A summer exhibition and open studio event is being held by artist Sara Hodson in Lisnabrinna, Ballygurteen from July 23 to 25. The exhibition, featuring new landscape and equestrian paintings by Sara Hodson, takes place in Sara’s studio in a lofted barn and in an old dairy building. There will […]
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Despite the additional challenges of social distancing, the Sherkin Island community has decided to go ahead with its plans to showcase the island’s creative and artistic talent and a series of art exhibitions will take place in the Community Hall on Sherkin Island this summer. The annual Sherkin Island community […]
Colour values in Western art have undergone many shifts, from the ancient Greek through to the Medieval, Baroque, Modern and neo-Baroque. The classical Greek values, echoed in the Renaissance (16th c.) and the Baroque (17th c.) are grounded in earth: their colour value system is one of muted, ‘blended notes’, […]
July may be regarded as late opening where galleries are concerned, but the world of exhibition has been seriously stymied by lockdown. However, all was not lost, and the Blue House window provided an effective sequence of ‘Window Exhibitions’, a bit like window shopping on the Sundays of yore when […]
Spiller’s Lane in Clonakilty was buzzing on Sunday, June 20, as the town came together to enjoy an International Mid-Summer Bazaar. The event was co-ordinated by Doria Sibanda, with logistical support from Olive Walsh, Kathryn Kingston and Kitty Sisson of the Clonakilty Friends of Asylum Seekers committee (CFOAS). Doria is […]
West Cork and it’s seven Island communities are set to benefit from a three-year €450,000 programme to develop and sustain new creative opportunities for all age groups, through the Arts Council’s ‘Creative Places Programme’. ‘The Creative Places, West Cork Islands’ programme is an innovative development and community engagement project that […]