COLOR FIELD ARTIST HELEN FRANKENTHALER DIES AT 83

By Mike Boehm, Los Angeles Times
December 28, 2011

Helen Frankenthaler, a New York artist whose bursts of color achieved by pouring thinned paint onto canvas from coffee cans helped point art in fresh directions after the initial post-World War II explosion of Abstract Expressionism.  Frankenthaler died Tuesday after a long, unspecified illness at her home in Darien, Conn. She was 83.
In 1952, the 23-year-old Frankenthaler hit upon her "soak stain" technique, achieving some of the vibrancy, lightness and pliancy of watercolor by thinning down acrylic paint and pouring it on a large, unprimed canvas spread on the floor of her Manhattan studio.
"Mountains and Sea," her breakthrough in pink, blue and green, set a style that critics — although not universally — have applauded for its lyricism and luminous use of color. Frankenthaler's stain technique influenced others such as Morris Louis, Jules Olitski and Kenneth Noland, giving rise to the Color Field movement of the 1950s and '60s.

"Mountains and Sea"

  

"The Bay"

MEITHEAL SALE OF ARTWORK AND CRAFTS AT SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE FOR CHRISTMAS

FANTASTIC ARTS AND CRAFTS BY OUR VERY OWN ARTISTS AT SIGNAL, A VERITABLE ALADDIN'S CAVE OF UNIQUE GIFTS.

SIGNAL ARTS SOCIETY ARTISTS YANNY PETTERS A ND LIAN CALLAGHAN AT CURVED SPACE, DUBLIN, DECEMBER 8-18TH

You are cordially invited to attend the opening
“The Alchemist's Chamber”an exhibition of new work byCatherine Albieth, Lian Callaghan, Mark Doherty,
John Fitzsimons, Jordi Forniés, Yanny Petters,
Adrienne Symes, Emily Symes, Sarah Symes,
and Hanneke van Ryswyk
Thursday, December 8th 2011
at 7 pmFilmbase Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Guest speaker: Mary Tuohy chairwoman CIAS

Yanny Petters  'Apple Table'

Opening hours: Mon – Sun: 11am-7pm

The Alchemist's Chamber

It was once believed that alchemists could harness the powers of nature to prolong life and to transform worthless metals into silver and gold. Believing art to be the true panacea, Olivier Cornet, independent curator and artist’s agent, has invited 10 artists to harness their power, their creativity, to turn household objects and recycled furniture into works of art, to breathe new life into old artefacts. For more information, please contact the organiser and curator of the show, olivier cornet at ocornet@olliart.com, 0872887261, www.olliart.com

CHRISTCHURCH BRAY AND SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE NOVEMBER 6-13TH

Yes! once again a fantastic collaboration between Christchurch, Bray and Signal Arts Centre.

REMEMBRANCE FLOWER FESTIVAL

Sunday, 6th November to Sunday, 13th November 2011


Official opening: Sun 6th November at 1.00 PM
Open Daily: 9.00 am to 9.00 pm
Admission €10.00 per person/ €25.00 for family Ticket


Friday, 11th at 11.00 am: Act of Remembrance


Friday, 11th November at 8.00 pm: Evening of Reflection and Remembrance


Sunday, 13th November at 7.00pm: Remembrance Songs of Praise
Christ Church ,Church Road, Bray, Co Wicklow
Phone: 01 2862968 email: christchurchbray@gmail.com


Those are the details...but I was up there today to look at preparations...it is going to be amazing..much of the structure is in place.  The contributions of Signal Artists are as follows:  there will be a huge painting at the back of the altar by Noel Cleary, fabulous drawings by Aoife Fotzgerald, terrific ceramic installation by Frances Brosan and a visual research art work involving the names of the WW1 fallen from the Bray Memorial on the Quinsboro Road by Pat Burns.  There are other works including huge white crosses throughout the pews, a "keep the home fires burning" installation, trenches, fabulous flower arrangements and more ....it will really be a treat for the whole family and brings history alive.

