tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72107029982525075172024-02-07T02:12:06.040+00:00Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and StudiosEnnistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-64665821928138672192013-03-05T16:06:00.000+00:002013-03-13T18:14:44.893+00:00NEW WEBSITE<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We are delighted to announce the launch of our </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">exciting new website - check it out at:</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Our new email address is </b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:info@thecourthousegallery.com" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">info@thecourthousegallery.com</a></span></b><br />
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-12806569894323524672013-02-10T18:03:00.000+00:002013-02-10T18:03:00.474+00:00“Seeing the Burren”, an exhibition of new work by David Skinner. <br />
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Skinner presents a series of landscape paintings that focuses on the
Burren area of County Clare. Originally based in California, the
artist is known for employing a bright palette and expressive
brushwork in paintings that strike a balance between abstract and
representational art. In this new body of work, Skinner draws
inspiration from the unique light of the Irish winter, depicting the
long shadows and vibrant colours that announce themselves once the
sun has broken through the clouds. Since moving to Ireland last fall,
he has been busy exploring the back roads of the Burren, taking
photographs to use as source material back in the studio. The
traditional cottages that appear in some of the works are referenced
less as lodgings and more as shapes that the land accommodates. For
this show, the paintings are primarily small works (25 x 25 cm), done
with acrylic paints on watercolour paper. Seen together, these small
paintings provide an evocative view of an intriguing and ancient
region of Ireland.
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has exhibited extensively in the United States over the past
twenty-five years in galleries and international art fairs. He is
currently on a six-month art residency at the Burren College of Art
and will exhibit his new paintings of Ireland in a solo show at the
Elder Art Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the fall. </span>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-91476095240788041372013-02-10T17:56:00.002+00:002013-02-12T17:42:36.304+00:00New Paintings and Drawings in the Courthouse Gallery by John Cullen 'Looking at the Stars' and Leonard Graham 'Dystopia' <br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br />From FEB 16 – MARCH 7, 2013<br />Official opening Saturday 16th February at 4 pm</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The upcoming exhibition at the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon will show new paintings and drawings by Leonard Graham and John Cullen. Both artists work in an expressive way.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaCUiJAY3Mtfk2JkQ9cKzVGlNXYsvUuZ8jZyvbpQcbKG0kZuwfC83CesAHd5wcFcMtmm7iUBTnLfZCdjn6bi9-DV8Sko-CHtf_tjdgmx1S9J2pQQIt_4W18Ncy3aTgpjVTkXmfXLCZi8/s1600/iconoclast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaCUiJAY3Mtfk2JkQ9cKzVGlNXYsvUuZ8jZyvbpQcbKG0kZuwfC83CesAHd5wcFcMtmm7iUBTnLfZCdjn6bi9-DV8Sko-CHtf_tjdgmx1S9J2pQQIt_4W18Ncy3aTgpjVTkXmfXLCZi8/s320/iconoclast.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Leonard's works are very spontaneous and almost primitive in their application. He wants to simplify drawing right down to its base form. “I clear my head of any preconceived notions and let the stream of conscience flow”, he says. “What is left is a deeply buried background noise manifest onto paper.” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Leonard Graham was born in Limerick and raised in Co. Clare. He graduated from Limerick School of Art in 2000 with a degree in fine art printmaking and a higher diploma in art teaching. He has had a variety of solo and group exhibitions in Ireland, England and on-line. He also teaches art and design in Cork and is currently working on a graphic novel due in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">John Cullen's paintings are inspired by the distressed images of boxers’ faces. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Through use of colour, composition and surface he tries to convey emotional states – courage, fear, anger, uncertainty, humiliation etc. “As such the paintings are metaphors for the state of humanity within the context of the current economic downturn”, he says. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">“They are also very much about paint, and my attempts to apply and manipulate it until the painting takes on a life of its own, or becomes something independent. To this end layering and the use of impasto are vital to the process. I prefer to work on one painting at a time, giving it everything I can until it is resolved or destroyed. It is this tightrope between resolution and destruction that is the challenge for me as an artist.” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">John Cullen was born in London and is resident in Ireland since 1995. He lives and works in Sligo. He graduated from Sligo I.T in 2009 with a degree in Fine Art. Since then he had various solo and group exhibitions in Ireland.</span>Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-4162503305629946042013-01-30T16:02:00.000+00:002013-01-30T16:02:12.099+00:00'Questioning Europe’s Future' 1st February at 7pm in the gallery<br />
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like to invite you to take part in a discussion organised during the closing
reception of the exhibition <i>CIRCUS EUROPE</i>: an international
collaboration of poetry & images, in the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon on
1<sup>st</sup> February at 7 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Machteld van Buren from the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>
created the series of works titled ‘Circus Europe’ in 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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eight large collages illustrate how the struggle for survival is being waged
various European countries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">On the evening Machteld van Buren will start
with a short talk about her work and will invite you afterwards to take part in
a walk around the exhibition and to discuss the various works with invited
politicians and the public.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">The theme of the discussion will be:
'Questioning Europe’s Future'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="GA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">Invitees for this evening are: Michael
McNamara, Timmy Dooley, Pat Breen, Johnny Flynn, Tony Mulcahy and Martin
Conway.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">The idea behind Circus Europe is to strike a
different note in the political debate through art and to give an alternative
with a playful and visionary element, which might be actually quite useful.
