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President Higgins leads tributes to acclaimed sculptor Imogen Stuart after her death aged 96
President Higgins leads tributes to acclaimed sculptor Imogen Stuart after her death aged 96
President Higgins: 'As a nation, we are all deeply indebted to Imogen for this great spirit of generosity and for the rich wealth of public art which she has left us'

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

In The Frame: Cork artist Ava Hayes on her new exhibition in Fermoy 
In The Frame: Cork artist Ava Hayes on her new exhibition in Fermoy 
Hold Your Breath is imbued with the artist's personal emotions, having lost two grandparents in recent times 

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

'I think she was sent to us for a reason': Cork artist to unveil exhibition inspired by ghost ship
'I think she was sent to us for a reason': Cork artist to unveil exhibition inspired by ghost ship
To most, it’s a rusting hulk of a wreck, an ugly scar on the coastline, but for island artist Majella O’Neill Collins, the ghost ship MV Alta has brought inspiration and changed her life.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2024

'There's a very good bomb shelter in the building where I have my studio...'
'There's a very good bomb shelter in the building where I have my studio...'
Kyiv-based artist Sana Shahmuradova Tanska exhibits work created in Ireland

Tue, 24 Oct, 2023

Second unique piece unveiled on city street as part of Cork's new sculpture trail
Second unique piece unveiled on city street as part of Cork's new sculpture trail
Boom Nouveau is the latest addition to Island City, Cork's Urban Sculpture Trail

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023

Antiques: Bog oak, paintings, pistols, and collector's items
Antiques: Bog oak, paintings, pistols, and collector's items
A sale by Fonsie Mealy in Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, is brimful of interest, writes Des O'Sullivan

Sat, 29 Jul, 2023

Antiques: Fabergé frogs and vintage views in the frame 
Antiques: Fabergé frogs and vintage views in the frame 
Photographs, silver, furniture and jewellery are all in the picture at Hegarty's sale in Bandon

Sat, 22 Jul, 2023

Antiques: Gramophones and bird baths among one-offs
Antiques: Gramophones and bird baths among one-offs
Des O'Sullivan casts his eye over the unique must-have items coming up at summer auctions

Sat, 15 Jul, 2023

Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf illustrated by Bono at auction
Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf illustrated by Bono at auction
The deVeres sale also offers design furniture by makers like Willy Rizzo, Charles and Ray Eames, Fendi and Roche Bobois 

Sat, 15 Jul, 2023

In the frame: Summer art sales need not break the bank
In the frame: Summer art sales need not break the bank
There is a selection of 337 works to choose from at Whyte's auction

Sat, 08 Jul, 2023

Helen of Troy among the classic pieces turning heads in London 
Helen of Troy among the classic pieces turning heads in London 
Des O'Sullivan reveals the back stories and Irish connections of the remarkable artwork coming to market this summer

Wed, 28 Jun, 2023

Make shapes to see this super sculpture display in Cork
Make shapes to see this super sculpture display in Cork
Esther N McCarthy chooses her favourite pieces as she attends The Montenotte Hotel's Victorian Gardens exhibition launch

Wed, 28 Jun, 2023

One of two giant ducks in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour deflates
One of two giant ducks in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour deflates
One of the two giant inflatable ducks floating in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour deflated on Saturday, just a day after they were unveiled to revellers.

Sat, 10 Jun, 2023

Giant inflatable ducks make waves in Hong Kong
Giant inflatable ducks make waves in Hong Kong
Two giant inflatable ducks have made a splash in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, marking the return of a pop-art project that sparked a frenzy in the city a decade ago.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Cork artist Cora Murphy is in the frame for summer this weekend
Cork artist Cora Murphy is in the frame for summer this weekend
'I hadn’t painted since I was a child, but suddenly, I found it was this language in which I could express myself'

Thu, 08 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Poetry in motion
Irish Examiner view: Poetry in motion
Artistic achievements

Thu, 18 May, 2023

Art and Irish silver at Woodwards special sale
Art and Irish silver at Woodwards special sale
A work believed to be by one of the most influential Dutch landscape painters of the last quarter of the 19th century will highlight Woodwards special sale of Irish and English silver and paintings in Cork next Saturday (April 29).

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

DNA analysis — just as Beethoven requested
DNA analysis — just as Beethoven requested
Following the composer's death a document addressed to his brothers was discovered among his possessions. In it, Beethoven asks that the cause of his death be determined and the results made public

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Maeve Higgins: Celebrating the sheer silliness of our otherwise banal existence
Maeve Higgins: Celebrating the sheer silliness of our otherwise banal existence
I have been reminded how funny it can be to commit yourself to deliberately small and pointless actions

Sat, 01 Apr, 2023

Quite the match: Love for printing alive and well in Lisdoonvarna
Quite the match: Love for printing alive and well in Lisdoonvarna
One man’s passion for letterpress printing and vintage printing presses is putting Lisdoonvarna on the map as a centre of excellence for a renaissance of printing skills

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023

Council to spend €80k on developing strategy for arts and cultural facility in Cork city
Council to spend €80k on developing strategy for arts and cultural facility in Cork city
The project will aim to identify a site or sites for art facilities, and how much they may cost

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Artist celebrating the lifetime of stories built up by older people
Artist celebrating the lifetime of stories built up by older people
Artist Alana James wants to change the narrative on ageing — one person and one portrait at a time. And she’s issuing a call to people over 75 to get in touch

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

10 talking points from the world of visual art in 2022 
10 talking points from the world of visual art in 2022 
Artists' incomes, the death of Brian O’Doherty, and a $195m Warhol sale were among the much-discussed topics in the art sphere over the past year 