DRYPOINT, ETCHING AND CHINE COLLE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP AT THE CENTRE FOR CREATIVE PRACTICES

CENTRE FOR CREATIVE PRACTICES
15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin
Saturday, Oct 22 2011 11:00 AM
Tutor Debora Ando

This is a workshop where participants will make their original prints through the medium of drypoint, etching and chine colle.
Chine colle roughly translates from French, chine = tissue and collé meaning glue or paste. "Chine" because the thin paper traditionally used in the process was imported to Europe from China, India and/or Japan.

Participants will create their images on perspex (acetate), copper and aluminium exploring drypoint and etching processes to make incisions on the surface of plates. A whole range of tools will be available such as roulettes, drypoints of differents types and burin.
The printing process then will include not only the etching paper but also the lightweight paper (as the Asian papers are referred to). This paper (usually colorful, texturized and of the same size of the plate) will be placed between the plate and the etching paper resulting in a beautiful and accomplished chine colle.
No previous experience or skills required as tutor will provide full assistance throughout the workshop. Recommended for teenagers and adults.
Debora Ando is a Brazilian artist based in Dublin since 2006. She studied in University of Sao Paulo where she got a degree in Fine Arts. Ando is currently finishing her MA in Visual Arts Practice with IADT, Dublin.
She is a Board Member in Black Church Print Studio where she also teaches etching and performs the role of Head of Education committee. She is also part of the artists panel in the National Gallery of Ireland, The Ark and National Print Museum.
She has been the recipient of Arts Council's Travelling and Training Award for a two-month residency in CAMAC, France and has also received grants from Culture Ireland for the Irish and Colombian Print Exchange she is organizing alongside the Original Print Gallery and La Estampa print studio.
Ando has exhibited in Brazil, England, United States, Ireland, Wales, France and Poland.



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SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE AT POWERSCOURT ENNISKERRY OCTOBER 2, 2011

Powerscourt extended an invitation to Signal Arts Centre to display works of art at their 50th Anniversary Celebrations on October 2.  A number of artists responded to the call. Here are some photos of that exciting day.  Thanks go to Claire Flood who supervised the whole event with plenty of help from Signal staff.   A lot of effort goes into setting up an event like this.  Love the new Signal sign.

CRIO8 EXHIBITION - CULTURE NIGHT SEPT 23 - A FABULOUS SUCCESS!!!

WHAT A NIGHT!!!  The wonderful listed building St. Cronan's opposite the Mermaid slated to become a hotel but  now lying derelict was transformed into a museum of modern art.  A group of 30 contemporary artists from Bray came together and created a strong, forceful, stimulating and provoking show of work.  The exhibition planned to coincide with Culture Night, opened early on the Wednesday and closed on Sunday.
It was an amazing show as many of the artists responded to the paint peeling walls and little rooms and large rooms with ornate fixtures and dark places and long abandoned office fixtures.  Could we have a repeat please?

Here are a few photos if anyone has more please send to me immediately.

SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION AT ST. CRONAN'S BRAY SEPT 21-25

DUBLIN CONTEMPORARY 2011, IRELAND'S INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION 6TH SEPTEMBER-31ST OCTOBER 2011

