected by Sheena...
- Take A Long Slow Look | Maeve Clancy at The Dock 10/12/2021 - 29/01/2022 Artist Maeve Clancy creates an explorable environment made from cut...
On Steady Ground/Unsteady Ground | Cora Cummins and Saoirse Higgins at Municipal Gallery, dlr Lexicon 11/12/2021 - 13/03/2022 ON STEADY GROUND/UNSTEADY GROUND New Work by Cora Cummins and...
PHANTOMS AND PHANTASIES | Harry Clarke at Crawford Art Gallery 11/12/2021 - 13/02/2022 Our annual exhibition of Harry Clarke’s watercolours and ink drawings...- Winter Exhibition 2021 at SO Fine Art Editions 11/12/2021 - 22/01/2022 SO Fine Art Editions are delighted to present their annual...
- The road to Paris and London lies through the towns of Afghanistan | Jim Ricks at Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky, Mexico City 14/12/2021 - 14/03/2022 Jim Ricks first visited Afghanistan in 2013, with the "In Search...
BY SLIGHT LIGAMENTS | Aideen Barry at Limerick City Gallery of Art 16/12/2021 - 13/02/2022 BY SLIGHT LIGAMENTS A Solo show of New Works by Aideen...- Emergence | Online Group Exhibition from ArtNetdlr 16/12/2021 - 01/03/2022 ArtNetdlr delighted to announce Emergence Exhibition is now published &...
- Pride of Place | Online Exhibition by Co. Louth Care Home Residents 16/12/2021 - 31/01/2022 A virtual exhibition by Co. Louth care home residents. Launches...
Observations in Print | Group Show at MTU Gallery 16/12/2021 - 13/02/2022 Observations in Print Íde Ní Shúileabháin, Ailbhe Barrett, Bríd Hefferrnan,...
Memento: Looking back, looking forward | Winter Group Show at Olivier Cornet Gallery 17/12/2021 - 27/02/2022 The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to present Memento Looking...- Online Artist Talk | Culture Chats Returns 21/12/2021 - 31/01/2022 CULTURE CHATS returns with two episodes focusing on Sustaining a...
- Conjuring Winter Stories | Carol Graham RUA 05/01/2022 - 29/01/2022 Conjuring Winter Stories – A new exhibition by Carol Graham...
- The Age of Plastic | Michael Lyons at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery 06/01/2022 - 29/01/2022 The Age of Plastic is an exhibition of new works...
- Vae Victis | Rónán Ó Raghallaigh at Platform Arts 07/01/2022 - 29/01/2022 VAE VICTIS RÓNÁN Ó RAGHALLAIGH PLATFORM ARTS, BELFAST, JANUARY 2022...
