Art & Artists
Delve into Ireland's artist present and rich artistic past: paintings and drawings and so much more, and the artists responsible for such astounding beauty. All art related links to be found here.
The Lender Family Special Collection is one of the most extensive collections of art and literature in America devoted to Ireland’s Great Famine. The An Gorta Mor collection includes nearly 700 volumes regarding the famine and related events. Some of these volumes are extremely rare and were written at or close to the time of the famine itself.
1800s reaction to the Great Famine: quotes, art, experiences, and newspaper reaction, especially the Cork Examiner and Illustrated London News.
Irish artists did not paint their history because of a perception (so widely held that it was not always documented) that such work would not be acceptable to the establishment.
Absentee landlords were common in Ireland and for many landlord's the main interest was income rather than the conditions of their tenants. Many landlords realized that they could get a higher income by turning their properties to pasture than to continue with the old practice of collecting rents from tenant farmers. Evictions was the most common way of getting rid of unwanted tenants.
This is a collection of images of murals from Northern Ireland, principally West Belfast, Republican and Loyalist, painted during the recent period of Troubles. The images are records which include historical representation, political standpoints, community concerns, forms of ideological address. They range from overtly political declaration, to brutal depictions of the conflict, to humour and irony.
Described by the Lonely Planet as not just the best museum in Ireland, but one of the best in Europe, the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin is an art museum and library which houses the great collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and some decorative arts assembled by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968). Its rich collections from countries across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe opens a window on the artistic treasures of the great cultures and religions of the world. Chester Beatty Library was named Irish Museum of the year in 2000 and was awarded the title European Museum of the Year in 2002.
Up until the mid-nineteenth century, many Irish artists looked to England for their training or their livelihood. But in the second half of the nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries an increasing number of Irish artists went to Paris to study. This was part of an international movement at the time, Irish artists from Dublin, Belfast and the Irish countryside, gravitated towards Paris and Antwerp, sometimes via London; from Antwerp to Paris or Brittany; and from Paris to the artists' colonies in the Forest of Fontainebleau, Brittany and Normandy, i.e. a general trend from city to country. In general most Irish artists went abroad as individuals. After leaving France, a few artist visited Italy, and many worked in England for a while before returning home.
chronological listing of Irish artists, from Charles Jervas, born 1675, to Francis Bacon, dead in 1992.
In June 1852 William Dargan, the father of the Irish rail network, approached the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) with an offer to underwrite a spectacular exhibition on Leinster Lawn in Dublin, the home of the RDS since 1815. He wished to imitate the great exhibition that had taken place at Crystal Palace in London the previous year. Just eleven months later, on the 12th May, the exhibition was opened in an astonishing series of pavilions for which the architect, John Benson, received a knighthood. The enthusiastic response of the visiting crowds demonstrated an active interest for art as well the desire for the establishment of a permanent public collection that would also be a fitting tribute to the generosity of Dargan.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is the primary national institution in Ireland for the collection, organization and exhibition of modern art. The art is displayed through a variety of often-changing exhibitions. A lot of the art displayed at the Museum is from the Museum’s own collection, though the Museum maintains a policy of hosting many visiting exhibitions throughout the year.
Located in Dublin's city centre, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, originally called The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, houses one of Ireland's foremost collections of modern and contemporary art. The original collection, donated by the Gallery's founder Sir Hugh Lane in 1908, has now grown to include over 2000 artworks, ranging from the Impressionist masterpieces of Manet, Monet, Renoir and Degas to works by leading national and international contemporary artists. The Gallery presents dynamic schedules of temporary exhibitions, seminars and public lectures, publications and educational projects.
Research carried out by Dr David Lawrence on behalf of the Representative Church Body partially funded by the Heritage Council.
The dates for the 2012 festival are 10-19 August. We bring you 10 days of the very best in Irish and international visual art, classical music, theatre and dance, jazz, world & traditional Irish music, literature, film, indie music, craft, and street events.
Founded in 1984, the Irish Arts Review is dedicated to promoting the work of Irish artists and to celebrating Ireland’s unique visual heritage to our 50,000 readers in 29 countries worldwide.
Film West is an excellent quarterly, a must for anyone with an interest in contemporary Irish cinema.
The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. It provides audiences throughout Ireland with access to the finest independent, Irish and international cinema; it preserves and promotes Ireland’s moving image heritage through the IFI Irish Film Archive, and provides opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds to learn and critically engage with film.
Since its inception in 1978 the Gallery of Photography has become Ireland's premier venue for photography. It has staged exhibitions with many of the major names in contemporary photography. The Gallery moved to its new location, a purpose built space with fully fitted darkrooms and digital imaging facilities in Meeting House Square in 1995.
The North Mayo Sculpture Trail is the largest public arts project ever undertaken in Ireland. It entailed the putting in place of fourteen site specific Sculptures along the North Mayo Coast. The trail is supplemented by an exhibition site at which the work of guest sculptors or temporary exhibitions are accommodated.
Here you can discover our fine art printmaking resources, learn about our innovative programme and explore our artists' gallery pages. We hope your virtual visit will encourage you to pay us a real visit, perhaps enrol for one of our classes, attend one of our exhibitions or purchase some of our members' original, limited edition prints.
Entertainment Ireland is an excellent guide to events, festivals, music, the theatre, cinema, television, art exhibits and more.
The National Print Museum collects, documents, preserves, exhibits, interprets and makes accessible the material evidence of printing craft and fosters associated skills of the craft in Ireland.
Since opening in 1971, the Kennedy Center has continued its efforts to fulfill his vision—presenting the greatest performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists, and serving the nation as a leader in arts education.
The 50th Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s promises to be an explosion of music, drama, theatre, talks, film, dance and comedy.
Samhlaiocht is a non-profit, Arts organisation which was founded in 1991, when artists, the County Arts Officer and other interested parties came together to plan an Arts Festival and to launch an Art Gallery for Co. Kerry.
The 34th Annual Galway Arts Festival ran in July of 2011. Celebrating artistic innovation and excellence from around the world.
The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1903 by W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory. Its precursors were the Irish Literary Theatre and Frank and Willie Fay’s National Dramatic Society. With patronage from Miss Annie Horniman, premises were purchased on Old Abbey Street and on December 27th 1904, the Abbey Theatre opened its doors for the first time.
The Arts Council was established in 1951 to stimulate public interest in and promote the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the primary public supporter of arts in the north of Ireland.
Exhibition now open at Keel, Achill Island. The Art gallery at Keel is open daily all year.
General scenes, St. Patrick's Day, and images from Mitchellstown, Clogheen and Clonmel.
John Gibbons of Hazelrock, Killawalla Parish Co. Mayo Ireland. Gibbons wrote many poems about the people and villages of Killawalla.
This site is a virtual art gallery of the work of Irish artist Denis Lynch who is based in Cork City Ireland. The gallery contains most of his sculptures that span from 1988 to the present day.
Sirius Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary non-profit centre for the arts located in Cork County in Ireland.
"The Croppy Boy" one of the finest of our ballads, was written by W. B. Burney, a County Down man, who used the pseudonym "Carroll Malone".