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<p>Stained glass artist Colette Langan whose exhibition, ‘Fragile’, continues until Friday at Leitrim Design House at The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick-On-Shannon. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: James Connolly</span>
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Sarah Horgan: Stained glass artist learned from the medieval masters

From the Tower of London and Windsor Castle to small local churches, Colette Langan says she learned her art while restoring windows in historic buildings

<p>The exhibition at the Model co-curated by Paul Hallahan, includes Daphne Wright’s 'Pig', and a self-portrait by Christy Brown. </p>

culture

'Songs to the Siren' gathers impressive pieces at the Model

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Junior minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and culture minister Patrick O’Donovan at the launch of the Crawford Art Gallery redevelopment project in Cork City on Friday. Picture: Daragh McSweeney/Provision</p>

munster

Taoiseach defends €93m cost of redeveloping Cork's Crawford Gallery

'I was 24 when my world was destroyed': Cecilia Vicuña on Chile, art, and Aran sweaters

culture

'I was 24 when my world was destroyed': Cecilia Vicuña on Chile, art, and Aran sweaters

STerry Prone: He was a labourer. Now his family reveals the secret life of artist Eric Tucker

New €93m estimate for Crawford Gallery redevelopment is less than originally forecast

munster

New €93m estimate for Crawford Gallery redevelopment is less than originally forecast

What you lose when you use AI to make art

What you lose when you use AI to make art

The act of creating something is often far more valuable than the finished product — why would we hand those benefits over to AI companies?

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Tattoo? I do! Cork couple who met while getting inked celebrate 14 years together

Tattoo? I do! Cork couple who met while getting inked celebrate 14 years together

A married couple who met at the annual Midleton Tattoo Club summer bash are among the people SARAH HORGAN met when she dropped in to this year's event

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

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

Spectacular new art installation brings the world to Cobh

Spectacular new art installation brings the world to Cobh

Planet installation in Cobh Cathedral might give people "a chance to sit, reflect, and refocus on our common goal to make our planet a better place in which to live".

Tue, 14 Jun, 2022

US artist brings famine memorial to father's birthplace of Wexford

US artist brings famine memorial to father's birthplace of Wexford

A thought-provoking and powerful exhibition of 1,845 hand-blown 'ghostly' glass potatoes by an American artist has gone on exhibition in county Wexford.

Mon, 19 Jul, 2021

Council wanted to 'go quiet' over controversial ‘Púca of Ennistymon’ artwork

Council wanted to 'go quiet' over controversial ‘Púca of Ennistymon’ artwork

A local authority wanted to “go quiet” about a controversial Púca sculpture to “let the rhetoric blow over” before making any decision on what to do with the €30,000 artwork.

Wed, 30 Jun, 2021

Catherine Martin hopeful outdoor performance spaces will open 'before long'

Catherine Martin hopeful outdoor performance spaces will open 'before long'

Culture Minister speaking at online event marking IMMA and Crawford Art Gallery purchases of 422 artworks by 70 artists

Wed, 21 Apr, 2021

Keith Anderson: Self-taught Cork artist produces stunning images of his native city

Keith Anderson: Self-taught Cork artist produces stunning images of his native city

A trip to the top of the Elysian inspired Anderson to create his incredibly-detailed oil paintings

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021