On the First Thursday of every month a selection of gallery & creative spaces are opening their doors after hours offering you an extra chance to see art, culture and events in a number of venues between 6–8pm
This month we welcome Talbot Gallery, James Joyce Centre, Powerscourt Gallery, PrettyVacant Dublin and the Douglas Hyde Gallery. There will be talks held in the James Joyce Centre and Talbot Gallery, you can pick up Valentine’s Day themed cards in designist, and Powerscourt Gallery shall be offering 10% discount during the hours of 6pm – 8pm.
West Essex Street, Old City, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Cow’s Lane Designer Studio is a treasure trove of handmade Irish art and design. This creative space is run by a group of independent artists who make by hand ceramics, furniture, jewellery and clothing design. www.cowslanedesignerstudio.ie
Debbie Paul Studio and Gallery
Contemporary Jewellery, sculpture
1 Cows Lane, Old City, Dublin 8
Debbie Paul invites you to her combined gallery and studio space, here you can gain an insight into Paul’s work, her aesthetic, and her making process, furthering your understanding of Irish Contemporary Jewellery. www.debbiepaul.com
designist
68 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2
designist put out the call for love, and asked the public to submit designs for a range of Valentine’s Day Cards. There was a great response. Eleven original designs were carefully chosen and sent to print. They are proudly on sale at designist. All the cards are very limited edition and cost 3 Euro each. Spread the Love!
68 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2
designist put out the call for love, and asked the public to submit designs for a range of Valentine’s Day Cards. There was a great response. Eleven original designs were carefully chosen and sent to print. They are proudly on sale at designist. All the cards are very limited edition and cost 3 Euro each. Spread the Love!
Trinity College, Dublin 2
Opening of: Merlin James |In the Gallery |Gallery 1
The Paradise [35] |Reverend Howard Finster |Message Posters |Gallery 2
Thursday, February 2, 6 – 7.30pm. At 5pm on the day of the opening, Merlin James will give a talk on the exhibition and his practice. All are welcome, admission free.
www.douglashydegallery.com
Gallery of Photography
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Varvava Shavrova|The Opera. To celebrate Chinese New Year the Gallery of Photography is presenting the Irish premiere of The Opera, Varvara Shavrova’s spellbinding contemporary work on traditional Peking Opera. www.galleryofphotography.ie
James Joyce Centre
35 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1
Thursday February 2 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of James Joyce and the 90th anniversary of the publication of his masterpiece Ulysses. Professor Andrew Gibson will deliver a lecture followed by a medley of recitals from Joyce’s work by Paul O’Hanrahan. FREE but as seating is limited advanced booking is essential. Bookings: 01-8788547 or info@jamesjoyce.ie
35 North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1
Thursday February 2 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of James Joyce and the 90th anniversary of the publication of his masterpiece Ulysses. Professor Andrew Gibson will deliver a lecture followed by a medley of recitals from Joyce’s work by Paul O’Hanrahan. FREE but as seating is limited advanced booking is essential. Bookings: 01-8788547 or info@jamesjoyce.ie
National Gallery of Ireland
Clare Street Entrance, Dublin 2
Masterpieces of the Collection. Free Entry ( Rooms 2 – 10 )
Fables and Fairy Tales – Illustrations from the collections ( Room 1 ) Free Entry
Art Studies Lecture: Vincentian Renaissance Master : Titan Lecturer Dr Philip Cottrell ( Tickets €8.50, Gallery Shop ) www.ngi.ie
Clare Street Entrance, Dublin 2
Masterpieces of the Collection. Free Entry ( Rooms 2 – 10 )
Fables and Fairy Tales – Illustrations from the collections ( Room 1 ) Free Entry
Art Studies Lecture: Vincentian Renaissance Master : Titan Lecturer Dr Philip Cottrell ( Tickets €8.50, Gallery Shop ) www.ngi.ie
NGG – No Grants Gallery
The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Your Photos, Your World, Shared. First of its kind in Dublin, this is an Instagram exhibition made up of 60 images chosen from 1200 captured by Iphone and submitted by the public nationwide. The public share snapshots of daily lives via instagram. www.templebar.ie
The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Your Photos, Your World, Shared. First of its kind in Dublin, this is an Instagram exhibition made up of 60 images chosen from 1200 captured by Iphone and submitted by the public nationwide. The public share snapshots of daily lives via instagram. www.templebar.ie
Powerscourt Gallery
Townhouse Centre, 59 South William Street, Dublin 2
The Powerscourt Gallery is inviting artists into their warm atmospheric gallery to work, create, develop ideas or simply absorb the power of creativity! Open to all art forms, visual art, performance art, design. Also, 10% discount on everything for FTD! info@powerscourtgallery.com
Townhouse Centre, 59 South William Street, Dublin 2
