What's On - Exhibitions & Events | Visual Artists Ireland

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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Upcoming Events in Ireland

Transcending Time by Aoife Dunne | Public Art Commission by Fingal County Council Opening on 08/06/2020

Sydenham Artist Trail | David Bickley Online Exhibition Opening on 27/06/2020

Stars and Mud | Roisin Ní Neachtain Online Solo Exhibition Opening on 30/06/2020

Closing

Fergus Hogan | Not the time to be silent Closing on

TikKlok Mass Isolation 36 Views | Laura Burke Online Exhibition Closing on 05/06/2020

GZ-BASEL 2020 at Basel Art Center, Switzerland Closing on 07/06/2020

Part 1 | Artists’ Film International at Crawford Art Gallery, Cork Closing on 07/06/2020

Phantom Perspectives | Fringe Arts Bath Online Closing on 07/06/2020

THICKET | Mark Redden at Uxval Gochez Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Closing on 09/06/2020

Artist Breakfast Club | The Model Online Closing on 10/06/2020

Transcending Time by Aoife Dunne | Public Art Commission by Fingal County Council Closing on 10/06/2020

Lockdown Life Drawing | Dunamaise Arts Centre Online Closing on 11/06/2020

Sitzfleisch | Susanne Wawra at Olivier Cornett Gallery Online Closing on 12/06/2020

ALL IN! | Catalyst Arts Virtual Members Show 2020 Closing on 12/06/2020

Accidental Triggers | Ofri Cnaani at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork Closing on 14/06/2020

Cultivate Presents: (Far from the) Turmoil Closing on 14/06/2020

Endless | Willie Doherty Kerlin Online Viewing Room Closing on 16/06/2020

Current

(A)Dressing Our Hidden Truths | Alison Lowry at National Museum of Ireland, Dublin 27/03/2019 - 19/12/2020 (A)Dressing Our Hidden Truths opened to the public on Wed,…

Siobhán Hapaska at Kunstmuseum, St Gallen, Lokremise, Switzerland 08/02/2020 - 21/06/2020 Siobhán Hapaska’s (*1963, Belfast) sculptures contain political, social, and ideological…

Part 1 | Artists’ Film International at Crawford Art Gallery, Cork 14/02/2020 - 07/06/2020 Artists’ Film International (AFI), established by the Whitechapel Gallery, London…

Six Works – Augmented Reality | Eilis O'Connell RHA at Wilton Park, Dublin 27/02/2020 - 31/08/2020 AN IPUT & RHA INITIATIVE AT WILTON PARK RHA and…

Drawn from Nature: Irish Botanical Art at National Gallery of Ireland 07/03/2020 - 21/06/2020 Print Gallery | Free entry Take a closer look at…

Talking Pictures for Children and Families | Crawford Gallery Online 24/03/2020 - 20/07/2020 'Talking Pictures' is an online resource for children and their…

Online Creative Resources for Teens | Crawford Art Gallery Online 25/03/2020 - 20/07/2020 Crawford Art Gallery is delighted to present a regularly updated…

Realising Form | Online Group Exhibition 25/03/2020 - 29/08/2020 ‘Realising Form’ invites a dialogue between six makers from across…

Sunday Homelife Workshop | Crawford Gallery Online 25/03/2020 - 20/07/2020 Because you can’t come to our Sunday art workshop we’re…

Accidental Triggers | Ofri Cnaani at Triskel Arts Centre, Cork 02/04/2020 - 14/06/2020 Artist Ofri Cnaani works in diverse media including performance, installation,…

Home: Being and Belonging in Contemporary Ireland | Group Exhibition at The Glucksman, Cork 10/04/2020 - 12/07/2020 Artists: Sara Baume, Tinka Bechert, Martin Boyle, Brian Duggan, James L.…

Alien Days | John Jennings Online Exhibition 11/04/2020 - 30/06/2020 In the absence of any open galleries or art spaces,…

Home from Home: Irish artists respond to the COVID-19 restrictions, The Glucksman 17/04/2020 - 30/08/2020 Artists: Sara Baume, Tinka Bechert, Martin Boyle, Brian Duggan, James…

Quarantine House Mural | Sarah Bracken Soper on Raphoe Road, Crumlin 17/04/2020 - 31/07/2020 For those of you within 2km of Crumlin, you might…

Virtual Thursday Club with Crawford Art Gallery Online 22/04/2020 - 20/07/2020 The Thursday Club is an art programme for older adults,…

