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Selected Group Show: The Future is Open
Grace Weir, Time Tries All Things, 2019, Film Still 20 June – 29 August 2026 Solstice Level 3 Gallery Preview: Saturday 20 June, 2.30pm Artists: Bassam Issa Al-Sabah, George Bolster, Alan Butler, Cecilia Danell, Willie Doherty, Rachel Doolin, Mark Garry, Hammerheads (Marie Farrington, Sibyl Montague, Liliane Puthod, Laura Ní Fhlaibhín), Elaine Hoey, Patrick Hough, Bernadette Kiely, Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Niamh McCann, Eleanor McCaughey, Lucy McKenna, Isabel Nolan, Barbara Kneže


Selected Group Show: Hold This
Hold This Artworks 2026 28 May - 30 August 2026 Tues - Sat: 11am - 5.30pm, Sun: 2pm - 5pm Hold This is the 2026 edition of Artworks, the annual open call exhibition realised in conjunction with Carlow Arts Festival. Hold This is drawn from submissions from Irish and international artists. They were invited to consider ideas of exchange: of skills, ideas and knowledge, and how analogue, interpersonal exchanges overlap, interact and conflict with technology. What has emerged is


EVENT: Seed Stories
Film Screening and Roundtable of 'Seed Stories' (Chitrangada Choudhury, 2024, 42') Tuesday 24 March 2026, 4.00–6.00 p.m., Film & Screen Media Auditorium, Kane Building B10B Roundtable with director Chitrangada Choudhury (online), contemporary Irish artist Rachel Doolin, Susannah Chapman (Sociology), Lidia Guzy (MEWSC / Study of Religions), and Laura Rascaroli (SENSA Lab / Film and Screen Media) - chaired by Tatsuma Padoan (SENSA Lab / Study of Religions)


Critique: Heirloom
Visual Artists Ireland recently published a review of Heirloom by writer and researcher Gianna Tomasso. The review explores the exhibition’s engagement with seed preservation, biodiversity, ecological stewardship, and community participation. Tomasso discusses works including SeedARIUM and SeedCLOUD, situating the project within broader conversations around environmental responsibility, cultural memory, and the preservation of genetic diversity. Read the full review:...


Listen: Science Tales Podcast
Biodiversity is being lost at a faster rate than any other time in human history. One aspect of this decline which can often be...


Exhibition: glór presents Heirloom. An exhibition of work by Rachel Doolin
A Walk & Talk Tour with the Artist, facilitated by Gillian Lattimore of Irish Seed Savers will take place on Sat 12 Jul at 10am. All...


Event: STAMP Festival Talk: Creating for Early Years Audiences.
About this event Three Cork-based visual artists share their experience of making work in collaboration with young children to facilitate...


News: Recipient of Culture Moves Mobility Grant, 2024
Culture Moves Europe provides mobility grants for artists and cultural professionals in all 40 creative Europe countries. It covers the...


Event: STATE OF PRINT: Contested Land-Space-Planet
Speakers include: Kate O’Shea, Professor Thomas Giddens, Rachel Doolin, Professor Mary Modeen, Manchán Magan, Rhi Mudaliar, Paola...


Event: The 2023 National Arts in Education Portal Day
The 2023 National Arts in Education Portal Day will take place on Saturday, 11 November at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick City in...


News: Artist Rachel Doolin selected to participate in Sím Artist-in-Residence Program.
The SÍM Residency is an international self-directed artist-residence programme in Reykjavik, Iceland. The main objective of the residency...


Feature: The Irish Times
Arts and purpose align with environmentally focused creative partnerships. This years Business to Arts awards winners featured purposeful...
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