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

Kinsale multimedia art installation highlights the migrant experience
Kinsale multimedia art installation highlights the migrant experience
The whole project is part of an initiative to develop a new Immersive Art and Installation creative educational strand at Cork FET

Sun, 25 Dec, 2022

Four Bob Dylan drawings fetch €23k at Dublin auction
Four Bob Dylan drawings fetch €23k at Dublin auction
Legendary singer/songwriter has been producing art since the 60s

Tue, 13 Dec, 2022

Winner of Zurich Portrait Prize revealed: Painting of fellow artist scoops top spot 
Winner of Zurich Portrait Prize revealed: Painting of fellow artist scoops top spot 
Salvatore of Lucan won the prize in 2021, and became the model for this year's winner 

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Six-storey extension proposed for Crawford Art Gallery
Six-storey extension proposed for Crawford Art Gallery
The plans include moving the Gallery's main entrance back to Emmet Place with a landscaped plaza; an internal top-lit courtyard and circulation spaces; new galleries; and enlarged education spaces

Wed, 30 Nov, 2022

The man Michael Healy-Rae wanted banned: Artist, critic and author Brian O'Doherty
The man Michael Healy-Rae wanted banned: Artist, critic and author Brian O'Doherty
Brian O’Doherty, who died in New York on November 11, aged 94, was a native of Ballaghdereen, Co. Roscommon, who found fame as an art critic, an artist, a television presenter, a filmmaker, an author and an educator.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

Artwork targeted in protest back on display at Crawford Art Gallery
Artwork targeted in protest back on display at Crawford Art Gallery
The artwork in Cork’s Crawford Gallery which had soup thrown over it is back on display and will feature in forthcoming tours.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

Maternity consultant turned artist to unveil new works at art fair
Maternity consultant turned artist to unveil new works at art fair
A maternity consultant, who uses art to challenge the “huge stigma” and “sexualisation” around breastfeeding, is set to unveil new artworks at an exhibition next month.

Sun, 23 Oct, 2022

ArdĂș Street Project unveils three new striking murals in Cork city
ArdĂș Street Project unveils three new striking murals in Cork city
Over the past few weeks, the ArdĂș crew took to the streets to create three more large-scale murals

Fri, 14 Oct, 2022

'We didn't even get to enjoy it': Witness appeal after Waterford sculpture destroyed in fire 
'We didn't even get to enjoy it': Witness appeal after Waterford sculpture destroyed in fire 
Fire crews unable to save the artwork, erected earlier this year as part of a biodiversity project

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

GRACE KELLY
Andy Warhol portrait of Grace Kelly to go on sale in Dublin
Dublin gallery Gormleys Fine Art, which will bring the portrait to the fair, said its value has shot up over the past three years

Sun, 18 Sep, 2022

Question of Taste: West Cork-based artist Ian Humphreys
Question of Taste: West Cork-based artist Ian Humphreys
Mark Rothko, Lisa Hannigan and James Mason feature among the selections of an artist who currently has an exhibition at Kenmare Butter Market

Wed, 14 Sep, 2022

UCC's Glucksman Gallery wins a prestigious art museum award
UCC's Glucksman Gallery wins a prestigious art museum award
University College Cork gallery scoops a major Europe-wide honour due to 'excellence in curatorial practice, collections care, and audience engagement'

Sat, 10 Sep, 2022

ArdĂș Street Art is back in Cork — here are the artists taking park
ArdĂș Street Art is back in Cork — here are the artists taking park
New murals will be created across Cork city by some of the most exciting names on the international scene 

Fri, 09 Sep, 2022

Like, follow, share: The Irish artists you need to know on Instagram 
Like, follow, share: The Irish artists you need to know on Instagram 
Macklemore and Sam Smith are fans

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

A richly varied route to his own art exhibition for microbiologist and De Dannan musician Aidan Coffey
A richly varied route to his own art exhibition for microbiologist and De Dannan musician Aidan Coffey
Painting became a 'nice diversion during the pandemic restrictions' for the MTU professor 

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022

File Ben Dunne says he wont reopen his gyms untill Covid 19 is over. End
Tycoon Ben Dunne selling art collection featuring high-profile Lavery painting
Former supermarket tycoon Ben Dunne and his wife Mary are selling part of their personal art collection in an exhibition set to generate millions in sales.

Sun, 21 Aug, 2022

One million euro worth of life-sized art to go on display in Dublin
One million euro worth of life-sized art to go on display in Dublin
The inspiration behind this series is around the mystery of life and existence

Sun, 19 Jun, 2022

Terry Prone: Doubting Thomas’s outlook is not the only one — and that’s gospel
Terry Prone: Doubting Thomas’s outlook is not the only one — and that’s gospel
The 21st century probably approves more of Doubting Thomas than did others down through the years, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 18 Apr, 2022

One of the most interesting art auctions of the year 
One of the most interesting art auctions of the year 
Des O'Sullivan previews an interesting art auction that has an Easter viewing in Skibbereen and then at the RDS the following weekend

Sat, 16 Apr, 2022

Giacometti at the National Gallery is a must-see
Giacometti at the National Gallery is a must-see
Giacometti at the National Gallery is an intimate, instructive and extraordinary show, says Des O'Sullivan

Sat, 16 Apr, 2022

Antiques: Daniel O'Neill retrospective in the frame
Antiques: Daniel O'Neill retrospective in the frame
Deferred Daniel O'Neill retrospective on view at Farmleigh

Sat, 09 Apr, 2022

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