Art
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Working.Drawing
The Dock, St George’s Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim Tues-Sat 10am- 6pm until Apr 7 071-9650828In the era of iPads, smart phones and CAD, has drawing had its day? Not a bit of it, though it may be true that many people who should use drawing as a way of thinking and working just don’t bother anymore.WORKING.DRAWING at the Dock sets out not to simply showcase fine-art drawings, but to explore the many and intricate ways drawing is integral to everyday life.
Tinka Bechert will make a site-specific wall drawing with a diverse range of materials; Magnhild Opdol’s beautiful, exhaustively detailed drawings lower our guard against horror and the grotesque; Úna Burke draws fashion with her leather creations; Eamon O’Kane’s 30m (98ft) panorama drawing nods to Joseph Beuys with its intriguing title: I like shopping centres and shopping centres like me.
They and every participant, including artist-in-residence Fergus Byrne, challenge our preconceptions about drawing.
Can’t See That? Catch This
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- Belfast
Churches
Sylvia Grace Borda's photographs document modernist church buildings in Northern Ireland. Belfast Exposed Photography, The Exchange Place, 23 Donegall St Until Mar 2 048-90230965 - Clement McAleer
New work by an outstanding painter. Fenderesky Gallery, 103-105 Royal Ave Fri-Sat 2-5pm Until Mar 10 048-90235245 - People and Places
Recent work by Sarah Longley. Mullan Gallery, 239 Lisburn Rd Feb 16-Mar 3 048-2890202434 - Portfolio Exchange
Work by members of printmaking studios throughout Ireland. Belfast Print Workshop Gallery, Cotton Court 30-42 Waring St Until Feb 29 048-90230323 - Shimmering Synthetic Appearances; I Want to Put You Back In'
Shimmering painted surfaces in new work from Allyson Keehan (shortlisted for this year's Golden Fleece Award). Queen St Studios Gallery Tues-Thurs 10am-5pm Until Feb 18 048-90243145
- Carlow
LITHOSPHERE
Brilliant survey of the work of sculptor Eileen MacDonagh, including a stunning new commissioned installation, Cathedral. VISUAL, Old Dublin Rd, Carlow Tues-Sat 11am-5.30pm, Sun 2-5pm Until May 7 059-9172400
- Clare
Being in the Land: A Sculptural Investigation of Ecology
Ecologically minded, locally sourced sculptural works by Eileen Hutton. Burren College of Art Gallery, Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan Mon-Sat 9am- 4pm Until Mar 24 065-7077200
- Cork
Cold Wave
Mixed-media works drawing on aspects of the discarded and overlooked, by Anthony Kelly. Triskel Christchurch Until Mar 25 - Crystal Cabinet
Angela Fulcher's show offers a time capsule view of 1960s Ireland, curated by Mary Conlon. Triskel, Tobin St Until Feb 23 021-4272022 - drawnOVERdrawn
US-based rtists Chicory Miles, Malcolm McClay, Rian Kirrane and Eric Waldemar use drawing to explore Ireland's current plight. James L Hayes curates. Wandesford Quay Gallery - From Highwood to Home
Selected works from a major private collection of contemporary Irish art, including works by Barrie Cooke, Dorothy Cross, Nick Miller, Donald Teskey, Charles Tyrrell and more. Out of the Dark Room: selected work from David Kronn's outstanding photography collection. Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC Tues- Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 2-5pm Until Mar 18 021-€01844
- Derry
Observer's Delight
Solo show by Swiss artist Uwe Wittwer. VOID, Patrick St, Derry Until Feb 24 048-71308080
- Down
Home Grown
Group show featuring many artists associated with the Banbridge area. FE McWilliam Gallery & Studio, 200 Newry Rd, Banbridge Fri-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm Ends Feb 11 048-40623322
