Visual Artshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/visual-arts/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:54:15 +0100In The Picture: Painter Selina Mowat's Donegal watercolourshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1511982-in-the-picture-painter-selina-mowats-donegal-watercolours/Painter Selina Mowat has won acclaim for her evocative watercolours - view a gallery of her work above.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1511982-in-the-picture-painter-selina-mowats-donegal-watercolours/visual artsSea Bones: artist Siobhan McDonald on the mythologies of wetlandshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514281-sea-bones-artist-siobhan-mcdonald-on-the-mythologies-of-wetlands/Acclaimed artist Siobhan McDonald works with natural materials, drawing them from their cycles of generation, growth, and decay.Thu, 22 May 2025 09:30:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514281-sea-bones-artist-siobhan-mcdonald-on-the-mythologies-of-wetlands/visual artsArt as Agency - IMMA's permanent collection in the spotlighthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1513115-art-as-agency-immas-permanent-collection-in-the-spotlight/Curator Johanne Mullan Introduces Art as Agency, a major new exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) that 'invites audiences to reflect on the evolving meanings and possibilities of art in shaping our understanding and action in the world'.Thu, 29 May 2025 07:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1513115-art-as-agency-immas-permanent-collection-in-the-spotlight/visual artsArtist Michael Kane dies aged 89https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0526/1514968-artist-michael-kane-dies-aged-89/Michael Kane, a leading figure in Irish visual art for more than six decades, died in Dublin on Friday, May 23rd, at the age of 89.Mon, 26 May 2025 09:54:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0526/1514968-artist-michael-kane-dies-aged-89/In MemoriamArtist Dorothy Cross on returning a mummified body to Egypthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1514140-artist-dorothy-cross-on-returning-a-mummified-body-to-egypt/We present an extract from Kinship, the new book by celebrated artist Dorothy Cross.Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1514140-artist-dorothy-cross-on-returning-a-mummified-body-to-egypt/BooksIn The Picture: AIB Press Photographer of the Year 2025https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0507/1504239-in-the-picture-aib-press-photographer-of-the-year-2025/World renowned sports photographer James Crombie has won the coveted AIB Press Photographer of the Year trophy for the third time - view a selection of this year's winning images.Wed, 07 May 2025 14:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0507/1504239-in-the-picture-aib-press-photographer-of-the-year-2025/PhotographyIreland assembles for the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennalehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0515/1510372-ireland-assembles-for-the-2025-venice-architecture-biennale/Assembly is a multi-sensory installation curated by Cotter & Naessens Architects for the Irish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.Thu, 15 May 2025 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0515/1510372-ireland-assembles-for-the-2025-venice-architecture-biennale/ArchitectureNew UCC portrait series celebrates trailblazing women of Munsterhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508176-new-ucc-portrait-series-celebrates-trailblazing-women-of-munster/A new portrait series honouring 11 influential women from Munster is set to become part of University College Cork's permanent art collection.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:31:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508176-new-ucc-portrait-series-celebrates-trailblazing-women-of-munster/visual artsHow architecture shapes video game playhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0422/1508749-how-architecture-shapes-video-game-play/When players enter the virtual worlds of video games, they are greeted by complex architectural environments, writes Gabriele Aroni.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0422/1508749-how-architecture-shapes-video-game-play/GamesHow 2 defiantly modern – and Modernist – women changed Irish arthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0416/1507957-how-2-defiantly-modern-and-modernist-women-changed-irish-art/Dr Brendan Rooney, Head Curator, National Gallery of Ireland explores the lives and work of Evie Hone and Mainie Jellett, the subject of a major new exhibition at NGIWed, 16 Apr 2025 11:56:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0416/1507957-how-2-defiantly-modern-and-modernist-women-changed-irish-art/visual artsTom Crean, Irish comic book hero: inside the new graphic novelhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1505559-tom-crean-an-irish-comic-book-hero-inside-the-new-graphic-novel/Author and Polar historian Michael Smith introduces Tom Crean – Irish Antarctic Hero, his new graphic novel (illustrated by David Butler) celebating the legendary Kerry-born explorer.Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1505559-tom-crean-an-irish-comic-book-hero-inside-the-new-graphic-novel/BooksSarah Browne and Sasha Sykes awarded Golden Fleece Prize 2025https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508174-sarah-browne-and-sasha-sykes-awarded-golden-fleece-prize-2025/Artists Sarah Browne and Sasha Sykes have been announced as the winners of the prestigious Golden Fleece Award 2025, Ireland's largest prize for visual and applied arts.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:22:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508174-sarah-browne-and-sasha-sykes-awarded-golden-fleece-prize-2025/visual artsPhotography and sustainability in focus at Photo Museum Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1500359-photography-and-sustainability-in-focus-at-photo-museum-ireland/Photo Museum Ireland is currently hosting Prix Pictet Human, the latest exhibition from the world's leading award for photography and sustainability.Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:00:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1500359-photography-and-sustainability-in-focus-at-photo-museum-ireland/PhotographyNational Gallery unveils first major Picasso show in 25 yearshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1504408-national-gallery-unveils-first-major-picasso-show-in-25-years/The National Gallery of Ireland has unveiled Picasso: From the Studio, a landmark exhibition set to be the country's first major showcase of the Spanish master's work in 25 years.Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:21:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1504408-national-gallery-unveils-first-major-picasso-show-in-25-years/visual artsSculpture in Context turns 40, launches Open Call for artistshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503748-sculpture-in-context-turns-40-launches-open-call-for-artists/Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:09:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503748-sculpture-in-context-turns-40-launches-open-call-for-artists/visual artsArt Evolve brings Irish heritage into contemporary focushttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503696-art-evolve-brings-irish-heritage-into-contemporary-focus/A unique piece of design and craftsmanship will take centre stage at Dublin's upcoming art fair, Art Evolve, when a €9,500 chair crafted from rare Valentia slate makes its public debut.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:43:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503696-art-evolve-brings-irish-heritage-into-contemporary-focus/DesignSomething for the Weekend: Ailbhe Ní Bhriain's cultural pickshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0319/1502683-something-for-the-weekend-ailbhe-ni-bhriains-cultural-picks/Cork-based artist Ailbhe Ní Bhriain is an Irish artist working with film, computer-generated imagery, collage, tapestry, print and installation.Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:00:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0319/1502683-something-for-the-weekend-ailbhe-ni-bhriains-cultural-picks/Something For The WeekendArtists play hide and seek at Incognito Art Sale for childrenhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0320/1502986-artists-play-hide-and-seek-at-incognito-art-sale-for-children/A host of well-known artists, creatives, and public figures gathered at Dublin's incognito Gallery to officially launch this year's Incognito art sale in aid of the Jack and Jill Children's Foundation.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:00:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0320/1502986-artists-play-hide-and-seek-at-incognito-art-sale-for-children/visual artsEmerging Director Awards mark a decade celebrating Irish talenthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0307/1498648-emerging-director-awards-mark-a-decade-celebrating-irish-talent/The Emerging Director Awards (EDAs), a key event in the Irish filmmaking industry, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0307/1498648-emerging-director-awards-mark-a-decade-celebrating-irish-talent/DesignCan we normalise the housing crises in an 'age of loneliness'?https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0310/1499941-can-we-normalise-the-housing-crises-in-an-age-of-loneliness/Project Art Centre's Curator of Visual Art, Sara Greavu, speaks about Project's current exhibition, artist Eva Richardson McCrea's The Decameron / Na Deich LáMon, 10 Mar 2025 07:00:26 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0310/1499941-can-we-normalise-the-housing-crises-in-an-age-of-loneliness/visual artsBafushia: Rosaleen McDonagh on the renaissance in Traveller arthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0303/1494950-bafushia-rosaleen-mcdonagh-on-the-renaissance-in-traveller-art/Currently show at the Hugh Lane, Dublin, Bafushia is a new exhibition which gives stirring and vivid insights into the lived experience of Travellers.Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:00:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0303/1494950-bafushia-rosaleen-mcdonagh-on-the-renaissance-in-traveller-art/visual artsAcclaimed painter Jack Vettriano found dead in Francehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0303/1499915-vettriano-death/Scottish painter Jack Vettriano has been found dead at his apartment in Nice in the south of France, his publicist has said.Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:25:59 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0303/1499915-vettriano-death/WorldWhy Germany's far right hates the Bauhaus movementhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0223/1498492-why-germanys-far-right-hates-the-bauhaus-movement/At a time of political tension in Germany, the Bauhaus – arguably one of most influential architecture, art and design schools in the world – has become the target of far-right attacks, writes Katrin Schreiter.Sun, 23 Feb 2025 23:56:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0223/1498492-why-germanys-far-right-hates-the-bauhaus-movement/Opinion and AnalysisExercising the Ghosts: Cristín Leach on artist Louise Cherryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0222/1494112-exercising-the-ghosts-cristin-leach-on-artist-louise-cherry/The artist Louise Cherry has a note on her studio wall that reads, "a need to make sense of the inexplicable".Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0222/1494112-exercising-the-ghosts-cristin-leach-on-artist-louise-cherry/visual artsGoose and the Common: the Array Collective and the art of protesthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0219/1497718-goose-and-the-common-the-array-collective-and-the-art-of-protest/Paula Shields reports on The Goose and the Common, the Array Collective's new show at Rua Red, Tallaght.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:05:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0219/1497718-goose-and-the-common-the-array-collective-and-the-art-of-protest/RTÉ ArenaThe Life Of Brian (Maguire): the new film on an Irish art legendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0217/1494107-the-life-of-brian-maguire-the-new-film-on-an-irish-art-legend/Filmmaker Mark Mc Loughlin introduces The Life Of Brian (Maguire), a new documentary portrait of the celebrated Irish artist premiering on RTÉ One this FebruaryMon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0217/1494107-the-life-of-brian-maguire-the-new-film-on-an-irish-art-legend/DocumentariesPhotographer Rich Gilligan on belonging, identity & coming of agehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0211/1496198-photographer-rich-gilligan-on-belonging-identity-coming-of-age/Photographer Rich Gilligan discusses dividing his time between New York and Dublin, and his new exhibition at Draíocht.Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:18:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0211/1496198-photographer-rich-gilligan-on-belonging-identity-coming-of-age/RTÉ ArenaSomething for the Weekend: Artist Brian Maguire's cultural pickshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0207/1495374-something-for-the-weekend-artist-brian-maguires-cultural-picks/One of Ireland's most celebrated artists, Brian Maguire's painting practice is driven by the struggle against inequality and violence, and the pursuit of justice.Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:34:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0207/1495374-something-for-the-weekend-artist-brian-maguires-cultural-picks/Something For The WeekendExploring how men and boys are shaped by the world they live inhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0207/1495360-exploring-how-men-and-boys-are-shaped-by-the-world-they-live-in/Artist, writer and lecturer at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) Fiona Whelan introduces Boys in the Making, currently exhibiting at the NCAD Gallery.Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:57:23 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0207/1495360-exploring-how-men-and-boys-are-shaped-by-the-world-they-live-in/visual artsSligo exhibition celebrates work of sculptor Fred Conlonhttps://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0208/1495446-fred-conlon-exhibition/An exhibition has opened in Sligo to celebrate the life and work of renowned Irish sculptor Fred Conlon.Sat, 08 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0208/1495446-fred-conlon-exhibition/ConnachtGallagher guitar to go on display at Collins Barrackshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0204/1494628-national-museum-ireland/Rory Gallagher's 1961 Fender Stratocaster is to go on display at Collins Barracks in Dublin, the National Museum of Ireland has said.Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:06:08 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0204/1494628-national-museum-ireland/visual artsMapmakers: Alice Maher & Rachel Fallon's textile epic returnshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0201/1266085-making-the-map-alice-maher-and-rachel-fallons-textile-epic/Artists Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon introduce The Map, their 'monumental textile sculpture' now on display at The Dock, Leitrim.Sat, 01 Feb 2025 05:00:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0201/1266085-making-the-map-alice-maher-and-rachel-fallons-textile-epic/visual artsThe Brutalist, reviewed by an architecthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0127/1493122-the-brutalist-reviewed-by-an-architect/For anyone involved in architecture, it's no surprise that a film focusing on a visionary architect and his profession demands the epic dimensions of cinematography, drama and 215-minute running time of Brady Corbet's The Brutalist.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:32:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0127/1493122-the-brutalist-reviewed-by-an-architect/Film100 Buildings: the Galway City Telephone Exchange rings a bellhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0121/1491824-100-buildings-the-galway-city-telephone-exchange-rings-a-bell/The New Year is a time we make more calls, emails and texts to friends and family. It can be easy nowadays to take this technology for granted.Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:00:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0121/1491824-100-buildings-the-galway-city-telephone-exchange-rings-a-bell/100 BuildingsHarry Clarke's Stained Glass - a master's work revisitedhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0112/1487726-harry-clarkes-stained-glass-a-masters-work-revisited/Curator and historian Michael Waldron celebrates the work of stained glass artist Harry Clarke, the subject of a new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland.Sun, 12 Jan 2025 06:00:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0112/1487726-harry-clarkes-stained-glass-a-masters-work-revisited/visual artsWhere's Your Head At? Mental health, community and photographyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0108/1489682-wheres-your-head-at-mental-health-community-and-photography/For this year's First Fortnight festival, a collection of artists and individuals connected to First Fortnight and the wider arts community sat with photographer and creator Emily Quinn for a portrait shoot.Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:00:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0108/1489682-wheres-your-head-at-mental-health-community-and-photography/First FortnightLet it snow - great snow scenes from Irish artistshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0106/844534-let-it-snow/Irish artists have captured some stunning snow scenes over the years, although the genre remains a minor category of Irish landscape art. Here are a selection of the best to be found in Irish public collections.Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:00:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0106/844534-let-it-snow/visual artsHow emerging technologies are transforming design practiceshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1221/1487722-how-emerging-technologies-are-transforming-design-practices/BOUNCE is a new design event set to take place at Trinity College Dublin on January 9th and 10th, 2025.Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:20:11 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1221/1487722-how-emerging-technologies-are-transforming-design-practices/Design"Returning this 2000-year-old body home to Egypt was emotional"https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22472918/Celebrated artist Dorothy Cross talks to Brendan about why she worked so hard over 5 long years to repatriate an Egyptian mummy to its rightful home in Cairo.Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:06:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22472918/visual artsThe best art books of 2024 - RTÉ Arena have you coveredhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1221/1487692-the-best-art-books-of-2024-rte-arena-have-you-covered/There are just a few days left until Christmas, and for those of you trying to find a gift for the art lover in your life, RTÉ Arena have invited Jess Fahy to guide us through some of the best art books that have been published this year.Sat, 21 Dec 2024 10:55:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1221/1487692-the-best-art-books-of-2024-rte-arena-have-you-covered/RTÉ Arena100 Buildings: Where two glens meet - the drama of St Conal'shttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1205/1484831-100-buildings-where-two-glens-meet-the-drama-of-st-conals/Another Donegal church? Yes, but hear me out. This year marks fifty years since the completion of Liam McCormick's (1916 – 1996) fourth Donegal church, whose form departed radically from its predecessors.