Covid Chronicles: Aideen Barry | Portrait of an Artist in a time of plague 23/04/2020 - 30/06/2020 Aideen Barry is a visual artist with an interdisciplinary practice.…

Markys Doodle Dandy | Mark Cullen at Artlink Online 26/04/2020 - 30/06/2020 Our inaugural show in our new virtual replica of the…

Pearse's Footprints | Travelling Exhibition Presentation 26/04/2020 - 31/07/2020 This is an online presentation of a travelling exhibition called…

The Empty Vessel | Film by Mark St.John Ellis 29/04/2020 - 30/06/2020 The Empty Vessel Soundscape is a sound piece that was…

Bassam Al-Sabah | Gallery 3: The Artist’s Eye at Douglas Hyde Gallery 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Douglas Hyde Gallery are delighted to present the first iteration…

Cinema Quarantine 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Cinema Quarantine is a space dedicated to video art for…

Explore IMMA from Home 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 IMMA Collection, art activities, talks, videos, articles and lots more…

In Transit | Virtual Exhibition Tour at Crawford Art Gallery 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 In Transit is now available as a virtual exhibition tour…

Launch of RUA Archive Website 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 The Royal Ulster Academy of Arts is using the latest…

MAKING SPACE Online Residency 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 MAKING SPACE have been thinking about how people are spending…

Memorare | Exhibition by Mary Nagle 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Following a recent solo exhibition in LSAD Gallery, Limerick School…

Quarantined of the World | A virtual photography project by Valentina Gaia Lops 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Quarantined of the World is a photo series documenting people’s…

Red Lines by Evan Roth 01/05/2020 - 10/09/2020 Red Lines is a network containing infrared videos of coastal…

Reset | Richard Hearns Online Exhibition 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 What has the COVID-19 pandemic meant for creators? In this…

Samuel Laurence Cunnane at Kerlin Gallery Online Viewing Room 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Kerlin Gallery presents its first online viewing room with new…

Sculpture Secrets Blog, Crawford Art Gallery 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 In this new 8-part series, Crawford Gallery explore the stories…

The Bigger Picture | ArtisAnn Art Gallery Online Group Exhibition 01/05/2020 - 31/07/2020 A New Online Exhibition at the ArtisAnn Gallery at www.artisann.org…

Thursday Club with Crawford Art Gallery 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Julie Forrester shares a walking meditation as part of Crawford…

Video Series with Artist Nicola Anthony 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 In a search for creative ways to problem solve during…

Virtual Studio Visit with Atsushi Kaga recipient of the Tony O’Malley Residency 2019 / 2020 01/05/2020 - 31/07/2020 Artist Atsushi Kaga has invited the RHA Friends and public…

Visual Arts Reading Group with Golden Thread Gallery 01/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Golden Thread Gallery (Belfast) are delighted to introduce a brand…

Quaranzine | Ormston House Online Zine 04/05/2020 - 04/09/2020 Quaranzine was borne out of our love of making things together…

Making Art Printing Online Gallery | Graphic Studio Dublin 05/05/2020 - 30/09/2020 Making Art Printing Online Gallery - Graphic Studio Dublin Support…

Creative Cocooning with Crawford Art Gallery Online 06/05/2020 - 20/07/2020 Introducing CREATIVE COCOONING with Crawford Art Gallery! For our first…

Excerpt of Swinguerra | Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca 07/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is delighted to share an…

Romanticism and Friendships | Daniel O'Neill at Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin 10/05/2020 - 24/07/2020 ‘Daniel O’Neill : Romanticism and Friendships’ To mark the centenary…

JournALL | Artists Featured Weekly by Curator Valeria Ceregini 11/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 JournALL rises in response to these unsettling times inviting artists…

Quiet | Online Group Exhibition at Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart 11/05/2020 - 31/08/2020 An online exhibition on the theme of Quiet, featuring the…

TikKlok Mass Isolation 36 Views | Laura Burke Online Exhibition 11/05/2020 - 05/06/2020 TikKlok Mass Isolation 36 Views is a photo essay that…

COVIDecameron | Online Group Exhibition, MOMENTUM 12/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 19 Artists from the MOMENTUM Collection Online Exhibition Starting 12…

The Group Photo.2017 | Maria Kapajeva at Gallery of Photography Ireland 12/05/2020 - 30/06/2020 Gallery of Photography Ireland is delighted to premiere a new…

COGS | David Bickley at Bibart Biennale Restart Project, Greece 14/05/2020 - 12/09/2020 David Bickley's film artwork COGS from his Arts Council funded…