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News
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134th
Exhibition
Dates:
15th -
29th April
2012
Venue:
The
Concourse
Gallery
Dun
Laoghaire
Rathdown County
Hall
Opposite
Pavilion
Theatre
There
will
be
a
number
of
events
organised
for
the
public
in
conjunction
with this
year's
Exhibition.
These will
include:
Guided
Tours
of
the
Exhibition: Sunday
22nd,
Monday 23rd
and Thursday
26th of April
at 2.15pm
'Plein
Air'
Painting:
Saturday
21st
in Sandycove
at 11.30 am
Painting
Demonstrations
in Watercolour
and Oil: Saturday
28th at
11.00 am.
Watercolour
Demonstration;
by
Yanny Petters
Oil
Demonstration;
by Tom
King
Painting
Critique
Sessions:
Wednesday
19th, Thursday
20th,Tuesday
24th and
Friday 27th.
From 2.15 pm
onwards.
Tutors in Oil
and
Watercolour
will be
available.
These
sessions are
restricted to
amateur
artists
living in the
Dun Laoghaire/
Rathdown area
and must be
pre-booked.
Details and
booking by
phone
01-2880506 or
click
here to book
online.
Centenary
of
the
Death
of
Bram Stoker.
Bram
Stoker was a
founding
member
of the Dublin
Painting and
Sketching Club
in 1874. The
centenary of
his
death occurs
on the 20th
April 2012.
To
mark the event
the Club
have
commissioned
a painting of
Bram Stoker by
artist,
Aidan Hickey.
The painting
is being
gifted to the
Irish Writers
Centre
and will be on
permanent
public display
in the Writers
Museum ,
Parnell Sq.
The
painting will
be presented
at
a ceremony in
the Writers
Centre on the
10th of
April.
Dacre
Stoker who is
great grand
nephew of Bram
will be
present at the
ceremony. The
painting will
hang in Club's
Exhibition in
the Concourse
Gallery before
its transfer
to hang
permanently in
the
Writers
Museum.
Bram
Stoker
by Aidan
Hickey
Committee
Changes.
Barbara Graham
has completed her
three year term as
President and Tom
Scott, former Hon
Treasurer, has
been elected to
succeed
her. Barbara's
outstanding
contribution to the
Club was acknowleged
at the Triennial
General
meeting in November
in the United Arts
Club.
In addition,
Fergal Flanagan a
long standing
member of the
committee has
resigned. His contribution
will be missed
at committee
level but he
has
offered
his services to
us for future
ventures and we
appreciate his
continued
committment to
the Club.
John O'
Flynn has been
appointed as
Hon.
Treasurer
'Privilege
and
Poverty'
The
life and
times of
founding
member
Alexander
Williams.
by Gordon
Ledbetter
Alexander
Williams RHA one of
the twelve founding
members of the
Dublin Sketching
club in 1874. He was
the Club's first
Secretary and served
on the
committee for 47
years. He exhibited
annually in the RHA
exhibition for
61 years, a unique
record. He was the
first artist to
explore the
unique landscape of
the West of Ireland,
in particular Achill
Island
and open up its
artistic potential
to a wide audience.
An
absorbing
biography has
been written by
his grandnephew
Gordon
T. Ledbetter,
entitled
'Privilege
and Poverty'-the
life and times
of an Irish
painter and
naturalist. It
is published by
Collins Press
and was launched
by Mary Robinson
on 13th November
in the National
Gallery.
Breda
Reilly,
Gordon
Ledbetter
and
Pat
Mc
Gloughlin
at
the launch of
'Privilege
and
Poverty.
RHA
School
Life
Drawing Days
from January
2012
For
application contact:
ciara@rhagallery.ie
.Studio
Space
The
RHA
School
is
offering
3
studios
to
rent
in
6
month slots in
2012. The
three studios
are available in
two slots in
2012 January
-June and July
-December.
Applicants
are asked to
submit by POST,
a CV, up to ten
printed images
of their work
and a
letter detailing
their intentions
for the use of
the studio in
the
allocated
period.
Details
of
all
of
the
above
can
be
obtained
from
Ciara
Timlin,
Academy
Co-ordinator
by phone at
01-6612558 or
email: ciara@rhagallery.ie
National
Gallery
Art
Studies Course
2012
12th
Jan-29th
March
Great
Artists
of
the
World.
95
euro
series
Joyce's
'Dubliners':
the city as
character.
2nd
April-15th
July
This
Exhibition brings
together sixteen
atmospheric works
from the Gallery
Collection. A
complementary
series of talks
and a study
morning will take
place in
April.
Plein
Air
Painting:
Site
for
Plein
Air Painters
A
new website
has been set
up for
artists in
Ireland
interested in
Plein Air
painting. The
address is pleineire.ning.com.
A
Dublin
Group
of
Plein
Air
Painters
has
been established.
The
details
can
be found on the
above website.
Art
in
the
Open
This
is an Annual
Plein Air
event
which is held
in Wexford on
the August
Bank Holiday
week-end. The
paintings are
completed at
specific sites
and are
exhibited at
the end
of the
event.
The
2011
event
was very
successful
with over 100
artists
registered for
the
week-end.
This year
there was in
addition a
number of
Plein
Air sessions
on the week
before and the
week after the
main event.
The
participants
came from all
parts of
Ireland and
also from the
UK,
Holland and
the US. There
was a
very good
representation
of
members of
DPSC who
enjoyed the
experience.
The
completed work
was on
Exhibition
in Greenacres
Gallery.
It
appears
that this is
going to be
very
successful
annual event.
Details
can
be
obtained
at
the
website:
www.artintheopen.org
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