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An Artist Explores Complex Emotions Through Simple Portraits
In her city-centre studio, Kelly Ratchford is putting together works for new exhibitions, with some sadness and some humour.
Artists’ Ideas for City Hall Sculpture Fall Foul of Red Tape
Almost half of recent proposals from artists for one council commission – what to put on the plinth outside City Hall – were junked right away.
St Patrick’s Tower in the Liberties May Become an Exhibition Space
The Digital Hub has applied for planning permission to convert the old brick windmill into a gallery and conference room.
A Treasure Hunt Seeks to Tempt Ranelaghans Down Neighbourhood Lanes
“People don’t know how unusual our laneways are, to have them still and how different they are from the public areas,” says Emer O’Siochru.
An Artist Explores Her Palestinian Roots through Food and Embroidery
“I didn’t really know much about the culture,” says Sanaa El Habbash, whose parents were born in Gaza and moved to Ireland 34 years ago.
An Artist Turns Computer Relics into Artworks
Trevor Woods makes mixed media collages, melding pop culture references with computer paraphernalia such as floppy disks and keyboards.
A Lego Enthusiast Turns His Blocks to Iconic Dublin Pubs
“Sorry that was the postman with more Lego pieces,” says Gianni Clifford.
This Year’s Five Lamps Arts Festival Rejigs for Online
“We have music, dance and poetry, a little play,” says Marcela Parducci, project manager with the festival. “We have even a drag queen.”
In a New Exhibition, an Artist Focuses in On “Covid Eyes”
During the early days of the pandemic, artist Eoin Mac Lochlainn began to meditate on the growing relevance of expression through the eyes, as mask-wearing spread.
From His Studio an Artist Weaves Graffiti into Paintings
“Graffiti is a free-flowing creative output that can exist outside of cultural institutions like art galleries,” says Neil Dunne.
In a New Exhibition an Artist Finds Ways to Respond Positively to Lockdown
The theme of the exhibition is that no matter what is going on, if you have enough agency, or personal conviction, you still have control over your situation, she says.
Writing Group Prepares to Capture the Sounds, Smells and Taste of Tallaght
Over the next few weeks, the participants will walk around Tallaght taking note of anything that catches their eye from shop fronts to cars and place names.