- Dublin
Amharc Fhine Gall VIII: Unknown Knowns
Recent art graduates from Fingal (Andrew Carson, Sally-Anne Kelly & Lisa Saughnessy), curated by Ailve McCormack. Plus, in the First Floor Gallery, Caroline Donohue's narrative works aim to "create places for poetic possibility". Draíocht, Blanchardstown Mon-Sat 10am-6pm Until Feb 25 01-8852622 - Beautiful Potential
"Between the idea/And the reality" in works by Uri Aran, Shane McCarthy and Anna Sagstrom. Mother's Tankstation, 41-43 Watling St, Ushers Island Until Feb 18 01-6717654 - China through the lens of John Thomson
Thomson's remarkable photographs record life and landscape in China from 1868-1872. Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 11am- 5pm, Sun 1-5pm Until Feb 26 01-4070750 - Carey Clarke: A Retrospective
Retrospective by a leading academician (Until Feb 26). The Horse Show: Pat Murphy and Gemma Tipton curate a thematic show (Until Apr 22). Corban Walker - Please Adjust: work based on Ireland's Venice Biennale 2011 representation (Until Apr 22). Alan Daly - Primary Sources: informal, intimate portrait drawings (Until Feb 26). Stephen McKenna: three recent paintings (Until Apr 22). Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place Mon-Tues 11am-5pm, Wed-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 2-5pm 01-6612558 - Christ Church Restored
George Edmund Street's 1870s resstoration of Christ Church Cathedral. Irish Architectural Archive, 45 Merrion Sq Tues-Fri 10am-5pm 01-6633040 - dubh/dialogues in black
Contemporary objects in works by Irish designers and artists in dialogue with their American peers. Oliver Sears Gallery, 29 Molesworth St Mon-Fri 10am- 5.30pm Until Mar 15 01-64€459 - Edible
The taste of things to come - work and recipes by a diverse group of artists, sscientists, restaurateurs and foodies. Science Gallery, TCD Tues-Fri noon-8pm, Sat-Sun noon-6pm Until Apr 6 01-8964091 - Halflife
Video and sculptural work by Mary FitzGerald aiming "to convey vulnerability through images which are impermanent...almost invisible". Green on Red Gallery, 26-28 Lombard St Tues-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 1-4pm Until Mar 3 01-6713414 - Selected Works from the IMMA Collection
The main building is closed until the end of 2012 for essential work, but selected works are on view in the basement. Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham Tues-Sat 10am-5.30pm (Wed 10.30am-5.30pm), Sun noon- 5.30pm 01-6129900 - Group Exhibition
Kamile Matulaityte, Kerri McEvoy, Rachel Likely, Emma Hogan and Martin Kinlough. KT Contemporary, 25-27 Donnybrook Rd Wed-Fri noon-6pm, Sat noon-4pm 01-2839469 - Hidden Currents
PrettyvacanT Dublin presents Niamh Neery's work exploring the mass movement of commodities across oceans in video, photography and sculpture, appropriately shown in an erstwhile travel agency. Unit 5, Sackville Place Ends Feb 11 - The Holocaust in Europe
Exhibition organised by the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland. The Atrium, OPW, 51 St Stephen's Green Fri 9am-5pm Ends Feb 10 - The Human Race
Sonia Shiel's multimedia works presents the human race as "a contest of wins, losses and enterprise." Kevin Kavanagh, Chancery Lane Fri 10.30am-5.30pm, Sat 11am- 5pm Ends Feb 11 01-4759514 - Kozo
Richard Gorman's works include dyed paper pulp poured into moulds to create paintings on handmade Japanese echizen kozo washi paper, and gouaches on paper made by the artist. Kerlin Gallery, Anne's Lane, South Anne St Mon-Fri 10am- 5.45pm, Sat 11am-4.30pm Until Feb 25 01-6709093 - Landscape
