Crawford: 'Diversity doesn’t just mean tolerating difference; it means you value it'
Images from the Crawford Supported Studio. Pictures: Denis Minihane
In the library of the Crawford Art Gallery, five artists whose work has recently been acquired by the gallery for the national collection are sitting with their work. In April, the Crawford spent €400,000 of Department of Arts funding on purchasing work by 38 artists, and these artists were among their number.
As so many artists are, they’re talking about the impacts of Covid lockdowns on their lives, productivity and work: Angela Burchill, who usually makes distinctive portraits, turned to nature for inspiration, she says.
