Arts Exhibitions 2008
4th - 23rd December
Courthouse Gallery
Parliament Street, Ennistymon, Co.Clare.
Christmas Exhibition
NATURE NURTURE?
Paintings, photography and drawings by:
Louise Butler, Eamon Doyle, Sara
Foust, Michelle Fallon, Finola
Graham, Isabelle Gaborit,
Jacqui Hersey, Melanie Jones, Carol Kennedy, Fiona Murray,
Deirdre O'Mahony,
Mairead
O'Neill Laher, Gearldine O'Reilly (Aosdana), Achim
Riffelwood, Frank Sanford, Richard
Sharpe,
Ilsa
Thielan, Manus
Walsh, Rita Wobbe
and Fiona Woods.
Purchased art can be collected on Saturday, 20th December
and Tuesday, 23rd December.
Gallery opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 12.00 to 5.00pm
Blog: ennistymoncourthousegallery.blogspot.com
November 29th - December 31st
Russell Gallery, New Quay
The Burren Way - paintings by Joe Jordan
and Doreen Drennan
Tel: 065-7078185, Website:
www.russellgallery.net
24th November - 20th December
Scariff Public Library
Exhibition of Paintings by Sherin Anup, Louise Houlihan
and Pat Hall
Sherin Anup's work is mostly landscape
art, mainly in watercolour.
Louise's work is mainly of flowers and animals and Pat's
is of portraits in landscapes.
November 17th – December 6th
Foyer of the County Museum. Ennis
50 Years Past
An exhibition of paintings by Patrick
Ryan and Christina
Watkins featuring images and items from
the artists’ childhoods.
November 16th, 2008
X-PO Kilnaboy, Co Clare. (2 miles North of Corofin)
PENNING THE MARTS by MEGS MORELY
Launch: Sunday 16th November 12.00 – 2.00pm
Opening times: Monday - Thursday 2.00 – 5.00pm. Friday
10.30 – 12.30 (X-PO coffee mornings)
Information: xpo.community@gmail.com
Penning the Marts is a DVD work
made by Megs Morley for the Claremorris Open Exhibition in 2005
and was awarded
First prize by Andrea Schlieker, curator of the Serpentine Gallery, London.
This
contemporary
art exhibition takes place annually in Claremorris in County Mayo. For
the video
Morley sought
contact with people who wanted to share their memories of the 'marts',
the weekly
cattle market
in Claremorris that closed down in 2003. As a result of the changing agricultural
policies, for a lot of farmers it is not feasible anymore
to keep cattle. Farmers and inhabitants of
Claremorris
tell Morley about the social function of the former marts and about the
changes in
agriculture.
In order to get people involved Morley introduced herself to the local
radio station
Midwest Radio.
In the ensuing live interview she asked interested farmers to contact
her to be
interviewed.
From then on a series of interviews followed which Morley edited. "Although
the farmers
were not directly
involved with the editing of the video, I did try to represent feelings
and opinions
expressed
to me by farmers themselves."
Local photographer, Peter Rees's Last
Mart in Kilnaboy, seen at X-PO in June, will also be shown in
conjunction
with this exhibition.
Megs Morley (Ireland, 1979) studied
sculpture and combined media in Limerick, Ireland. Her work
combines elements of performance,
video and installation and draws upon the issues raised in the
history of film and photography. She has exhibited in various
national group shows and often
collaborates with Peter Morgan and Tom Flanagan. Morley was
awarded two travel and mobility
bursaries in 2005 and is currently an assistant administrator
of Artspace Studios in Galway and a
member of the live art project Enso.
The
opening will also see the first X-PO Christmas Cards go on sale featuring
Peter Rees'
Kilnaboy Church and the old Schoolhouse
and Deirdre O'Mahony's site-specific drawing
of Mattie Rynne in the former Post
Office.
All funds going to maintaining the X-PO as a space for social
and cultural exchange and
an archive of local knowledge.
November 3rd – 21st
Scarriff Library
An Exhibition of work on cloth and in wire
is on show at Scariff Public Library Exibition Space
from November 3rd until
November 21st. The beautiful artwork on display was created during May
for
the Iniscealtra Arts Festival as a part
of their education programme and is a unique inter-generational
art project between Tuamgraney
and Scariff National Schools and Raheen Hospital Day Care
Centre. Older members of the East-Clare
Community worked alongside 5th and 6th class children
under the direction of Dublin artist Terry
O'Farrell who undertook a 2 week residency at Raheen
Community Hospital funded by The Irish
Museum of Modern Art and The Hospital Support Group.