Rather than leaving it to politicians to define the <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>
of today and tomorrow, it would be good to have artists depict it as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">ALL WELCOME<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">Trudi van der
Elsen<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">Curator/Co-ordinator
Courthouse Gallery<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;">‘Art is not
searching for solutions, but likes to bring about a stimulating field for new
and open ideas’</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-4962210022021119622013-01-26T14:16:00.000+00:002013-01-26T14:16:12.418+00:00STUDIO FOR RENT<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">North facing skylights, architect designed
lighting system, broadband and adjustable heating system, 24 hour access to
building. Beautiful communal space shared with 4 other artists in the building.
Rent includes electricity and heating.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">or email - ennistymoncourthousegallery@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-24457217989217877672013-01-22T15:01:00.003+00:002013-01-22T15:01:44.493+00:00THE HISTORY OF NORTH CLARE IN 100 OBJECTS.<br />
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The very popular and successful series
will recommence at the Ennistymon Courthouse on Wednesday 23<sup>rd</sup>
of January at 8.00 P.M.. The series is not run in a strictly
chronological order so there are always surprises at each session.
Formal history in the traditional style very often overlooked the
social and cultural life of a people. In this series there is a
decided emphasis on the life and lifestyle of the people of North
Clare.</div>
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It is said every picture tells a story.
We believe that every object has its own story,connections and
associations. History lies all around us and we need to read it, not
just in history books , but in our environment , folklore , ballads,
family records and heirlooms.</div>
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History is a shared story and The
History of North Clare in 100 Objects is a great opportunity to share
our story and heritage</div>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-47654933070185542172013-01-15T17:48:00.000+00:002013-01-15T17:48:18.177+00:00Call for Submissions<br />
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Galle</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 19.2pt;">ry in Ennistymon, Co. Clare is seeking submissions for the new exhibition
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</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
Courthouse Gallery features a main art gallery and a smaller Red Couch Space. <br />
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We are interested in exhibiting a wide range of visual art, including
collaborations and multi-media projects for exhibition in both our gallery
spaces. We also welcome proposals that are participatory led or involve some
engagement with the community.<br />
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We wish to focus on exhibiting emerging artists based locally and nationwide.<br />
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<strong>If you are interested in applying,
please send your submission, including:</strong><b><br />
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<strong>1. Artist’s CV</strong><br />
<strong>2. Brief artist’s statement,</strong><br />
<strong>3. Description of proposed show, </strong><br />
<strong>4. 6-8 jpeg images and/or mpg file on
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Please send submissions to:<br />
Trudi van der Elsen - Curator,<br />
Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery,<br />
Parliament Street,<br />
Ennistymon,<br />
Co. Clare.<br />
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Selection will be made in March and all artists will be contacted after that.<br />
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For more information and/or a floor plan please contact:<br />
E: <a href="mailto:ennistymoncourthousegallery@gmail.com">ennistymoncourthousegallery@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-10220415981682310542013-01-11T17:31:00.001+00:002013-01-11T17:31:07.849+00:00CIRCUS EUROPE book<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWZR3nN7xBP21yfpbQpVssPx1e1yOPGDIXatg_HuqADWQ0hBSKkndLNBq556273xSGITEfgVmdmbQMGKLMABJXOJ2_alCePVM1TlPPCj7OxPscQsWyvYuj7bjCUKg08kpsBvBxh4D9Tk/s1600/circuseurope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWZR3nN7xBP21yfpbQpVssPx1e1yOPGDIXatg_HuqADWQ0hBSKkndLNBq556273xSGITEfgVmdmbQMGKLMABJXOJ2_alCePVM1TlPPCj7OxPscQsWyvYuj7bjCUKg08kpsBvBxh4D9Tk/s1600/circuseurope.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Courthouse Gallery is delighted to announce the publication of CIRCUS EUROPE published by Salmon Poetry, a book of art & poetry to coincide with the exhibition at the Courthouse Gallery from Saturday 12th January - 1st February</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Official opening and book launch with poetry reading at 4 pm in the Courthouse Gallery</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Please check : </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><a href="http://www.salmonpoetry.com/details.php?ID=276&a=88" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">http://www.salmonpoetry.com/details.php?ID=276&a=88</a>Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-39463839202316458752013-01-03T14:56:00.000+00:002013-01-03T15:01:02.016+00:00CIRCUS EUROPE: an international collaboration featuring Poetry & Images<br />
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series of works titled <b>‘Circus Europe’</b>
are created by <b>Machteld van Buren </b>in
2012. The eight large collages illustrate how the struggle for survival is
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their interpretation of these images. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Irish poets taking part in this
project are </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jo Slade, Frank Golden,
Jessie Lendennie and Patrick Chapman.</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Dutch poets are </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Arnoud van Adrichem, Martin Reints, Lieke
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booklet of this project in an English edition. The collages are to be exhibited