The Powerscourt Gallery is inviting artists into their warm atmospheric gallery to work, create, develop ideas or simply absorb the power of creativity! Open to all art forms, visual art, performance art, design. Also, 10% discount on everything for FTD! info@powerscourtgallery.com
PrettyvacanT Dublin
Unit 5 (former Delta Travel), Sackville Place, Dublin 1
Launch of Hidden Currents, an exhibition by Niamh Heery uncovering the near-invisible movement of commodities across the great oceans of the world. Hosted in a disused travel agency, the work is a result of Heery’s investigation into the global logistics of the movement of consumer goods. www.prettyvacantdublin.ie
Unit 5 (former Delta Travel), Sackville Place, Dublin 1
Launch of Hidden Currents, an exhibition by Niamh Heery uncovering the near-invisible movement of commodities across the great oceans of the world. Hosted in a disused travel agency, the work is a result of Heery’s investigation into the global logistics of the movement of consumer goods. www.prettyvacantdublin.ie
Project Arts Centre
39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Mikala Dywer |Panto Collaser. For First Thursdays Dublin, Project invites you for a walk ‘n’ talk tour of their new exhibition hosted by two young artists. Artist, Mikala Dywer describes her exhibition as ‘An exploded and bewitched house with a floating roof’. www.projectartscentre.ie
39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Mikala Dywer |Panto Collaser. For First Thursdays Dublin, Project invites you for a walk ‘n’ talk tour of their new exhibition hosted by two young artists. Artist, Mikala Dywer describes her exhibition as ‘An exploded and bewitched house with a floating roof’. www.projectartscentre.ie
Talbot Gallery & Studios
51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1,
The Talbot Gallery are hosting a discussion on their current exhibition: Cecilia Danell’s ‘The Consoling Dream Necessity’. Starting at 6pm, guest speakers include Swedish artist Cecilia Danell and Irish artist and sculptor Jennie Moran. www.talbotgallery.com
51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1,
The Talbot Gallery are hosting a discussion on their current exhibition: Cecilia Danell’s ‘The Consoling Dream Necessity’. Starting at 6pm, guest speakers include Swedish artist Cecilia Danell and Irish artist and sculptor Jennie Moran. www.talbotgallery.com
Temple Bar Gallery & Studio
5-9 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Liam O’Callaghan|Bit Symphony. Bit Symphony is an audio-visual installation consisting of an assemblage of turntables, amplifiers and speakers, reconfigured and manipulated so as to autonomously perform a complex musical composition of looping records. www.templebargallery.com
5-9 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Liam O’Callaghan|Bit Symphony. Bit Symphony is an audio-visual installation consisting of an assemblage of turntables, amplifiers and speakers, reconfigured and manipulated so as to autonomously perform a complex musical composition of looping records. www.templebargallery.com
Synge Street, Dublin 8
Coal Story |photographic exhibition by Darek Fortas. This is a result of an extensive photographic engagement with the two largest coal mining companies in the European Union located in Silesia. It highlights the social and political capacity of the miners and evokes the history and aftermath of the legendary Solidarity movement. www.fire.ie
The Doorway Gallery
24 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2
Lucy Doyle | Rococo. Lucy has her own unique painting style that she has honed over the past 30 years. Her subject matter is largely still life and interiors and often incorporates female figures that move within and inhabit her decorative compositions. www.thedoorwaygallery.com
24 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2
Lucy Doyle | Rococo. Lucy has her own unique painting style that she has honed over the past 30 years. Her subject matter is largely still life and interiors and often incorporates female figures that move within and inhabit her decorative compositions. www.thedoorwaygallery.com
St Stephen’s Green Centre, D.1
Peter Knuttle | Recent Watercolours and Prints. www.thegreengallery.ie
The Joinery
6 Rosemount Terrace, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7
Dave Madigan & Meadhbh O’Connor | Power Structure. The first collaborative project between two Dublin-based artist exploring two forms of power – energy and money. www.thejoinery.org
The LAB
Foley Street, Dublin 1
Exhibition Preview reception on Thursday 2nd Feb – two new exhibitions at the LAB LEAN, a new collaboration by Mary A Fitzgerald and Marc Reilly in the Cube Space and Undertow, an Ormston House Project curated by Aideen Barry and Alice Maher featuring the work of 11 Irish and International artists. www.thelab.ie
The Littlegreen Streetgallery
12a Little Britain Street, Dublin 7
(in the old fruit and veg markets)
Wreck is an art collective created by fine artist Leanne McCullagh & photographer Holly Cullen. It gives young, emerging artists a platform to showcase and promote their work. Selected artists come from a variety of practices and creative backgrounds contributing to “wreck’s” diverse and contemporary nature. Bring your own beer event with live music on the night |7:30pm start. wreckcollective@gmail.com
For more information, visit the Temple Bar website.
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