And so we come to the end . . .AT SOME STAGE during the planning of Dublin Contemporary 2011 (or DC11 ), one of the two lead curators, Christian Viveros-Fauné…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
On Common GroundRua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght (last stop on Luas red line) Until Oct 29 ruared.ie 01-4515860Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
The future is bright (or exists, at least)The latest RHA exhibition of younger artists who look to be going somewhere features anxiety, philosophical questions, Americana…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Watercolour Society of Ireland 157 Annual ExhibitionConcourse Art Gallery, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Daily 10am-5pm Oct 10-22 watercoloursocietyof ireland.ieFri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
From hot to cool on the Richter scaleHis work resists classification, but it’s hard to think of a more influential contemporary artist than Gerhard Richter, whose…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Dead dog farmGalway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick St Mon-Sat 10am- 5.30pm, Sun noon-5.30pm Until Oct 29 091-565886 galwayartscentre.ieFri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Cut groundKerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, South Anne St, Dublin Mon- Fri 10am-5.45pm, Sat 11am- 4.30pm Oct 6-Nov 19 01-6709093Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Hamilton's ultimate statementBY UNHAPPY chance, the exhibition Civil Rights etc at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane has turned out to be Richard Hamilton…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
StillPeppercanister Gallery, 3 Herbert St, Dublin Tues-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm Until Oct 8 01-6611279Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Reflections on dreams of modernismIn Martin Healy’s show ‘The Inhabitant’ the artist uses two short silent films to explore the failure of urban living and its…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
A life's workVISUAL, Old Dublin Rd, Carlow Tues-Sat 11am- 5.30pm, Sun 2-5pm Until Jan 8 059-9172400Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Pamela Leonard: Retrospective & new worksGraphic Studio Gallery, through the arch, off Cope St, Temple Bar, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Dublin Contemporary: the verdictDUBLIN CONTEMPORARY: Terrible Beauty – Art Crisis, Change is Dublin’s first major international exhibition of contemporary art…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Exhibition reflects our plight in artThe sprawling exhibition lacks famous names but offers visitors much to think aboutTue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Dublin Contemporary 2011 – Terrible Beauty: Art, Crisis, Change & The Office Of Non-complianceEarlsfort Terrace, Dublin Mon-Wed 11am-7pm, Thurs- Fri 11am-9pm, Sat-Sun 11am-8pm Sep 6-Oct 31 €15/€10/€6 children, plus family…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Between the linesThe eighth Burren Annual, curated by Josephine Kelliher, featuring collaborative works by Rhona Clarke and Marie HanlonFri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
Eamonn O’Doherty: Drawings and Maquettes for Sculptures and Other Small Works from 1960 OnwardsKevin Kavanagh, Chancery Lane Tues-Fri 10.30am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5pm Until August 31Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
Rich shafts of light from the dark roomIN THE 1960s, German artist Gerhard Richter created a stir when he started to make paintings that looked like blurred photographs…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Horse Show on the road to national success‘The Horse Show’ at Kinsale Art Week – curated by two self-confessed horse whisperers – sets out to restore the horse to high…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Making it all look simple in GalwayThe artists showing at this year’s Galway Arts Festival displayed a skill for taking complex ideas and presenting them in accessible…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Cormac Boydell CeramicsNewbridge College Theatre, Newbridge, Co Kildare Until July 29Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
New fragments from the Spanish ArmadaWhile there’s a sense of childhood in the work of Vanessa Donoso Lopez, there is also ‘scientific experimentation’ and a quietly…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
ArrangementsGreen on Red Gallery, 26-28 Lombard St East, Dublin Tues-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 1-4pm Until Aug 6 greenon redgalleryFri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Exceptional ways of looking at the usualIn their new shows, two young and highly skilled painters show that representational work can still be at the artistic cutting…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
AIB Collection: In A Place In TimeVisual Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow Until Aug 21 visualcarlowFri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Martin Parr: Back to the booksAn exhibition of 30 photo books at the PhotoIreland festival makes a strong case for seeing the medium as an art form in its …Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Fines LinesMajor drawing show selected from the National Collection of Contemporary DrawingFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Art school graduates do Bacon proudThe end-of-year shows in Limerick, Cork and Galway display skill, passion and a grasp of techniqueFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Will Dublin Contemporary draw in the punters?The ambitious programme, announced today, has few big names but this major exhibition will hope the public buys into its policy…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Barrie Cooke – A survey show marking the painter’s 80th birthdayIrish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham Tues-Sat 10am-5.30pm (Wed 10.30am-5.30pm), Sun Noon-5Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
A challenging, fresh take on a battered worldWork that challenges, subverts and declines the easy, received view of the world is evident at the fine-art colleges’ end-of-…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
AdrenalinManMade Images Gallery, Mountcharles, Co Donegal Until Aug 18 074-9735928Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Why twenty deserves its personal touchA new exhibition at Imma to celebrate the museum’s 20th anniversary showcases the work of 20 artists and offers a selective snapshot…Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Bundle ViewKevin Kavanagh, Chancery Lane, Dublin Tues-Fri 10.30am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5pm Until Jun 25 kevinkavanaghgallery.ie 01-4759514Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
The surreal in Irish artFE McWilliam Gallery Studio, 200 Newry Rd, Banbridge, Co Down Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm Until Sep 11 048-40623322Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
The fragile worlds we createBORN IN the United States, Jackie Nickerson is a much-travelled photographer who has spent time in southern Africa and Europe…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Hughie O'Donoghue: North Mayo retrospectBallina Arts Centre, Co Mayo Mon-Fri 10am-1pm/2-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm Until Jun 25 ballinaartscentre.com 096-73593Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Art show to give UCD's old home new lifeThe curators of next autumn’s Dublin Contemporary exhibition are thrilled to be able to use Earlsfort Terrace as their canvas…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
A natural talentFLORA Mark Fairnington’s virtuoso paintings of natural history, its presentation and representationFri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Creating the perfect space to fill with nothingThe paintings are sufficiently clear, while vague enough on the specifics of time and place, to be read as abstract allegories…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Whisper ConcreteButler Gallery, The Castle, Kilkenny Daily 10am-1pm/ 2-5.30pm Until May 1 butlergallery.com 056-7761106Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Bicycle on a pole peddles Ireland's surreal natureA man teetering on a bicycle, a road diverted around a fairy bush and the suffrage movement are all covered in exhibitions that…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Dublin Painting & Sketching ClubConcourse Gallery, Dún Laoghaire County Hall, Marine Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm, Ends Apr 17…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Buildings and landscapes shaped by the society around themBrian Maguire’s pictures show that people, buildings and landscapes do not stand alone but embody the society in which they exist…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
IconographyPaul Kane Gallery, Merrion Sq, Dublin Tues-Fri 11am- 6pm, Sat noon-5pm Until Apr 30 thepaulkanegallery.comFri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
You don't have to figure out what it means, just look at itAlthough many have tried to root Charles Tyrrell’s art into his West Cork landscape, his abstract paintings are actually landscapes…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