DUBLIN CONTEMPORARY, IRELAND’S INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION, 2011 OPENS!
Ireland’s international art exhibition, Dublin Contemporary 2011, turns the city into a vibrant art gallery from September 6th to October 31st 2011.
Responding to the theme Terrible Beauty—Art, Crisis, Change & The Office of Non-Compliance, and led by curators Jota Castro and Christian Viveros-Fauné, the exhibition presents the work of more than 100 of the world’s most exciting artists, whose artworks will establish Dublin as the destination to discover the latest in Irish and international contemporary art.
The main exhibition hub at Earlsfort Terrace will show a variety of artworks in a range of unusual spaces, including a 6 meter long ceramic squid by artist David Zink-Yi and an enormous crib with a multi-TV screen mobile by Chinese artist Wang Du. Visitors can also expect to enjoy an intriguing series of street works disseminated in 22 locations around Dublin, as well as sculptures in the Iveagh Gardens. The art trail continues with exhibitions at the nearby Royal Hibernian Academy, which will house Lisa Yuskavage’s unique brand of painted ladies, new installations and paintings in The National Gallery of Ireland and Douglas Hyde Gallery at Trinity College, as well as a solo show by Willie Doherty at the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane.
Adding to this, Jimmy Deenihan TD., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said “Dublin Contemporary 2011 will provide new opportunities for Irish artists, as well as significant opportunities to cultivate deeper public engagement with the arts. As Ireland’s first major international art event, Dublin Contemporary 2011 will further enhance Dublin’s image as a vibrant city to live, work, and play. I am very much looking forward to seeing the art works over the coming weeks.”
Highlights also include:
• Stunning photos of Congolese guerrillas by Irish artist Richard Mosse
• A painting titled after murdered film director Theo van Gogh by Turner-Prize nominee Dexter Dalwood
• A gigantic complex sculpture by Thomas Hirschorn
• A trenchant video installation on the global financial crisis by Danish artists Superflex
• A powerful meditation on violence and death by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles
• A dazzling new installation/sculpture by Jim Lambie
• Exciting new work by Irish artists James Coleman and Brian O’Doherty

Box Office
Tickets for Dublin Contemporary 2011 are available via http://www.dublincontemporary.com/
Prices start from €6 for children (under five years free) with a full-day adult ticket costing €15.
Special group rates available contact 01 6789116 for further details.
Other discounts available.

FILM NIGHT SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The Beholder, directed by Conor Horgan.

A film which explores the world of three renowned Irish portrait painters; James Hanley, Mick O'Dea and Brian Maguire. In this film we witness the varied treatments and practices of these three artists at work and we gain an insight into a creative process that is rarely seen.

After the screening there will be a Q&A with the director Conor Horgan.
Tickets are €5 and available from Signal 01 2762039
For more info: http://www.signalartscentre.ie/film_night_2011.html

SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE POP UP CAFE TERRIFIC SUCCESS

Here are some pictures of people enjoying AFTERNOON TEA fundraiser at Signal Arts Centre Cafe.  Supervisor Claire Flood was presented with a lovely bouquet of flowers from the Executive Board for all her hard work organising the food, the people, the chairs and tables, the creative ambience and all the sewing that went into the crafts.  Great kudos go to all the staff who worked beyond the call of duty and of course special thanks to Signal Art Society Committee members, Denis, Gregg, and Penny.  Of course we cant forget the artists who made beautiful ceramics, Noel Cleary, Michelle Fullam and Frances Brosnan, the cooks, washers and servers, all the artists who donated work.  A great effort by all who participated in this 2 week fundraiser.  CONGRATULATIONS!!  SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE!!

Signal Art Society Member Hilary Williams in a One-Night Showcase

SIGNAL ARTS CENTRE AND CULTURE NIGHT SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Culture Night:  This is an annual national event and will be running in Wicklow for the 2^nd year.  This year there will be a pop up artists collective at the old council offices.  Noel asks that artists from Signal get involved.  There is lots of space and we hope to facilitate 25 artists.  There will be a meeting on Wednesday 17^th August between 12 & 8 pm for artists to clean and clear area. The next meeting will be 24^th August for artists to put forward their proposals, all work considered – installations, projections, sculptures etc.  The theme is Culture is the Heart of Community. Hanging/installation will be in Sunday 18^th of September with the unofficial opening on Wednesday 21^st of September running until Friday 23^rd September. 

DRAWING FROM NATURE, A WORKSHOP WITH YANNY PETTERS AUGUST 20

Drawing from Nature. A workshop with Yanny Petters

Mermaid Arts Centre Sat. 20 August 2.30 to 4.30pm € 24

Contact: 272 4030 or visit: http://www.mermaidartscentre.ie/

During Heritage Week Yanny Petters will give a workshop exploring botanical drawing including a brief history of illustrative techniques used by the Old Masters.