Atmospheric paintings by Tracey Quinn. Peppercanister Gallery, 3 Herbert St Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-1pm Ends Feb 11 01-6611279 - Minority Report
Frank Miller's photographs document the lives of the Hmong people in Vietnam. Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upr O'Connell St Until Feb 27 - None Went Mad, None Ran Away
Thematic group show curated by Rowan Sexton, with Peter Burns, Mark Clare, Jessica Conway, Niall de Buitléar, Gabhann Dunne, Caoimhe Kilfeather, Barbara Knezevic, Clare Langan, Mark McGreevy, Maria McKinney, Fiona Mulholland and Sharon White. Rubicon Gallery, 10 St Stephen's Green Mon-Sun noon-5pm Until Feb 18 01-6708055 - The Opera
Varvara Shavrova's film explores the dazzling world of the Peking Opera, plus related works in others media, including photographic prints and time-lapse projections. Gallery of Photography, Meeting House Sq, Temple Bar Tues-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm Until Feb 26 01-6714654 - Rococo
Colour, pattern and bold design in Lucy Doyle's outstanding paintings - decorative in the best sense. Doorway Gallery, 24 South Frederick St Mon-Sat 10.30am- 6pm, Thurs 10.30am-7.30pm, Sun 2-5pm Until Mar 1 01-7645895 - The Treasury: Celtic & Early Christian Ireland
15 centuries of Irish artistic achievement, from pagan cult objects to Christian chalices, 300BC to 1200AD. National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St - Masterpieces from the Collection
Selected works. Fables and Fairytales: illustrations from the collection (Until Mar 23). National Gallery of Ireland, Clare St Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm, Thurs 9.30am-8.30pm, Sun noon- 5.30pm 01-6615133 - Sponsors' Portfolio: 50 Years, 1962-2012
For collectors, the Sponsors' Portfolios have been a great way to acquire print works; this show surveys the scheme's history. Graphic Studio Gallery, through the arch, off Cope St, Temple Bar Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5pm Until Feb 24 01-6798021 - Traits-Portraits/Tratti-Ritratti
Photographic portraits by Veronica Vierin of a diverse group of Italian professionals currently living and working in Ireland, in a show marking 150 years of Italian unity. Italian Institute of Culture, Pavilion Hall, 11 Fitzwilliam Sq East Mon-Fri 11am-7pm Until Feb 23 - Wanderings in France
Photographs by Joe Sterling. Alliance Française de Dublin, 1 Kildare St Mon-Thurs 8.30am- 6.30pm, Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat 8.30am-2pm Until Feb 18 01-6381447
- Fermanagh
The Orgone Toolbox + Field Devices
Sculpture and drawings by Christopher Boland. Higher Bridges Gallery @The Clinton Centre, Belmore St, Enniiskillen Mon-Fri 10am- 4pm, Sat 11am-4pm Until Feb 26 048-66342806
- Galway
Help Me!'
Scenes from John Jennings's online manga comic book. Galway City Library Children's Section Until Feb 17 - Ninety Nine Percent for Art (99%4ART)
Mixed-media works by Carol Anne Connolly and Jim Ricks investigating "undiscovered and unplanned memorials". The Dock Shed, Galway Fri-Sun 1-6pm Until Feb 19
- Kilkenny
MAKE.BREAK.MAKE
Paul Mosse's extraordinary hybrid painting-sculptures emerge from a long process of creation and destruction. Butler Gallery, The Castle Daily 10am-1pm, 2-4.30pm Until Mar 4 056-7761106 - Shaping the Void
Outstanding survey show of ceramic and bronze sculptures by Deirdre McLoughlin. National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm Until Mar 21 056-7796147
- Laois
Free Spirit
Everyday life and fantasy in genre scenes by Tomás Ó Maoldomhnaigh. Gallery@Mountmellick Library, Castle St Until Mar 5
- Leitrim
WORKING.DRAWING
