Visual Arts Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. Although he lived most of his life in London, Francis Bacon was born in Dublin in 1909 and lived in Co. Kildare with his family. When … Barbara Dawson : Francis Bacon Exhibition
Visual Arts iNNOVATE is a showcase exhibition reflecting the resourcefulness, adaptability and avant garde practice key to contemporary makers in Ireland today, curated by CIT CCAD graduate Tina Darb. Innovation is an intrinsic part of craft practice whether it be in the … Tina Darb and Kathryn Moffat : Innovate
Visual Arts 6 looped video projections, silent Greg Hermanovic (Derivative) – TouchDesigner recording technology ©Michael Snow. Courtesy of artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York and the Butler Gallery Photography by Roland Paschhoff, paschhoff.com Snow’s extensive and multidisciplinary career includes painting, sculpture, video, … Anna O’Sullivan : Michael Snow, The Viewing of Six New Works
Music The Piper and the Faerie Queen Music inspired by fantastical literary works from the 17th century alongside traditional Irish music. Camerata Kilkenny with David Power – uilleann pipes, Maya Homburger – violin, Claire Duff – violin, Marja Gaynor – viola, … Malcolm Proud : The Piper and the Faerie Queen
Visual Arts Written and composed by 23 year old Dubliner Lauryn Gaffney, Big Shot received outstanding critical acclaim at the San Diego International Fringe Festival last year. Described as an ‘absolute success’ by the festival organisers, Big Shot the musical was awarded … Lauryn Gaffney : Big Shot
Visual Arts SOMA Contemporary Gallery, 11th August, 6.30. Exhibition runs until the 18th of September. Solo exhibition by Fiona Kelly. Fiona Kelly’s practice encompasses printmaking, drawing and sculptural installations and explores ideas of disposability and regeneration. Kelly’s current work… Fiona Kelly : Dust Breeding
Visual Arts Cork Craft & Design is a social enterprise representing craft makers in Cork City & County. We bring together the very best of Cork’s unique craftmakers and artists; ceramicists, jewellers, textile-workers, furniture-makers, woodturners and carvers, paper and felt makers, sculptors … Siubhán McCarthy : Cork Craft Month 2016
Visual Arts During the month of August the Courthouse Arts Centre will have an exhibition celebrating the versatility of Irish wool in both a practical and art context. Exhibitions by professional artists and Craft’s people will display examples of wool use. Also … Maggie Gallagher : All things woolly! A celebration of Irish wool
Visual Arts Local artist and WIT graduate, Denise McAuliffe Hutchinson, has recently completed a Masters in Fine Art Painting at NCAD Dublin. “The weight of attraction # 2” explores a number of concepts surrounding the theme of sensuality. In most situations we … Denise McAuliffe : The Weight of Attraction
Visual Arts Jacinta is a professional artist based on the Carlow/Wicklow border in Ireland. She has a deserved reputation as Ireland’s foremost contemporary canine and equestrian artist. She exhibits widely, her work being shown in the Gormley Gallery, Dublin; The Lee Gallery, … Jacinta Crowley Long : Butler House Exhibition
Visual Arts Ruth Duignan is a Leitrim based fashion designer. She graduated from the fashion department of the Limerick School of Art and Design in 2009. In 2008 she completed a 6 month internship in Tokyo at the Japanese menswear label, Aptform. … Ruth Duignan : Previewing ‘Future Makers 2016’
Visual Arts Connolly’s practice encompasses process based sculptural works, objects and performative events both inside and outside the gallery space. In his most recent series of works the Belfast based artist distills across varying scales the causes and affects of risk and … Brian Connolly : “FRACTURED THINKING”
Visual Arts Irish-born photographer Enda Bowe’s work is concerned with story telling and the search for light and beauty in the ordinary. He is based in London and his first book Kilburn Cherry has recently been published by J&J Books. At Mirrored … Oren Little : At Mirror River
Visual Arts Remco De Fou, Annabel Konig, Rachel Joynt, Gwen Wilkinson, Michelle Byrne, Anthony Lyttle, Martin Lyttle, Cathy Fitzgerald and Jules Michael. The Nine Stones Artists was formed in 2004. Its members are professional artists who live and work in the foothills … Annabel Konig : The Possibilities of Place, Nine Stones Artists
Visual Arts Cré, an Irish Gaelic word meaning earthen or made of clay. This exhibition presents work by the 10 current graduates of the internationally renowned DCCoI’s Ceramics Skills and Design Course in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Hosted in the prestigious location of … National Craft Gallery : CRÉ (Graduate Show)
The Eileen Gray exhibition realised one of Gray’s last ambitions – to have her work brought back to Ireland. Regarded as one of the most influential 20th Century designers and architects, the exhibition includes important items such as the adjustable … Audrey Whitty and Jennifer Goff : Eileen Gray Exhibition
Visual Arts Peter Murray, Éimear O’Connor, Anne Boddaert and Dawn Williams introduce the current exhibitions, Conflicting Visions in a Turbulent Age: 1900–1916, Perceptions 2016: The Art of Citizenship and 1916 Ireland in Contemporary Art. Crawford Art Gallery : Summer Exhibitions
Visual Arts Exhibition of Paintings & Prints by Lorraine Fenlon Artist & Tutor and featuring a special debut showing of the fine work of young students of Red Apple Arts. Raffle in aid of Carlow Regional Youth Services. “A ‘message’ may not … Lorraine Fenlon : A Brush with Summer
Visual Arts Internationally acclaimed photographer Pieter Hugo engages with documentary and art traditions to create intense and challenging images. Blurring the boundaries between documentary and fiction, his portraits can be read as a comment on identity, belonging and self-expression in post-colonial Africa. … Trish Lambe : Pieter Hugo, Thirteen Works
Visual Arts Droichead Arts Centre presents ‘Who Gotta Match’ by Laura Gramzow. Laura’s studio space is filled with collages and maquettes, that she refers to as she moves onto canvas and assemblages, adding and subtracting till she gets to the point where … Laura Gramzow : Who Gotta Match
Theatre Conor is a boy on a mission. To get as far away from home as he possibly can. Part puppet show, part installation piece, part animated film, part immersive experience and part ballet, this sensory and aesthetic introduction to astrophysics … Dan Colley : Conor: At the end of the Universe
Visual Arts Artist in residence at Leitrim Sculpture Workshop Noah Rose trained at Manchester Metropolitan University and has worked as a practising artist since 1991. He has developed a specialised strand of practice around public art, seeking out the invisible threads that … Noah Rose : What Matter
Visual Arts The exhibition, Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats, which has been described in The Irish Times as “one of the most important literary exhibitions yet staged internationally,” opened to unanimous acclaim on May 25, 2006. Since then, … Maeve Casserly : The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats
Theatre Sacrifice at Easter, a new play by Pat McCabe (The Butcher Boy, Breakfast on Pluto, The Big Yum Yum) for 2016 to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Entitled Sacrifice at Easter, the production will take place … Mel Mercier : Sacrifice at Easter
Visual Arts Orla is a painter whose work embraces the beauty of the natural world expressing its atmosphere of magic and enchantment. Inspiration for this exhibition has come from her most recent residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. The fairytale aspect of … Orla Barry : Otherworldly
Visual Arts In an attempt to approach the un-approachable and go where the faint-hearted don’t go, Brabazon opened a pot of Quink ink, took a deep breath and dipped into James Joyce’s famous novel. 18 small images emerged and like a scattering … Gay Brabazon : Ulysses
