Friday, May 28, 2010

WICKLOW ARTS FESTIVAL MAY 27TH-30TH

Check out all the excitement for this weekend in Wicklow on the website http://www.wicklowartsfestival.ie/
It promises lots of visual art, drama and music and includes a Cultural Tour.

Yanny Petters - New Website

Yanny Peters, Signal Arts Society member has launched her website. Yanny is well known for her colourful and detailed plant portraiture and botanical illustration. Congratulations Yanny! http://www.yannypetters.net/

Thursday, May 27, 2010

'Beginnings', an Exhibition by Local Artist Róisín O'Farrell opens on June 20th in Kerry



Next weekend local artist Róisín O'Farrell will be packing up her paintings and making the trip from Wicklow to Kerry for her first major solo exhibition.

The show entitled 'Beginnings' will open on Valencia Island Co. Kerry on June 20th for one week before being shipped by ferry to the mainland to the Killarney Art Gallery in Killarney where it will open June 27th for a further week.

Róisín’s show entitled 'Beginnings' offers a selection of bright vibrant paintings, fresh contemporary still lifes and colourful interiors. They are the kind of paintings that stop, both the arty and the ordinary person alike, in their tracks.

A native of Bray, Róisín was in her own words 'steeped in art' from an early age, coming as she does from a family of talented and successful artists. She is also a daily painter, a growing international movement of artists who paint every day and blog their work.

Róisín paints in oil, using a strong palette and mainly synthetic brushes with a bright finish that give her work its distinctly vibrant brushwork. Her style is both contemporary and painterly. She posts her daily paintings on her blog at www.roisinofarrell.com which has built up a substantial following and her larger work is exhibited at the Killarney Art Gallery in Co. Kerry.

Email Róisín at hello@roisinofarrell.com




Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Linde Fidorra's Drawing at The Bad Art Gallery



Staff Artist Linde Fidorra is showing a fascinating drawing at the RHA Unselected Show 2010 at The Bad Art Gallery in Francis Street, Dublin until June 24th. The self-portraits from different stages of her life are constructed entirely from written words. Each portrait spells out, over and over, the question 'who do you think you are?'

Bray Institute of Further Education Graduate Exhibition 2010

BIFE's Art & Design Exhibition 2010 will this year feature the work of the graduating students from Fine Art, Art Portfolio, Art Ceramics, Architectural Technology, Fashion, Graphics, Interior, Furniture and Garden Design Courses.

The exhibition wil take place on Wednesday 26th May from 10am to 5pm, Thursday 27th May from 10am to 9pm and on Friday 28th May from 10am to 2pm.

Painting Workshops at Festina Lente, Watercolours with Yanny Petters

Friday 28th May: 2pm to 4.30pm
Saturday 29th May: 11am to 4pm

Paint in the beautiful surroundings of Festina Lente Gardens. Weather permitting the workshop will take place outside. All standards are welcome. Bring and easel if you have one and bring a pack lunch on Saturday.

Friday - €35
Saturday - €60

Both days - €80

Booking and Futher Information:
Tel: 01 2819282
Text: 087 3111620

E-mail: yannypetters@gmail.com

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Wicklow Arts Festival 2010

Just a reminder that the Wicklow Arts Festival begins this Thursday, May 27th and runs until Sunday May 30th. Check out their event guide below.

Lian Callaghan's Opening - 02/05/2010


Saturday, May 22, 2010

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT TEMPLE BAR GALLERY?

TBG&S in crisis (Monday 10 May 2010)
Very alarming noises from the Temple Bar Gallery and Studios direction. It seems that in a proposed restructuring, staff members have been given notice of being given notice - a nicety that allows time for staff to respond. In particular, the board of TBG&S apparently see no need for a CEO-cum-curatorial position, thus losing gallery director Marian Lovett her job. It seems the artists and board of TBG&S believe they can deliver shows in the gallery space themselves.
(This is note taken from CIRCA online)
Artists out there! Any comment!

Monday, May 17, 2010

JENNIE MORAN 'PERSONAL EFFECTS' EXHIBITION IN GALWAY




Jennie Moran is a former staff artist with Signal Arts Centre.
On Thursday 20th of May, Unit 4 of Merlin Park University Hospital will be given a series of embroidered pillowcases resulting from a project called Personal Effects. This project was developed over a number of years by Galway University Hospital Arts Trust and visual artist, Jennie Moran and kindly supported by the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community Scheme. Unit 4 is a facility for men and women who have recently experienced stroke.
Congratulations Jennie!
Further information on www.jenniemoran.com/personaleffects

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Happy Birthday Greg!

Ex Staff Artist, Greg Murray, who is still very much a part of Signal life, celebrates his birthday today. Many happy returns Greg!

Monday, May 3, 2010

Sarah Morshead's New Website

Sarah Morshead is a practising fine artist and was a member of the Signal staff from 2006 to 2009.

Take a look at her newly launched website here.