Eleven art students from the West Cork Campus, College of Commerce will be showcasing their ‘work-in-progress’ at an amazing new exhibition space at the West Cork Hotel, Skibbereen from February 8-14. Curated by Aisling Roche and Paula Marten, the exhibition, which will include ceramics, painting, drawing and sculpture will showcase […]
Culture
Bantry has Strictly Fever again as the third Strictly Come Dancing event takes place in the West Cork town. Hosted by St. Finbarr’s Boy NS, this hugely successful fundraiser has already raised almost €60,000 for this local school. This year, the school have partnered with Pieta House and in appreciation […]
Is there any basic truth behind the common knowledge that the game of chess helps developing children’s discipline, patience, creativity, mathematical capabilities, precision, concentration and aptitude in making accurate and fast decisions? Many studies on chess would show exactly that. In any event, whether the strategic game of chess is […]
CCAC’s first exhibition of the year is a student show, drawing on work from Clonakilty School of Painting, as well as classes by Pauline Walsh and Lesley Cox. As the exhibition title suggests, many of the exhibitors have never shown work before, whilst others are showing work in a medium […]
The first meeting of the new DeBarra’s Spoken Word took place on Wednesday January 15. Nick Smith, PRO, reports. The new committee has superseded the old pSoken Word, which began in 2013; the innovative spirit undoubtedly remaining the same with thanks and kudos to all who contributed over the years. […]
In January 2019, Stephen Hayes bought his first camera. By August 2019, his photograph ‘Waiting’ was featured in the prestigious B&W Minimalism Magazine. His work is currently on exhibition throughout December at The Loft Gallery, Clonakilty, as part of their group exhibition featuring local West Cork artists such as Laura […]