in both Ireland and the Netherlands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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van Buren is an established artist and her work is in the collections of the
Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Centraal Museum in Utrecht and the Fries Museum
in Leeuwarden. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(<a href="http://www.machteldvanburen.nl/">http://www.machteldvanburen.nl/</a>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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project she reflects on the tensions and uncertainties that exist in the
present-day European Union which, although it is presented under the banner of
a common flag, has always been a patchwork of independent nations. The current
crisis has made it clear that a ‘United States of Europe’ is still a long way
off. In the future, further disintegration is perhaps a more likely prospect
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collages explore how the struggle for survival is being waged in various
European countries. Most of the countries are depicted as an animal: the body
consists of a map onto which the realistic head of an animal has been
superimposed. Great Britain is portrayed with a number of horses’ heads, which
form part of the landscape. The awkward juxtaposition of these figures suggests
that the UK is not only struggling with its position within the EU, but is also
divided by internal strife. Germany appears to be a bird of prey – not the
traditional eagle, but a vulture. The juggling acts which these circus animals
have to perform to keep themselves going are indicative of how each nation
functions. But just how the stunts work is not entirely clear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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than leaving it to politicians to define the Europe of today and tomorrow, it
would be good to have artists depict it as well. Given the tone of the debate,
alternatives with a playful or visionary element might actually be quite
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-66077610438206654022013-01-03T14:41:00.000+00:002013-01-14T17:52:56.707+00:00=± EQUATION ±= an exhibition by Sarah Lundy<br />
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body of recent work by Clare based multimedia artist Sarah Lundy to be shown in
the Red Couch space, Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery, opening 12th January 2013
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and contemporary conceptualism. Through the use of moving image, assemblage of
quotidian objects and ephemeral performance materials, the works endeavour to
negotiate provocative arrangement and questions autonomy in the face of
homogenization. </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #262626;">Her practice
involves the production of stoic visual accounts of the experience of the
individual </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #262626;">through consideration<span style="background: white;"> of the
inevitable synthetic systemization of language, labour and behaviour. The
aesthetic is post-minimalist with a focus on eloquent paradoxes of form and
function, and their relationship to the notion of identity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lundy is a visual artist and
curator based in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">county</st1:placetype>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Clare</st1:placename></st1:place>. She holds a BA
hons in Arts, English & Philosophy & MA 1<sup>st</sup> Hons in Arts
Policy & Practice from NUI Galway, plus a distinction certificate in
Professional Art Practice from GTI. Currently she is studying part-time for her
MFA with the OCA & is Front of House Manager at Glor Arts Centre, Ennis,
Clare and holds a voluntary position of administrator with GUAC. She has
exhibited in selected group exhibitions in 126 Gallery, Galway, Catalyst Arts
Belfast, <st1:placename w:st="on">Mad</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Art</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Gallery</st1:placename>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dublin</st1:place></st1:city>, Carnegie Arts Centre, Kerry, Galway
Arts Centre and Tactic Cork amongst others. Having completed a curatorial
internship at The Model, Sligo recent curatorial projects include <i>Void:Volume</i> international group
exhibition at Galway Arts Centre, November 2011 & <i>Television</i> group exhibition, Tactic, Cork in association with MART,
September 2012.She was recently selected for a group screening at Riverbank
Arts Centre, London at the Irish Film Festival, London, November 2012. Further
video work can be seen at www.mart.ie.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-73864438971242127402012-12-05T15:23:00.000+00:002013-01-03T16:03:36.960+00:00The Courthouse Gallery like to thank all artists who submitted work to the Trasna III exhibition and made it a great success!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">an exhibition of postcard-sized
works by national and international artists</span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">continues until January 4<sup>th</sup>
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the overwhelming success of Trasna I and Trasna II, the Courthouse Gallery are
delighted to be bringing to your attention Trasna III small artworks,
exhibition, which promises to be the best yet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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than 400 original small artworks, from your favourite local, national and the
occasional international artist, this is a wonderful opportunity to purchase
artworks for loved ones in the upcoming festive season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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painting, sculpture, and mixed media artworks, from country sketches to
contemporary photoworks, there is something for everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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encourage you to share in this event there will be a wine reception and a humorous
auction on the opening night <b>Friday 7th
at 8pm</b>. Members of the public are invited to come early and place an
opening bid on their favourite pieces before the auction, the gallery will be
open from 7pm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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something truly original on their walls at this accessible price. This is a