The work is lively, colourful and inspiring
and a great example of the joy of old and young working
together to connect 'The Community', which
was the theme of Iniscealtra arts Festival 2008.
October 1st – 31st, 2008
Sound Colours
An exhibition of paintings by Achim
Riffelwood is taking place at Sean Lemass Public Library,
Shannon.
Saturday, October 18th
11am – 3pm
United Nations International
Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2008
An exhibition of Photographs illustrating
Global Poverty will be held at Shannon Family Resource
Centre, Rineanna View, Shannon.
Fair Trade Products will be served
on the day – Admission Free.
All are welcome to submit photos to
the exhibition prior to this date. Tel: 061-707600
Friday, 12th September - Saturday, 4th October
Courthouse Gallery, Parliament Street, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
The exhibition opening of Clare – Voyance
Where artist Sheena Meagher collects wordscapes and adds
her own visions of the county.
The exhibition will run until Saturday, 4th October
Opening daily from 12pm – 5.00pm Tuesdays to Saturdays.
Friday – Sunday, 5th – 7th September
Ennis
Wallpaper - a collective exhibition of unframed
work.
Wallpaper is a guerrilla-style exhibition of unframed work,
which will take place in vacant retail unit
Ennis, Co. Clare.
The exhibition will showcase the work of local and national
established and emerging contemporary
artists. The show takes place in a unique location and features
a wide range of mediums –
silkscreen, spray-paint / stencil, photography, paint and
sculpture.
Featured artists include: Vincent Casey, Clara Conlon, Paul
Corey, Kiernan Herlihy, Shelagh Honan,
Rachel Mac Manus, Ciara Molone, Jim McKey and Ivan Twohig.
Venue: No. 7 O’Connell Street, Ennis
Opening hours:
Friday, September 5th, 6:30 – 10pm, Saturday, September
6th & Sunday, September 7th, 12 – 8pm
18th
- 27th July 2008
'The Gathering’ - A fusion of artworks
by seven artists, all working individually in the Burren
region who have gathered together to exhibit their various
interpretations of Clare life and landscape.
Town Hall Pavillion, Lisdoonvarna.
Artists: Frank Sandford, Andy McCarthy, Doreen Drennan, Mona
Hynes, Eamonn Doyle,
Philip Morrison and Hillary Molloy.
Opening 8.00pm, Friday, 18th July
Continues daily 2.00 - 6.00pm, Saturday & Sunday 12.00
- 6.00pm, until 27th July.
This exhibition forms part of an Art weekend featuring the
2nd Annual Outdoor Painting Competition
Email: info@burrenpaintingcentre.com
17th
- 31st July 2008
TRADING SPACE
Ennistymon
An exhibition of work by artists in various window fronts
throughout Ennistymon.
Participating artists and their selected venues include:
Jackie Askew/ drawing, photography - Dalys
Maria Connole/ painting - Gilnas' Optometrist
Maeve Collins/ installtion, performance - The Square
Sarah Fuller, Maria Kerin, Vanessa Earl Maguire/ performance,
video - Griffins & another venue
yet to be selected
Tabatha Gravener/drawing - The Medical Centre
Rob Henderson/ sculpture installation - Harans Pub
Josie O'Connor/print - Chinese Take Away
Fiona O'Dwyer/ print
Judy O'Sullivan/ photography - The Courthouse Studios
Patsy Ricks/ painting - Cooleys
Fergus Tighe/ film - McCaws (window between Eugenes and Cooleys)
July 11th – August 2nd, 2008
Altering Fluid Perceptions by Emma Berkery
Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co.Clare.
An exhibition of oil paintings.
July
5th – 27th
‘Lashing rain’ paintings by Frank Sanford
The Russell Gallery, New Quay
Frank Sanford, originally from the United States, has been
a working artist for over 40 years,
showing in many galleries and shows across North America.
Moving to Ireland over a decade ago he settled in Kinvara,
Co. Galway, where he has his studio.
He paints Plein Air and in studio using watercolour, oil
and pastel.
Frank’s deep love of nature informs his every brushstroke.
His ability to express changes in mood
is reflected in his use of colour and light, which is subtle,
sensitive and strong. He draws
inspiration from the varying aspects of the Irish landscape.
Frank also loves to teach. He does a yearly workshop with
The Burren School of Painting in
Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, among others.
He exhibits in a number of galleries in Ireland and lives
in his studio-home with his wife Marych,
their beloved dog Jack and ‘Queen of the House’
cat, Birdie.