See nature with new eyes through simple drawing methods and draw from living plants. This workshop aims to help participants hone their observation skills and awaken the joys of drawing.

Drawing from Nature 4 week drawing course with Yanny Petters.

Mermaid Arts Centre Tuesday 13, 20 & 27 September and 4 October 2.30 – 4.30pm

Contact: 272 4030 or visit: www.mermaidartscentre.ie
Yanny Petters presents a series of four workshops in drawing from nature, exploring the techniques of charcoal, pastel, pencil and watercolour.
Participants will be introduced to a variety of skills including scaling up and creating an illusion of 3D.

The sessions will be relaxing and fun, suitable for complete beginners as well as those with experience. Materials included. €85

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In 2009 All Points West set up a new venture Podcasts.ie . This site is an audio site dedicated to all things Irish with an emphasis on our culture, at Podcasts.ie you will find interviews with and performances by many of our contemporary writers, in song, prose and poetry, you will also find some of our radio documentaries, readapted mythological stories and engaging podcasts with people from all walks of life and on all topics and we produce 3 regular shows based on the archive we have built up over the years. All content at Podcasts.ie is free to download or listen to on line.

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WWW.PODCASTS.IE

I came across this website while looking for some information on the War Memorial in Bray. Our Signal artists may find it a useful resource.  The podcast I was interested in was about the two volunteers who kept the Memorial clean and presentable. But there are many other facets to this wensite.  Check it out!
http://www.podcasts.ie/2010/02/working-at-the-war-memorial-bray/

WICKLOW GARDENS FESTIVAL, GORSE HILL, SUNDAY, JUNE 12,2011

GARDEN ART EXHIBITION
 'Looking In, Seeing Through' with Cllr Tom Fortune.
Meet the artists, Eithne Griffin, Lynne Foster Fitzgerald, Frances Brosnan, Aoife Fitzgerald, sound artist Jackie Gray, Yanny Petters, Joan Davis and photographer Aoife Banville.
Hear about how it all came together. 6 - 8pm. Tea served. No charge.

Gorse Hill Gardens are situated on the eastern cliffside of Bray Head overlooking the Irish sea. The gardens are therefore quite steep and not suitable for wheelchairs, people with walking disabilities or anybody who is unsteady on their legs. Children must be accompanied and supervised by adults at all times.

There is NO parking on site. It is recommended that you leave your car at the beginning of the Cliff Road and walk down to the gardens. This may take approximately fifteen minutes and is a pleasantly scenic road with the sea and the village of Greystones on your right. In the gardens there is a Living
Willow and Mirror tunnel, an amphitheater and many nooks and crannies with surprising and novel pieces of art in them. For a preview of the gardens and the willow tunnel and directions, please see http://www.gorsehill.net/; click onto Maya Lila for the tunnel.

FROM CONTEXT TO EXHIBITION Opening 21 April at 6pm

Exhibition dates 21 April - 4 May (inclusive)

Free entry
From Context to Exhibition - a group show emerging from The Learning Development Programme 2011, managed and curated by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts. Partners include NCAD, IADT, Tisch School,NYU and the LAB.

The Learning Development Programme is an experiential learning programme providing the opportunity for student artists to engage in collaborative arts practice by both working across disciplines and collaborating with communities of place and/or interest. The exploratory processes and practices of collaborative arts demand diverse approaches to traditional definitions of art, artists and arts development. From Context to Exhibition is a contemporary look at how artists begin to translate collaborative processes and practice into the context of the white space.
For more information please visit www.create-ireland.ie

PROTEST FOR CHINESE ARTIST AI WEIWEI OUTSIDE CHINESE EMBASSY, APRIL17 AT 1PM -2PM

Amanda Ralph, artist and teacher, is assisting the organisation of a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy on Sunday, April 17 · 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ireland
40 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge

Creative Time and A Prior magazine have put out a call for people to bring a chair and sit peacefully outside Chinese embassies in support of the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's immediate release this Sunday April 17th. Ai Weiwei has been detained by the Chinese government since April 3rd on suspicion of economic crimes.

