Gormley's Fine Art opens in Galway tomorrow

Thu, Sep 10, 2015

GORMLEY'S FINE Art, one of Ireland's leading art galleries, has opened in Galway at 22 High Street, and will display works by Kenneth Webb, James Brohan, John Behan, Arthur Maderson, Ian Pollock, Gordon Harris, and Eileen Meagher.

The magic of animals - on canvas

Thu, Sep 10, 2015

JEAN O’CONNOR grooms dogs professionally part-time and tends horses, and for 10 years worked with members of the US equestrian team. Little wonder then that her art focuses extensively on animals.

Galway Arts Centre autumn classes

Thu, Sep 10, 2015

GALWEGIANS THINKING of taking up a new creative endeavour for the autumn should check out the upcoming classes in the Galway Art Centre, Dominick Street, which include storytelling via comics, photography, and writing poetry.

Beechmount Artists information evening

Thu, Sep 10, 2015

THE BEECHMOUNT Art Studio in Lackagh will host an information evening on Friday September 18 at 8pm about its new initiative, Beechmount Artists, a programme to develop student’s work practice with the final goal of selling work online.

Hirsute - a photo celebration of bearded Galwegians

Wed, Sep 09, 2015

NOT SINCE the days when angry young men stomped the streets, loudly declaring "The seventies will be socialist!", and their more cerebral brethren reclined on cushions in patchouli soaked rooms, stoned out of their minds to Pink Floyd and Genesis, have beards been so predominant.

Jim Kavanagh – viewing ‘The Cosmological Sublime’

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

A MAJOR new exhibition of paintings by Galway artist Jim Kavanagh is currently running at Market Street Gallery, the former Connacht Tribune printworks, entitled As I See It –The Cosmological Sublime.

Jennifer Cunningham art classes

Thu, Sep 03, 2015

THE AWARD winning Galway artist Jennifer Cunningham is taking bookings for her classes in September, which cater for all ages and ability, from beginners to advanced students who want to sell work, or are currently in third level.

Old master style student art show with Jim Kavanagh

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

The annual exhibition of Jim Kavanagh’s Art School students is currently on show at the Market Street Gallery (the old Connacht Tribune Print Works).

'The Cosmological Sublime': An exhibition of paintings by Jim Kavanagh in aid of COPE Galway

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

Renowned fine artist Jim Kavanagh will exhibit his collection of cosmologically inspired works, from August 22 to September 12 at the Market Street Gallery, with proceeds from the event going towards COPE Galway.

Art classes with the award winning Denise Hogan

Thu, Aug 20, 2015

Denise Hogan’s popular art classes for adults in oils, watercolours, and acrylics will begin again this September. Morning and evening classes will run in 10-week terms with a maximum of 10 students accepted per class, making pre booking essential. Due to popular demand, there will be a new morning class starting on Tuesday September 8.

An 'immersive' exhibition @ 126

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

A PERSON can be immersed in water, an idea, or a situation, be obsessed, overwhelmed, or have 'taken the plunge' into something new. Likewise with transformation, it can happen to the body, the mind, or be about a state leading to the ultimate transformation - transcendence.

Watch out for the Cúirt Poetry Walls

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS of work by Irvine Welsh, Philip Larkin, Dermot Healy, and Nikola Madzirov can be seen on Hertridge's Butchers, Lombard Street; the sides of buildings on Bowling Green; and in Newtownsmith carpark.

Peter Hodgins exhibition @ Renzo Café

Thu, Aug 13, 2015

GALWAY based graphic artist and designer Peter Hodgins is exhibiting his latest works in the Renzo Café on Eyre Street. The exhibition opened this week and runs until Sunday September 6.

Metaphorica exhibition in Town Hall

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

TOM MATHEWS' delightful Alice In Galway exhibition is still running at the Town Hall bar but next week it makes way for an equally wonderful exhibition, featuring the work of Dagmar Drabent and Marina Wild.

Art exhibition at Athenry Mart

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

OF ALL the places to host an art exhibition, a cattle mart seems the least likely location, but sometimes art needs to step outside the galleries and meet new audiences in new places.

Galway’s artist exhibits at Dublin Horse Show

Thu, Aug 06, 2015

GALWAY ARTIST Rachel Dubber will exhibit a large collection of her oil paintings, pencil, charcoal, and mixed media drawings at this year's Dublin Horse Show in the RDS.

Jack B Yeats exhibition in Loughrea

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

AN EXHIBITION featuring works by one of Ireland's greatest painters Jack B Yeats, as well as works by the Yeats family and their friends, is currently on display in Loughrea.

Kathy Ross's mythologial exhibition

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

MYTH, FAIRYTALES, and folkloric characters who continue to capture the imagination, are the subject of a new exhibition by County Galway artist Kathy Ross, which is currently on show in The Secret Garden, William Street West.

Paintclub - a social way to learn painting

Thu, Jul 30, 2015

PAINTCLUB GALWAY, the art night that combines painting classes and cocktails, returns to An Púcán, Forster Street, on Thursday August 6, and is open to absolute beginners and seasoned painters.

Art exhibitions at the Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Jul 23, 2015

THE ORGANISERS of the Galway Fringe Festival have done a terrific job in transforming the former snooker hall beside the Victoria Hotel on Queen Street, off Eyre Square, into a art gallery for this year’s festival.

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