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:13:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1205/1484831-100-buildings-where-two-glens-meet-the-drama-of-st-conals/ArchitectureWhat are Netsuke? Meet the animals of the Japanese Zodiachttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1205/1483826-what-are-netsuke-meet-the-animals-of-the-japanese-zodiac/The twelve zodiac animals—rat, ox, tiger, hare (rabbit), dragon, snake, horse, sheep (goat), monkey, rooster, dog, and boar (pig)— represent the twelve-year cycles in Asia.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:00:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1205/1483826-what-are-netsuke-meet-the-animals-of-the-japanese-zodiac/visual artsWinners of RDS Visual Art Awards 2024 announcedhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1122/1482478-winners-of-rds-visual-art-awards-2024-announced/The winners of the annual RDS Visual Art Awards have been announced, celebrates ten emerging Irish artists coming into the professional visual arts sector.Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:35:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1122/1482478-winners-of-rds-visual-art-awards-2024-announced/visual artsWhat is an Island? Notes on developing a patchwork pedagogyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1001/1472982-what-is-an-island-notes-on-developing-a-patchwork-pedagogy/Developed at the height of the Brexit negotiations, The What is an Island? project set out to explore the significance of islands and island imaginaries in art and education at a time of social, environmental and technological change.Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:21:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1001/1472982-what-is-an-island-notes-on-developing-a-patchwork-pedagogy/visual artsHow Harry Clarke became one of Ireland's best loved artistshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1205/1484789-harry-clarke-artist-stained-glass-windows-illustrations/The sheer volume of Clarke's work due to his impressive productivity has ensured he continues to be widely celebrated and admiredThu, 05 Dec 2024 12:38:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/1205/1484789-harry-clarke-artist-stained-glass-windows-illustrations/Harry ClarkeWhen in Venice... notes on the biggest art show in the worldhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1113/1480748-when-in-venice-notes-on-the-biggest-art-show-in-the-world/Frank Wasser looks at some of the Irish and international highlights of this year's Venice Biennale.Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:38:51 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1113/1480748-when-in-venice-notes-on-the-biggest-art-show-in-the-world/visual artsHow to learn the Irish art of calligraphyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1115/1481126-how-to-learn-the-irish-art-of-calligraphy/Timothy O'Neill is an expert calligrapher whose work can be found in collections worldwide. His latest book, The Irish Art of Calligraphy: A Step-by-Step Guide, sees Tim draw on his experience to explain the basics of traditional Irish calligraphy.Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:51:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1115/1481126-how-to-learn-the-irish-art-of-calligraphy/visual artsIn The Picture: Interpol play Antics at the 3Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1111/1480288-in-the-picture-interpol-play-antics/Interpol play Dublin on the Antics Anniversary tourMon, 11 Nov 2024 12:09:41 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1111/1480288-in-the-picture-interpol-play-antics/Photography5 must-see events at this week's Dublin Gallery Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1105/1479152-5-must-see-events-at-this-weeks-dublin-gallery-weekend/Whether you're an art fanatic or want to dip your toe into the vibrant contemporary art scene, there's bound to be an event for you.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:41:28 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1105/1479152-5-must-see-events-at-this-weeks-dublin-gallery-weekend/CultureChristy Brown's Self Portrait - inside the new RTÉ documentaryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1104/1477219-christy-browns-self-portrait-inside-the-new-rte-documentary/Filmmaker Alex Verner introduces Christy Brown: Self Portrait, his new RTÉ One documentary exploring the life and work of the Dublin-born writer, poet and artist whose life was immortalized in the Oscar-winning biopic My Left Foot.Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1104/1477219-christy-browns-self-portrait-inside-the-new-rte-documentary/DocumentariesThis Is Art! Arena on Ireland's all-island youth art competitionhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1029/1478103-this-is-art-arena-on-irelands-all-island-youth-art-competition/RTÉ's This is Art! competition is a celebration of the artistic expression of young people across the country.Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:31:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1029/1478103-this-is-art-arena-on-irelands-all-island-youth-art-competition/visual artsSt Joseph's Special School in Galway show off their arthttps://www.rte.ie/learn/2024/1017/1475979-this-is-art-club-st-josephs-special-school-galway/Stream This is Art Club! now on RTÉ Player.Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:04:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/learn/2024/1017/1475979-this-is-art-club-st-josephs-special-school-galway/This Is Art ClubThe Gift of Light - Aidan Dunne on the paintings of Ann Quinnhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1022/1475444-the-gift-of-light-aidan-dunne-on-the-paintings-of-ann-quinn/County Donegal has long been home to a rich tradition of painters, and Ann Quinn stands out as one of its most remarkable.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1022/1475444-the-gift-of-light-aidan-dunne-on-the-paintings-of-ann-quinn/visual arts100 Buildings: Tuite's of Oldcastle is a classic roadside garagehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1022/1476606-100-buildings-the-architectural-wonders-of-the-roadside-garage/Tuite's garage in Oldcastle, County Meath reminds us of the influence automobiles exerted on twentieth-century Irish architecture.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1022/1476606-100-buildings-the-architectural-wonders-of-the-roadside-garage/ArchitectureRadiohead's Colin Greenwood on his photographs of the bandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1022/1476850-radioheads-colin-greenwood-on-his-photographs-of-the-band/It's now more than three decades since five friends - also known as Radiohead - first played local village halls in rural Oxfordshire and went on to become one of Britain's biggest bands.Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:49:24 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1022/1476850-radioheads-colin-greenwood-on-his-photographs-of-the-band/MusicOld Dublin buildings open doors to public for festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1013/1475178-dublin-open-house/A number of buildings which are normally not accessible to the public will open their doors in the coming days as part of the capital's architectural festival.Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:33:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1013/1475178-dublin-open-house/RegionalDivided and Bound - artist Debbie Godsell's History Lessonhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1009/1474443-divided-and-bound-artist-debbie-godsells-history-lesson/The thing about history is it has already happened. The thing about lessons is we are never done learning them.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:20:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1009/1474443-divided-and-bound-artist-debbie-godsells-history-lesson/visual artsBrian Maguire's Grande Illusion - an Irish art legend goes to warhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1010/1470506-brian-maguires-grande-illusion-an-irish-art-legend-goes-to-war/Michael Dempsey, Head of Exhibitions at the Hugh Lane Gallery, introduces La Grande Illusion, a major exhibition of works by internationally acclaimed artist, Brian Maguire, now showing at the Hugh Lane.Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:00:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1010/1470506-brian-maguires-grande-illusion-an-irish-art-legend-goes-to-war/visual artsThe Bridges of Dublin: artist Fergal McCarthy takes a deeper divehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1474175-the-bridges-of-dublin-artist-fergal-mccarthy-takes-a-deeper-dive/Artist Fergal McCarthy introduces his new exhibition The Bridges of Dublin, a colaboration with The Little Museum of Dublin that hopes to redefine the perception of the capital's iconic river for a new generation of curious Dubliners.Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:43:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1008/1474175-the-bridges-of-dublin-artist-fergal-mccarthy-takes-a-deeper-dive/visual artsWill & Harper: Netflix doc is a call to action for trans allieshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1007/1473194-will-ferrells-netflix-doc-is-a-call-to-action-for-trans-allies/In 2014, Time magazine published a story titled The Transgender Tipping Point, writes Niall Richardson.Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:00:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/1007/1473194-will-ferrells-netflix-doc-is-a-call-to-action-for-trans-allies/Opinion and AnalysisIn The Picture: Neva Elliott's Notes On Being Humanhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0924/1471676-in-the-picture-neva-elliotts-notes-on-being-human/Notes on Being Human brings together reparative acts of making as part of the post-bereavement healing process through the artist's own experiences of loss.Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:12:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0924/1471676-in-the-picture-neva-elliotts-notes-on-being-human/visual artsSomething For The Weekend: Aoife Dunne's cultural pickshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0926/1471703-something-for-the-weekend-aoife-dunnes-cultural-picks/Aoife Dunne is an Irish contemporary digital installation artist - her acclaimed work explores the boundaries of perception and reality...Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:00:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0926/1471703-something-for-the-weekend-aoife-dunnes-cultural-picks/Something For The WeekendArtist Aideen Barry to curate RTÉ Culture for Culture Night 2024https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0913/1469979-artist-aideen-barry-to-curate-rte-culture-for-culture-night-2024/Culture Night 2024 returns to RTÉ on September 20th with a joyful celebration of our cultural landscape across TV, radio and online.Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:24:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0913/1469979-artist-aideen-barry-to-curate-rte-culture-for-culture-night-2024/Culture NightCulture Night 2024: Aideen Barry on the culture that made herhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0920/1470275-culture-night-2024-aideen-barry-on-the-culture-that-made-her/Visual artist Aideen Barry welcomes you to RTÉ Culture's Culture Night celebrations...Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0920/1470275-culture-night-2024-aideen-barry-on-the-culture-that-made-her/Culture NightThis is Art! 2024 is open for entries!!https://www.rte.ie/learn/2024/0913/1469959-this-is-art-2024-is-open-for-entries/RTÉ's This is Art! competition, supported by Creative Ireland and the Shared Island Initiative, is open for entries!Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:29:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/learn/2024/0913/1469959-this-is-art-2024-is-open-for-entries/This Is Art! 2024Inside Aideen Barry's epic stop motion art film Klostės (Folds)https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0920/1470441-watch-aideen-barrys-epic-stop-motion-art-film-klosts-folds/RTÉ's Culture Night Artist In Residence Aideen Barry introduces her film Klostės (Folds), a stunning stop motion art film inspired by Kaunas's architectural Modernism and the hidden histories associated with the magical Lithuanian city.Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0920/1470441-watch-aideen-barrys-epic-stop-motion-art-film-klosts-folds/Culture NightIn The Picture: Artist Bassam Issa Al-Sabahhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0917/1470457-in-the-picture-artist-bassam-issa-al-sabah/For Culture Night 2024, Artist-in-Residence Aideen Barry invited acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Bassam Issa Al-Sabah to pen an essay exploring his unique body of work...Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:11:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0917/1470457-in-the-picture-artist-bassam-issa-al-sabah/Culture NightCulture 6: Aideen Barry's must-see exhibitions nationwidehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0918/1470704-in-the-picture-aideen-barrys-must-see-exhibitions-nationwide/This is a round of of art exhibitions I highly recommend people see during our season of celebrating culture...Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:46:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0918/1470704-in-the-picture-aideen-barrys-must-see-exhibitions-nationwide/Culture NightWalking in a Pebbledash Wonderland - Dublin through a lenshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0912/1467943-walking-through-a-pebbledash-wonderland-dublin-through-a-lens/Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0912/1467943-walking-through-a-pebbledash-wonderland-dublin-through-a-lens/Photography100 Buildings: The Galway shelters and the Bishop's portholeshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0803/1460847-100-buildings-the-galway-shelters-and-the-bishops-portholes/Known locally as 'The Prom', the Promenade in Salthill overlooking the Galway Bay is Ireland's longest promenade, at approximately 3km in length.Sat, 03 Aug 2024 07:00:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0803/1460847-100-buildings-the-galway-shelters-and-the-bishops-portholes/ArchitectureNotes from Sheepland - meet the artist turned flock starhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0722/1354453-dublin-film-festival-notes-from-sheepland-artist-as-flock-star/For Notes from Sheepland, a new Reel Art/Arts Council film, filmmaker Cara Holmes and artist and shepherd Orla Barry embarked on a collaboration together...Mon, 22 Jul 2024 07:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0722/1354453-dublin-film-festival-notes-from-sheepland-artist-as-flock-star/DocumentariesSunday Miscellany: Architect John Tuomey's fairytale of New Yorkhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1459198-sunday-miscellany-architect-john-tuomeys-fairytale-of-new-york/A young architect's impressions of New York, and decades later is a significant place of work and friendshipsFri, 12 Jul 2024 13:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2024/0712/1459198-sunday-miscellany-architect-john-tuomeys-fairytale-of-new-york/Sunday Miscellany