News

February 2009

Members Exhibitions

Paper by Jo Kelley
Paper is the title of an exhibition by Cork Printmaker member - Jo Kelley, at the James Barry Exhibition Centre, CIT Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown. The show will open on Wednesday 11 February at 6pm and runs from February 09 – 27.
“My practice encompasses mythology and other forms of narration. My work is figurative, and is an exploration of a real and of an imagined world. The reconstruction and reinterpretation of memory is an important element within my work. I am interested in the tension and boundaries that exist between the actual and the imaginary, and the questions that surround authenticity.”
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 8pm and Saturdays, 10am – 5pm
For further information: check www.cit.ie or contact the CIT Arts office on (021) 4326445 /artsoffice@cit.ie

Symmetry at the Original Print Gallery
Blackchurch Print Studio invites you to Symmetry, an open submission exhibition at the Original Print Gallery in Temple Bar. The exhibition will open on Thursday 12 February and continues until Saturday 07 March. The exhibition was selected by Rhona Byrne and Oran Day. Work by Cork Printmaker members: Eileen Kennedy and Catriona Leahy features in the show. More details are available at www.originalprint.ie

Fruit Cakes and Furry Collars
Bridge House B&B, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
A group show entitled Fruit Cakes and Furry Collars will take place at the electic venue of the Bridge House B&B, Bridge Street in Skibbereen. It opens to the public at 7.30 on Thursday Feburary 12 and it runs until Sunday 15 of February. The setting of the ‘most unusual B&B’ has been the inspiration for this Victorian Gothic exhibition
Cork Printmakers exhibiting as part of the show include:
Lorraine Cooke, Dominic Fee, Grainne Galvin, Marianne Keating, Paul La Rocque, Amelia Norman, Frances O’ Connor and Jill Ronayne.
Other artists taking part include: Peg Amison, Dave Barry, Aideen Barry, Simon Bennett, Paul Cialis, Iain Cole, Linda Conroy, Amanda Coogan, Bernadette Cotter, Victoria Dempsey, Maurice Galway, Mags Geaney, Chris Hurley, Sarah Iremonger, Max La Cain, Breda Lynch, Maleonn, Sandra Minchin, Ciara Moore, Dan Murphy, Harold Offeh and Christina Todesco Kelly.
Curated by Sandra Minchin and hosted by Mona Best. Please note this is an adult only show. Tours and Tea with Mammy and Mona must be booked in advance. Email or phone fruitcakesandfurrycollars@gmail.com or 086 8857374.
An art auction in aid of West Cork Arts Centre takes place on Friday 13 February at 7.30pm, in the West Cork Arts Centre itself. It will feature work donated by the artists and will be hosted by the fabulous Fabula and Miss Kitty Cartier.

Upcoming Events

Group Mixed Media Print Exhibition at the Patrick St. Gallery
This exhibition showcases the work of seven artists, who undertook a ten week night course in mixed media print at Cork Printmakers. The group includes a mixture of professional artists and novice printmakers, all of whom are passionate about printmaking. The exhibition includes work by Katie Burgess, Louise Power, Martina Keane, Donna Oliver, Wendy Flynn, Martha Sawyer and Deirdre Walsh. This vibrant show will include a mixture of printing techniques such as textured collographs, delicate drypoints, and bold colourful monoprints.
The show will be opened on Friday 27 of February at 7pm, by Donna McNamara - an artist, tutor and member of Cork Printmakers. All are welcome.

Capture the Cosmos
Capture the Cosmos is a collaboration between Cork City Council, Cork Printmakers and Blackrock Castle Observatory and forms a key part of Cork’s celebration of International Year of Astronomy 2009. This collaboration has made it possible for children from four schools across Cork City - Scoil na Croise Naofa, Mahon, Scoil Padre Pio, Gurranabraher, St. Mary on the Hill, Knocknaheeney and North Presentation Primary School, Blackpool – to explore the world of astronomy and express their new learning, creatively, through artist-led printmaking workshops.

The workshops have just been completed in the four schools. The process has proved to be very successful and the final prints are dynamic and very colourful. A publication is currently being complied to document the whole project. The Capture the Cosmos exhibition will feature a print donated from each participating child. It will be launched in City Hall during St Patrick’s Festival celebrations and the theme of the parade this year is Comic Chaos. Money raised from the sale of this work will enable UNAWE (Universal Awareness of Young Children) to continue its work. UNAWE is an international outreach activity that inspires young disadvantaged children with the beauty and grandeur of the universe.