Free space opens up a whole new world for artists

The Crawford graduate exhibition will show the fruits of the college’s use of the old Fás building, says Carl Dixon

THE annual CIT Crawford College of Art and Design Fine Art & Ceramic Design Exhibition opens on Friday. This free exhibition provides 47 students with an opportunity to showcase their artistic endeavours.

As always, the exhibition runs in the Crawford college itself, but much of the art on display will have been made in the old Fás building on Sullivan’s Quay. This large building, which was also home to the tax office, is now owned by BAM Contractors and has become an interesting and unusual arts hub in the centre of the city. Its metamorphosis was inspired by this current group of fourth year art students, who used the space for their third year exhibition in 2010.