silent auction, meaning artists are anonymous until after works are purchased.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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another chance to view this wonder captivating exhibition and chose the perfect
gift for someone they love, including themselves!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Couch Exhibition Space</span></i></b><span lang="EN-IE"> there will on display a patchwork quilt made by the Irish Aid Development
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In this work the participants
reflect on the importance of water in the lives of the people of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Pemba
Island</st1:city>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on">Tanzania</st1:country-region></st1:place><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and Ennistymon, Co.Clare. At the heart
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to live. This patchwork quilt made by a voluntary group of women in Ennistymon
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-75239973713979392392012-11-21T16:22:00.001+00:002012-11-21T16:22:40.760+00:00Noland Folk and Twin Headed Wolf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fqMtBW1z2An2-swff3GRBEllCBRtE8xVVaq_eXj1EGbQ93UaaV0YaFM4u6_RSRjKz0YudHz_ACJ1d4pkIHzk0m0MaMMGBjh34PQdAcgY-TbKxAQxefJdjEUd51D18EVowGZYpx0Gf8M/s1600/noland+and+twin+gig+new+date.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fqMtBW1z2An2-swff3GRBEllCBRtE8xVVaq_eXj1EGbQ93UaaV0YaFM4u6_RSRjKz0YudHz_ACJ1d4pkIHzk0m0MaMMGBjh34PQdAcgY-TbKxAQxefJdjEUd51D18EVowGZYpx0Gf8M/s400/noland+and+twin+gig+new+date.jpg" width="282" /></a><br />
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parted ways due to extreme musical similarities, NoLand Folk members, past and
present, are now re-united to form the definitive folk supergroup. For one
night only, they will join forces with the ethereal Twin Headed Wolf, whose
transcendent harmonies belie their sinister themes and raw sound. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-64052511592407983522012-10-31T15:10:00.000+00:002012-10-31T15:10:40.215+00:00Something of the Night <br />
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materials. The paintings have sculptural elements and the objects are strongly
linked to the practice of painting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘I have a very tactile and experimental approach to my work. In the paintings
chunks of old dried oil paint are often attached to the canvas while in other
areas paint is scraped off to reveal underlying layers. The objects are made
using ephemeral materials such as wax combined with found objects. They are
painted, small in scale and often fragile. In the paintings people are shown in
relation to nature and the universe. Small figures and animals exist and roam
in painted worlds. I make sculptures of heads defined by their individual
personalities. Other objects play with scale and have elements of landscape.
The inspiration for these works originates in my interest in literature, art
history, myth and allegory amongst other things’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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accumulation of marks and taking myriad forms, producing works without a
definite beginning or end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mary Noonan</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> employs a variety of working methods, though most of
her work is drawing based. The body of work she shows in the Courthouse Gallery
comes from research into Irish folklore and superstition relating to
“fairy-faith”, particularly from the late nineteenth and early twentieth
century. The materials and processes she uses such as tearing and cutting the
paper become a metaphor for psychological aspects of uncovered narrative. The
work is informed by the uncanny and, explores <span style="color: #222222;">varied
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and storytelling.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> It forms a continuous dialogue referencing not
only past work but also memory, place and mortality. <span style="color: #222222;">November
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-78943524598013594062012-10-31T14:54:00.002+00:002012-10-31T14:54:22.753+00:00Hunger / Lullaby / Melancholia<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">My animations are allegories set in an imaginary world where fantasy and
reality merge like in dreams. The atmosphere is charged with psychological
undertones. The recurring <i>goat man </i>represents the animal side of human
nature, our primary instincts gradually fading from our genetic make up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my images I work with oil paintings, watercolours, ink, charcoal and pencil
drawings, oil pastels, crayons, digital drawing, photography and Photoshop.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">”</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt;">Carles Casasín. Carles is living in Ballyvaughan, Co Clare.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-4671623632694201412012-10-31T14:47:00.000+00:002012-10-31T14:47:54.628+00:00Entropical<br />
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exhibition was initiated by an interaction with the ideas of emptiness and
balance and taking them as reference points during the creative process.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">The exhibition and the images are
presented with working titles as descriptions. The thought behind this is to
allow ideas of fixity to remain outside the presentation and let a primary
sense of fluidity emerge from the work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Clare and is a studio artist at the Courthouse Gallery in Ennistymon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-39517098623402796282012-10-26T14:06:00.000+01:002012-10-26T14:06:03.360+01:00“Je ne Sais Quoi”<br />
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-13187753161325937242012-10-26T13:52:00.001+01:002012-10-26T13:52:50.750+01:00'Stories In Clay'<br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Congratulations to the
Third year Art Class in Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon who <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>exhibited their artwork ‘Stories in
Clay’ in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin on Sat 13<sup>th</sup>October.
