Summerhall TV

Sarah Dawson introduced this year’s Africa in Motion season of films showing in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The opening night birthday party is on the 23rd October at Summerhall and the season continues till the end of October with a screening …

We interviewed Marc Lambert the CEO of Scottish Book Trust and author Anne Donovan about the exciting events at this years Book Week Scotland. Book Week Scotland is a week-long celebration of books and reading that takes place every November. …

Inspired by visits to les Rencontres d’Arles and charged with furthering photography’s role within contemporary artistic practice, The Photographer’s Collective was established in 2011 to promote and nurture the talent of photographers working in Edinburgh and further afield. The Collective’s …

The Wexford Festival’s success is due in no small part to Wexford itself. This ancient Viking town, nestled in a wonderful setting on the banks of the River Slaney, has a character and charm all its own. Just two hours …

The Peshmerga are Iraqi Kurdistan’s military forces. Unit 70, based in Sulaimaniyah, has a detachment of female Peshmerga who train to be combat ready and in theory may face ISIS on the frontline. The unit also performs an important political …

Introduced by Dorian Branea, the Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London and forming part of Romanian Cultural Days in Edinburgh Festival 2015. Featuring some of the most internationally recognizable Romanian artists, directors, writers and musicians in tandem with …

Inspired by visits to les Rencontres d’Arles and charged with furthering photography’s role within contemporary artistic practice, The Photographer’s Collective was established in 2011 to promote and nurture the talent of photographers working in Edinburgh and further afield. The Collective’s …

Olivia Vitazkova interviews A D Miller the author of Snowdrop on the moral undertow of his new novel The Faithful Couple. Two young British men on the cusp of adulthood, meet at a hostel in San Diego. They strike up …

Wexford Fringe is an annual open-access arts festival which will run in parallel to Wexford Opera Festival from Friday, 16th October to Sunday, 1st November 2015. Now in its 63rd year, Wexford Fringe offers an eclectic mix of over 300 …

From its inaugural year in 2012, the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival has grown to be one of the biggest and most successful multi-genre festivals in Ireland. Set in the beautiful surroundings of the Paradiso Spiegeltent, the Festival has a unique and …

Bridgett Richards talks with Patrick Gale about his new novel A Place Called Winter which moves far from his customary Cornwall location. The novel evokes the harsh landscapes of the Canadian prairie for those who emigrated from Britain to make …

CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery, 2 – 24 October 2015 An exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by Thurloe Conolly. Thurloe Conolly’s paintings are not narratives, and not representational in the commonly understood sense of the word; but through the signs …

Ali Millar interviews Sean Michaels on his debut novel, Us Conductors. The novel concerns the creator of one of the world’s strangest instruments. Locked in a cabin aboard a ship bearing him back to Russia and away from the love …

A unique and powerful multi-media exhibition featuring work by artists, both professional and amateur, with experience of mental health issues. Works include projection, sculpture, painting and photography. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, this exhibition aims …

According to Dr. Gary Kielhofner, ‘Interests are what one finds enjoyable or satisfying to do. Interests reveal themselves both as the enjoyment of doing something and as a preference for doing certain things over others. Interests can infuse life with …

James Hugonin’s exhibition at Ingleby Gallery celebrates the completion of his Binary Rhythm sequence. Seven of nine large paintings Hugonin has made over the past six years are exhibited. Identically sized each continue the artist’s exploration of the dualities of …

Oren Little introduces the new season of events at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art. VISUAL is an iconic cultural space in Carlow, Ireland, presenting contemporary art, theatre, music, dance, cinema, talks, workshops and events. VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & …

The stylish and sophisticated Susanna’s Secret (Il segreto di Susanna), is a comedy opera built on marital misunderstanding, full of fun and frothiness. A man suspects his wife is having an affair when he smells cigarette smoke from her clothes, …

Dusk Ahead is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland’s Touring & Dissemination Award and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Dance Ireland and Project Arts Centre, where junk ensemble are Project Artists. Project Arts Centre, Dublin Friday 6 November …

On June 21st 1975 the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and La Brea Avenue entered photographic history. This is where Stephen Shore, considered one of the leading protagonists of the New Colour Movement, took his legendary photograph in front of a …

OPEN HOUSE DUBLIN : THIS PLACE WE CALL HOME : 14 TO 18 OCTOBER 2015 marks the tenth anniversary of Open House Dublin. This year’s title is ‘This Place We Call Home’ and the Irish Architecture Foundation are looking at …

Between The Bars is a series of music events taking place in St Patrick’s Gateway, Waterford. Between October and January Betrween The Bars play host to the best national and local indie, folk and traditional acts, bringing the people of …

“I want to understand the concept of dionysian in a more up-to-date way, more scientifically, more psychologically. what is the dionysian phenomenon, this instinctual upsurge, this growing importance of intoxicating orgiastic sensual feelings, this onslaught of the unconscious, of unconscious …

We’re continuing our series of posting international content. This video is about an installation at the Gallery of Photography in Ireland, however we feel the subject has an international appeal. Enjoy! On June 21st 1975 the intersection of Beverly Boulevard …

Every year Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) joins forces with Garter Lane Arts Centre and the Waterford Library Services to celebrate the benefits of participation in the arts for everybody through the Well festival of arts and wellbeing. The festival …

We talk to Ollie Breslin, the Creative Director of Imagine Arts Festival in Waterford about the exciting programme of this year’s festival. Imagine Arts Festival is a unique, volunteer – led celebration of the arts in Waterford in late October …

MART is an arts organisation that provides studios, galleries and event spaces to foster and promote artistic endeavours. MART creates opportunities for artists through local and international exhibitions, creative workspaces and professional development workshops, while promoting the arts through public …

Draíocht is a multi-purpose venue used for a broad range of activities, including drama (both professional and community), dance, contemporary visual arts and crafts, classical and traditional music, a programme of activities for families, children and older people, comedy, artists …

Summerhall TV talks to the artists at DOK Artist Space an exciting new visual arts studio and exhibition space in Edinburgh. DOK Artist Space is an Artist run organisation in Edinburgh that is founded by three Edinburgh College of Art …

Long fascinated by Albrecht Durer’s ‘Young Hare’ (1502), a painting unquestionably viewed as an icon of naturalistic painting, Derrick Guild decided to make a series of paintings in the same composition but observed from different angles. He required a subject, …