Specialising in traditional and contemporary craft, O’Connell Gallery, recently opened on Ashe St. in Clonakilty, presents an evolving collection of ceramics, glass, textiles, woodwork and metalwork from emerging and established Irish artists and craftspeople. Owner Stephen O’Connell is a Cork city native who has worked in a variety of arts […]
Arts
The gallerist Catherine Hammond presents an exhibition of work by four abstract landscape painters: Tom Climent, Debbie Dawson, Carol Hodder and Bernie Masterson. ‘Neither Here Nor There’ opens on Friday, July 14 at the Marino Church in Bantry and runs until Saturday, August 12. Each of these four artists use […]
Having recently lost a very dear friend who was also my mentor and guide as a painter, the subject of funerary portraiture, and portraiture in general, has been on my mind. The instinctive desire to remember the other’s face, to conjure an echo of their presence, whether it be in […]
Theatre lovers are once again getting ready to embrace the best of professional dramatic performance at this year’s Fit-Up Theatre festival, which runs from July 11 to August 6, in towns, villages and islands all over West Cork. With a nod to the tradition of Fit-Up theatre of the 1950s, […]
Kinsale Arts Weekend (July 6-9 ) has a name for innovation and arts experiences in the most beautiful surroundings. This year promises to deliver again with a programme and a theme that captures the imagination inspired by the selkie of Irish folklore across platforms of song, music, poetry, theatre, literature, […]
The ever-popular Skibbereen Arts Festival (July 26-August 5) returns this summer with an excellent line-up of local, national and international acts. Focusing on themes of Climate Change, Sustainability and The 1980s, organisers say that “The reopening of Skibbereen Town Hall has enabled us to present our first ‘proper’ festival since […]