Council official apologises after local residents left out of loop on RCSI’s plans for York Street
Councillor calls for traffic improvements for whole area – not just for RCSI staff and students at the east end of York Street.
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In Glasnevin, a Fifth-Generation Craftsman is Repurposing Other People’s Trash Into Treasure
Stephen Hynes found a new purpose in craft work – and his mental health reaped the benefits.
For Dublin’s Artists, Life Under Lockdown Presents More Uncertainty
“The commitment to art and culture just isn’t there. They’re going to be left quoting Yeats for a long time if they don’t let us make art,” says actor Matthew Malone.
With the help of a van, an artist is bringing futurism to Fingal
Installation artist Aoife Dunne plans to bring her new exhibition, Transcending Time, to people’s doorsteps on 8 June.
An Exhibition Explores the Sitzfleisch of Artists — and More
In a new exhibition, launched virtually last Monday, Susanne Wawra explores the stamina needed to be an artist, and the influence of her early years in the German Democratic Republic.
A Gallery Works to Put Online an Exhibition Shut Out of Sight by Covid-19
As with many events and exhibitions across the city, the IRL version of the Science Gallery’s show Invisible has been shut – but an online version is coming.
When Companies Offer Cash, Dublin Artists Worry About Undue Influence and “Art-Washing”
For each grant scheme, they have to assess “the levels of toxicity, what are the activities of this corporation, is it art-washing, if there’s an organised boycott”, says Avril Corroon.
An Exhibition of City Salvage Offers a Reminder of the Cost of Demolition
To this day, Peter Pearson still stops to take a look when he sees a skip – in case something of value and heritage is about to be lost.
Council to Give Public Greater Say in Next Round of Public Art
The aim is to focus on art that is relevant to the local area, not “parachuted-in”, said City Arts Officer Ray Yeates.
In Phibsboro, a New Group’s First Art Exhibition Is Inspired by the Movement of People
Antonio D’Souza says the group is inclusive, not exclusive – a place for artists who might not otherwise be included in Ireland’s art scene.
In Phibsboro, a Pair of Artists Delves into the Media’s Stray Signals
A typical All Times Now Nothing show incorporates a live recording of a television fed through Clíona Ní Laoi’s webcam, and Alfred Brooks using his sampler to regurgitate particularly apt lines.
An Artist Takes on the Absurdities of the Irish Public Health System
Among other projects, Áine O’Hara is working on an interactive game show where people can come into the gallery and play to win or lose their health.
With Studio Space Scarce, a Sculptor Pines for the Good Old Days
Every time Kevin Gaines has worked with or around other artists, he’s picked things up – a mallet, a forgotten skill, or just the energy and creativity of a place, he says.