The exhibition showcased work by 29 of the 80 schools nationally who were
awarded funding for their projects from the Creative Engagement NAPD committee
in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">The exhibition was
officially opened by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy
Deehihan. This is the first time that Creative Engagement has held a national
exhibition and it is a very prestigious event.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Minister Denehan had
high praise for the students’ ceramic sculptures. The students explained the
concept of their work to the minister. The five large clay vessels, with
sculptural detailing illustrate the stories ‘The Salmon of Knowledge’, ‘The
Children of Lir’, ‘An Glas Gaibhneach’, ‘Tír na nÓg’ and a Polish folk tale
‘The Dragon of Krakov’. Twenty six Scoil Mhuire students took part in the
project which was funded jointly by the NAPD Creative Engagement and the Clare
Arts Office and took place under the direction of their art teacher<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FFFFCC;">Mary</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Fahy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">It was a highly
educational and thoroughly enjoyable project. The students wish to thank the
NAPD, the Clare Arts Office, their principal, Seosaimhín Uí
Dhomhnalláin, art teacher<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FFFFCC;">Mary</span></span>Fahy and all who
helped in any way with the project. Special thanks to Bairbre Geraghty for the
use of the kiln for firing the sculptures and to our caretaker John Hayes for
his help in transporting them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ambitious art project in Scoil Mhuire that has benefited from both Creative
Engagement NAPD and Arts Council funding. In 2010 the students of Scoil Mhuire
performed a shadow puppet theatre show in the Courthouse Gallery with renowned
Puppeteer Daragh Bradshaw, and in 2011 they held <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>an alumni art exhibition and series of
workshops, also in the Courthouse Gallery. Thanks also to the staff of the
Courthouse who regularly support our students in bringing their work to the
wider community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sculptures will be officially launched in the Courhouse Gallery on Friday 26th
October at 6.30pm. All are welcome, teas and coffees will be served on the
night. An animated slide projection of the project will accompany the
show.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">This project was kindly supported by NAPD Creative Engagement, the Clare Arts Office and Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">‘ TÍr na nÓg’ by
Lauren McMahon, June O'Connor, Caoimhe Haran, Erin Flening, Nicole Mullane,
Fiona Byrne-Boland and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> Alice
Creagh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by Lily Donovan, Shannon Harriman, Katie Leigh, Chloe O'Looney, Rachel Meehan,
Sarah O'Loughlin, Sarah -Mai O'Loughlin <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
Aoife Rynne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Considine, Katie O'Flaherty and Skye Stagno-Navarra.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mhuire art students with<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="il"><span style="background: #FFFFCC;">Mary</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Henly NAPD Creative
Engagement, Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht Jimmy
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-22388080364279017212012-10-24T14:49:00.003+01:002012-11-05T17:50:33.327+00:00call for TRASNA III open submission<br />
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Trasna exhibition “Trasna III” in the main gallery </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">of the Courthouse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We will have an open theme and we
cordially invite all artists, both established and emerging artists to submit
max. 3 artworks through our open submission and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">submission is free.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The official opening will be on
Friday 7<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>December
with an auction and the reserve price will be €40 on each piece. 25% of the
selling price will be donated to the running costs of the gallery the remainder
to the artist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Last year we had a great response
to this exhibition which featured both national and international artists.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">So anyone out there who is interested
in submitting A5 size artworks or if you know an artist who would like to
submit please encourage them to do so.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">How do I submit?</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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should be a maximum postcard size </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">20 x 15 cm in any medium.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">You can submit maximum <b>3
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">All artworks need to include Title & Name of the artist,
Telephone and E-mail address<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>on
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">Please include also a self addressed envelop with stamps if you
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<b><span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">Deadline for submission is Thursday
29th November!</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">Please send us an email to request an
application form to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ennistymoncourthousegallery@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">ennistymoncourthousegallery@gmail.com</span></a> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">and both should be mailed or hand
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">Attn : Trasna III submission,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">The Courthouse Gallery,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">Parliament street,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">Ennistymon,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">Co. Clare.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="GA" style="color: maroon; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">Trasna III and Christmas Party in the
Courthouse Gallery</span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: maroon; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Friday 7<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>December at 8 pm</span></b><span style="color: maroon; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-84003043509846298122012-10-18T14:54:00.002+01:002012-10-18T14:54:32.826+01:00Nights In Shanaglish<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc3300; font-size: 16.0pt;">Wednesday 24<sup>th</sup> October @ 8pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc3300; font-size: 14.0pt;">A preview of<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc3300; font-size: 16.0pt;">“Nights In Shanaglish” DVD, LP, CD, and
