From the beach to the Triskel

Triskel Christchurch is preparing for a temporary takeover of its visual art offerings by John P Quinlan, the figure behind the establishment of the Vangard Gallery in Macroom in 1991.

It is a welcome return to Cork city for Quinlan, who curates a series of special exhibitions entitled ‘Calling Up the Vangard’, which gets underway this weekend.

Quinlan will be in-house at Triskel until May 2015, with nine exhibitions in total. And when some of Ireland’s well-known artists, including Michael Cullen, Martin Gale, Eilis O’Connell and Donald Teskey, respond to Quinlan’s call to arms, the occupation is most assuredly a friendly one.