Lashing rain and wet rocks; pounding surf
and distant storms; soft wet mists that kiss the early
morning air and the light filtered by that mist have all
been inspirational for this
coming exhibition. Emotional and moody, a landscape with
a soul, this new collection of work by
Frank Sanford is a truly mature accomplishment.
The gallery is open every day Monday to Saturday 10-6 and
Sundays 12-6.
For further information contact the Russell Gallery, New
Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare.
Tel. 065-7078185 or website www.russellgallery.net
July
3rd – August 30th
Clare Museum presents an exhibition of Clare embroidery
in Scariff Public Library.
June
30th – July 26th
Textile Exhibition – Foyer of the
County Museum, Ennis
An exhibition by textile artists in Clare displaying a variety
of their wares.
June
27th – August 30th
Clare Graduate Showcase Exhibition – Glór, Ennis
In conjunction with the County Arts Office.
An eclectic exhibition of work by recent graduates from Clare
featuring painting, photography,
installation and ceramic pieces and much more.
June
22nd - July 13th
PETER REES
"AN UDDER VIEW"- Documenting a
community- Kilnaboy 1980-2008
Opening Times: Monday to Friday: 2- 5pm, Sundays 2- 5pm.
Evenings: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 7 - 9pm.
The X-PO is kept open by the community for the community
on a voluntary basis and the project
has been generously funded by the Arts Council and SuperValu.
See the X-PO on Nationwide by using on the following link
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0606/nationwide.html
18th – 24th June 2008
Scariff Public Library Exhibition
Space
An exhibition of creative work by
students from The East Clare Adult Education Centre.
The
exhibition gives students the opportunity
to show a small selection of the art, design and craft
work produced during the 2 year course. (Students choose
modules in drawing, painting, design,
ceramics and stained-glass as part of this course.)
Timmy Dooley T.D. will open the exhibition
on Thursday, 19th June at 7.00pm.
All are welcome to attend.
June 9th – 28th, 2008
Foyer of the County Museum
Marie Connole presents 'Every
flippant thing' - a large watercolour work created during a recent
residency in Iceland. The piece explores physical experiences
upon the psyche. Fears,
fascinations and beliefs intermingle in this mindscape, ranging
from the mundane to the absurd.
Marie Connole is a graduate of NCAD and the Burren College
of Art.
7th
June - 21st July
EXHIBITION OF GLASS ART By KATHRYNA CUSCHIERI
The SNUG, Mountshannon
Open Restaurant hours, Tel 061-926826
June
3rd – August 30th
Summer Exhibition at Ennis Art Gallery featuring
Dorothy Ledwith, John Hanrahan,
Rita Wobbe, Doreen Drennan and Judy O’Sullivan and
many many more.
June 3rd – 30th
Romantic Ireland: An exhibition of new paintings
and photography by Christina
Watkins
Sean Lemass Library, Shannon
May 31st – July 11th,
2008
Burren College of Art
New Line Abstraction: An exhibition of work
by the New Line Artists selected by Rita Wobbe.
www.burrencollege.ie
May 12th – June 6th, 2008
Foyer of the County Museum, Ennis
From East
to West Coast – an exhibition of drawings from Aoife Fitzgerald
3rd - 30th May 2008
Russell Gallery, New Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare
NORTHERN LIGHTS paintings by Samantha Ellis-Fox
and Josephine Kelly
For further information contact the Russell Gallery, New
Quay, Burrin, Co. Clare.
Tel 065-7078185 or website www.russellgallery.net
21st March –- 20th April 2008
ICON - Stoneage to the Stones
An eclectic mix of international artwork with paintings by
Lynda Miller Baker (UK), Keith Payne (UK), Ronnie Wood (UK),
Andy Warhol (USA), John Sharkey(UK), Mary Lloyd Jones (UK), Steven Barret
(UK), Katya Weyher (Poland), John Sharkey (UK);
sculptures by Moussa Ouattara (France)
Russell Gallery, New Quay, Co. Clare
6th – 29th March 2008
Aoife
McGovern & Marie
Connole – Exhibition of Drawings and Paintings
Courthouse Gallery, Parliament Street, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Tel: 065-7071630
3rd – 22nd March 2008
County Museum
Metharealistic Paintings
from Astrid Adler
MEET ME
Scariff Library, 3rd - 29th March 2008 by Katja Wittmer
See also:
Arts Exhibitions 2010
Arts Exhibitions 2009
2008 Clare Graduate Exhibition