transcriptions booklet<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Nights in Shanaglish are a group of <span style="color: #222222;">local
performers, musicians, storytellers, and singers in North Clare / <st1:place w:st="on">South Galway</st1:place> including the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"> Susan Fogarty (fiddle), Séamus Keehan
(whistle). Niall Finnegan (guitar and vocals). Joe Kearney (vocals). Colie
Moran (banjo) Brian O'Halloran (vocals). Mary Noonan (vocals) Vincey Keehan
(guitar, mandolin, vocals, and lilting)</span></div>
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include: Anthony McGrath (guitar and vocals) Paddy Egan (concertina and dance)
Rosie Keehan (vocals) and Paul O'Driscoll (double bass) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"> Paddy
Egan and Vincey Keehan are the directors of the project. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.nightsinshanaglish.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">www.nightsinshanaglish.com</span></a><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">.</span><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc3300; font-size: 14.0pt;">8 pm - preview of the
Film “Nights in Shanaglish” (Gallivanting Media) with an introduction by the
directors of the project - Paddy Egan
and Vincey Keehan.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc3300; font-size: 14.0pt;">At 8.30pm, question and
answer session about the documentary for 5 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #cc3300; font-size: 14.0pt;">9.45 - a performance with
some of the musicians from the recording, along with friends of the project
from the group "Los Paddys de las <st1:place w:st="on">Pampas</st1:place>".</span></b></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="background-color: #fbfcf7; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">From
a review of “</span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Nights in Shanaglish”</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: #fbfcf7; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> by
Tony Lawless (from </span></span><span style="color: #52252b;">Tony Lawless's
Blog)<span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Nights
in Shanaglish continues a recent trend of live recordings that take place in
non studio environments such as kitchens, churches and village halls.
Ideas that have germinated in the minds of musicians over a quiet pint or phone
conversation finally take shape and come to fruition. This is one such
idea, and what an inspired one it is. The idea of live music from a well
known pub is not so new. However in this instance the musicians involved
have sought to really capture the essence of a live session, portraying
as it does rural life in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country></st1:place>.
For anyone that has been to one of these more rounded sessions you will know
that they are not simply gatherings of purists playing only traditional
music. The best ones incorporate a lot more. Their guiding ethos is
one of raw, down to earth traditional Irish music, songs, stories and
recitations.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">Nights in Shanaglish also steps beyond the
simple CD format and is a full multimedia project </span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">which consists of a gatefold vinyl, a DVD documentary on local
history and folklore, interviews with local people, footage of the natural
landscape as well as </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;">the live recording in action. The idea came from
Vincey Keehan and Paddy Egan, regulars at the sessions in Whelan's Pub in
Shanaglish, south <st1:place w:st="on">Galway</st1:place> where the recording
took place. It is therefore a community project involving many local people
from south <st1:place w:st="on">Galway</st1:place> and north Clare and has been
independently directed and produced by Vincey and Paddy.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"> (Tony Lawless)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0cm;"> </span><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="http://tradconnect.com/profiles/blogs/album-review-nights-in-shanaglish" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://tradconnect.com/profiles/blogs/album-review-nights-in-shanaglish</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-64021802245808491922012-10-12T14:53:00.002+01:002012-10-12T14:53:44.849+01:00“Je ne Sais Quoi”<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The Gallery </span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">will host</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">A series of French Evenings<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Starting<i> </i></span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;">Tuesday 16<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>October
2012 @ 8 pm</span></b><b><i><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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is to watch a movie, and afterwards have an informal discussion in French with
a glass of wine.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <b>We
will begin with “Amelie”,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> with Audrey
Tautou <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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on the door includes a glass of wine.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-61121900035751979682012-10-02T11:53:00.001+01:002012-10-02T11:53:25.935+01:00All Ireland Poetry Day <br />
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.0pt;">to Celebrate All-Ireland Poetry Day 2012</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt;">Thursday October 4th at 7.30pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Free event</span><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to celebrate All-Ireland Poetry Day </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">Poets reading on the
night are:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">Peadar
O'Donoghue</span></b><b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;"><br />
<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Afric McGlinchey</span><br />
<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Paul Casey</span><br />
<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Angela Patten</span><br />
<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Daniel Lusk</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">Afric McGlinchey</span></b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;"> whose debut collection,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>The
lucky star of hidden things</i>, was published by Salmon earlier this year.
Afric grew up in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> and now lives in Co.