The form of Sunday’s planned protest — in which participants will bring chairs and sit down outside Chinese government buildings around the world — draws on an installation titled “Fairytale: 1001 Qing Dynasty Wooden Chairs,” which Mr. Ai did at Documenta in Kassel, Germany, in 2007. In it, he arranged 1,001 late Ming and Qing Dynasty wooden chairs around the exhibition.

All artists should really think about supporting this protest, it is really important for lots of people to show up at the Chinese embassy in support of this very brave and controversial artist.

FRIEDA KAHLO AND DIEGO RIVERA AT IMMA

A must see for every artist..Frida Kahlo Diego Rivera: Masterpieces of the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection is at Imma until June 26th.  Both Kahlo and Rivera were virtuoso mythmakers. Hence the enjoyable – if, occasionally, dizzying – sense of being batted back and forth as you walk around the exhibition.

YANNY PETTERS EXHIBITION IN DROGHEDA ENDS 26TH MARCH

The Living Line, Field Studies by Yanny Petters


The Exhibition continues until the 26th March 2011 at

Droichead Arts Centre
Barlow House
Narrow West Street
Drogheda
Co.Louth

Tel: + 353 041 9875140
Fax: + 353 041 9842055
www.droichead.com

AT THE EDGE OF THE SKIN - CECILY BRENNAN AT THE MERMAID ARTS CENTRE

Well known artist Cecily Brennan is currently at the Mermaid Arts Centre here in Bray.  Brennan is well known to many of the artists in Bray who she taught in the Fine Arts Programme at the Dun Laoghaire Institute for Arts, Design and Technology.  Dont miss this very exciting exhibition.

Cecily Brennan has worked in many media, including painting, various forms of graphics and three-dimensional materials. At the edge of the skin, however, is the first survey exhibition that looks specifically at her work in video, which now amounts to a substantial proportion of her output. The trajectory of her development as an artist takes her closer and closer to the subject of individual tension and trauma and its at times painfully direct visualisation. While evident in other media, as in her iconic, stainless steel Bandaged Heart from 2001 and her tempera paintings of damaged bodies in Heat, the theme is most explicitly addressed in her videos. They have tended to move from the abstract manipulation of materials in a quasi-scientific idiom to the naked vulnerability of the human body and the human psyche in a series of stark, performative pieces including Unstrung, Balancing, Rubber Band, Melancholia and the startling Black Tears.

Strong, often disturbing stuff

YANNY PETTERS AT DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Yanny Petters, member of Signal Art Society and Signal Board Member has an exhibition of work at the DROICHEAD ARTS CENTRE in Drogheda.


The Living Line, Field Studies by Yanny Petters
On Sunday 20th February 2011 at 3pm

The Guest Speaker is Declan Doogue, the author of The Wild Flowers of Ireland
Refreshments will be served.

The Exhibition continues until the 26th March 2011

A botanical drawing and watercolour workshop will take place on the 5th March from 2.30pm-5pm in the gallery. Booking is required.
A free demonstration by the artist will also take place on the 12th March in the gallery from 2.30pm – 5pm.

All Welcome
Marcella Bannon
Director, Droichead Arts Centre,Barlow House
Narrow West Street, Drogheda
Co.Louth
Tel: + 353 041 9875140
Fax: + 353 041 9842055
www.droichead.com

DAVE FLYNN, SIGNAL ART SOCIETY MEMBER HOLDS ART CLASSES AT LUISNE KILCOOLE

Two art classes run by Dave Flynn will be at the LUISNE Centre in Kilcoole, County Wicklow. Both take place on Monday evenings, starting on 31st January. They are 10 week courses and the cost is €100 each:

Art Group: starting at 6pm and finishing at 7:30. This is for art practitioners and for people already engaged in some art practice. This is a facilitated group, and there will be assistance on request.

Beginners Art Class: starting at 8pm and finishing at 9:30. This is for anyone with little or no experience, and includes art history, mark making, still life, figure work, abstract work and colour.

The number for bookings is:  01 - 201 0001