• the arts column: November 2020

    November 22, 2020 - By 

    This week sees the return of the arts column, our round-up off Irish arts events and related news. We’ll be moving this from a weekly to a monthly column and expand our listings to cover as much as we can. In this edition, we’ve got details on Dublin Art Book Fair which launches this week with a number of talks and workshops, info on PhotoIreland’s HALFTONE and Tsundoku, an online art fair from West Cork Arts Centre, as well as details of online exhibitions and projects, podcasts, residencies and virtual tour. If you have got an event, talk, exhibition, etc., please…

  • the arts column: September 10th

    September 10, 2020 - By 

    In this week’s edition of the arts column we’ve details on new exhibitions opening in Dublin, Kilkenny and Navan, as well as details on an open call and an artist talk. If you’ve an event, talk, exhibition, etc., please do get in touch via aidan[at]thethinair[dot]net. And as always – Stay Safe, and Support the Arts x Exhibition Opening | National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin This coming Friday sees the opening of a new exhibition in the National Gallery of Ireland featuring the works of George Wallace. While Wallace may be better known on the other side of the Atlantic, he spent the…

  • the arts column: September 3rd

    September 3, 2020 - By 

    In this week’s edition of the arts column we’ve details of a number of new exhibitions opening in Northern Ireland, a double-launch in Dublin, information on an open call for 2021 and links to online artists talks. If you’ve an event, talk, exhibition, etc., please do get in touch via aidan[at]thethinair[dot]net. And as always – Stay Safe, and Support the Arts x Exhibition | ArtisAnn Gallery, Belfast A new exhibition featuring the works of recent graduates has opened in Belfast’s ArtisAnn Gallery. All three, Saffron Monks-Smith, Lauren O’Hara and Irene Sweeney, graduated from Ulster University in June and all work with oils –…

  • the arts column: August 13th

    August 13, 2020 - By 

    In this week’s edition of the arts column we details on open calls and funding applications, as well as details on a exhibitions to see. Keep safe and support the arts x Open Call | HALFTONE Print Fair The gang at b have announced submissions details for the sixth edition of the HALFTONE Print Fair. The month-long event is slated to take place later this year from October 29th to November 22nd. As well as HAFLTONE we also have Tsundoku – named after the wonderful Japanese word for accumulating books and not reading them – to look forward to which will see events related to the…

  • the arts column: July 22nd

    July 22, 2020 - By 

    In this week’s edition of the arts column we focus on more digital offerings as galleries continue to balance offline and online in their programmes. We’ve details on an arts festival and exhbition, online artists talks, a host of studio spaces for 2021 and funding deadlines. Keep safe and support the arts x Arts Festival | VISUAL Carlow This week sees the reopening of VISUAL Carlow, which coincides with the 4th ‘slice’ of this year’s Carlow Arts Festival. This year’s arts festival is broken into ‘slices’ ranging from a virtual reality cinema to live performances and, for this iteration, an exhibition.…

  • the arts column: July 15th

    July 15, 2020 - By 

    July has seen a number of arts organisations across the island of Ireland reopen, with more scheduled to reopen in the coming weeks. As the arts community begins to embark on this new kind of normal, a normal that sees bookings, limited access and reduced space, our support is more vital than ever. That said safety is still of paramount importance, so for this first edition of the arts column since lockdown restriction have begun to ease we have highlighted events that promote social distance in offline events and those with online aspects to ensure that people can engage with art on a…

  • the arts column: lockdown

    April 3, 2020 - By 

    Whilst art is almost always intended to resonate in non-physical ways, sparking inspiration, challenging perceptions, eliciting responses and generation debate, it is almost always delivered in person in specific spaces be they galleries hosting shows or talks, museums showcasing collections, libraries inviting people to browse books, etc. In these uncertain times, we have the double blow of losing access to these institutions at a time when escape to them is most needed. That said over the last number of days and weeks we have seen the art community in Ireland pivot to its new online world providing platforms for digital…

  • the arts column: March 5th

    March 5, 2020 - By 

    This week we’ve got details on some new exhibitions opening around that country that delve into history, some workshops and open calls. As always, if you have an event, talk, exhibition, or would like to recommend one please get in touch via aidan[at]thethinair.net Open Call | Bloomers Issue #5 Details have been announced for submissions for Bloomers Magazine’s 5th Issue. Titled Where We Once Lived, When Myths Collided, which is a line from Eavan Boland’s Love, this issue seeks to explore the varying approaches taken by female artists in redefining myths and folklore. Those interested are encouraged to submit a single PDF file…

  • the arts column: February 27th

    February 27, 2020 - By 

    This week we’ve got details on a host of new exhibitions opening around the country from Dublin, Sligo and Cork; as well as details on artists’ talks taking place, an open call for a series of studio spaces and residencies and a public art commission. As always, if you have an event, talk, exhibition, or would like to recommend one please get in touch via aidan[at]thethinair.net Open Call | The Walker Plinth, Derry VOID Derry have announced details fro an open call that is seeking work to appear on The Walker Plinth in Derry which has been funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs…

  • the arts column: February 6th

    February 6, 2020 - By 

    This week we’ve got details on a number of new exhibitions opening, a pair of artists’ talks, an artist in residency programme as well as the launches of some yearly artistic programmes all happening in events across Cork, Dublin, Sligo, and Carlow. As always, if you have an event, talk, exhibition, or would like to recommend one please get in touch via aidan[at]thethinair.net Exhibition Closing| Backwater Artists Group, Cork Today and tomorrow are your last chances to see Cara Farnan’s work in Cork’s Backwater Artists Group. The exhibition, which is Farnan’s first solo show, is titled Sometimes the river flows backwards – drawn from the…