Cork. <i>"Afric McGlinchey belongs to an endangered species: she
sees the world through the eyes of her soul."</i> Paul Durcan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">Paul Casey</span></b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;"> whose
debut collection, home more or less, was also published by Salmon this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">"Paul Casey is a truly international poet whose work is
informed by languages from Irish and French to those of Africa, and his
experiences of that continent enormously enrich this book. His creatively
homeless imagination enables him to respond to his themes innovatively and with
great formal variety; beyond that, a linguist's ear, his sharp mind and
wide-open heart make 'home more or less' a collection that truly merits
international attention<b>."</b></span></i><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;"><b> </b> Ian Duhig</span><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">Peadar O'Donoghue</span></b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">, author of Jewel (Salmon, 2012). Another debut collection, from
the editor of the Poetry Bus Journal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">"I'm amazed by [this] book. Stark nihilism, bittersweet,
interspersed with incandescent lyricism."</span></i><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;"> John Wakeman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">Angela Patten</span></b><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">, author of Reliquaries (Salmon, 2007), was born and grew up in <st1:city w:st="on">Dublin</st1:city> but now lives in the <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">United
States</st1:country> where she teaches at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Vermont</st1:placename></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">"Poetry asks of us what we yearn for deeply-to be present
each moment. Angela Patten's poems speak to that yearning. She is able to weave
the accurate feelings that accompany large and small incidents. And she is able
to summon the sheer texture of realization and bafflement, that bittersweet
dance that even death does not undo..."</span></i><span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;"> Baron Wormser<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">-<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Daniel Lusk</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>hails from <st1:state w:st="on">Iowa</st1:state>
in the <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">United States</st1:country> and now
lives in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vermont</st1:place></st1:state>.
He is author of <i>Lake Studies: Meditations on Lake Champlain </i>and <i>Kissing
the Ground: New & Selected Poems</i> (Onion River, 1999) (see Books).
He is currently taking part in a reading tour of <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country> with
his wife Angela Patten.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #993366; font-family: Arial;">All are welcome to attend this All Ireland Poetry Day reading.
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Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-33590257271673600372012-09-30T17:08:00.000+01:002012-09-30T17:08:17.077+01:00A Public Seminar with Nessa Cronin and the X-PO mapping group<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><b></b></b></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 19pt;">on Monday 1</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><b><sup>st</sup></b></span><span style="color: red; font-size: 19pt;"> Oct…. 8 – 10pm</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 19pt;">.</span></b></b></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Dr. Nessa Cronin, Lecturer and Co-Director, MA in Irish Studies</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></b></b></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><b>In 2003 Nessa Cronin did her doctoral research in Irish Studies at NUI Galway. Her doctoral thesis, <i>The Eye of History: Spatiality and Colonial Cartography in Ireland</i> (2007), focuses on the visual and linguistic construction of the modern Irish map through a critical examination of four key moments in Irish cartographic history.</b></b></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><b>My work is concerned with the interdisciplinary study of issues relating to the social, cultural and political production of space and place in Irish society. Research from my doctoral work centred on the visual and linguistic construction of the modern Irish map, through a critical examination of four key moments in Irish cartographic history. My current research project on Irish Literary Geographies is embedded within the Ómós Áite and Mapping Spectral Traces research networks and seeks to critically examine the role and importance of place and regionalism in contemporary Irish culture and society. This engages with questions as to how individual and national identities, cultures and communities, ground themselves and construct their sense of place in a world that is becoming increasingly globalised, contested, and is sometimes perceived as being ‘placeless’.<b><b><b><b><b><b><b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><b><b> Nessa Cronin</b></b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="color: red;"> The seminar will take place in the Gallery where the Exhibition ‘The Full Story? Is currently showing</span>.</b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Nessa Cronin Selected Publications</span></b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> ‘Ireland after Tara?: National Legacies and Changing Landscapes of Celtic Tiger Ireland’, in Ireland: Myth and Reality, edited by Irene Gilsenan Nordin, Reimagining Ireland Series (forthcoming, Berlin: Peter Lang, 2012).</span></b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">‘Geographies of Hunger: Colonialism and the Political Economy of An Gorta Mór’, Dialogues in Human Geography (forthcoming, 2012).</span></b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">‘Lived and Learned Geographies: Literary Landscapes and the Irish Topographical Tradition’, in Irish Contemporary Landscapes in Literature and the Arts, pp. 106-118 edited by Marie Mianowski (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011).</span></b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">‘“The Sea of Orality”: An Introduction to Orality and Modern Irish Culture’, Nessa Cronin, Seán Crosson, John Eastlake, Anáil an Bhéil Bheo: Orality and Modern Irish Culture, edited by Nessa Cronin, Seán Crosson and John Eastlake (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2009), pp. 3-14.</span></b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">‘Gaining Ground and Mapping Time: A Cartographic Response to William J. Smyth’s, Map-making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland’, Journal of Historical Geography, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 148-52.</span></b></b></b></div>