Claire McAree and Alice Lyons curate a show exploring the myriad, multidisciplinary possibilities of drawing, with Tinka Bechert, Úna Burke, Gordon Ryan, Fergus Byrne, Magnhild Opdol, Sharon Kelly, Eamon O'Kane, Brown Bag Films, Fergus Delargy, Olivia Irvine and Glenn Leyburn. The Dock, St George's Terrace. Carrick- on-Shannon Mon-Sat 10am- 6pm Until Apr 7 071-9650828
- Limerick
In Show
Posters from the Belltable archive, designed by Mary Nagle & Clodagh Twomey. Belltable Arts Centre, O'Connell St - Transitive Relationships
Work by Bea McMahon, Lucy Andrews, Kevin Kirwan, Magda Marysia Wieckiewics, Mark O'Kelly, Ramon Kassam, Emmet Kierans and Laura McMorrow. A Vivid Imagination: selected works from the permanent collection. Limerick City Gallery of Art, Carnegie Building, Pery Sq Mon- Wed 10am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm Until Mar 4 061-310633
- Louth
The Coercion of Substance
Paintings by Samuel Walsh. Highlanes Gallery, St Laurence St, Drogheda Mon-Sat 10.30am- 5pm Until Feb 29 041-9803311 - Reconstructions
Claire Halpin uses iconographic methods in treatments of conflict reportage. Droichead Arts Centre, Stockwell St, Drogheda Tues-Sat 10am-5pm Until Feb 25 041-9833946
- Mayo
Pareidolia
The title refers to the imagined perception of pattern or meaning, as when you see a face in the clouds, which is Caroline Casey's starting point in her painting, sculpture and photography. Ballina Arts Centre, Barrett St Mon-Sat 10am-5pm Until Feb 25 096-73593
- Meath
The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream
The real, the remembered and the fantastical in film, painting and sculpture by Hiraki Sawa, Diana Copperwhite and Michael Kalmbach, curated by Jacqui McIntosh. Solstice Arts Centre, Railway St, Navan Tues-Sat 11am-4pm Until Feb 25 046-9092335
- Roscommon
The Crossing
Stories in paint by Gabhann Dunne, regarding "marginalisation as it occurs in the animal world and its reflection on humanity". Roscommon Arts Centre, Circular Rd, Roscommon Until Mar 9 090-6625824
- Sligo
Chance
Cléa van deer Grijn's work "opens up a gateway to the world of the unseen". Hamilton Gallery, 4 Castle St, Slio Mon-Sat 10am-5pm Until Feb 25 071-9143686 - Double Vision
Young Curators programme sees two groups of young people from Sligo and Antrim curating shows drawn from the Niland Collection and the social history collection of the Mid-Antrim Museum in Ballymena, with related events. The Model, The Mall, Sligo Wed-Sat 11am-5.30pm, Sun noon-5pm Feb 11-May 6 071-9141405
- Tipperary
switch 2012
Shopfronts in Nenagh are transformed by projected film and video works by international artists including Sarah Buckius, Flatform, Paul Grimmer, Fergus Fullarton, Mark Neville, Lucie Kim & Felix von der Weppen, David Theobald and Nathalie Lavoie. Nenagh Ends Feb 12 (twilight walking tour 6.45pm Sunday) 087-7777123
- Waterford
Longevity, if not immortality
Sabina Mac Mahon's engrossing exploration of faith and fiction through relics and narratives. Garter Lane Arts Centre, O'Connell St Tues-Sat 11am- 10pm, Sun 6-9pm Until Mar 10 051-855038
- Wexford
Wexford Lions Club Annual Open Submission Exhibition 2012
Including a section for younger artists. Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket Tues-Sat 10am- 5.30pm From Feb 14 053-9123764
- Wicklow
B.A.R.A.
Work by members of the Bray Active Retirement Association. Signal Arts Centre, 1a Albert Ave, Bray Tues-Fri 10am-1pm/2-5pm, Sat-Sun noon-5pm Feb 14-26 01-2762039 - Infra
Richard Mosse's large- scale photographs from the Congo, shot on experimental, infrared film (below). Mermaid Arts Centre, Main St, Bray Mon-Sat 10am-6pm Until Mar 1 01-2724030
