Exhibitions: ‘The Visitor,’ ‘There Comes a Timeless,’ and ‘Y’ole Abbey at Dunbrody…’
Exhibitions from around the country this week…
Kiera O’Toole at the Courthouse Arts Centre, Wicklow
Betwixt and Between
Until 17 December 2015
Betwixt and Between is an exploration of our inherited spiritual and religious past and its shaping of our systems of belief and cultural identity. O’Toole brings a renewed perspective, that of a returning migrant, to emblematic imagery found in graveyards and ancient burial sites. O’Toole asks if these publicly private places, markers of individuals, societies and cultures, act as thresholds to explore the authorship of spirituality in an age of apparent secularism in contemporary Ireland.
Further information:
T: 0402 38529
E: [email protected]
courthousearts.ie
Courthouse Arts Centre Tinahely Co Wicklow
Joy to the World | Group Show at Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare
5 to 22 December 2015
Joy to the World is an exhibition celebrating festive traditions from around the globe curated by Susan Boyle. This intimate exhibition comprises beautifully handcrafted Nativity scenes made from wood, precious metals, felt and even bread dough, alongside other seasonal artefacts. Now in its eight year, the collection includes items donated from consulates and embassies in Ireland and abroad alongside pieces specifically sourced for this exhibition. More than 30 countries are represented in this charming exhibition which will enchant both children and adults and provide an insight into the customs and traditions many cultures celebrate at this time of year. Commissioned by Kildare County Council, this is a very special exhibition which is not limited to a Christian tradition but also illustrates the connection between worldwide celebrations and festivals of light at this time of year.
Further information:
T: (045) 448327
E: [email protected]
www.riverbank.ie
Riverbank Arts Centre, Main Street, Newbridge, Co Kildare, W12 D962
Stephen Nolan at the Toradh Gallery, Co. Meath
25 November to 15 December | Opening: 24 November, 7pm
Toradh Gallery, Ashbourne Library & Cultural Centre, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
Meath County Council Arts Office presents ‘Y’ole Abbey at Dunbrody, fade’ was oanes caulthe after a ship’ an exhibition of work by Stephen Nolan at the Toradh Gallery. The Dunbrody series is a collection of colourful paintings that depict scenes inspired in the most part by historical sources.
www.meath.ie/CountyCouncil/
Ella Bertilsson and Ulla Juske at the Hut Project, Dublin 2
Time is What Happens When Nothing Else Does
Until 23 December 2015
Tuesday to Friday 1 to 2pm
OPW and RHA present the Hut Project (Part 1), a narrative-driven installation by Ella Bertilsson and Ulla Juske, meditating on sentinels and solitude.
T: 087 960 1712
E: [email protected]
www.daveymoor.com
www.opw.ie
The Hut, End of Ely Place, (adjacent to the RHA), Dublin 2
Anja Aichinger at the City Assembly House, Dublin 2
The Odyssey
Until 6 December 2015
Open Monday to Saturday 11am to 6pm, Sunday 12pm to 5pm
On a 35 meter piece of linen, Anja Aichinger translates Homer’s epic account of the events dating to just after the Trojan War into her own visual language. Aichinger uses ground pigments for the colours that represent sections and characters of Homer’s story.
For further information:
T: +353 (89) 985 7871
E: [email protected]
www.igs.ie
anjaaichinger.com
The Octagon Room, City Assembly House, 58 South Williams Street, Dublin 2
There Comes a Timeless | Oisin O’Brien at Rua Red, Dublin
28 November to 23 December | Opening: 27 November, 6pm
Rua Red, Blessington Road, Tallaght, Co.Dublin
Rua Red presents There Comes a Timeless a solo show by artist Oisín O’Brien in Gallery 2.
O’Brien combines hand crafted, manipulated and procured objects in sensical method to develop nonsensibles. For this exhibition O’Brien will construct a site specific, non-hierarchical installation in order to flatten and corrupt methods of display, interior architecture and the physical space.
http://ruared.ie/event/
Visions of Now, Group Exhibition at Limerick City Gallery of Art
Visions of Now
Until 15 January 2016
Open Monday to Saturday 10 to 5.30, Thursday until 8, Sunday 12 to 5.30
Visions of Now brings together four generations of artists connected to the Mid West region. Submitting new work, the line up includes Vivienne Bogan, Michael Canning, Pauline Fitzgerald, Tom Fitzgerald, Sean Guinan, Charles Harper RHA, David Lilburn, Michael Minnis, Aine Nic Giolla Coda, Mick O’Dea RHA, Paul M O’Reilly, Nuala O’Sullivan, Deirdre A Power, Maurice Quillinan, Robert Ryan, Thomas Ryan RHA, Jim Sheehy, John Shinnors, Donald Teskey RHA, Maighread Tobin, Walter Verling HRHA, Lorraine Wall and Samuel Walsh. Visions of Now demonstrates the array of styles, vivid imagination and technical prowess of artists.
The fourth and final part of the generational span includes the first LCGA/LSAD show by sculptor Emma McNamara who was offered an opportunity to present her graduation work in LCGA.
For further information;
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Limerick City Gallery of Art, Carnegie Building, Pery Square, Limerick
Cathal Poirteir and Cathal McGinley at Culturlann, Belfast
Exhibitions at Culturlann
27 November to 18 January 2016 | Opening 26 Thursday November 2015 7pm
Monday to Saturday 10 to 5pm, Sunday 1 to 4pm
Garbhchriocha
Garbhchriocha by Cathal Poirteir features landscapes from Gaeltacht highlands and takes place in the Dillon Gallery.
Radharcanna o Rath Mealtain
Radharcanna o Rath Mealtain by Cathal McGinley features streetscapes from Ramelion and north Donegal in Na Ballai Bana.
Further information:
T: 028 9096 4180
E: [email protected]
culturlann.ie
Culturlann, 216 Falls Road Belfast, BT12 6AH
Alison Pilkington at the Engine Room Gallery, Belfast
The Visitor
Until 28 November 2015
The Engine Room Gallery features The Visitor, a selection of painted works by Dublin based artist Alison Pilkington. In her artistic practice, Pilkington seeks to explore the interaction between the intrinsic qualities of paint as a material and how they can be manipulated by the artist; utilising subject matter that has the ability to be both familiar and disorientating.
Further information:
engineroomgallery
alisonpilkington
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