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<b><b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">“Disciplinary Ghettoes”: Irish Studies and Interdisciplinary Negotiations’, Journal of Nordic Irish Studies Network, 2007, Vol. 6, pp. 1-16.</span></b></b></b></div>
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</b>Ennistymon Courthouse Gallery and Studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075013563515662364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210702998252507517.post-6209143819650395972012-09-24T18:16:00.000+01:002012-09-24T18:16:04.664+01:00The Full Story?<br />
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<span lang="GA" style="color: #333300; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: GA;">The Mapping Group have been meeting on a weekly basis
from September to May since the X-PO space opened in 2007. During that time
they have traced the history of human occupancy as shown on maps, in documents
and in the ruins of houses, ‘cabhails’ and castles of Killinaboy Parish. The
present exhibition represents </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333300; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;">the culmination of their research; a
combined re-presentation of documentation of the names of the householders of
Killinaboy Parish for the past 150 years approx. These names are sourced from
the Griffith Valuation sheets of 1855, the subsequent cancelled Valuation
Sheets and from local knowledge and folklore. The names provided may be the
owners, occupiers or rated occupiers. In its combined form the exhibition marks
an important stage in the group’s research into the townlands of Killinaboy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Public Seminar in the Courthouse Gallery on Community Mapping with the X-PO
Mapping Group and Dr Nessa Cronin, (NUIG) on Monday 1<sup>st</sup> Oct., 8 –
10pm</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: #333300; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="GA" style="color: #333300; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: GA; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This exhibition has been kindly supported by the NUIG
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Clare County Arts Office.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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wondered why the apple is such a strong symbol in our society… the Garden of
Eden has a lot to answer for.</span></div>
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story of Adam and Eve establishes a way of thinking about gender that advocates
disparity and has left its mark globally on gender identity down through the
ages. This way of thinking is encoded into society’s psyche so long now, that
we can hardly identify the effect it has had on meaning, particularly what it
means to be male or female. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Agreement
is reached by consensus as to the meaning of ourselves and the things around us,
and the meaning is continuously changing. The self is not absolute or fixed but
is constructed over time through the repetition of visuals and words. The basic
structure of the self is set down in childhood through observation<i>. </i>These observations build up an
impression of how we should behave and where we fit in the power structures
that form the glue of society. As we mature, this basic structure is continuously
reinforced or challenged by what we see and hear every day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFerJXBQbfXD5u1EQYgkSGLAVNPImkmFEAimbEgb1hBmyvqXz2oBKyk0rdN0og1A5q4c_r-wLl42Q-HZWgiOwAQexCDdWyJywlHBQEUV-whTSV1rHiNDuJ-Fsi6TgQX6RhPa3xSHt4Lac/s1600/Pattern+II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFerJXBQbfXD5u1EQYgkSGLAVNPImkmFEAimbEgb1hBmyvqXz2oBKyk0rdN0og1A5q4c_r-wLl42Q-HZWgiOwAQexCDdWyJywlHBQEUV-whTSV1rHiNDuJ-Fsi6TgQX6RhPa3xSHt4Lac/s320/Pattern+II.jpg" width="317" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This
new exhibition of work is a result of a combination of the artist’s interest in
the power of visual representation and religious belief systems, as well as a
fascination with signs and symbols, myths and illusion which are important elements
in the work to create layers of meaning. At the core of the exhibition is the
argument that by portraying groups repeatedly in a certain way, either
positively or negatively, the group may be sufficiently influenced to behave
accordingly. The work is an attempt to interject in the everyday, causing the
viewer to consider, question and reflect.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURjuH4Zp0yoSKPxkNwlF6irKWKLEndOSKxukB1q1qrAjyVxDshrYzTHK1QQ6hAFZtEFSBV1udEJ_O_aku-gjgDBY_SUMDCBPe5zPQkd0jR_g90Z3_fCCoMNfNRoKkFhAnnD3FxIynfeQ/s1600/so+designed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURjuH4Zp0yoSKPxkNwlF6irKWKLEndOSKxukB1q1qrAjyVxDshrYzTHK1QQ6hAFZtEFSBV1udEJ_O_aku-gjgDBY_SUMDCBPe5zPQkd0jR_g90Z3_fCCoMNfNRoKkFhAnnD3FxIynfeQ/s200/so+designed.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Grace O’Sullivan graduated from the Limerick School of Art and Design in 2006 with a
BA in Graphic Design and this training is evident in her painting </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial;">where the idea is everything and colour
palette is minimalist. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She went on to complete an MA at MIC/University of <st1:place w:st="on">Limerick</st1:place>
in Media and Communication in 2008. Her MA thesis was an analysis of newspaper
visuals and was presented at the International Communication Association
Conference in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:city>
in May 2009. This study has had an enormous influence on her photography and
painting. Grace has exhibited work in group shows throughout <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country> and had her first solo show last year in
The Ivy House in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dublin</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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