Empty pockets, but rich pickings in artDespite a lack of funding and reduced support in 2012, artists rose to the challenge and created brilliant workThu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
SchoolworkVISUAL, Carlow Tues - Sat 11am- 5.30pm, Sun 2-5pm Until Jan 12 visualcarlow.ieFri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Bringing art to a Mexican horrorAn Oasis of Horror in a Desert of Boredom, in Carlow’s Visual arts centre, is an exhibition that concentrates on one dreadful…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Siobhán Hapaska/ Stephen McKennaKerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, Sth Anne St, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5.45pm, Sat 11am- 4.30pm Until Jan 19 kerlin.ie 01-6709093Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
The tired, worn textures of a city's teeming streetsIt took a long time for Eithne Jordan to approach Dublin as a subject, but her paintings offer a unique way into the cityWed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
An engaging journey around the blockLawrence Carroll has a habit of swimming against the artistic tide and the injured endurance of his works has a proven resilience…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Albert, Ernest & The TitanicCopper House Gallery, off Synge St, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Until Nov 27 thecopperhousegallery.com 01-4784088Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Way outback with the great outlawVISUAL ART: Late in 1945 the then young Australian painter Sidney Nolan and the poet and writer Max Harris travelled through…Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Snapshots from the rough edgesShot over the course of four years on the Russell Heights housing estate in Cobh, Co Cork, Doug DuBois’s remarkable photographic…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Liverpool forges its own visual identity with BiennialCompeting with international biennials and art fairs is a tall order for Liverpool, but with this year’s sprawling exhibition…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
An Oasis Of Horror In A Desert Of BoredomVISUAL, Old Dublin Rd, Carlow Tues-Sat 11am- 5.30pm, Sun 2-5pm Until Jan 6 visualcarlow.ieFri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
YardRubicon Gallery, 10 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin Tues-Sat noon-5pm Until Oct 6 01-6708055 rubicongallery.ieFri Sept 21 2012 - 01:00
Etching colour into the darknessScottish artist Callum Innes is part of the YBA generation but, unlike many of them, he is an abstract painterMon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Phantom AvenueFenderesky Gallery, 103-105 Royal Ave, Belfast Fri-Sat 2-5pm Until Oct 13 fendereskygallery.com 048-90235245Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Chester Beatty's French connectionKnown for his world-class collection and gifts of oriental art and manuscripts, Chester Beatty also donated many of his 19th-…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
The Temple of Psychic youthKevin Kavanagh Gallery, Chancery Lane Tues-Fri 10.30am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5pm Until Sep 8 01-4759514Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Stories of life, stories from the seaDOROTHY CROSS’S Montenotte and Fountainstown are two complementary volumes of a fascinating publication, one that’s been seven…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
InfraSirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Co Cork Wed-Fri 11am-1pm, 2-5pm, Sat-Sun 2-5pm Until Sep 2 021-4813790Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Dante Alighiere – InfernoGraphic Studio Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5pm Until Aug 25 01-6798021 graphicstudiodublin.comFri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
Kilkenny Arts FestivalVarious venues, Kilkenny Until Aug 19 (some exhibitions run on kilkennyart.ieFri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Mesmerised by the MediterraneanOwen Walsh’s central position in mid-20th- century Irish art deserves exploration, but an exhibition at NCAD lacks the substance…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Three-way shuffle at the NationalThree exhibits, drawn from the National Gallery’s permanent collection, mask the major refurbishment work that the gallery is…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Making familiarTemple Bar Gallery, 5-9 Temple Bar, Dublin Tues-Sat 11am-6pm Aug 9-Sep 29 templebargallery.comFri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Interrupting life with a message of loveONE EVENING last June, Garrett Phelan organised a musical conversation between the bells of St Patrick’s and Christ Church Cathedrals…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
a shimmer of possibilityDouglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College Dublin Mon-Fri 11am-6pm (Thurs 11am-7pm), Sat 11am-4.45pm Until Sep 19 01-8961116Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
The Hendrix ExperienceThe ebow gallery, 1 Castle St, Christchurch, Dublin Until Aug 12 01-4789090Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
A touch of magic?CONJURING FOR BEGINNERS is billed as a celebration of visual artsFri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Painting after paintingCross Gallery, 59 Francis St, Dublin Until Jul 28 01-4738978Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
UnsettledCopper House Gallery, off Synge St, Dublin Ends Jul 12 thecopperhousegallery.comFri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Lost and found and reworkedThree shows at the Lab in Dublin rework, reimagine and repurpose found objects to represent a new and at times ethereal reality…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Playing mix and match with old paintersAS DAVID HOCKNEY once pointed out to Lucian Freud, the Chinese have a saying: Painting is an old man’s artWed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Man held over Monet attackA man arrested yesterday on suspicion of seriously damaging the National Gallery of Ireland’s only painting by French impressionist…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Small WorldsMAC, 10 Exchange St, West St Anne’s Sq, Belfast Tues-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun-Mon 10am- 7pm Until Jul 22 themacliveFri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Future proofing the artsON MAY 24th last, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) announced it intended to appoint an international panel to review the …Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
The Big Sky And The Palm HouseOliver Sears Gallery, 29 Molesworth St, Dublin Until Jul 27 oliversearsgallery.comFri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Fail again, fail better - Heaven's Gate comes to CarlowOne artist’s interest in failure led him to rebuild the roller skating rink scene from a box-office flop – and challenge visitors…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Dublin biennial pop-up exhibitionUnit 4, The Point Village, Dublin. Daily noon-8pm. Until Jun 24thFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
EVA's brawn feels familiar in LimerickEVA INTERNATIONAL HAS gone through several phases of rebirth and reorganisation since it was established in 1977 as EV+AMon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Thoughts on looking and makingVISUAL ART : Part journal, part memoir, a posthumously discovered manuscript gathers the sculptor Conor Fallon’s reflections…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Sea fieldsHamilton Gallery, 4 Castle St, Sligo Mon-Sat 10am-5pm Until Jun 30 071-9143686 hamiltongallery.ieFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
A symphony under siegeTHE FILM 1395 Days Without Red is about a woman going to work. She makes her way across a city, on footFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Form, farce and faces: the pick of the RHAIt’s a full house at the RHA Annual Exhibition, with invitations to members cut back to accommodate selections from the record…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
LapseKerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, Sth Anne St, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5.45pm, Sat 11am- 4.30pm Until Jul 7 kerlin.ie 01-6709093Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
New director steps into the frameSean Rainbird, director of the National Gallery of Ireland, has his work cut outMon May 28 2012 - 01:00
RHA Annual ExhibitionRoyal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin Mon-Tues 11am- 5pm, Wed-Sat 11am- 7pm, Sun 2-5pm May 29-Aug …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Romantic scene voted Ireland's favourite paintingCONFIRMATION OF Frederic William Burton’s Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs as Ireland’s favourite painting…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Artistic royalty comes to the castleLismore Castle Arts wants to position itself on the international arts scene – it’s latest show moves it closerMon May 21 2012 - 01:00
eva INTERNATIONAL 2012: AFTER THE FUTURELimerick City Gallery and other venues, incl 10th Floor Riverpoint, Bishop’s Quay, 103-104 O’Connell St, Arthur’s Quay Park, …Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Nice building, but what about the art?Giant furniture, ho-hum paintings, and a curatorial reshuffle: the Mac, Belfast’s ambitious new arts centre, needs a clear direction…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
